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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1998
Douglas J Ranalli, Cambridge, MA (US);
Shelley J Ranalli, Cambridge, MA (US);
Valerie Louise Johns, Wellesley, MA (US);
Naoko Ishibashi, Boylston, MA (US);
Martha Tassinari, Beverly, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for obtaining alternate delivery instructions to enable reliable delivery of a fax document. A set of delivery instructions (DI) are maintained for each of a plurality of destinations. When a fax has been successfully sent to a destination, it is determined whether the DI are complete for the destination. If not, a DI fax is prepared requesting an alternate fax number or confirmation that no alternate fax number exists. Then, the DI fax is sent to the destination, and upon receipt of a response to the DI fax from the destination, the DI for the destination are updated.