Patent ID: 9191527
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for processing documents, comprising: associating a destination identifier with a multiple-function peripheral coupled to a data network; receiving, by a translator server, a facsimile format message intended for the multiple-function peripheral as defined by the destination identifier included in the facsimile format message; generating, by the translator server, an e-mail message with an image format file in an attachment, the attachment comprising an electronic representation of the facsimile format message; determining, by the translator server, a user preference for processing the e-mail message at an e-mail server or a mail transfer agent based on a mail exchange record stored in the translator server; responsive to determining the user preference for processing the e-mail message at the e-mail server, responsive to determining the user preference for processing the e-mail message at the mail transfer agent,