Apparatus for remote application of manual signatures to electronic documents
AssigneeScriptel Corporation
InventorsMichael Bodnar, Winston J. Powers
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Abstract
A remote data capture system includes a host computing device and a client computing device communicatively coupled to the host computing device. A capture device is coupled to the client computing device. The capture device is configured to receive an electrical input signal from a sensor and convert the input signal to corresponding input data having a predetermined electronic data format. The client computing device selectably transmits the input data to the host computing device.
Claims7
A signature capture system comprising:
- a client computer;
- a signature capture device operatively connected to the client computer, the signature capture device having:
- a sensor panel configured to receive a handwritten signature applied to the sensor panel by a stylus, and
- a controller operatively connected to the sensor panel;
- the controller being configured to:
- convert the handwritten signature from the sensor panel into a series of x-y coordinate signature data points,
- emulate a standard computer keyboard typically requiring standard driver software provided by an operating system,
- convert the series of signature data points into a format compliant with the emulated computer keyboard, and
- transmit the converted signature data points as a data stream to the client computer such that the client computer uses the standard driver software provided by the operating system and does not require dedicated software to be installed and running to receive the data stream from the signature capture device.
A method for providing remote application of signatures to electronic documents using a signature capture device, the capture device having a stylus, a sensor panel and a controller operatively connected to the sensor panel, the method comprising:
- using the stylus, applying a handwritten signature as an input signal on the sensor panel of the signature capture device;
- using the controller, converting the input signal to a series of x and y coordinate signature data points,
- using the controller to emulate a standard computer keyboard typically having standard driver software provided by an operating system, and converting the series of x and y coordinate signature data points into a format compliant with that of the emulated computer keyboard;
- transmitting the converted signature data points as a data stream to a client computer such that the client computer uses the standard driver software provided by the operating system and does not require dedicated software to be installed and running to receive the data stream from the signature capture device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.