Patent ID: 7035830

Claim:
A document filing method comprising the steps of: using a user interface display connected to a server in electronic communication with at least one remote compute engine having URL capability, the server receiving and displaying an electronic copy of a document being submitted from a remote location for filing with the user of the server; electronically stamping the electronic copy of the document being submitted for filing responsive to a user input through the user interface; storing in a database the document after the electronic stamp is imparted to the document; providing an electronic communication transmitting an electronic copy of the document having the electronic stamp imparted to the electronic copy of the document to the submitter of the document for filing providing, as a security measure, that the electronic stamping step can only be done utilizing software running on a secure server system with access for the purpose of such electronic stamping limited to at least one authorized user uniquely identified to the server prior to performing the electronic stamping step.