Methods and systems for fax routing

1. A method of processing facsimiles, the method comprising:

receiving at a call processing system a first message transmitted from a first carrier system at least partly in response to (a) the first carrier system receiving a call from a caller directed to a user phone address and (b) a condition set on the user's line being satisfied, the first message including a phone address associated with the caller and an identifier associated with the user;

receiving a facsimile via the call at the call processing system;

logging the call in a first call processing system call log;

enabling a telecommunications client to synchronize with at least a portion of the first call processing system call log so that the call is included in a call log displayed on a terminal associated with the user via the telecommunications client.

2. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the condition is a busy or ring no answer condition.

3. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the condition is an AIN trigger.

4. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein a client log entry for the call includes information related to the length of the facsimile, the time of the call, and the caller identity.

5. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein a client log entry for the call includes the number of facsimile pages.

6. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the client is configured to display the facsimile on the user terminal at least partly in response to a user action.

7. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the client is configured to display voice call log entries and facsimile call log entries.

8. The method as defined in claim 7 , wherein the client is configured to indicate whether there is a voice message associated with a call log entry.

9. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the call processing system converts the facsimile from a first format to a format specified by the user prior to delivering the facsimile to the user.

10. The method as defined in claim 1 , the method further comprising using at least a portion of the first message to determine if the user has indicated whether facsimiles from the caller are not to be delivered to the user.

11. The method as defined in claim 1 , the method further comprising causing, at least in part, call frequency information associated with the caller to be updated.

12. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the facsimile is streamed from the call processing system to the user terminal, wherein at least a portion of the facsimile is received at the terminal before the call processing system receives all of the facsimile.

13. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the client is in the form of a widget and/or gadget.

14. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the facsimile is downloadable by the user from a Web site associated with the call processing system.

15. A networked system configured to process facsimiles, comprising:

a data store configured to store identification and contact information for a plurality of telecommunication service subscribers; and

a call processing system including

a network interface and

a program stored in computer readable memory that when executed configures the call processing system to

receive a query from a local exchange which enables the call processing system to collect information about a forwarded call from the local exchange, the call having been forwarded from a subscriber's phone number to a phone number for the call processing system, the call including signaling data including a phone address associated with a caller and an identifier associated with the subscriber,

compare the subscriber identifier with an identifier previously stored in the data store,

receive a facsimile via the call at the call processing system;

log the call in a first call processing system call log, and

enable a telecommunications client to synchronize with at least a portion of the first call processing system call log so that the call is included in a call log displayed on a terminal associated with the subscriber via the telecommunications client.

16. The networked system as defined in claim 15 , wherein a client log entry for the call includes information related to the length of the facsimile, the time of the call, and the caller's identity.

17. The networked system as defined in claim 16 , wherein a client log entry for the call includes the number of facsimile pages.

18. The networked system as defined in claim 15 , wherein the client is configured to display the facsimile on the user terminal at least partly in response to a user action.

19. The networked system as defined in claim 15 , wherein the client is configured to display voice call log entries and facsimile call log entries.

20. The method as defined in claim 15 , wherein the client is configured to indicate whether there is a voice message associated with a call log entry.

21. The networked system as defined in claim 15 , wherein the call processing system is configured to convert the facsimile from a first format to a format specified by the user prior to delivering the facsimile to the user via the client.

22. The networked system as defined in claim 15 , wherein the call processing system is configured stream the facsimile to the user terminal, wherein at least a portion of the facsimile is received at the terminal before the call processing system receives all of the facsimile.