Patent ID: 8310730
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A fax data transmission controller comprising: a public switched telephone network (PSTN) interface unit receiving first fax data from an external source via a PSTN; a storage device storing the first fax data received from the PSTN interface unit; a network interface unit transmitting the first fax data received from the storage device to a fax server via the Internet; a control unit controlling fax data transmissions performed by the PSTN interface unit, the storage device, and the network interface unit; a fax interface unit for receiving second fax data from a facsimile under the control of the control unit; wherein the storage device is configured to store the second fax data received from the fax interface unit; the network interface unit is configured to transmit the second fax data received from the storage device to the fax server via the Internet; and the control unit is configured to control the storage device to transmit the stored second fax data to the PSTN via the PSTN interface unit in response to a transmission approval signal received from the fax server via the network interface unit.