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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2003
Srinivasulu Puri, White Plains, NY (US);
Ravindra Akella, White Plains, NY (US);
Savita Durgada, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Mark Fisher, Belmont, CA (US);
Hany Saleeb, New Rochelle, NY (US);
Manish Gupta, Hartsdale, NY (US);
William Stearns, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA (US);
Srinivasulu Puri, White Plains, NY (US);
Ravindra Akella, White Plains, NY (US);
Savita Durgada, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Mark Fisher, Belmont, CA (US);
Hany Saleeb, New Rochelle, NY (US);
Manish Gupta, Hartsdale, NY (US);
William Stearns, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA (US);
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of and system for intercepting a transaction instantiated by a database application to determine if an electronic signature is necessary to commit the transaction to the database is disclosed. In one embodiment the method comprises calling an application program interface to raise an event in response to a triggering action generated by the database application; initiating a workflow process that executes a rule to determine if an electronic signature is required to approve the transaction; and if execution of the rule results in a determination that an electronic signature is required for the transaction, instantiating a signature collection process. Some embodiments further comprise obtaining an electronic signature in response to the signature collection process and thereafter, verifying the electronic signature and updating a filed of the electronic record to indicate a valid signature was collected if the electronic signature is verified.