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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:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Russel F Weiser, Springville, UT (US);
Douglas Max Grover, Elk Ridge, UT (US);
Blaine Stewart Dennis, Orem, UT (US);
William Earl Rieske, Orem, UT (US);
Assignee:
Novell, Inc., Provo, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358438 ; 358402 ; 358403 ; 358407 ; 358440 ; 358442 ; 358444 ; 358468 ; 379 9302 ; 380 48 ;
Abstract
A method and system from integrating a headerless apparatus into a messaging environment. The method and system enable message routing capabilities to and from conventionally headerless apparatus, such as scanners and digital copiers. The apparatus work in conjunction with a document router to provide full-featured and secure message routing capabilities, including scanning images directly to an electronic mailbox, and retrieving messages from within the messaging environment for output at the apparatus.