| 摘要 |
Systems and methods of the present invention allow for incorporation of relevant messages, such as commercial advertisements, in incoming faxes and/or for presentation of relevant messages with incoming faxes. Text may be extracted from a current and/or previously sent or received facsimile, using, for example, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), and relevant messages may be added in the facsimile. A sample embodiment of the system comprises a Receiving Means, an Extracting Means, an Analyzing Means, a Storing Means, a Selecting Means, an Incorporating Means, a Converting Means, and a Delivering Means. An alternative sample embodiment comprises a Receiving Means, an Extracting Means, an Incorporating Means, and a Delivering Means. The systems may be maintained by a Fax Server Provider. A sample embodiment of the method comprises the steps of receiving a facsimile intended for a Recipient, extracting text from the facsimile, incorporating one or more relevant messages in the facsimile, and delivering the facsimile to the Recipient.
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