Universal document transport

US9232007B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9232007-B2
Application numberUS-63426709-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 9, 2009
Priority dateOct 31, 2005
Publication dateJan 5, 2016
Grant dateJan 5, 2016

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A universal document transport facility is described where, in various embodiments, the facility recognizes document requests based on a received document, interacts with document routing rules and workflow requirements with respect to the received document, and manages content flows between network nodes or devices. In various embodiments, the facility includes a document transport module for transporting documents between network devices, such as printers, fax boards, and content servers and across local and wide-area networks; functionality for routing optimization with other communications networks, such as messaging services, telephony, and IP networks; and flexible document transport capabilities to workflow applications and multifunction devices (such as all-in-one print/scan/copy/fax/telephone/answering machine devices) and multifunction devices enhanced with video & video capture, messaging, email, network router & gateway capabilities.

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We claim: 1. A method of sending a document over a network, comprising: at a document transport module embodied on non-transitory computer memory including instructions translatable by a processor, the document transport module communicatively connected to at least one document server or another document transport module operating in the network, the network having a plurality of document transport modules: the document transport module receiving an indication of a document to be…

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What does patent US9232007B2 cover?
A universal document transport facility is described where, in various embodiments, the facility recognizes document requests based on a received document, interacts with document routing rules and workflow requirements with respect to the received document, and manages content flows between network nodes or devices. In various embodiments, the facility includes a document transport module for …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Rebert Treber, Isabelle Jonathan, Webster Jason K, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L67/12. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).