# US 8,572,388 B2 · Electronic document management system

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- Number: US 8,572,388 B2
- Document ID: US8572388B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/623,606
- Filed: 2007-01-16
- Published: 2008-02-07
- Granted: 2013-10-29
- Earliest claimed: 2004-03-10
- Assignees: eLynx, Ltd.
- Applicants: Tim Boemker; Mark Keller; Chip Schock; Mark E. Kleingers; Phillip E. Huff; Terrance P. Gieske; James D. Gersten; John E. Danner
- Inventors: Tim Boemker; Mark Keller; Chip Schock; Mark E. Kleingers; Phillip E. Huff; Terrance P. Gieske; James D. Gersten; John E. Danner
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8572388B2

## CPC

- G06Q 10/10: Office automation; Time management
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A method, apparatus and program product provide a mechanism for managing the execution of electronic documents using electronic signatures. Documents requiring electronic signatures are automatically identified, mined, trimmed and split from a printer control data language stream. Status information pertaining to needed data, signatories, signature completions and authentication attempts is related to users during and after an electronic signing sequence.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of presenting a signable document to a signer for authentication, comprising
formatting the signable document as an electronic package, the electronic package utilizing at least a first storage format,
responding to a request to sign documents from a signer by presenting the signer with an access demonstration document formatted in the first storage format;
requiring delivery from the signer of information presented in the access demonstration document;
in response to correct delivery by the signer of information presented in the access demonstration document, presenting the signable document to the signer in an authentication session of the signer; and
acquiring authentication of the signable document from the signer in the authentication session.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the access demonstration document identifies a code, and presentation of the signable document proceeds after signer entry of the code identified in the access demonstration document.