Patent ID: 8843552
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for conducting and recording transactions remotely comprising: (a) establishing a media conference between a plurality of media conferencing terminals; (b) linking a plurality of computers each operable to display a digital document associated with a transaction and also with the media conference; (c) recording a plurality of digitally generated handwriting elements inputted by one or more participants of the media conference on one or more of the plurality of computers during the media conference; and (d) creating and storing an authentication file that authenticates the digital document by: wherein the digitally generated handwriting elements are associated with the digital document; wherein the authentication file is associated with the digital document for authentication of the transaction; wherein the one or more participants of the media conference are parties to the digital document and the associated transaction; and wherein the authentication file authenticates the digital document and the associated transaction using the plurality of digitally generated handwriting elements and the stored audio and/or video data, the stored audio and/or video data enabling the verification of the identification of the one or more participants of the media conference.