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US 7,804,823 B2Granted
Systems and methods for communicating documents via an autonomous multiple-function peripheral device
AssigneeXpedite Systems, LLC
InventorsFrancis Toscano, Samuel Nathan Kamens, Joachim Braun
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Abstract
A multiple-function peripheral device includes a packet-switched network interface and an autonomous application programming interface. The application programming interface requests image information from a remote server via the packet-switched network interface in a first mode of operation. The application programming interface sends image information to a remote device via the packet-switched network interface in a second mode of operation.
Claims19
A multiple-function peripheral device, comprising:
- a packet-switched network interface communicatively coupled to a translator via a data network;
- and
- an autonomous application programming interface configured to periodically communicate with the translator to request image information in the form of stored facsimile format messages from a remote server via the packet-switched network interface in a first mode of operation.
A method for processing documents, comprising:
- registering a user of a multiple-function peripheral device coupled to a data network by storing personal information of the user in a user profile and associating a first destination identifier with user information and a data network address that uniquely identifies the multiple-function peripheral device on the data network;
- receiving a facsimile format message intended for the multiple-function peripheral device as defined by the first destination identifier;
- storing the facsimile format message;
- upon receipt of a request from the multiple-function peripheral device, communicating the facsimile format message via commands in hypertext transfer protocol
- when enabled in accordance a user preference stored in the user profile, identifying a second destination identifier associated with an information recording feature;
- and
- forwarding the facsimile format message intended for the multiple-function device to the second destination which electronically stores, indexes and exposes the stored facsimile format message.
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A method for processing documents, comprising:
- registering a user of a multiple-function peripheral device by storing personal information of an operator of the multiple-function peripheral device in a register of a translator;
- associating the user with a first identifier that uniquely identifies the multiple-function peripheral device on a data network;
- accepting image information via commands in hypertext transfer protocol from the multiple-function peripheral device;
- converting the image information into a facsimile format message;
- and
- communicating the facsimile format message in accordance with a destination identifier entered via the multiple-function peripheral device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.