| CPC H04L 9/3247 (2013.01) [G06F 21/6272 (2013.01); G06F 21/645 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A method comprising:
determining, by processing circuitry, a rule for a document type based on a previously performed action associated with one or more historical documents of the document type;
providing, by the processing circuitry, a document of the document type to a signing entity;
in response to receiving an electronic signature from the signing entity for the document and a determination to implement the rule for the document type, determining, by the processing circuitry, whether the rule for the document type is satisfied by the document; and
in response to determining that the rule is satisfied, performing, by the processing circuitry, a set of actions identified by the rule for the document type.
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