Patent ID: 6130934
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: H04M,H04N,H04Q

Abstract:
A method of transmitting a facsimile message from a line of an originating party to a destination using an advanced intelligent telecommunication network having a plurality of service switching points including an originating service switching point, at least one service control point, and a messaging platform capable of storing a plurality of facsimile messages, the method comprising the steps of:detecting an initiation of a telephone call from an originating party on the telecommunications network to the destination, the content of the telephone call including the facsimile message;determining a destination condition for the destination at a first time using the originating service switching point;completing the telephone call from the originating service switching point to the destination if the destination condition was ""answer"" at a first time;suspending the telephone call and launching an information message from the originating service switching point to the at least one service control point if the originating service switching point encounters a trigger;returning a routing message from the at least one service control point to the originating service switching point to route the telephone call to the messaging platform only if a trigger is encountered at the first time; andif the facsimile message was routed to the messaging platform,(i) storing the routed facsimile message on the messaging platform;(ii) determining a destination condition at a second time, the second time later than the first time; and(iii) transmitting the facsimile message to the destination if the destination condition was ""answer"" at the second time.