Remote signature rendering system & apparatus
First Claim
1. A method of authorizing and modifying paper documents remotely by a user comprising the steps of:
- inserting first paper document into a scanner/printer;
scanning said first paper document;
transmitting the image of said first paper document to a remote computer display;
displaying the image of said first paper document at the said remote computer display;
inputting a computer graphics image on to the image of the said first paper document at said remote computer display, said computer graphics image including a manually entered mark by said user;
transmitting said computer graphics image to the said scanner/printer;
imprinting the said computer graphics image on to said first paper document using the coordinates of said computer graphics image as said computer graphics image was placed on the image of the remotely displayed said first paper document to produce an authorized and modified first paper document.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a remote signature system in which a signatory located at a remote location from the original document can receive a virtual image of the document to be signed and, using an electronic pen or the like, sign the virtual document. Information regarding the signature is then transmitted to the location where the actual document exists and is imprinted upon the document using a plotter or printer incorporated in or associated with the scanner which transmitted the original image. A security enclosure may be used around the scanner/plotter/printer to eliminate the possibility of tampering with the document once the document has been loaded into the system. In order to prevent unauthorized access or reuse of the signature, or the document, information regarding the signature and the document is encrypted prior to transmission or storage in memory.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of authorizing and modifying paper documents remotely by a user comprising the steps of:
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inserting first paper document into a scanner/printer; scanning said first paper document; transmitting the image of said first paper document to a remote computer display; displaying the image of said first paper document at the said remote computer display; inputting a computer graphics image on to the image of the said first paper document at said remote computer display, said computer graphics image including a manually entered mark by said user; transmitting said computer graphics image to the said scanner/printer; imprinting the said computer graphics image on to said first paper document using the coordinates of said computer graphics image as said computer graphics image was placed on the image of the remotely displayed said first paper document to produce an authorized and modified first paper document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for authorizing and modifying paper documents remotely by a user comprising:
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means for inserting a first paper document into a scanner/printer; means for scanning said first paper document to produce an image thereof; means for transmitting the image of said first paper document to a remote computer display; means for displaying the image of said first paper document at said remote computer display; means for inputting a computer graphics image on to the image of said first paper document at said remote computer display, said computer graphics image including a manually entered mark by said user; means for transmitting said computer graphics image to said scanner/printer; means for imprinting said computer graphics image on to said first paper document using the coordinates of said computer graphics image as said computer graphics image was placed on the image of the remotely displayed first paper document to to produce a authorized and modified first paper document. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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