Patent ID: 7085021

Claim:
A T38 client driver system comprising: a client having a T38 protocol client driver that is operable to support a fax over Internet protocol session; a first Internet service provider, the client connects to the first Internet service provider; a second Internet service provider that is operable to support a T38 protocol; an Internet protocol network, the first Internet service provider and the second Internet service provider are communicatively coupled via the Internet protocol network; a telephone network provider; a fax machine that is operable to be communicatively coupled to the second Internet service provider via the telephone network provider; a fax over Internet protocol session is maintained between the client and the fax machine via the first Internet service provider, the Internet protocol network, the second Internet service provider, and the telephone network provider; and the client maintains the fax over Internet protocol session with the fax machine using the T38 protocol client driver.