SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITALLY SIGNING DOCUMENTS FROM A MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20150113282A1
• Filed: 10/17/2014
• Published: 04/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: j2 Cloud Services, LLC (Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Axacore, Inc.
• Inventors: Basil, Nicholas J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,565,188 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/176
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/103 applying security measure for protecting copy right protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment, e.g. protection the software providers copyright G06F21/10; data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; secrecy systems or subscription systems H04N7/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0876 based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/12 Applying verification of the received information cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for data integrity or data verification H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3247 involving digital signatures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3297 involving time stamps, e.g. generation of time stamps

Abstract

A system and method for embedding a written signature into a secure electronic document is disclosed. In certain embodiments, a user views the electronic document on a first computing device and creates an electronic digital signature on a mobile computing device. The user is securely certified by a system created alphanumeric code and the identification of the mobile device. The signature is then embedded into the electronic document and stored securely on a central server.

Claims

1. A system for embedding a digital signature into a digital document comprising;

a electronic document viewed by a user on a first computing device screen;

a signature application on a mobile computing device;

the user highlighting the signature field;

a central server storing an electronic document for the user;

displaying a computer program generated alpha-numeric code from the central server on the first computing device screen;

user inputs the system generated alpha-numeric code on the second mobile computing device screen, such code representing the user'"'"'s approval to use a pre-stored signature in the highlighted signature field;

the signature application transmitting the digital signature and one or more of the following;

input code, user identity and any available mobile computing device identification information to a central server;

the central server infusing the digital signature, input code, user identity, computing device identity, and time and date stamp into the associated digital document.

2. The system as described in claim 1 further comprising a electronic document viewed by a user on a first computing device screen wherein the document is stored on a central server and made available for viewing to the user on the first computing device.

3. The system as described in claim 1 further comprising a software program on computer readable medium operating on a central server comprising the capability to:

associate an electronic document with the intended recipient;

generate an alphanumeric code for user verification, provide the user the capability to view the electronic document and alphanumeric code on a first computing device.

8. The software program on a computer readable medium as described in claim 3 comprising the capability to authenticate the user via confirmation of the user input alphanumeric code and any available mobile communication device or mobile computing device identification information.

9. The software program computer readable medium of claim 3, wherein said authentication information includes at least one of a mobile computing device or mobile communication device identifier comprising one or more of the following:

IMEI, IMSI, RUIM, MSIN, MIN, MSID, MEID, UDID, TMSI, MNC, MSCID, GPS, MAC Address, a time and date of the capturing of the signature, or information provided in response to security requests of said signature application.

10. The software program on computer readable medium as described in claim 3 further comprising a signature software application on the central server with the capability to prompt the user to authenticate, approve, and insert a signature in one or more locations in one or more documents, wherein the user has the capability to draw or highlight a box of a signature field on the screen;

and further prompting the user to authenticate, approve, and insert a signature in one or more locations in one or more documents, wherein the user activates the signature field by clicking, selecting, or touching the screen.

11. The software application operating on a central server as described in claim 1 that infuses the signature in the document.

12. The system as described in claim 1, further comprising:

locking the document from edits to secure the authenticity of the document.

13. The mobile computing device of claim 1 and the first computing device of claim 1 where the mobile computing device may be the same device as the first computing device.

4. A software program application operating on a mobile computing device comprising the capability to:

create and store one or more personal digital signatures;

input an alpha-numeric code;

read from the mobile computing device one or more communication or computing identifiers;

transmit a selected personal digital signature, alpha-numeric code, and one or more communication or computing identifiers to the central server for processing with the associated one or more documents.

5. The software application operating on a mobile computing device as described in claim 4 further comprising the capability:

to have the user create a personal digital signature wherein the user signs a signature with a input device or finger on a touchscreen of a mobile computing device; and

to store the personal digital signature for future use.

6. The software application operating on a mobile computing device as described in claim 4 further comprising the capability:

to have the user operate the camera function of the mobile computing device to take a picture of the user signature; and

to store the personal digital signature for future use.

7. The software application operating on a mobile computing device as described in claim 4 further comprising the capability:

to have the user create a personal digital signature by the use of air gestures wherein the user signs a signature with a finger in the air, and further, wherein the mobile computing device recognizes the air gesturing and displays the user signature on the device display; and

to store the personal digital signature for future use.

14. A method for embedding a digital signature into a digital document comprising the steps of:

a user viewing an electronic document on a first computing device screen;

the user highlighting the signature field;

displaying a computer program generated alphanumeric code on the first computing device screen;

user inputs system generated alphanumeric code on a second mobile computing device screen, such code representing the user'"'"'s approval to use a pre-stored signature in the highlighted signature field;

the signature application on the second mobile computing device transmitting the digital signature and one or more of the following;

input code, user identity and any available mobile computing device identification or mobile communication device identification information to a central server;

the central server infusing the digital signature and one or more of the following into the associated digital document;

input code, user identity, mobile computing device identity, and time and date stamp.

15. The method as described in claim 14 further comprising a electronic document viewed by a user on a first computing device screen wherein the document is stored on a central server and made available for viewing to the user on the first computing device.

16. The method as described in claim 14 further comprising a software program on computer readable medium operating on a central server comprising the capability to:

associate an electronic document with the intended recipient;

generate an alphanumeric code for user verification, provide the user the capability to view the electronic document and alphanumeric code on a first computing device.

18. The software program on computer readable medium as described in claim 16 comprising the capability to authenticate the user via confirmation of the user input alphanumeric code and pre-established identity of the mobile computing device and software application operating on the mobile computing device, wherein the identity of the mobile communication device comprises one or more of the following:

IMEI, IMSI, RUIM, MSIN, MIN, MSID, UDID, TMSI, MNC, MEID, MSCID, GPS, MAC Address, a time and date of the capturing of the signature, or information provided in response to security requests of said signature application.

19. The method as described in claim 14 further comprising a software application on computer readable medium with the capability to draw or highlight a box of a signature field on the screen and further prompting the user to authenticate, approve, and insert a signature in one or more locations in one or more documents, wherein the user activates the signature field by clicking, selecting, or touching the screen.

20. The software application operating on a central server as described in claim 16 that infuses the signature in the document and further locks the document from edits to secure the authenticity of the document.

17. The software application operating on a mobile computing device comprising the capability to have the mobile computing device user create a personal digital signature with one of the following methods:

an input device or use of a touchscreen;

the use of air gestures wherein the user signs a signature with a finger in the air, and further, wherein the mobile computing device recognizes the air gesturing and displays the user signature on the device display, to have the user operate the camera function of the mobile computing device to take a picture of the user signature, and to store the personal digital signature for future use; and

to allow the user to input the alphanumeric code on a mobile computing device via keyboard, touchscreen, or the use of air gestures