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System and method for integrating paper-based business documents with computer-readable data entered via a computer network
Assignee: VOICECOM Inc
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Filing: 1999-08-27
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Granted: 2001-02-13
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Expires: 2019-08-27
Abstract
Abstract In an Internet-based process, a method of integrating paper-based business documents requiring an original signature with electronic data about those documents, and for later retrieving the data entered by the end user to create the documents is characterized by the steps of having the end user enter all required information for creating the required document, saving the gathered data in a database, associating the saved data with a unique identification code, and printing the unique identification code on the paper-based document when it is printed by the end user. The method can further include verification steps for the business client to independently verify the information entered, certification steps for the end user to certify the information entered, and fraud detection elements to protect against altered information on the documents. The printed paper-based document is signed by the end user, and submitted with supporting documentation. When the document is received by the business client, the business client inputs the identification code which is then used to access the stored data, and populate the business client's own database with all of the data used to create the original documents. All data entry is completed and verified by the end user, thus virtually eliminating data entry by the business client.
Inventors
- 👤 William N. Stratigos
- 👤 Richard L. Mann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 15:51
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32128; H04N1/32133; G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/06; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3226; H04N2201/3233; H04N2201/3269; H04N2201/3271; H04N2201/3274; H04N2201/3276; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99932; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99934; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99943
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 33
Claim 1
Independent Claim
247 words
A system for electronically generating a paper-based document customized for an individual end user, and for integrating said document with data used to create said document, said system including a computer system comprising: a computer network; a data entry computer connected to said computer network; a transactional network site connected to said computer network, said transactional network site being accessible to said data entry computer through said computer network, said transactional network site having document creation software that is programmed to interactively request personalized document creation data from the end user, and uses said data provided by said end user to create a document that is to be printed for the end user; software means for generating a unique identification code, for associating said gathered personalized document creation data with said unique identification code, and for generating a printable rendition of said identification code, said printable rendition of said identification code being provided to said document creation software for printing on said document; a network accessible database for storing said data and said unique identification code associated with said data; a printer for printing said document, said printed document including said personalized data and said unique identification code; a business client network site connected to said computer network, said business client network site having means for reading said unique identification code, said business client network site using said identification code for automatically accessing said data within said network accessible database and for automatically processing said accessed data.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
247 words
A system for electronically generating a paper-based document customized for an individual end user, and for integrating said document with data used to create said document, said system including a computer system comprising: a computer network; a data entry computer connected to said computer network; a transactional network site connected to said computer network, said transactional network site being accessible to said data entry computer through said computer network, said transactional network site having document creation software that is programmed to interactively request personalized document creation data from the end user, and uses said data provided by said end user to create a document that is to be printed for the end user; software means for generating a unique identification code, for associating said gathered personalized document creation data with said unique identification code, and for generating a printable rendition of said identification code, said printable rendition of said identification code being provided to said document creation software for printing on said document; a network accessible database for storing said data and said unique identification code associated with said data; a printer for printing said document, said printed document including said personalized data and said unique identification code; a business client network site connected to said computer network, said business client network site having means for reading said unique identification code, said business client network site using said identification code for automatically accessing said data within said network accessible database and for automatically processing said accessed data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The network system of claim 1 wherein said printable rendition of said identification code comprises a bar code including said identification code.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The network system of claim 2 wherein said software means includes means for generating a printable rendition of a fraud detection element for printing on said document.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The network system of claim 1 where said printable rendition of said identification code comprises an alphanumeric string of characters.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The network system of claim 4 wherein said software means includes means for generating a printable rendition of a fraud detection element for printing on said document.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The network system of claim 1 wherein said software means includes means for generating a printable rendition of a fraud detection element for printing on said document.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
In the system of claim 1 , said network accessible database comprising a database connected to said transactional network site, said business client network site using said unique identification code for automatically retrieving said data from said network accessible database.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
51 words
In the system of claim 1 , said network accessible database comprising a first database connected to said transactional network site, said system further comprising a second database connected to said business client network site, said data and said unique identification code being automatically stored in said first and second databases.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
224 words
A method of electronically generating a paper-based document that requires an original signature of an end user and integrating said document with electronic data used to create said document, said method comprising the steps of: providing access to a transactional network site via a computer network, said transactional network site having document creation software that interactively requests personalized document creation data from an end user for use in creating said document and uses said data provided by said end user to create a document that is to be printed for said end user, signed by said end user, and returned to a business client; gathering said personalized document creation data from said end user and entering said data through said computer network; assigning said gathered data a unique identification code; storing said gathered data and said unique identification code in a network accessible database; generating a printable rendition of said unique identification code; electronically generating a printable rendering of said document to be submitted by said end user to a business client, said document including said gathered data, and said printable rendition of said unique identification code; printing said document; signing said printed document; submitting said signed document to said business client; inputting said identification code from said submitted document; and accessing said gathered data from said network accessible database using said identification code.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
224 words
A method of electronically generating a paper-based document that requires an original signature of an end user and integrating said document with electronic data used to create said document, said method comprising the steps of: providing access to a transactional network site via a computer network, said transactional network site having document creation software that interactively requests personalized document creation data from an end user for use in creating said document and uses said data provided by said end user to create a document that is to be printed for said end user, signed by said end user, and returned to a business client; gathering said personalized document creation data from said end user and entering said data through said computer network; assigning said gathered data a unique identification code; storing said gathered data and said unique identification code in a network accessible database; generating a printable rendition of said unique identification code; electronically generating a printable rendering of said document to be submitted by said end user to a business client, said document including said gathered data, and said printable rendition of said unique identification code; printing said document; signing said printed document; submitting said signed document to said business client; inputting said identification code from said submitted document; and accessing said gathered data from said network accessible database using said identification code.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 9 further comprising the step of creating and generating a printable rendition of a fraud detection element for printing on said document.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 9 further comprising the step of having said end user acknowledge the correctness of the gathered data prior to printing of the document.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 9 wherein said step of gathering said data is completed in a plurality of separate on-line sessions wherein a first portion of said data is entered and saved in a first session, and a second portion of said data is entered in a second session.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
