US 7,612,903 B2 · Line utilization in integrated document delivery method and apparatus

Abstract

A document delivery network server having a set of integrated functions including sending, receiving, routing and filing of FAXes and e-mails to other users which achieves numerous advantages over the prior art. The document delivery system is based on a client/server model having both analog and digital Fax line capabilities. The server side provides very highly integrated systems functionality based on industry standard, commercially available hardware and a mix of industry standard and proprietary software components including integrated FAX/modem modules, an embedded OS, embedded plug-and-play driver sets, embedded e-mail gateways, an embedded FAX archive, embedded back-up/restore, proprietary high efficiency line utilization and highly efficient load balancing.

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Dependent claims

A method of utilizing communication channels in a document delivery system for receiving, converting and sending multiple types of documents, said system including one or more FAX/modem boards, comprising the steps of:

determining how many FAX communication channels are available on said one or more FAX/modem boards for transacting document delivery tasks;
setting a predetermined minimum number of said FAX communication channels for receiving documents;
tracking a current number of incoming and outgoing tasks to be processed by said document delivery system, and
assigning said current number of outgoing tasks across the total number of said FAX communication channels available such that said predetermined number of FAX communication channels for receiving documents remains available.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/935,776Filed 7 Sep 2004 · us provisional application

Priority

8 Sep 2003

Published

US 2005/0063005 A124 Mar 2005

Granted

3 Nov 2009

Term ends

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Classification13 codes

H04N 1/00209
With a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server: transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a…
H04L 12/66
Data switching networks: arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
H04L 51/066
Message adaptation to terminal or network requirements: format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
H04N 1/00244
With a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server: with a server, e.g. an internet server

Line utilization in integrated document delivery method and apparatus

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