Abstract: Various systems and methods of transmitting a document via facsimile are provided. The transmission involves generating, in an origination facsimile device, a facsimile job that includes a document and a facsimile telephone number of a destination facsimile device. Next, a select facsimile server is identified, in the origination facsimile device, that is associated with the destination facsimile device from a plurality of facsimile servers, each of the facsimile servers being coupled to the origination facsimile device via at least one data communications network. Then, the facsimile job is sent to the select facsimile server through the at least one data communications network, wherein the select facsimile server transmits the document to the destination facsimile device through a telecommunications network.

Abstract: An image forming device and method of operating an image forming device are disclosed, and which includes a transmission control which is configured to selectively transmit at least one digital image having information regarding the image forming device and its operative state to a remote location.