US 12,353,776 B2
Using a custom printer driver to automatically electronically create, capture and manage all documents utilized in a transaction, with automatic upload and verification of documents
Stacey Coopes, Birmingham, MI (US); Ryan Soffa, Charter Township of Commerce, MI (US); Ronald Len, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US); and Marcus Clayton Cox, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to Unite Digital LLC, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Unite Digital, LLC, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 1, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/935,271.
Application 18/935,271 is a continuation in part 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 2025/0060920 A1, Feb. 20, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06Q 50/26 (2024.01)
CPC G06F 3/1243 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1206 (2013.01); G06Q 50/265 (2013.01)] 20 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, the electronic documents being 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;
for separate ones of the electronic documents:
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;
saving the file containing non-printed print output of the specific document in the standard format; and
associating the file containing non-printed print output of the specific document in the standard format with the transaction; and
automatically validating at least a first given specific file in the standard format created by the custom printer driver containing non-printed print output;
responsive to determining that a file created by the custom printer driver containing non-printed print output is not valid, delaying the transaction until a valid corresponding document is provided;
automatically adding content concerning the transaction to at least one corresponding field of a given second specific file created by the customer printer driver containing non-printed print output in the standard format of the specific document corresponding to the given second specific file created by the customer printer driver;
receiving at least one electronic signature for the specific document corresponding to the given second specific file created by the customer printer driver; and
automatically adding the at least one electronic signature to at least one corresponding location of the given second specific document in the standard format.