Method, application, and article of manufacture for sending a correspondence with content that can be certified

摘要

Described herein is a method and system for certifying contents of a correspondence sent from a sender to a recipient. The method comprises: receiving by an information processor over a communication network an electronic file from a sending workstation associated with the correspondence; receiving over the communication network recipient information that represents the recipient of the correspondence; generating a formatted electronic document from the electronic file, the formatted electronic document including coded information for identifying the electronic document; storing a copy of the formatted electronic document in a database; outputting the formatted electronic document as a physical document; delivering the physical document to the recipient; and retaining the copy of the electronic formatted document stored in the database as a certification of the contents of the correspondence as embodied in the physical document sent to the recipient.

主权项

1. A method for certifying contents of a correspondence sent from a sender to a recipient, the method comprising:
receiving by an information processor over a communication network an electronic file from a sending workstation associated with the correspondence; receiving over the communication network recipient information that represents the recipient of the correspondence; generating a formatted electronic document from the electronic file, the formatted electronic document including coded information for identifying the electronic document; storing a copy of the formatted electronic document including the coded information in a database; outputting the formatted electronic document as a physical document; delivering the physical document to the recipient; and retaining the copy of the formatted electronic document including the coded information stored in the database as a certification of the contents of the physical document delivered to the recipient, wherein the copy of the formatted electronic document is an image of the formatted electronic document generated prior to delivery of the physical document to the recipient.