High-definition facsimile routing
A high-definition (HD) fax system routes outbound fax job requests including a high-resolution component to appropriate destinations, including among HD-enabled receiving devices and conventional fax devices. If it is determined that a fax destination is not HD-enabled, such as a conventional fax device, the high-resolution component of the outbound fax job request may be rendered as a low-resolution fax. The low resolution fax may be transmitted via a public switched telephone network (PSTN). On the other hand, if it is determined that a fax destination is HD-enabled, a determination may be made whether the HD-enabled fax destination is color enabled, and the high-resolution component may be rendered as either a high-resolution monochrome fax or a high-resolution color fax.
1. A method performed by at least one computer processor of a high-definition (HD) fax system, the method comprising:
(A) receiving an outbound fax job request, the outbound fax job request including a fax destination identifier and a high-resolution component;
(B) determining whether the fax destination identifier corresponds with an HD-enabled receiving device;
(C) if it is determined that the fax destination identifier does not correspond with the HD-enabled receiving device, rendering at least the high-resolution component of the outbound fax job request as a low-resolution fax, and transmitting the low-resolution fax via a public switched telephone network (PSTN);
(D) if it is determined that the fax destination identifier does correspond with the HD-enabled receiving device, determining whether the HD-enabled receiving device is HD color-enabled based on the fax destination identifier; and
(E) if it is determined that the HD-enabled receiving device is HD color-enabled, rendering at least the high-resolution component of the outbound fax job request as a high-resolution color fax, and transmitting the high-resolution color fax via a packet-switched network.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein (A) further comprises receiving the outbound fax job request from a HD-enabled transmitting device.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the low-resolution fax is of a resolution of 200 dots-per-inch (DPI) or lower, and wherein the high-resolution monochrome fax or the high-resolution color fax is of a resolution of 300 DPI or higher.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the high-resolution component of the outbound fax job request is received as an electronic file attachment associated with an electronic message.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the electronic file attachment is a Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) format file.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein (A) further comprises determining that the electronic file attachment is of a high-resolution format.
7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the electronic file attachment is a Tagged Image File (TIF) format file.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein (A) further comprises determining that the electronic file attachment is of a high-resolution format.
9. The method of claim 4 , wherein the electronic attachment is a Portable Document Format (PDF) file.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein (A) further comprises determining that the electronic file attachment is of a high-resolution format.
11. A high-definition (HD) fax system comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer program instructions, wherein the computer program instructions are executable by at least one computer processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
(A) receiving an outbound fax job request, the outbound fax job request including a fax destination identifier and a high-resolution component;
(B) determining whether the fax destination identifier corresponds with an HD-enabled receiving device;
(C) if it is determined that the fax destination identifier does not correspond with the HD-enabled receiving device, rendering at least the high-resolution component of the outbound fax job request as a low-resolution fax, and transmitting the low-resolution fax via a public switched telephone network (PSTN);
(D) if it is determined that the fax destination identifier does correspond with the HD-enabled receiving device, determining whether the HD-enabled receiving device is HD color-enabled based on the fax destination identifier; and
(E) if it is determined that the HD-enabled receiving device is HD color-enabled, rendering at least the high-resolution component of the outbound fax job request as a high-resolution color fax, and transmitting the high-resolution color fax via a packet-switched network.
12. The HD fax system of claim 11 , wherein (A) further comprises receiving the outbound fax job request from a HD-enabled transmitting device.
13. The HD fax system of claim 11 , wherein the low-resolution fax is of a resolution of 200 dots-per-inch (DPI) or lower, and wherein the high-resolution monochrome fax or the high-resolution color fax is of a resolution of 300 DPI or higher.
14. The HD fax system of claim 11 , wherein the high-resolution component of the outbound fax job request is received as an electronic file attachment associated with an electronic message.
15. The HD fax system of claim 14 , wherein the electronic file attachment is a Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) format file.
16. The HD fax system of claim 15 , wherein (A) further comprises determining that the electronic file attachment is of a high-resolution format.
17. The HD fax system of claim 14 , wherein the electronic file attachment is a Tagged Image File (TIF) format file.
18. The HD fax system of claim 17 , wherein (A) further comprises determining that the electronic file attachment is of a high-resolution format.
19. The HD fax system of claim 14 , wherein the electronic attachment is a Portable Document Format (PDF) file.
20. The HD fax system of claim 19 , wherein (A) further comprises determining that the electronic file attachment is of a high-resolution format.