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Document signing system for mobile devices

US11461451B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

VMware LLC · US

Inventors

Lucas Chen · Atlanta, US
Gaurav Arora · Greater Noida, IN
Evan Hurst · Atlanta, US
Nicholas Grivas · Atlanta, US
Nicholas Brouillette · Smyrna, US
Jubin Benny · Bengaluru, IN
Jason Ruby · Johns Island, US
Eugene Liderman · Olney, US
Hemant Sahani · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 12, 2019
Grant date	Oct 4, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 22, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L9/3268
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are various approaches for signing documents using mobile devices. A request is sent to a certificate authority for a signing certificate. The signing certificate is then received from the certificate authority. The signing certificate is then stored in the memory. Next, a file is received from a client application executed by the processor of the computing device. Then, the file is signed with the signing certificate to create a signed file. The signed file is then returned to the client application.

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