SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONDUCTING TRANSACTIONS REMOTELY

• US 20110122449A1
• Filed: 04/21/2009
• Published: 05/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Syngrafii Corporation
• Original Assignee: Syngrafii Corporation
• Inventors: Gibson, Matthew, Wiltshire, John H.D., Dave, Ravi Vipool Balmukund
• Granted Patent: US 9,405,894 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.18
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/30 Authentication, i.e. establishing the identity or authorisation of security principals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/33 using certificates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/141 between two video terminals, e.g. videophone telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085

Abstract

A transaction system and method is provided that ensures a high degree of non-repudiation. The transaction system may include a media conferencing terminal and a client computer on each end of the transaction. The system may be linked via a network such as the Internet so that transactions may be conducted between remote locations. The media conferencing terminal ensures that each party to the transaction may be satisfied as to the identity of the other parties. The method includes recording the pressure, speed and acceleration of annotations made to digital documents that are used for conducting transactions. The system is operable to store all media conferencing information, digital document information, and annotation information such that the information can be later recovered to reproduce the transaction, proving a high degree of non-repudiation.

Claims

1. A method for conducting and recording transactions remotely characterized in that it comprises the steps of:

(a) establishing a media conference between a plurality of media conferencing terminals;

(b) linking a plurality of computers each operable to display a digital document synchronized by a transaction session;

(c) recording a plurality of annotations inputted on one or more of the plurality of computers; and

(d) creating an authentication file that authenticates the digital document by the steps of;

(i) storing the digital document and the plurality of annotations; and

(ii) storing audio data and video data corresponding to the media conference.

2. The method claimed in claim 1 characterized in that it comprises the further step of printing of the digital document using a printing means.

3. The method claimed in claim 2 characterized in that it comprises the further step of using a printing means that is a laser printer or inkjet printer.

4. The method claimed in claim 1 characterized in that it comprises the further step of the computer recording a pressure, a speed, and an acceleration of each of the plurality of annotations.

5. The method claimed in claim 1 characterized in that it comprises the further step of printing the plurality of annotations using a printing means.

6. The method claimed in claim 5 characterized in that it comprises the further step of printing the plurality of annotations using a printing means that is operable to replicate the pressure, the speed, the acceleration of each of the plurality of inputted annotations.

7. The method claimed in claim 1 characterized in that it comprises the further step of pairing the one or more of the plurality of computers on a common device with one or more of the media conferencing terminals.

8. A transaction system characterized in that it comprises:

(a) a plurality of computers each including an input means, a display means, a network connection and a media recording means;

(b) a plurality of media conferencing terminals each including an input means and an output means; and

(c) a transaction utility linked to each of the plurality of computers or loaded on the plurality of computers, the transaction utility operable to;

(i) establish a media conference between the plurality of media conferencing terminals;

(ii) link the plurality of computers and display on the display means of each of the plurality of computers a digital document synchronized by a transaction session;

(iii) record a plurality of annotations inputted using the input means of one or more of the plurality of computers; and

(iv) create an authentication file that authenticates the digital document by;

(A) storing the digital document and the plurality of annotations; and

(B) storing audio data and video data corresponding to the media conference.

9. The transaction system claimed in claim 8 characterized in that the input means of the computer is a stylus.

10. The transaction system claimed in claim 8 characterized in that the input means is operable to generate a pressure, a speed, and an acceleration corresponding to its use.

11. The transaction system claimed in claim 8 characterized in that the display means is a monitor.

12. The transaction system claimed in claim 8 characterized in that the display means is a video projector.

13. The transaction system claimed in claim 8 characterized in that the input means of the media conferencing terminal is a camera.

14. The transaction system claimed in claim 8 characterized in that the output means is a plurality of audio speakers.

15. The transaction system claimed in claim 14 characterized in that the output means further comprises a video monitor.

16. The transaction system claimed in claim 14 characterized in that the output means further comprises a video projector.

17. A file system, characterized in that each file in said file system comprises a plurality of digital documents, a plurality of digital document identification numbers, a plurality of annotations files, a plurality of media stream files, a plurality of files each file identifying a computer identification number corresponding to one of a plurality of client computers, a plurality of internet protocol addresses corresponding to each of the client computers, a plurality of date stamps, and a plurality of time stamps.

18. A computer program characterized in that it comprises computer instructions which when made available to a computer are operable to define in relation to the computer a remote transaction utility that is operable to:

(a) establish a media conference between a plurality of media conferencing terminals;

(b) link a plurality of computers each operable to display a digital document synchronized by a transaction session;

(c) record a plurality of annotations inputted on one or more of the plurality of computers; and

(d) create an authentication file that authenticates the digital document by;

(i) storing the digital document and the plurality of annotations; and

(ii) storing audio data and video data corresponding to the media conference.

19. The computer program claimed in claim 18 characterized in that the computer program is operable to record and store information corresponding to on which of the plurality of computers each of the plurality of annotations is inputted.

20. The computer program claimed in claim 18 characterized in that it is further operable to print the digital document to a printing means.

21. The computer program claimed in claim 18 characterized in that it is further operable to print the plurality of annotations to a printing means.