GRAPHIC-BASED ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented system for managing an electronic signature comprising:
- a data collector that receives one or more contact information items;
a signature builder that builds a graphic-based electronic signature based on at least one of the contact information items, the graphic-based electronic signature includes a set of icons wherein individual icons in the set of icons are respectively associated with at least one of the contact information items; and
wherein individual icons in the set of icons are configured to initiate a communication application when one of the icons is selected in order to communicate via the communication application using the contact information item associated with the selected icon.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented system for managing an electronic signature is provided. A data collector receives one or more contact information items. A signature builder builds a graphic-based electronic signature based on at least one of the contact information items. The graphic-based electronic signature includes a set of icons. Individual icons in the set of icons are respectively associated with at least one of the contact 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 contact information item associated with the selected icon.
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23 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented system for managing an electronic signature comprising:
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a data collector that receives one or more contact information items; a signature builder that builds a graphic-based electronic signature based on at least one of the contact information items, the graphic-based electronic signature includes a set of icons wherein individual icons in the set of icons are respectively associated with at least one of the contact information items; and wherein individual icons in the set of icons are configured to initiate a communication application when one of the icons is selected in order to communicate via the communication application using the contact information item associated with the selected icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method for managing an electronic signature comprising:
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receiving one or more contact information items; building a graphic-based electronic signature corresponding to at least one of the contact information items, the graphic-based electronic signature includes a set of icons; associating individual icons in the set of icons with respective contact information items; and configuring individual icons in the set of icons to initiate a communication application when one of the icons is selected in order to communicate via the communication application using the contact information item associated with the selected icon. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-implemented method of sponsoring an electronic signature of an electronic communication comprising:
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receiving one or more third-party contact information items, the third-party contact information items are respectively associated with a third-party icon; receiving a set of third-party icon selections, individual selections in the set of third-party icon selections respectively correspond to third-party icons selected for inclusion in a graphic-based electronic signature; and building the graphic-based electronic signature based at least in part on the set of third-party icon selections; wherein the graphic-based electronic signature respectively includes the third-party icons indicated in the set of third-party icon selections such that the third-party icons indicate a sponsorship of the graphic-based electronic signature by a third party when the graphic-based electronic signature is displayed.
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22. The computer-implemented method of claim 22 further comprising:
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configuring individual third-party icons in the graphic-based electronic signature to trigger a selection indication when one of the third-party icons is selected, the selection indication includes identifying information relating to the selected third-party icon; and storing the identifying information of the selection indication to provide a selection history that indicates which third-party icons of the graphic-based electronic signature have been selected.
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23. A computer-implemented system for locally managing an electronic signature comprising
a data collector that receives one or more contact information items; -
a signature builder that builds a graphic-based electronic signature based on at least one of the contact information items, the graphic-based electronic signature includes a set of icons wherein individual icons in the set of icons are respectively associated with at least one of the contact information items; wherein individual icons in the set of icons are configured to initiate a communication application when one of the icons is selected in order to communicate via the communication application using the contact information item associated with the selected icon; and wherein the signature builder is configured to access signature-related information stored remotely relative to the signature builder.
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