WO1994006230A3 - Multimedia message transmitter - Google Patents

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WO1994006230A3
WO1994006230A3 PCT/US1993/008291 US9308291W WO9406230A3 WO 1994006230 A3 WO1994006230 A3 WO 1994006230A3 US 9308291 W US9308291 W US 9308291W WO 9406230 A3 WO9406230 A3 WO 9406230A3
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q10/00—Administration; Management
    • G06Q10/10—Office automation; Time management
    • G06Q10/107—Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L51/00—User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
    • H04L51/06—Message adaptation to terminal or network requirements
    • H04L51/066—Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L51/00—User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
    • H04L51/07—User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail characterised by the inclusion of specific contents
    • H04L51/10—Multimedia information

Abstract

A multimedia message transmission system includes a workstation in communication with a plurality of data communications media such as E-mail, facsimile machines, and printers, which serve as communication destinations. The user further has access to a list of names or addresses. Each name or address designates a recipient at one of the aforesaid communication destinations, and has associated information which indicates the destination and transmission medium available to the user for communicating with the given name or address. The user may specify one or more data files to be sent to recipients at one or more of the addresses within the user's address list. The data files may be in one of a variety of data formats such as text data format (e.g., ASCII), image data format (e.g., PCX/DCX), page description language (PDL), and application specific data format (e.g., Lotus 1-2-3R). The multimedia transmission system of the present invention automatically analyzes the data formats of each of the transmitted data files and converts the transmitted files into data formats compatible with the transmission medium of the selected destination.
PCT/US1993/008291 1992-09-02 1993-09-02 Multimedia message transmitter WO1994006230A2 (en)

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