Patent ID: 7916906

Claim:
A computer implemented method for capturing an online electronic, biometric signature for an online transaction, said method comprising steps of: receiving electronically online content relating to an online transaction at a client computer interface from a first party; receiving electronically a signature program at said client computer interface from a second party; executing said signature program module to display a signature block on the client computer interface, said signature program being capable of capturing biometric signature data from a computer input peripheral device of said client computer interface; said signature program module receiving signature data from said computer peripheral device representing a biometric signature; generating a graphical image of said biometric signature from said signature data; storing at least one of said signature data and said graphical image remotely at data storage facilities at said second party, with data relating to said online transaction; and when that said at least one of said signature data and said graphical image is stored with data relating to said online content at data storage facilities at said second party, transmitting a notification to said first party and said client computer interface indicating that the signature has been received; wherein said program module is executed independently from said online content; and wherein said computer client interface includes a hosting application for displaying said online content to a computer user, and step of executing said program module includes a step of downloading said signature program module from a location different than a location where said online content is stored based on an embedded command in said online content, said signature program module configured to display the signature block on the client computer interface and capture the signature data from a computer peripheral device.