Patent ID: 6292271
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A method of sending a document by facsimile from a first facsimile-capable machine to at least one recipient facsimile-capable machine, the first facsimile-capable machine comprising a touch screen, a short term memory and a long term memory; the method comprising the steps of:(a) loading a plurality of facsimile recipient records into a database in the long term memory, each facsimile recipient record including a label and at least one recipient identifier, wherein the label is user-programmable;(b) the first facsimile-capable machine loading an image of the document into the short term memory;(c) the first facsimile-capable machine displaying one or more soft one-touch keys, each soft one touch key having an associated facsimile recipient record, wherein the label of the associated facsimile recipient record is displayed in association with the respective soft one-touch key;(d) selecting at least one recipient by touching the one or more soft one-touch keys;(e) the first facsimile-capable machine correlating the selected soft one-touch key with a respectively associated facsimile recipient record;(f) the first facsimile-capable machine loading the at least one recipient identifier of the respectively associated facsimile recipient record, wherein each recipient identifier identifies a recipient facsimile-capable machine;(g) the first facsimile-capable machine connecting to the at least one recipient facsimile-capable machine; and(h) the first facsimile-capable machine transmitting a scanned image of the document to the at least one recipient facsimile-capable machine.