System and method for capturing and applying a legal signature to documents over a network
US7934098B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/18
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic signature capture system and process meets the legal requirements of a valid electronic signature while also providing electronically signed documents that have the appearance, and thus equivalent acceptability, of a traditional pen-and-ink signature. The documents can be signed using a mouse, a stylus, a touch screen, a graphics tablet, or other suitable input device to draw a signature analogue on the screen similar to signing a paper document with a pen. A fingerprint image, retinal scan image, or other similar biometric input may be captured in addition to or instead of a signature. The signature analogue is saved and linked to a particular user and to particular documents. The signature analogue may be combined with the document in a composite image file, or the signature analogue may be applied dynamically to appropriate document components to assemble an executed document as needed.
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