US 11,790,155 B2
Electronic signing using action responsive document copy generation
Glenn Shimkus, Naperville, IL (US)
Assigned to DOCUSIGN, INC., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by DocuSign, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 4, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/89,308.
Application 17/089,308 is a continuation of application No. 16/799,525, filed on Feb. 24, 2020, granted, now 10,878,183.
Application 16/799,525 is a continuation of application No. 15/076,320, filed on Mar. 21, 2016, granted, now 10,614,264, issued on Apr. 7, 2020.
Application 15/076,320 is a continuation of application No. 14/572,644, filed on Dec. 16, 2014, granted, now 9,292,876, issued on Mar. 22, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0049320 A1, Feb. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 40/166 (2020.01); G06Q 40/12 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); G06Q 10/10 (2023.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 21/64 (2013.01); G06F 40/117 (2020.01); G06F 40/134 (2020.01); G06F 40/197 (2020.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 40/166 (2020.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 21/64 (2013.01); G06F 40/117 (2020.01); G06F 40/134 (2020.01); G06F 40/197 (2020.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0609 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0613 (2013.01); G06Q 40/12 (2013.12); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
accessing, by one or more processors, a document template comprising a pre-tag indicating a visible location within a content of the document template for a signature, the pre-tag associated with a signing role;
generating, by the one or more processors and based on the document template, an electronic document comprising the pre-tag, the electronic document associated with a plurality of users;
selecting, by the one or more processors, a user from the plurality of users as a signing user in response to determining that the user is assigned the signing role associated with the pre-tag; and
responsive to the selecting, generating, by the one or more processors, a copy of the electronic document having a tag automatically overlaid on the copy of the electronic document based on the pre-tag, the tag indicating the visible location for the signature and the tag configured for electronic signature by the signing user.