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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:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1998
Diane L. Nawrocki, Nottingham, NJ (US);
AT&T Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for blocking facsimile signals at telephone stations is provided. A facsimile device may erroneously attempt to contact a telephone station through the telephone network. In one embodiment, a facsimile blocking device may recognize a facsimile transmission, determine if the called party is a subscriber, and block the facsimile transmission. In addition, the facsimile blocking device may send a signal to the facsimile device indicating that it is transmitting to an incorrect telephone number. In another embodiment, a called party may receive the facsimile signal and enter a predetermined blocking request code. The facsimile blocking device receives the code from the called party and blocks the facsimile transmission.
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