Forwarding apparatus, telephone server, forwarding method, and forwarding system

A forwarding apparatus communicating with a telephone server connected via a telephone line to a plurality of telephones, the forwarding apparatus comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and programmed to execute a process including
• receiving, from the telephone server, a call source telephone number and a call destination telephone number of each telephone having performed a calling operation;
• identifying a reception destination mapped to the call source telephone number received from the telephone server;
• identifying a forwarding destination mapped to the call destination telephone number received from the telephone server;
• receiving digital information from the reception destination;
• receiving a forwarding confirmation from the reception destination;
• and
• forwarding the digital information, received from the reception destination, to the forwarding destination if the forwarding confirmation is received.

A telephone server communicating with a forwarding apparatus, the forwarding apparatus forwarding digital information received from a transmission source corresponding to one telephone to a forwarding destination corresponding to another telephone, the telephone server comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and programmed to execute a process including
• receiving, from the forwarding apparatus, a first telephone number of a first telephone as the transmission source;
• acquiring a second telephone number of a second telephone using the first telephone number;
• receiving a forwarding confirmation from the transmission source;
• and
• transmitting, to the forwarding apparatus, the second telephone number to notify the forwarding apparatus of the second telephone number corresponding to the forwarding destination, enabling the digital information to be forwarded to the forwarding destination if the forwarding confirmation is received.

A forwarding method of forwarding digital information, the method comprising:

• acquiring a first telephone number of a first telephone distinct from and corresponding to a transmission source of digital information;
• acquiring a second telephone number of a call destination called by the first telephone;
• identifying a forwarding destination corresponding to second telephone having the second telephone number of the call destination;
• receiving a forwarding confirmation from the transmission source;
• and
• forwarding the digital information to the forwarding destination if the forwarding confirmation is received.

A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a forwarding program for a forwarding apparatus communicating with a telephone server connected via a telephone line to a plurality of telephones, the forwarding program when executed by a processor causing the processor to perform a method comprising:

• acquiring a first telephone number of a first telephone according to a transmission source of digital information distinct from the first telephone;
• receiving, from the telephone server, a second telephone number of a second telephone called by the first telephone;
• identifying a forwarding destination corresponding to the second telephone;
• receiving a forwarding confirmation from the transmission source;
• and
• forwarding the digital information to the forwarding destination if the forwarding confirmation is received.

A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a transmission program for a telephone server communicating with a forwarding apparatus forwarding digital information, the transmission program when executed by a processor causing the processor to perform a method comprising:

• receiving, from the forwarding apparatus, a first telephone number of a first telephone distinct from and corresponding to a transmission source of digital information;
• acquiring a second telephone number of a second telephone called by the first telephone;
• receiving a forwarding confirmation from the transmission source;
• and
• transmitting to the forwarding apparatus the second telephone number to notify the forwarding apparatus of the second telephone number corresponding to the forwarding destination, enabling the digital information to be forwarded to the forwarding destination if the forwarding confirmation is received.

A forwarding system comprising

• a telephone server connected to a plurality of telephones via a telephone line and managing a call between the plurality of telephones, and
• a forwarding apparatus communicating with the telephone server, the forwarding apparatus including a first processor programmed to perform a method of
• acquiring a first telephone number of a first telephone according to a transmission source of digital information distinct from the first telephone;
• and
• transmitting, to the telephone server, the first telephone number,
• the telephone server including a second processor programmed to perform a method of
• receiving the first telephone number transmitted from the transmission source;
• acquiring a second telephone number of a second telephone called by the telephone corresponding to the first telephone number;
• and
• transmitting, to the forwarding apparatus, the second telephone number;
• and
• the method performed by the first processor in the forwarding apparatus further including
• receiving the second telephone number transmitted by the telephone server;
• identifying a forwarding destination corresponding to the second telephone having the second telephone number;
• receiving a forwarding confirmation from the transmission source;
• and
• forwarding the digital information to the forwarding destination if the forwarding confirmation is received.