Patent ID: 8402276
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In a system wherein a digital signature is attached to an electronic document and can be isolated from the electronic document such that the electronic document is no longer digitally signed, a method for digitally signing the electronic document such that the digital signature is embedded in the electronic document, the method comprising acts of: creating an electronic document; scanning a paper document to provide content for the electronic document; inserting a signature block for each person that will digitally sign the electronic document, wherein each signature block is embedded in the electronic document and each signature block has at least one attribute, the at least one attribute including a signature attribute, inserting signature blocks including inserting a notary signature block after the electronic document is signed by a primary signer and inserting a recorder signature block after the electronic document is digitally signed by the notary; when a person digitally signs the electronic document, filling at least one of the at least one attributes before generating the digital signature for the electronic document; generating the digital signature after the person digitally signs the document, the digital signature including the at least one attributes filled in when the person digitally signed the document; and placing the digital signature in the signature attribute of the signature block of the person digitally signing the electronic document, wherein the signature attribute corresponds to the digital signature of the person digitally signing the document.