Patents by Inventor Nicola Fawle

Nicola Fawle 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).

  • System and method for measuring a fax converted into electronic format
    Patent number: 8310699
    Abstract: A fax conversion system for determining a measure of the number of pages transmitted by fax to or from a plurality of users, comprising: means for converting the transmitted pages into a format that can be output electronically rather than in hardcopy, means for counting the number of pages within an individual fax transmission, means for associating said fax transmission with a respective one of said plurality of users, and means for determining a measure of the total number of pages transmitted by fax to or from each of said plurality of users. The system may determine a measure of an equivalent number of trees saved, or the number of carbon credits gained, by not producing hardcopies of transmitted pages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: J2 Global Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Tom Mulligan, Nicola Fawle
  • FAX CONVERSION
    Publication number: 20090034015
    Abstract: A fax conversion system for determining a measure of the number of pages transmitted by fax to or from a plurality of users, comprising: means for converting the transmitted pages into a format that can be output electronically rather than in hardcopy, means for counting the number of pages within an individual fax transmission, means for associating said fax transmission with a respective one of said plurality of users, and means for determining a measure of the total number of pages transmitted by fax to or from each of said plurality of users. The system may determine a measure of an equivalent number of trees saved, or the number of carbon credits gained, by not producing hardcopies of transmitted pages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Tom Mulligan, Nicola Fawle