FACSIMILE FOR MOBILE PLATFORMS

摘要

A portable computing device is connected to another device that has an optical scanner and a facsimile modem. An application on the portable computing device causes the optical scanner to scan an item and causes the separate device to transmit the electronic image of the scanned item to the portable computing device. The application receives facsimile information into a graphic user interface of the portable computing device. Then, the application creates a facsimile file by combining the electronic image and the facsimile information. The facsimile file is transmitted to the separate device, and the application causes the separate device to send the converted electronic image as a facsimile using the facsimile information contained within the facsimile file. The portable computing device receives the result of the attempt to send the facsimile from the separate device, and this result is displayed on the graphic user interface of the portable computing device.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
operatively connecting a portable computing device to a separate device, said separate device having an optical scanner and a facsimile modem; operating an application on said portable computing device to cause said optical scanner to scan an item to create an electronic image of said item; causing said separate device to transmit said electronic image to said portable computing device, using said application; receiving facsimile information comprising a telephone number into a graphic user interface of said portable computing device, using said application; creating a facsimile file by combining said electronic image and said facsimile information and including said facsimile information in a header of said facsimile file using said application operating on said portable computing device, said facsimile file having a file format usable by said separate device; transmitting said facsimile file from said portable computing device to said separate device, using said application; causing said separate device to send said electronic image as a facsimile telephone transmission using said facsimile information contained within said facsimile file, using said application; receiving, by said portable computing device from said separate device, a result of said separate device attempting to send said facsimile; and displaying, on said graphic user interface of said portable computing device, said result of said separate device attempting to send said facsimile, using said application.