Patent ID: 6693729
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
A communication system for communicating information, said system comprising:a first communication network; a first node communicating with said first network, said first node including: a facsimile generating and sending function and an electronic mail address receiving and sending function, said electronic mail address receiving and sending function including memory and being programmed to receive an electronic mail address into said memory; a computer network; and a second node in communication with said first communication network and in communication with said computer network and providing a communication link therebetween; said second node selectively operating in a fax-to-data mode in which said second node receives from said first node via said first communication network facsimile information generated at said first node and communicates data representative of said information to a destination via said computer network, said second node being responsive to commands received from said first node to initiate operation of said fax-to-data mode, and said second node being programmed to interact with said first node to receive the electronic mail address sent out of said memory of said first node.