Patent Document ID: 20120192250
Application ID: 13497024
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. An electronic pen device configured to be used with a remote secure server for registering handwritten signatures, said secure server comprising an authentication database storing authentication information in connection with pre-registered users and a signature registration database for registering handwritten signatures, the electronic pen device comprising: an input/output (I/O) interface; a memory; a tip and capturing means connected thereto for capturing handwritten signatures; a network interface adapted to be connected to a data network, and a processing unit connected to said I/O interface, to said capturing means, to said memory and to said network interface; where said electronic pen device obtains personnel identification information originating from a user desiring to sign, automatically authenticates said user by inquiring said remote secure server using said personnel identification information, and if a successful authentication, captures said handwritten signature, associates a unique signature identifier thereto, and transmits said captured handwritten signature to said remote secure server via said data network for storage in association with said user and said unique signature identifier, and communicates said unique signature identifier to said user in order to be used as a reference during future authentication of said handwritten signature.