System and method for signing electronic documents

A computer program (10), embodied on a non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium, for a signer (30) to apply a signature, wherein the signer has a personal electronic device (32) that includes a browser application (44), a screen (38), and an input unit (38, 42), the computer program comprising:

• a code segment that provides the personal electronic device (32) of the signer (30) with a web link (60) to an electronic document (22) at a remote server (18), wherein said an electronic document (22) includes a signature field (54);
• a code segment that activates said web link (60) on the personal electronic device (32) with the browser application (44) to form a connection between the personal electronic device (32) and said remote server (18) via a communications network (16);
• a code segment that presents a signor-side image copy of said electronic document (22) with said signature field (54) on the screen (38) of the personal electronic device (32);
• a code segment that accepts the signature of the signer (30) into said signature field (54) from the input unit (38, 42) of the personal electronic device (32);
• and
• a code segment that communicates said electronic document (22) containing the signature of the signer (30) to said remote server (18).

An apparatus (10) for a signer (30) to apply a signature to a signature field (54) of an electronic document (22), the apparatus comprising:

• a personal electronic device (32) that includes a browser application (44), a screen (38), and an input unit (38, 42);
• logic that activates a web link (60) on said personal electronic device (32) with said browser application (44) to connect said personal electronic device (32) and a remote server (18) via a communications network (16);
• logic that presents a signor-side image copy of the electronic document (22) with the signature field (54) on said screen (38) of said personal electronic device (32);
• logic that accepts the signature of the signer (30) into the signature field (54) from said input unit (38, 42) of said personal electronic device (32);
• and
• logic that communicates the electronic document (22) containing the signature of the signer (30) to said remote server (18).