Patent ID: 7251050
Filing Date: 2007-07-31
Classification: B41J,B42C,B42P,B43K,B65H,C09D,G06F,G06K,G06Q,G07D,H04N,H04W,Y02D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of limiting a number of faxed communications between an application and a user, via a sensing device interacting with machine-readable coded data printed on a surface, the method comprising the steps, performed in a computer system, of: (a) receiving interaction data representing the interaction of the sensing device with the coded data, the interaction data enabling identification of the application; (b) transmitting information based on at least some of the interaction data to the application; (c) allocating a unique one-time-use reply number for the transmitted information; (d) recording the reply number in a list of reply numbers; (e) monitoring incoming faxes for a match with the reply number contained in the list; (f) transmitting an incoming fax from the application to the user only in the event of a match; and (g) removing the reply number from the list in the event of a match, thereby limiting the number of replies to one reply.