Method and system for automated administrative assistance for associated intelligent fax processing

An apparatus for processing a facsimile document, wherein the apparatus stores a set of facsimile processing rules for automatically processing facsimile documents, the apparatus comprising:

• storing means for storing a facsimile document and associated caller identification (ID) data received from an originating device during a facsimile transmission;
• comparing means for comparing an originating phone number in the caller ID data against phone numbers in the set of facsimile processing rules, wherein a facsimile processing rule comprises one or more phone numbers and facsimile processing rule parameter data;
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• first generating means for generating, in response to matching the originating phone number with a phone number in a facsimile processing rule, a modified facsimile document that includes information associated with facsimile processing rule parameter data in the matching facsimile processing rule.

A computer program product on a computer readable medium for use in a data processing system for processing a facsimile document, wherein the data processing system stores a set of facsimile processing rules for automatically processing facsimile documents, the computer program product comprising:

• instructions for storing a facsimile document and associated caller identification (ID) data received from an originating device during a facsimile transmission;
• instructions for comparing an originating phone number in the caller ID data against phone numbers in the set of facsimile processing rules, wherein a facsimile processing rule comprises one or more phone numbers and facsimile processing rule parameter data;
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• instructions for generating, in response to matching the originating phone number with a phone number in a facsimile processing rule, a modified facsimile document that includes information associated with facsimile processing rule parameter data in the matching facsimile processing rule.