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Method of and system for collecting an electronic signature for an electronic record stored in a database

  • US 20050108536A1
  • Filed: 12/08/2003
  • Published: 05/19/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of collecting an electronic signature for an electronic record stored in a database, the method comprising:

  • automatically creating an electronic record from data stored in a plurality of different database tables in response to the occurrence of a predetermined event;

    storing an instance of the electronic record in a common repository of electronic records that provides an audit trail that cannot be altered or disabled by users of the system;

    executing a rule associated with the electronic record to determine whether an electronic signature is required to connote review and/or approval of the electronic record; and

    if execution of the rule results in a determination that an electronic signature is required, marking the instance of the electronic record as unsigned and initiating a request to collect the required electronic signature.

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