Electronic signing of documents
First Claim
1. A method for a person to sign a document (as defined herein) by use of an electronic pen (as defined herein), including the steps of:
- (a) capturing a hand signature (as defined herein) of the person;
(b) generating a verification ID;
then (c) attaching the hand signature and the verification ID and an optical watermark to the document to complete the document signing process.
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Abstract
A method for a person to sign a document (as defined herein) by use of an electronic pen (as defined herein), including the steps of capturing a hand signature (as defined herein) of the person; verifying the person'"'"'s identity; generating a verification ID; then attaching the hand signature, the verification ID and an optical watermark to the document to complete the document signing process. Also disclosed is a method for generating a validated hand signature (as defined herein) to a document including the steps of signing the document using an e-pen (as defined herein); creating a digest of the document; encrypting the hand signature within the electronic pen; generating a verification ID; incorporating the verification ID into the document; and integrating the digest into the document.
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1. A method for a person to sign a document (as defined herein) by use of an electronic pen (as defined herein), including the steps of:
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(a) capturing a hand signature (as defined herein) of the person;
(b) generating a verification ID;
then(c) attaching the hand signature and the verification ID and an optical watermark to the document to complete the document signing process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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26. A method for generating a validated hand signature (as defined herein) to a document (as defined herein) including the steps of:
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(a) signing the document using an electronic pen (as defined herein);
(b) creating a digest of the document;
(c) encrypting the hand signature within the electronic pen;
(d) generating a verification ID; and
(e) incorporating the verification ID into the document, and integrating the digest into the document.
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