System and method for delivering an inbound fax from a server to a user as each page is received

A method for delivering a fax to a fax recipient, comprising:

• receiving a multipage fax file transmitted to a fax server;
• storing the multipage fax file associated with an entire multipage fax transmission at a first storage location;
• generating a page event notification for each fax page received of the multipage fax file;
• extracting page files associated with individual pages of the entire multipage fax transmission from the multipage fax file associated with the entire multipage fax transmission at the first storage location;
• storing the extracted page files associated with the individual pages of the multipage fax transmission at the first storage location in a second storage location;
• generating a page complete notification upon completion of conversion of each page of the multipage fax file into a page file;
• receiving the page complete notification at a fax application, the fax application comprising at least one fax application server;
• creating a message record representing the fax associated with the multipage fax transmission;
• downloading the page file associated with the page complete notification from the second storage location, using the at least one fax application server;
• rendering the page file into an image file for display, using the at least one fax application server;
• storing the image file at a third storage location associated with at least one fax application server;
• generating a media record at a fourth storage location indicating a storage location of the image file;
• and
• enabling access to the image file associated with each page of the multipage fax file, using the at least one fax application server, wherein access to the image file is enabled while subsequent pages of the multipage fax file are being received.

A system for delivering a fax to a fax recipient, comprising:

• a fax server for receiving a multipage fax file associated with an entire multipage fax transmission to be delivered and for storing the multipage fax file associated with the entire multipage fax transmission and for generating a page event notification for each fax page received of the multipage fax file at the fax server while the multipage fax transmission is being received;
• a fax controller associated with the fax server, wherein the fax controller:
• accesses each page of the multipage fax file responsive to the page event notification while the multipage fax file is being received;
• generates a corresponding page file during receipt of a page of the multipage fax transmission for each page of the multipage fax file that is accessible apart from the multipage fax file responsive to the page event notification while the multipage fax file is being received;
• stores the generated corresponding page file for each page of the multipage fax file while the multipage fax transmission is being received;
• generates a page complete notification upon completion of generation of each page of the multipage fax file into the corresponding page file;
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• a fax application associated with the fax controller enabling access to the corresponding page file associated with the multipage fax file by the fax recipient responsive to receipt of the page complete notification associated with the corresponding page file, wherein access to the corresponding page file is enabled while subsequent pages of the multipage fax file are being received.