Patent ID: 6151137
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A method of providing a status/confirmation report associated with a facsimile message transmitted by an originating facsimile machine over a telecommunications network, the method comprising the steps of:providing a first communication path between the originating facsimile machine and a double dialer;providing a second communication path between the double dialer and a point of presence associated with the telecommunications network;routing the facsimile message over the first and second communication paths from the originating facsimile machine to the point of presence for subsequent transmission to a destination facsimile machine;disconnecting the first communication path while maintaining the connection of the second communication path;causing the originating facsimile machine to change from transmission mode to receiving mode; andgenerating and transmitting the status/confirmation report over the first and second communication paths to the originating facsimile machine.