WO1998058335A2 - Stockage de telecopies transmises par voie electronique sur un site web - Google Patents

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WO1998058335A2
WO1998058335A2 PCT/US1998/012515 US9812515W WO9858335A2 WO 1998058335 A2 WO1998058335 A2 WO 1998058335A2 US 9812515 W US9812515 W US 9812515W WO 9858335 A2 WO9858335 A2 WO 9858335A2
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00127—Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
    • H04N1/00204—Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server
    • H04N1/00244—Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server with a server, e.g. an internet server
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00127—Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
    • H04N1/00204—Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server
    • H04N1/00209—Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, and to details thereof
    • H04N2201/0008—Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus
    • H04N2201/0034—Details of the connection, e.g. connector, interface
    • H04N2201/0037—Topological details of the connection
    • H04N2201/0039—Connection via a network
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, and to details thereof
    • H04N2201/0008—Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus
    • H04N2201/0065—Converting image data to a format usable by the connected apparatus or vice versa
    • H04N2201/0068—Converting from still picture data
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, and to details thereof
    • H04N2201/0077—Types of the still picture apparatus
    • H04N2201/0093—Facsimile machine

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  • the invention relates to the storing of documents transmitted by facsimile on a World Wide Web site.
  • a conventional paper facsimile (fax) machine transmits a paper document by scanning the document, converting it into a digital format, and transmitting the digital version of the document across a telephone connection.
  • a fax machine at the other end of the telephone connection receives the digital version of the document and uses it to print a facsimile of the original document on paper.
  • a fax modem is connected directly to an I/O port of a computer.
  • a fax modem does not accept paper input; rather, it creates an electronic version of the document to be transmitted based on information stored in the computer's memory.
  • Conventional fax modems are packaged with driver software which allows a user to "print" an electronic document to the fax modem, which then transmits the document in the same manner as a paper fax machine.
  • the fax machine at the other end of the connection may be either a paper fax machine or another fax modem.
  • the receiving machine is a fax modem
  • the receiving fax modem and computer typically store and convert the transmitted data into a format that can be easily viewed or printed by a user, such as a GIF graphic file.
  • Optical character recognition (OCR) software may also be used on the receiving computer to translate the incoming transmission into characters or other tokens that can be directly manipulated by word processing or other software.
  • the present invention features a method and apparatus for using a fax machine which is compatible with the World Wide Web (WWW) to store incoming faxes on a web site, from which the status and content of such faxes can be viewed from any location by any user with access to the site.
  • WWW World Wide Web
  • the invention has the advantage of allowing the user to determine if a fax has been received by monitoring a particular web site, without requiring that the user be in the physical proximity of the receiving fax machine. This is accomplished by posting incoming faxes or portions thereof to a web site which is associated with the receiving fax machine.
  • the user may view and/or download posted faxes and other information from the site by use of a web browser over a company intranet, for example, without needing to be in the physical vicinity of the receiving fax machine.
  • the web-compatible fax machine may be configured to post to the appropriate web site either the entire contents of a received fax or just the cover page.
  • the web site which is used to store faxes received by the web-compatible fax machine may optionally be configured to limit user access by means of a password protection scheme. Faxes received using conventional fax machines can typically be viewed by anyone with physical access to the receiving fax machine. Using the web-compatible fax machine in conjunction with a password protection scheme can result in a higher level of transmission privacy and security than that obtained with conventional fax machines by limiting receipt of faxes to authorized users.
  • FIG. 1 shows a configuration of the web-compatible fax machine in conjunction with other related components.
  • FIG. 2 shows a side view of an embodiment of the web-compatible fax machine.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram of the internal elements of an embodiment of the web-compatible fax machine.
  • FIG. 4 is a flow diagram of the main control logic of the web-compatible fax machine. Detailed Description
  • FIG. 1 shows a web-compatible fax machine configured according to the invention.
  • a web-compatible fax machine 130 is connected both to a telecommunications network 120 by a phone line 125 and to the Internet 140 via a Local Area Network 195 or by some other means.
  • the fax machine 130 then posts appropriate information about the fax to the web site 150 which is associated with the fax machine 130.
  • Each web-compatible fax machine 130 always posts fax information to the web site 150 with which it is associated A 'web site' is identified by a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) .
  • URL Uniform Resource Locator
  • the web site 150 may be hosted internally by the fax machine 130.
  • the web site 150 may also be external to the fax machine 130, in which case the fax machine 130 and the web site 150 communicate using HTTP.
  • a computer 160 connected to the Internet 140 by a LAN 195 or some other means may access the web site 150 using conventional browser software.
  • the web site 150 may employ a password-protection scheme to limit access to authorized users.
  • the computer is connected to a monitor 180 or other display device and a printer 190 or other output device. Any number of other computers may also be connected to the Internet 140 and access the stored information from the web site 150.
  • a computer 160 may also be connected to a web-compatible fax machine 130 over a local area network (LAN) 195.
  • LAN local area network
  • a web-compatible fax machine 130 has an optional paper input tray 210 which is used to feed paper to an internal automatic document feed mechanism.
  • the machine 130 also has an optional paper output tray 230 which can be used to print incoming faxes.
  • the input tray 210 and output tray 230 allow the web-compatible fax machine 130 to be used in the same manner as a conventional fax machine.
  • the machine 130 also has an Ethernet connector 240 or other network connector by which the machine 130 can be connected to a LAN 195 or to a web server for access to the Internet 140.
