Method for displaying facsimile image files in area network and facsimile media displaying system
AssigneePrimax Electronics Ltd.
InventorJUNG-CHANG YANG
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Abstract
A facsimile media displaying method for use in an area network includes the following steps. According to a reception date of receiving a facsimile data, a corresponding reception date data is written into a metadata of a facsimile image file. In addition, a virtual folder is displayed on an active control device. If the virtual folder is selected, the facsimile image file corresponding to the virtual folder is displayed on the active control device. Consequently, the facsimile media displaying method of the present invention can classify and manage the facsimile files in order to facilitate the user to browse the facsimile files.
Claims10
A facsimile media displaying method for use in an area network, the facsimile media displaying method comprising steps of:
- (A) a digital media server of the area network judging whether a facsimile data from an external faxing device is received, wherein if the facsimile data is received, the digital media server generates a facsimile image file according to the facsimile data, wherein the facsimile image file contains a reception date data corresponding to a reception date of receiving the facsimile image file;
- (B) writing the reception date data into a metadata of the facsimile image file, so that the facsimile image file is assigned to a virtual folder of the digital media server, wherein the virtual folder is correlated with the reception date data;
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- (C) if an active control device of the area network is connected to the digital media server through network connection and the virtual folder is selected, displaying the facsimile image file corresponding to the virtual folder on the active control device or a digital media renderer of the area network.
A facsimile media displaying system, comprising:
- a network router providing a network connection function;
- a digital media server connected to the network router through network connection, wherein the digital media server receives a facsimile data from an external faxing device, and generates a facsimile image file corresponding to the facsimile data, or assigns the facsimile image file to a virtual folder of the digital media server, wherein the digital media server comprises:
- a facsimile receiving and transmitting module included in the digital media server and receiving the facsimile data;
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- a controlling unit connected with the facsimile receiving and transmitting module, wherein the controlling unit records a reception date of receiving the facsimile image file and generates the facsimile image file corresponding to the facsimile data, or the controlling unit writes a reception date data corresponding to the reception date into a metadata of the facsimile image file, so that the facsimile image file is assigned to the virtual folder;
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- an active control device connected to the network router through network connection and connected to the digital media server via the network router through network connection, wherein the virtual folder is selected through the active control device, wherein if the virtual folder is selected, the facsimile image file corresponding to the virtual folder is retrieved from the digital media server by the active control device or a digital media renderer, and the facsimile image file is displayed on the active control device or the digital media renderer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.