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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Susan M Zoccolillo, Howell, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358402 ; 358400 ; 358407 ; 358404 ; 358444 ; 358468 ; 358440 ; 379100 ;
Abstract
In this invention, a processor connected to a communication switching system i) intercepts or receives each facsimile message destined for a receiving party, ii) analyzes at least a portion of each message to collect, in addition to the called number, other routing information from the transmitted message, iii) converts the message to a different format, if necessary and iv) delivers that message to at least one of a plurality of other destination facsimile terminals based on a) the routing information gathered from the message and b) pre-arranged routing information stored in the processor and provided by the receiving party.