Electronic signature management system and method
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1. A computer-implemented method for insertion of an electronic signature comprising:
- receiving an electronic signature at a communication server, where the electronic signature includes links to icons that are associated with the electronic signature and the icons are retrieved at the recipient device from an image store and displayed at the recipient client device when the electronic signature is received at the recipient client device;
selecting the electronic signature that is to be included in an electronic communication that is sent to a recipient client device;
inserting the electronic signature into the electronic communication by the communication server; and
sending the electronic communication from the communication server for receipt by the recipient client device, wherein the electronic signature includes a set of icons associated with at least one of a plurality of contact information items, wherein selecting the electronic signature includes inspecting the electronic communication for a plurality of signature markers wherein at least one of the plurality of signature markers flags to skip insertion of the electronic signature.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented system for managing an electronic signature is provided. A data collector receives one or more information items. A signature builder builds an electronic signature based on at least one of the information items. The electronic signature includes a set of icons. Individual icons in the set of icons are respectively associated with at least one of the information items. Individual icons in the set of icons are configured to initiate a communication application when one of the icons is selected in order to communication via the communication application using the information item associated with the selected icon.
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1. A computer-implemented method for insertion of an electronic signature comprising:
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receiving an electronic signature at a communication server, where the electronic signature includes links to icons that are associated with the electronic signature and the icons are retrieved at the recipient device from an image store and displayed at the recipient client device when the electronic signature is received at the recipient client device; selecting the electronic signature that is to be included in an electronic communication that is sent to a recipient client device; inserting the electronic signature into the electronic communication by the communication server; and
sending the electronic communication from the communication server for receipt by the recipient client device, wherein the electronic signature includes a set of icons associated with at least one of a plurality of contact information items, wherein selecting the electronic signature includes inspecting the electronic communication for a plurality of signature markers wherein at least one of the plurality of signature markers flags to skip insertion of the electronic signature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 24)
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9. A computer-implemented system for insertion of an electronic signature comprising:
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a communication server controlled by a processor in receipt of an electronic signature, where the electronic signature includes links to icons that are associated with the electronic signature and the icons are retrieved at a recipient client from an image store and displayed at the recipient client device when the electronic signature is received at the recipient client device; and an electronic communication received at the communication server, where the communication server selects the electronic signature that is to be included in the electronic communication and inserts the electronic signature into the electronic communication after which the electronic communication is transmitted for receipt by the recipient client device, wherein selecting the electronic signature includes selecting one electronic signature among a plurality of electronic signatures associated with a user based on a plurality of signature markers wherein the plurality of signature markers comprises at least a stream of characters flagging which of the one electronic signature, among the plurality of electronic signatures, to select. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that contains instructions for a method of insertion of an electronic signature comprising:
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receiving an electronic signature at a communication server, where the electronic signature includes links to icons that are associated with the electronic signature and the icons are retrieved at a recipient client device from an image store and displayed at the recipient client device when the electronic signature is received at the recipient client device; selecting the electronic signature that is to be included in an electronic communication that is sent to a recipient client device; inserting the electronic signature into the electronic communication, wherein selecting the electronic signature includes selecting one electronic signature among a plurality of electronic signatures associated with a user based on a plurality of signature markers wherein the plurality of signature markers comprises at least a stream of characters flagging which of the one electronic signature, among the plurality of electronic signatures, to select; and sending the electronic communication from the communication server for receipt by the recipient client device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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