US 11,930,148 B2
Using a custom printer driver to automatically electronically create, capture and manage all documents utilized in a transaction
Stacey Coopes, Birmingham, MI (US); and Ryan Soffa, Charter Township of Commerce, MI (US)
Assigned to Unite Digital, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Unite Digital, LLC, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/204,931.
Application 18/204,931 is a continuation of application No. 17/891,075, filed on Aug. 18, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/237,457, filed on Aug. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0388432 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 1/32 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 16/93 (2019.01); G06Q 10/10 (2023.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06Q 30/0645 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 1/32475 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1237 (2013.01); G06F 3/1254 (2013.01); G06F 3/1289 (2013.01); G06F 16/93 (2019.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01); G06Q 20/389 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0645 (2013.01); H04N 1/32122 (2013.01); G06F 3/1203 (2013.01); G06F 3/1243 (2013.01); H04N 2201/3233 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer implemented method comprising:
managing a plurality of electronic documents utilized in a transaction to purchase or lease a vehicle;
for separate ones of the electronic documents in separate formats originating from different sources, the different sources including at least two from a group of sources including a vehicle dealership, a state government department that licenses and registers vehicles, a third party financial institution, a third party supplier of vehicle warranties, a third party supplier of post-sale vehicle services, and a third party supplier of impact printer forms, wherein at least one of the sources is a third party to the transaction:
receiving, by a custom printer driver, instructions to a printer for printing the specific document;
instead of printing the specific document, creating, by the custom printer driver, a file in a standard format containing non-printed print output of the specific document, based on the received instructions to the printer for printing the specific document;
automatically adding content concerning the transaction to at least one corresponding field of the file created by the customer printer driver containing non-printed print output of the specific document in the standard format;
receiving at least one electronic signature for the specific document;
automatically adding the at least one electronic signature to at least one corresponding location of the specific document in the standard format;
saving the file containing non-printed print output of the specific document in the standard format with the added content concerning the transaction and the at least one electronic signature; and
associating the file containing non-printed print output of the specific document in the standard format with the transaction.