[INFO] Brooktroot FaxBack patent

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2 total messages Started by Michael A. Shiels Tue, 27 Oct 1992 01:54

Author: Michael A. Shiels
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 01:54

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Well I have finally been able to dig up some information on this patent.

Application number 192,839
Filed 1988-05-11 (yyyy-mm-dd)

Patent number 4,918,722
Date 1990-04-17

Abstract

Delivery of binary encoded character data and facsimile encoded data to a
specified recipient is controlled rapidly, simply and with versatility, by,
e.g., DTMF commands sent by a user.

My overview

It looks from the text as if they want to patent any remote retrieval
of faxes which can definantly hurt anyone doing software for FaxBack
type services or business people trying to retrieve faxes while on the
road etc.

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This patent is being fought by a group called the 'Fax Response Industry
Asoociation (FRIA)' 

Dialogic Corp in Parsippany NJ
GammaLink Inc
Ibex Technologies Inc.
AudioFax
FaxBack Inc.

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Michael A. Shiels                           | mshiels@masnet.uucp
MaS Network Software and Consulting         | mshiels@tmsoftware.ca

Re: [DISCUSSION] [IMHO] Brooktroot FaxBack patent

Author: Steve Elias
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1992 01:57

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 mshiels@TMSoftware.Ca (Michael A. Shiels) writes:
!Application number 192,839
!Filed 1988-05-11 (yyyy-mm-dd)
!
!Patent number 4,918,722
!Date 1990-04-17
!
!Delivery of binary encoded character data and facsimile encoded data to a
!specified recipient is controlled rapidly, simply and with versatility, by,
!e.g., DTMF commands sent by a user.
!
!My overview
!
!It looks from the text as if they want to patent any remote retrieval
!of faxes

Not quite.  Only remote retrieval which is directed at a
third phone number.  Retrievals done within a single phone
call are not covered, and were patented in non-US countries 
earlier than 1988.

! which can definantly hurt anyone doing software for FaxBack
!type services or business people trying to retrieve faxes while on the
!road etc.

These services are still available, some licensed, some not.

IMHO, These FRIA folks just don't wanna pay fair n square license fees
and are paying lawyers probably far more money in fees instead.

!This patent is being fought by a group called the 'Fax Response Industry
!Asoociation (FRIA)' 

A big company with 3 letter name already lost one patent interference
on this patent.  So, the jump to 4 letters.  ;)

/eli
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