ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20150089417A1
• Filed: 12/01/2014
• Published: 03/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jacob J. Dayan
• Original Assignee: Jacob J. Dayan
• Inventors: Dayan, Jacob J.
• Granted Patent: US 10,013,141 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/765
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9558 Details of hyperlinks; Management of linked annotations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

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.

Claims

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 a links to a icons that are downloaded when the electronic signature is received at a 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; and

sending the electronic communication from the communication server for receipt by the recipient client device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein selecting the electronic signature includes selecting one electronic signature among a plurality of electronic signatures associated with a user.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein inserting the electronic signature further includes determining that a signature is already present in the electronic communication, and

refraining from inserting the electronic signature.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the electronic signature includes a set of icons.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 wherein the set of icons are respectively associated with at least one of a plurality of contact information items.

6. The computer-implemented system of claim 1 wherein the electronic signature contains at least one link that is associated with analytic data.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the electronic communication is an email.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 includes an insertion module that inserts a fastlink in the electronic communication.

24. The tangible computer-readable medium that contains instructions for a method of claim 1 wherein the communication server is an email server.

9. A computer-implemented system for insertion of an electronic signature comprising:

a communication server in receipt of an electronic signature, where the electronic signature includes a links to a icons that are downloaded when the electronic signature is received at a 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.

10. The computer-implemented system of claim 9 wherein the electronic signature is selected from a plurality of electronic signatures associated with a user.

11. The computer-implemented system of claim 9 wherein the communication server determines if a signature is already present, and if so refrains from insertion of the electronic signature.

12. The computer-implemented system of claim 9 wherein the electronic signature includes a set of icons.

13. The computer-implemented system of claim 12 wherein the set of icons are respectively associated with at least one of a plurality of contact information items.

14. The computer-implemented system of claim 9 wherein the electronic signature contains at least one link that is associated with analytic data.

15. The computer-implemented system of claim 9 wherein the electronic communication is an email.

16. The computer-implemented system of claim 9 includes an insertion module that inserts a fastlink in the electronic communication.

17. A tangible computer-readable medium that contains instructions for a method of insertion of an electronic signature comprising:

receiving an electronic signature at a communication server, where the electronic signature includes a links to a icons that are downloaded when the electronic signature is received at a 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; and

sending the electronic communication from the communication server for receipt by the recipient client device.

18. The tangible computer-readable medium that contains instructions for a method of claim 17 wherein selecting the electronic signature includes selecting one electronic signature among a plurality of electronic signatures associated with a user.

19. The tangible computer-readable medium that contains instructions for a method of claim 17 wherein inserting the electronic signature further includes determining that a signature is already present in the electronic communication, and

refraining from inserting the electronic signature.

20. The tangible computer-readable medium that contains instructions for a method of claim 17 wherein the electronic signature includes a set of icons.

21. The tangible computer-readable medium that contains instructions for a method of claim 20 wherein the set of icons are respectively associated with at least one of a plurality of contact information items.

22. The tangible computer-readable medium that contains instructions for a method of claim 17 wherein the electronic signature contains at least one link that is associated with analytic data.

23. The tangible computer-readable medium that contains instructions for a method of claim 17 wherein the electronic communication is an email.