In the method of claim 9 , said network accessible database comprising a database connected to said transactional network site, said step of accessing said gathered data comprising retrieving said data from said network accessible database.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
66 words
In the method of claim 9 , said network accessible database comprising a first database connected to said transactional network site, said system further comprising a second database connected to said business client network site, said data and said unique identification code being automatically stored in said first and second databases, said step of accessing said gathered data comprising accessing said data from said second database.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
201 words
A method of electronically generating a paper-based document that requires an original signature and integrating said document with data used to create said document, said method comprising the steps of: providing access to a transactional network site via a computer network, said transactional network site having document creation software that requests data from an end user, and uses said data entered by said end user to create a document that is to be printed, signed by said end user, and returned to a business client; gathering said data from said end user wherein said end user enters said data through said computer network; assigning said gathered data a unique identification code; storing said gathered data and said unique identification code in a network accessible database; generating a printable rendition of said unique identification code; electronically generating a completed rendering of said document including said gathered data, and said printable rendition of said unique identification code; printing said completed rendering of said document; signing said printed document; returning said signed document to said business client; inputting said identification code from said returned document; accessing said network accessible database using said identification code; and retrieving said gathered data from said network accessible database.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
201 words
A method of electronically generating a paper-based document that requires an original signature and integrating said document with data used to create said document, said method comprising the steps of: providing access to a transactional network site via a computer network, said transactional network site having document creation software that requests data from an end user, and uses said data entered by said end user to create a document that is to be printed, signed by said end user, and returned to a business client; gathering said data from said end user wherein said end user enters said data through said computer network; assigning said gathered data a unique identification code; storing said gathered data and said unique identification code in a network accessible database; generating a printable rendition of said unique identification code; electronically generating a completed rendering of said document including said gathered data, and said printable rendition of said unique identification code; printing said completed rendering of said document; signing said printed document; returning said signed document to said business client; inputting said identification code from said returned document; accessing said network accessible database using said identification code; and retrieving said gathered data from said network accessible database.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of validating said gathered data prior to electronically generating a completed rendering of said document.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 16 wherein said step of validating said data includes checking said gathered data for required information and the validity of said gathered data prior to electronically generating a completed rendering of said document.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 17 further comprising the step of creating and generating a printable rendition of a fraud detection element for printing on said document.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 16 further comprising the step of creating and generating a printable rendition of a fraud detection element for printing on said document.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of presenting said electronically generated rendering of said document to the end user in preview mode, and requiring the end user to validate the correctness of the information on the document prior to printing thereof.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 20 further comprising the step of creating and generating a printable rendition of a fraud detection element for printing on said document.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of creating and generating a printable rendition of a fraud detection element for printing on said document.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 15 wherein said step of gathering said data is completed in a plurality of separate on-line sessions wherein a first portion of said data is entered and saved in a first session, and a second portion of said data is entered in a second session.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
210 words
A method of electronically generating a paper-based document that requires an original signature of an end user and integrating said document with electronic data used to create said document, said method comprising the steps of: providing access to a transactional network site via a computer network, said transactional network site having document creation software that interactively requests personalized data from an end user for use in creating said document and uses said data as provided by said end user to create a document that is to be printed for said end user and returned to a business client; gathering personalized data from said end user; entering said data through said computer network; assigning said gathered data a unique identification code; storing said gathered data and said unique identification code in a network accessible database; generating a printable rendition of said unique identification code; electronically generating a printable rendering of said document to be submitted by said end user to a business client, said document including said gathered data, and said printable rendition of said unique identification code; printing said document; submitting said signed document to said business client; inputting said identification code from said submitted document; and accessing said gathered data from said network accessible database using said identification code.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
210 words
A method of electronically generating a paper-based document that requires an original signature of an end user and integrating said document with electronic data used to create said document, said method comprising the steps of: providing access to a transactional network site via a computer network, said transactional network site having document creation software that interactively requests personalized data from an end user for use in creating said document and uses said data as provided by said end user to create a document that is to be printed for said end user and returned to a business client; gathering personalized data from said end user; entering said data through said computer network; assigning said gathered data a unique identification code; storing said gathered data and said unique identification code in a network accessible database; generating a printable rendition of said unique identification code; electronically generating a printable rendering of said document to be submitted by said end user to a business client, said document including said gathered data, and said printable rendition of said unique identification code; printing said document; submitting said signed document to said business client; inputting said identification code from said submitted document; and accessing said gathered data from said network accessible database using said identification code.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 24 further comprising the step of creating and generating a printable rendition of a fraud detection element for printing on said document.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 24 further comprising the step of having said end user acknowledge the correctness of the gathered data prior to printing of the document.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 24 wherein said step of gathering said data is completed in a plurality of separate on-line sessions wherein a first portion of said data is entered and saved in a first session, and a second portion of said data is entered in a second session.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
36 words
In the method of claim 24 , said network accessible database comprising a database connected to said transactional network site, said step of accessing said gathered data comprising retrieving said data from said network accessible database.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
66 words
In the method of claim 24 , said network accessible database comprising a first database connected to said transactional network site, said system further comprising a second database connected to said business client network site, said data and said unique identification code being automatically stored in said first and second databases, said step of accessing said gathered data comprising accessing said data from said second database.
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