Method for efficient facsimile communication with selective call receivers

摘要

A selective call system (10) transmits efficiently encoded and compressed facsimile communication to at least one FAX selective call receiver (40). The selective call system (10) receives a subscriber identification number and a FAX message, decodes and expands the FAX message, and then Efficiently Encodes and Compresses (EEC) the FAX message data for inclusion in a selective call FAX message. The selective call system (10) then transmits the selective call FAX message destined for reception by at least one FAX selective call receiver (40). The at least one FAX selective call receiver (40) receives the selective call FAX message, and efficiently decodes and expands the EEC FAX message from the selective call FAX message to present the FAX message to a user of the FAX selective call receiver (40), such as via a display (90).