US 11,775,689 B2
Integration of pictorial content into secure signature documents
Travis Ortlieb, Seattle, WA (US); Brent Robinett, Seattle, WA (US); Erica Berg, Seattle, WA (US); Micheline Chagniot, San Francisco, CA (US); Mark Ramasco, Seattle, WA (US); and Mangesh Bhandarkar, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to DocuSign, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by DocuSign, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on May 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/887,334.
Prior Publication US 2021/0374284 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 40/174 (2020.01); G06V 40/30 (2022.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 21/64 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/64 (2013.01) [G06F 21/6209 (2013.01); G06F 40/174 (2020.01); G06V 40/33 (2022.01); G06F 2221/2147 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, from an administrator of a secure document, a request to enable modification of a region of the secure document with an addition of pictorial content, the secure document configured to prevent modification of contents of the secure document by a signer, the secure document enabled to accept a signature on the secure document by the signer, wherein the request to enable modification of the region comprises a set of requirements comprising a requirement that the pictorial content include a predefined object and constraints on drawing on top of the pictorial content;
receiving, by the one or more processors, from the signer, a command to add first pictorial content to the region;
responsive to receiving the command, by the one or more processors, determining whether the first pictorial content meets the requirement by verifying that the predefined object is included in the first pictorial content;
responsive to determining that the first pictorial content meets the requirement, by the one or more processors, adding the first pictorial content to the region;
receiving, from the signer, by the one or more processors, a signature on the secure document;
receiving, by the one or more processors, second pictorial content from a participant in the secure document, wherein the participant is different than the signer;
responsive to determining that the second pictorial content meets the requirement by verifying that the predefined object is included in the second pictorial content, by the one or more processors, adding the second pictorial content to the region;
annotating, by the one or more processors, the first pictorial content with a first annotation by placing an identifier of the signer in conjunction with the first pictorial content, wherein the identifier of the signer comprises at least one of a user name of the signer or a legal name of the signer;
annotating, by the one or more processors, the second pictorial content with a second annotation by placing an identifier of the participant in conjunction with the second pictorial content, wherein the identifier of the participant comprises at least one of a user name of the participant or a legal name of the participant; and
responsive to determining, by the one or more processors, that the first pictorial content has been added, the second pictorial content has been added, and the signature has been received, disabling the secure document from accepting further modifications.