  • the machine 130 also has a fax phone input 250 and a modem phone input 260 which it can use to receive incoming faxes or data communications.
  • the machine optionally contains an internal hard disk drive or other storage device 250 for storing incoming faxes.
  • the machine also has an external front panel 240 by which a user can adjust various settings, such as the desired external web site for incoming faxes, and what information should be stored on the web site 150 (e.g., the entire document or only the cover page) .
  • the web- compatible fax machine may also be configured remotely in response to HTTP and other commands.
  • the web-compatible fax machine 130 has one or more processors 265 which it may use to convert faxes into formats appropriate for storage on a web site and to perform other tasks.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a computer and computer elements suitable for
  • the invention may be implemented in digital electronic circuitry or in computer hardware, firmware, software, or in combinations of them.
  • Apparatus of the invention may be implemented in a computer program product tangibly embodied in a machine- readable storage device for execution by a computer processor; and method steps of the invention may be performed by a computer processor executing a program to perform functions of the invention by operating on input data and generating output.
  • Suitable processors 265 include, by way of example, both general and special purpose microprocessors. Generally, a processor 265 will receive instructions and data from a read-only memory 271 and/or a random access memory 269 over a CPU bus 275.
  • a computer can also receive programs and data from a storage medium such as an internal fixed hard disk 283 communicating through an appropriate interface 281 or a removable disk 279 communicating through an appropriate interface 277.
  • a storage medium such as an internal fixed hard disk 283 communicating through an appropriate interface 281 or a removable disk 279 communicating through an appropriate interface 277.
  • Other storage devices suitable for tangibly embodying computer program instructions include all forms of non-volatile memory, including by way of example semiconductor memory devices, such as EPROM, EEPROM, and flash memory devices; magneto-optical disks; and CD-ROM disks.
  • a computer also contains an I/O bus 275 for communication among various I/O devices.
  • Input devices include a keyboard, mouse, tablet, stylus and pad, and control panel 287.
  • FIG. 4 is a flow diagram representing the main control loop of the web-compatible fax machine 130.
  • the control logic will typically be programmed in the machine 130 in firmware.
  • the machine 130 is also programmed with an HTTP daemon and HTTP protocol stack, which are used to send and receive requests using the HTTP protocol over the Internet 140, and other network protocols which allow the machine 130 to be accessible from a remote workstation 160 over a LAN 195.
  • the machine 130 responds to an interrupt indicating that a fax is being received from a fax machine 110 over the telecommunications network 120 (step 310) .
  • the fax When the fax has been received, it is stored in the machine's 130 local memory (step 330).
  • the machine then stores the fax in a database containing information about each received fax, including their names, locations on disk, and other management information (step 335) .
  • the machine 130 converts the fax into a format appropriate for storage on a web site 150, such as Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) , described in Portable Document Format Reference Manual, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Addison-Wesley, 1993 (step 340) .
  • PDF Adobe Portable Document Format
  • the machine 130 transfers the appropriate HTML code to the web site 150 with which it is associated, according to the user-set configuration parameters (step 350).
  • data may include the fax cover page, the entire contents of the fax, or other information about the fax.
  • the HTML code in which the data is contained will typically be embedded in the ROM of the fax machine. This HTML code defines the layout, style, and structure of the web pages associated with the fax machine.
  • each web- compatible fax machine will have associated with it a home page.
  • the home page may represent an electronic 'in box', which lists all of the faxes received by the fax machine.
  • the home page may also present a password challenge that the user must satisfy in order to gain access to a second page representing the electronic in box.
  • More than one in box may be associated with a given device, for those instances where the fax machine is actually a fax server maintaining multiple incoming fax phone lines.
  • An electronic in-box page will typically contain thumbnail representations of each fax currently stored on the fax machine. The thumbnail is a reduced size representation of the first page of the fax. Password security may be implemented either at the home page level, the electronic in box level, or both.
  • Each thumbnail image is associated with an HTML anchor which, when activated by a single click shows a full-size representation of the first page or a cover page of the fax, and when activated by a double click causes the stored version of the fax to be downloaded to the user's web browser.
  • the fax machine 130 may generate HTML code and appropriate HTTP responses on the fly in response to user requests, instead of posting HTML code to the web site 150 prior to user requests.
  • the fax machine 130 may remain idle until another incoming fax is received (step 310) .
  • a single control loop is shown in FIG. 4, multiple invocations of the process shown in FIG. 4 may be run in parallel or interleaved with each other to better accommodate multiple incoming faxes.
  • a user may then use web browser software on a computer 160 connected to the Internet 140 over a LAN 195 or by other means to view the fax information on the web site 150.
  • web browser software on a computer 160 connected to the Internet 140 over a LAN 195 or by other means to view the fax information on the web site 150.
  • an HTTP transaction request is generated by the user's web browser.
  • the HTTP transaction request is sent to the fax machine's HTTP daemon, which serves a reply to the query, generally in the form of an HTML page description.

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Cette invention se rapporte à un procédé et à un appareil d'utilisation d'un télécopieur (fax) qui est compatible avec le World Wide Web (WWW), de façon à stocker des fax sur un site Web, à partir duquel lesdits fax peuvent ensuite être visualisés et rapatriés par les utilisateurs. Le site Web sur lequel les fax sont stockés par le télécopieur compatible avec le Web est associé de façon unique audit télécopieur. Le télécopieur compatible avec le Web convertit alors les fax en un format approprié avant de les stocker sur le site Web. Le site Web peut être éventuellement protégé par mot de passe pour empêcher les utilisateurs non autorisés d'accéder aux fax stockés.
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