Patent ID: 7365884

Claim:
One or more computer readable media storing instructions that upon execution by a computer cause the computer to deliver a facsimile image by performing the steps comprising of: a) associating each telephone number of a first plurality of telephone numbers on a switched telephone network with an intended recipient of a first plurality of intended facsimile recipients; b) receiving a telephone call directed to one of the telephone numbers of the first plurality of telephone numbers as a result of a sender dialing one of the telephone numbers; c) answering the received telephone call and interacting using facsimile protocol with an originating fax machine on the other end of the call; d) during the call, receiving from the originating fax device a fax message, using facsimile protocol; and e) directing the fax message to one of the destinations selected from the group consisting of (i) an electronic mailbox defined in a computer storage and associated prior to the receipt of the call with a particular recipient and with the particular one of the plurality of telephone numbers and (ii) a fax receiving device.