Method and system for electronically signing a document
First Claim
1. A method for electronically signing a document comprising the steps of:
- accessing over a network a product page provided by a product application server;
providing identification information to said product application server unique to an individual who is to sign said document;
communicating information identifying a document to be electronically signed from said product application server to an electronic signature application server;
verifying said individual'"'"'s identity;
acquiring a template of said document and populating said template with data pertaining to said individual to form a completed document and displaying said completed document on a page generated by said electronic signature application server and accessible over a network by said individual; and
adding an electronic signature to said completed document to form a signed document.
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Abstract
A method for electronically signing a document includes the steps of accessing over a network a product page provided by a product application server, providing identification information to the product application server unique to an individual who is to sign the document, communicating information identifying a document to be electronically signed from the product application server to an electronic signature application server, verifying the individual'"'"'s identity, acquiring a template of the document and populating the template with data pertaining to the individual to form a completed document and displaying the completed document on a page generated by the electronic signature application server and accessible over a network by the individual, and adding an electronic signature to the completed document to form a signed document. The signed document may be printed by the individual and may be stored as a .pdf image and also may be stored in a file that is time-stamped and hashed in a form that includes the template, signature and merged data used to populate the template.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for electronically signing a document comprising the steps of:
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accessing over a network a product page provided by a product application server;
providing identification information to said product application server unique to an individual who is to sign said document;
communicating information identifying a document to be electronically signed from said product application server to an electronic signature application server;
verifying said individual'"'"'s identity;
acquiring a template of said document and populating said template with data pertaining to said individual to form a completed document and displaying said completed document on a page generated by said electronic signature application server and accessible over a network by said individual; and
adding an electronic signature to said completed document to form a signed document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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