Patent ID: 8667290
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G16H,H04L

Abstract:
1. A digital signature method for collection of signatures from pre-validated signers, the method comprising: storing in a datastore a pre-validated signer's signature and a device the pre-validated signer has authorized for receiving signature requests; creating a label, the label including a unique identifier wherein the identifier is stored in the datastore; affixing the label to the paper document to be signed; creating an electronic copy of the paper document; determining from the datastore a pre-validated signer required to sign the electronic copy of the paper document; securely transmitting the electronic copy of the paper document to the device the pre-validated signer has authorized for receiving signature requests; receiving from the pre-validated signer's device an electronic acknowledgement authorizing use of the pre-validated signer's signature; retrieving the pre-validated signer's digital signature from the datastore; and affixing the pre-validated signer's digital signature to the electronic copy of the paper document.