Patent ID: 7804613
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer system providing fax to e-mail messaging operated by a fax-to-e-mail service provider comprises: a receiving portion configured to receive a facsimile transmission comprising a digitized representation of a document from a user using a facsimile transmission device and comprising a billing telephone number associated with the facsimile transmission device, wherein the digitized representation of the document includes a digitized representation of a user-modified transmission page, wherein the digitized representation of the user-modified transmission page includes a digitized representation of an e-mail address for a recipient, and wherein a receiving telephone number over which the facsimile transmission is configured to be received is associated with a pay-per-use service; an optical character recognition portion configured to determine the e-mail address for the recipient in response to the digitized representation of the e-mail address for the recipient; a formatting portion configured to determine an attachment in response to the digitized representation of the document, wherein the attachment is in a format suitable for attachment to an e-mail message; and a sending portion configured to send an e-mail message comprising an e-mail attachment portion, an e-mail TO portion, and an e-mail body portion, wherein the e-mail attachment portion comprises the attachment, wherein the e-mail TO portion comprises the e-mail address for the recipient, and wherein the e-mail body portion comprises an indication of a service provider, and wherein a service charge associated with the pay-per-use service may be charged to the user via a telephone bill provided by a telephone-service service provider associated with the billing telephone number, wherein the telephone-service provider is distinct from the fax-to-e-mail service provider.