Patent ID: 7068384

Claim:
A method for transmitting a facsimile, comprising: creating an image; inputting parameters of a fax machine to a graphical user interface of a general purpose computer, the parameters including a password of the fax machine; forming an electronic mail address that always includes (1) an Internet electronic mail address of the fax machine, (2) the input password of the fax machine, and (3) a receiver fax number; generating a fax request as an electronic mail message, the electronic mail message including the electronic mail address and the image; transmitting the electronic mail message to the fax machine; and determining whether to print the image at the fax machine or forward the image to a second fax machine corresponding to the receiver fax number based only on the electronic mail address, wherein the fax machine has only one password, and the receiver fax number and the password of the fax machine are always included in the electronic mail address.