System and method for signature capture

摘要

A method of signature capture for a document uses a portable digital media device with a touch responsive screen on which the signer traces his signature. An URL address is sent to the device and opened in the web browser. The URL address is valid for a limited period of time, and the signature is stored at a webpage associated with the URL address.

主权项

1. A method of capturing an image of a handwritten signature with a portable digital media device for insertion in a document, said portable digital media device being in communication with a first computer, the method comprising:
using the first computer, accessing a web application; using the first computer, selecting an electronic document for signature in the web application; using the first computer, entering identification of the portable digital media device in the web application; sending a communication to the portable digital media device, including a time-sensitive URL address for a webpage, said URL address being a working address for a preset period of time; using the first computer to allow access, via the URL address, to the webpage on the portable digital media device only during said preset period of time to enter said handwritten signature such that said handwritten signature is associated with said document by said web application; and using the first computer to disable the URL address after expiration of the preset period of time such that the webpage on the portable digital media device is no longer accessible.