Patent ID: 6311042
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: G06F,G07C,H04M,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
A system for transmitting signature data representative of a characteristic of a written signature over a wireless network, comprisingan input device in the form of a pen, said pen includinga sensor for measuring forces acting on a nib of the pen and generating a data signal representative of the characteristic of the written signature being traced on a writing surface, anda transmitter incorporated in the pen and transmitting said data signal to a remote receiver,a wireless communication device having the remote receiver receiving said data signal, anda remote verification processor receiving said data signal from the wireless communication device over a wireless communication channel of the wireless network,wherein the remote verification processor compares said data signal against a signature template for verifying whether said signature data representative of the characteristic of the written signature corresponds to said template.