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Details
Inventors: Meek, Jeffrey James; Meek, William Harvey; Blumenschein, Gordon Lynn;
Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P. (Reno, NV)
Primary Examiner: Williams; Kimberly A.
Assistant Examiner: Carter; Tia
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

A method and system for transmitting a facsimile message uses a public-switched telecommunications network, the public-switched telecommunication network having a messaging platform capable of storing a plurality of facsimile messages. The initiation of a telephone call to a destination is detected, the content of the call including the facsimile message. If the destination is available at a first time to receive a telephone call, the facsimile message is transmitted. The facsimile message may be stored on the messaging platform only if the destination is unavailable at the first time, or every time a telephone call is initiated by the originating party. The method also provides for situations where a telephone call is redirected, where an inter-NPA seven digit dialing case has occurred, and where "busy" or "no_answer" triggers are implemented. If the facsimile message was stored, the facsimile message is transmitted at a second time if the destination is available.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The various embodiments of the present invention yield several advantages over the prior art.
In one embodiment, the telecommunication system and method of the present invention transmit a fax message directly to the destination and store a fax message at a messaging platform only if the destination for the fax is busy or does not answer.
This provides advantages from the prior art by decreasing the use of the messaging platform—from all facsimile transmissions—to only those transmissions where the destination either is busy or does not answer.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the methods described herein are implemented in an Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) used by many local exchange carriers and inter-exchange carriers.
This provides an efficient and uniform method of implementation for both local and long-distance telecommunication service.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the methods described herein allow the present invention to be implemented in conjunction with the call forwarding service.
This insures that any party in the chain of forwarded (redirected) telephone calls may receive the benefits of the present invention.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the methods described herein allow the present invention to be implemented where the originating party initiates a telephone call using a seven digit direct dialed telephone number.
This allows parties in different NPAs yet who are close enough to contact one another by dialing seven rather than ten digits to benefit from the present invention.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the methods described herein allow the present invention to be implemented using busy or no_answer triggers.
This allows more efficient operation of the telecommunications system as the service control point is not contacted until a busy or no_answer querry is received by the service switching point.
The service switching point attempts to connect the telephone call without contacting the service control point


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