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Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2002
Applicants:

John F. Braun, Weston, CT (US);

John W. Rojas, Norwalk, CT (US);

James R. Norris, Danbury, CT (US);

Jean-hiram Coffy, Norwalk, CT (US);

Arthur Parkos, Southbury, CT (US);

Alan Leung, New York, NY (US);

Wendy Chui Fen Leung, Woodside, NY (US);

Inventors:

John F. Braun, Weston, CT (US);

John W. Rojas, Norwalk, CT (US);

James R. Norris, Danbury, CT (US);

Jean-Hiram Coffy, Norwalk, CT (US);

Arthur Parkos, Southbury, CT (US);

Alan Leung, New York, NY (US);

Wendy Chui Fen Leung, Woodside, NY (US);

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/44 (2006.01); H04N 1/387 (2006.01); H04N 1/32 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); G06K 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 13/362 (2006.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present application describes systems and methods for composing and sending facsimile messages using a digital pointing instrument. In further configurations, a user utilizes a pen to indicate a reference to a document that is appended to the outgoing facsimile. In another further configuration, the user utilizes a form having pre-defined regions that are used to correlate a pen stroke with a desired action.


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