Brother International Corporation

Stephen D Bristow

Christopher B Wright

A facsimile forwarding phone system for receiving, storing and transmitting facsimile data includes a facsimile forwarding device that receives, stores and transmits facsimile data to a remote destination device. The facsimile forwarding device generates simulated public switched telephone network (PSTN) signals and outputs them over the telephone line to the destination device, so that it appears to the destination device that it is directly attached to the public switched telephone network. The facsimile forwarding device generates a ring signal and sends it over the phone line to the destination device. Thus, it appears to the destination device that it is directly connected to the public switched telephone network, rather that to the facsimile forwarding device. The destination device may include remote facsimile machines and remote computer systems. The stored facsimile data is transmitted upon the facsimile forwarding phone system receiving a forwarding request. The forwarding request can be input on an input panel of the facsimile forwarding device or remotely.

Facsimile forwarding method and system using a simulated telephone line

A dedicated paging system having single button paging, requiring only a single press of a dedicated button on a page base to automatically page a pager associated with the page base. Information associating the page base with the pager is stored in the page base and/or a database maintained by a paging service provider with which the paging system is registered. When the dedicated button on the page base is pressed, the page base automatically calls the paging service provider. The paging service provider strips the caller identification number from the incoming call, uses the number to look up the pager identification number stored in the database, and then uses the retrieved pager identification number to send a page signal to the pager. Additionally, the paging system is automatically registered with a single press of the button. When the button is pressed, the page base automatically calls a clearinghouse. The page base uploads a pager identification number to the clearinghouse, and the clearinghouse downloads a paging service provider access telephone number to a memory within the page base. The clearinghouse stores the pager identification number and the caller identification number of the telephone line the page base is using in the paging service provider database. Where possible, the clearinghouse also uses the caller identification number to automatically access billing information associated with the number and set up a billing account for the paging service.

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Los Altos, CA, United States of America

Stephen D Bristow