FR2749417A1 - REMOTE SIGNATURE AND WRITING APPARATUS - Google Patents

Abstract

The equipment (1) enables remote document reading, filling and writing, being commanded from a remote terminal (10) provided with a screen (11) and a keyboard (12). This equipment (1) comprises a document internal circuit (4) supplied from a tray (3), on which are set an optical read head (7) and a print head (8) associated to operate on the same document being processed. The read head (7) enables the progressive transmission of the document image on the terminal screen (11). This terminal keyboard (12) provides remote control for moving the document forward and backward in the equipment (1), writing a text and/or signing the document via the print head (8), and ejecting the processed document into a supply tray (5), the signature possibly being accompanied by a control code. The invention is useful in remote signing in commercial and banking activities, remote filling of administrative forms, teleworking.

Description

The present invention relates to a device for reading, filling and / or signing documents remotely.

Currently, the persons responsible for reading, filling out and / or signing documents are obliged to be physically present at the place of drafting of the documents or to do so by exchange of letters or faxes.

The device according to the invention overcomes this constraint by making it possible to carry out these operations remotely with maximum security and flexibility.

According to particular embodiments: the device which is the subject of the invention has a tray for feeding the originals, upside down, at the place of existence of the documents, and deposited awaiting reading or processing.

-a terminal (computer, computer terminal, minitel or any combination of a keyboard and a screen capable of displaying an optically read document) connected by a teletransmission line, is connected and controls the device object of the invention .

the reading of the document is triggered by the typing of a personalized code ensuring the discretion of the transmission. The device which is the subject of the invention comprises an optical reading device associated with a printing device on the same document circuit.

-the mixed reading-printing device can be composed of 2 different associated devices or a mixed reading and printing head.

the reading of the document in progress is sent to the screen of the terminal which, by pressing a key, triggers its progressive advancement and / or stores it in its memory for progressive reading on the screen.

Stopping advancement or programming breakpoints on the page allows positioning of the print head for typing and printing.

- according to a particular embodiment, a return of the paper in reverse or a return on the same line will be controlled by the keyboard.

-the physical offset between the reading point and the printing point are a physical parameter of the device.

The logic control circuit will reestablish the correspondence taking into account this known difference.

Depending on the type of heads used, this offset may be compensated for by shifting the display of the image or by a physical movement, possibly backward, of the paper and / or the heads.

- an automatic stop of the document before the end of each physical page makes it possible to decide whether the printing of the signature should be done or if the page should be ejected without signature or without other printing.

- in the event of a signature decision, the keystroke on the remote keyboard triggers the printing of a set of signs constituting the signature.

Typing characters on the keyboard allows the printing of varied text on the document, with or without signature.

-the diagram of the transmitted signature has been previously stored either in the personalized terminal, or on a magnetic card or on any other storage medium.

-in order to secure this signature, several methods can be used or combined: typing a confidential code on the keyboard, transmission of the date and time of the signature with printing associated with that of the signature of these elements, as well as printing a variable code over time, calculated by combining a personalized key and the date, hours, minutes, seconds of the signature.

(different calculation methods are possible and will allow control in the event of a dispute).

In the case of a magnetic card, this constitutes additional security on the side of the transmission if the terminal used allows its use.

Printing an operation report can be considered.

The optional use of an intermediate server on the transmission line can also increase security - the graphic signature is not logically necessary if the printed codes are impossible to invent by a third person and likely to be checked later The plain name and associated codes may suffice. For legal constraints or out of habit, the graphic signature may be kept.

For non-personalized terminals, the signature diagram can be stored in the device that is the subject of the invention and extracted using the personal code in the case of a device assigned to a single person.

In this case, the diagram can be entered using the reading head of the device.

- Typing an eject command advances the paper and allows the read head to read the printed part.

This reading is transmitted to the screen of the signatory who can verify the proper execution of the operation.

The attached drawing illustrates the invention:
Figure 1 shows the device of the invention.

With reference to this drawing, the device comprises a supply tray (1) for the originals deposited and pending.

On the document circuit, a read head (3) allows the optical reading of the document.

A print head (2) allows printing on the same document while scrolling.

Electronic circuits (4), similar to those of facsimile machines, provide transmission and reception with the display and control terminal (5).

The documents, signed or not, are ejected into a reception bin (6).

Fig.l also shows 2 other cases of positioning of the heads or of the reading and printing bars.

The device according to the invention is particularly intended for viewing documents remotely and / or signing them, for teleworking and filling from a distance, and avoids the physical presence of the persons concerned. When a device is assigned to a single person, the latter can choose the time of the operation on the pending documents.

 I1 can be used with or without an intermediate server on the communication circuit, allowing authentication.

The device can be combined with other functions,

Claims (5)

The circuits of the device make it possible to take account of the physical offset between the reading point and the printing point, which is a constant of the device.  1) device for reading, printing and signing a document remotely and controlled by a screen and keyboard terminal characterized in that it comprises: on the same document circuit a print head and a read head associated optics allowing the image of the document to be progressively transmitted to the terminal screen. Typing on the terminal keyboard allows the paper to move forward or backward as well as the printing of signs or signatures. Optical reading combined with printing transmits the printed tape to the remote screen This offset will be compensated by an offset in the transmission of the image and / or a movement of the paper or the heads. 2) device according to claim 1 characterized in that it comprises a feed tray containing the documents to be processed and prepared for a remote operator. 3) device according to claim 1 characterized in that stopping points in the advancement of the document and in the positioning of the print head can be adjusted or programmed, in addition to the movement controlled by the keyboard. 4) device according to claim 1 characterized in that the signature can be accompanied by a control code calculated on the date, hour, minute, second of the signature combined with a personal security code. 5) Device according to the preceding claims characterized in that it can be combined with the use of an intermediate computer server on the communication line.