Patents by Inventor Catherine R. Marshall

Catherine R. Marshall has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Computer network-based facsimile reception system
    Patent number: 6452691
    Abstract: A method for transmitting facsimile documents from a facsimile store-and-forward service computer (50) to a networked computer system (20). The networked computer system includes a central server computer (22) and one 11 or more computers (34) coupled to the central server computer. According to a first embodiment of the present invention, the central server computer is programmed to determine whether the facsimile store-and-forward service computer has received a facsimile document for a particular user of the networked computer system. If so, the central server causes the facsimile store-and-forward service computer to transmit the facsimile documents to the central server computer. Upon receipt, the central server computer opens a file that is associated with the particular user and stores the facsimile document in the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Qwest Communications International Inc.
    Inventor: Catherine R. Marshall
  • Computer network-based facsimile reception system
    Patent number: 6396597
    Abstract: A method for transmitting facsimile documents from a facsimile store-and-forward service computer (50) to a networked computer system (20). The networked computer system includes a central server computer (22) and one or more computers (34) coupled to the central server computer. According to a first embodiment of the present invention, the central server computer is programmed to determine whether the facsimile store-and-forward service computer has received a facsimile document for a particular user of the networked computer system. If so, the central server causes the facsimile store-and-forward service computer to transmit the facsimile documents to the central server computer. Upon receipt, the central server computer opens a file that is associated with the particular user and stores the facsimile document in the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Qwest Communications International Inc.
    Inventor: Catherine R. Marshall