Electronic document management system

US8572388B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• eLynx, Ltd. · US

Inventors

• Tim Boemker · Cincinnati, US
• Mark T. Keller · San Mateo, US
• Chip Schock · Cincinnati, US
• Mark Kleingers · Sharonville, US
• Phillip Huff · Monroe, US
• Terrance Gieske · Crestview, US
• James Gersten · Cincinnati, US
• John Edward Danner · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 16, 2007
• Grant date: Oct 29, 2013
• Expiry date: May 22, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/10
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method, apparatus and program product provide a mechanism for managing the execution of electronic documents using electronic signatures. Documents requiring electronic signatures are automatically identified, mined, trimmed and split from a printer control data language stream. Status information pertaining to needed data, signatories, signature completions and authentication attempts is related to users during and after an electronic signing sequence.