Patent ID: 7796285
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a document for facsimile transmission, the method comprising: rendering facsimile image data representing an image of the document for facsimile transmission; generating supplemental data that identifies the document, for facsimile transmission with the facsimile image data, the supplemental data permitting automated processing in connection with facsimile transmission of the supplemental data and facsimile image data based on identification of the document, the supplemental data being generated based on one or more parameters associated with the document or facsimile transmission of the facsimile image data representing the image of the document; providing, in a manner that will not essentially obscure the image of the document, the supplemental data separately from the image of the document; and facsimile transmitting the facsimile image data with the supplemental data.