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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2007
Francis Toscano, Kendall Park, NJ (US);
Joseph Merces, Middletown, NJ (US);
Joachim H. Braun, Freehold, NJ (US);
Samuel N. Kamens, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Francis Toscano, Kendall Park, NJ (US);
Joseph Merces, Middletown, NJ (US);
Joachim H. Braun, Freehold, NJ (US);
Samuel N. Kamens, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Xpedite Systems, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system includes telephone and packet-switched network interfaces and a translator. The translator receives messages. Outgoing messages originate from a multiple-function peripheral (MFP) and are received via a transfer agent (TA). Outgoing e-mail messages include an attached file in an image file format. The translator removes and delivers the attachment in facsimile format. Incoming fax messages are attached to an e-mail message. The TA receives and relays the e-mail message to an identified MFP, which discards the e-mail message and prints the attachment. A method for processing fax messages includes associating an identifier with a MFP, receiving a fax intended for the MFP, generating an e-mail message with an attachment representing the fax and communicating the e-mail message to a transfer agent that relays the e-mail to the MFP, which discards the e-mail body and prints the attachment.