William N Stratigos

6725220, Apr 20, 2004

Nov 30, 2001

09/998275

William N. Stratigos - New York NY
Richard L. Mann - Bronx NY

Comfidex Corp. - New York NY

G06F 1730

707 10, 715507, 705 38, 705 4, 709203, 709219

In an Internet-based process, a method of integrating paper-based business documents requiring an original signature with electronic data about those documents, and for later retrieving the data entered by the end user to create the documents is characterized by the steps of having the end user enter all required information for creating the required document, saving the gathered data in a database, associating the saved data with a unique identification code, and printing the unique identification code on the paper-based document when it is printed by the end user. The method can further include verification steps for the business client to independently verify the information entered, certification steps for the end user to certify the information entered, and fraud detection elements to protect against altered information on the documents. The printed paper-based document is signed by the end user, and submitted with supporting documentation. When the document is received by the business client, the business client inputs the identification code which is then used to access the stored data, and populate the business clients own database with all of the data used to create the original documents.

57245746, Mar 3, 1998

Apr 2, 1996

8/630042

William N. Stratigos - New York NY
Richard S. Yien - New York NY

Remote Systems Company, LLC - Scarsdale NY
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - NY NY
Wang Software N.Y., Inc.

G06F 1500
H04J 312

395610

A method and apparatus for processing at a remote workstation, data files that are compressed and collected into groups on a local area network at a central location. The files of a group are transferred to the workstation over an ISDN switched telephone network in response to an automatic requests from the workstations. The workstation requests depend on the inventory of unprocessed files at the workstation as well as the time and date, in order to reduce the connection time. When files are received at the workstation the first is immediately decompressed and presented to the operator. In the meantime the next file which the operated is expected to need is decompressed in the background and is ready for processing as soon as the operator finishes with the first. When the operator switches to the next file the processing results are automatically saved and a further file is decompressed an held in a que for the operator.

55684890, Oct 22, 1996

Apr 17, 1995

8/424152

Richard S. Yien - New York NY
William N. Stratigos - New York NY

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - New York NY
Remote Systems Company, L.L.C - Scarsdate NY

G06F 1500
H04J 312

3701101

A method and apparatus for processing at a remote workstation, data files that are compressed and collected into groups on a local area network at a central location. The files of a group are transferred to the workstation over an ISDN switched telephone network in response to an automatic requests from the workstations. The workstation requests depend on the inventory of unprocessed files at the workstation as well as the time and date, in order to reduce the connection time. When files are received at the workstation the first is immediately decompressed and presented to the operator. In the meantime the next file which the operated is expected to need is decompressed in the background and is ready for processing as soon as the operator finishes with the first. When the operator switches to the next file the processing results are automatically saved and a further file is decompressed an held in a que for the operator.

55374867, Jul 16, 1996

Nov 13, 1990

7/612557

William N. Stratigos - New York NY
Stephen R. Landau - Forest Hills NY

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - New York NY
Sigma Imaging Systems, Inc. - New York NY

G06K 900
G06K 903
B42D 1500
G07D 700

382137

A high-speed document verification system includes a document which is printed with a pattern having a predetermined arrangement of different reflectivity due to varying densities, line resolutions, or fluorescence. The arrangement represents information about the document. The document is fed into a high-speed document scanner sensitive to the varying ink densities or line resolutions. A graphic image of the document is produced by the scanner and this image or a graphic file of the image is checked to see if the proper pattern exists. A comparison unit, such as an optical character recognition system may be used to compare the scanned document's image with known density arrangements of valid documents to determine what information, if any, is represented by the arrangement. The graphic image may be sent to an operator's work station to be visually checked rather than being compared by the comparison unit or the image may be sent to the operator after it has been rejected by the comparison unit.

54467403, Aug 29, 1995

Dec 17, 1993

8/169327

Richard S. Yien - New York NY
William N. Stratigos - New York NY

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - New York NY
Sigma Imaging Systems, Inc. - New York NY

G06F 1500
H04J 312

3701101

A method and apparatus for processing at a remote workstation, data files that are compressed and collected into groups on a local area network at a central location. The files of a group are transferred to the workstation over an ISDN switched telephone network in response to an automatic requests from the workstations. The workstation requests depend on the inventory of unprocessed files at the workstation as well as the time and date, in order to reduce the connection time. When files are received at the workstation the first is immediately decompressed and presented to the operator. In the meantime the next file which the operated is expected to need is decompressed in the background and is ready for processing as soon as the operator finishes with the first. When the operator switches to the next file the processing results are automatically saved and a further file is decompressed an held in a queue for the operator.

6189009, Feb 13, 2001

Aug 27, 1999

9/384525

William N. Stratigos - New York NY
Richard L. Mann - Bronx NY

The Voice.com, Inc. - New York NY

G06F 1540

707 10

In an Internet-based process, a method of integrating paper-based business documents requiring an original signature with electronic data about those documents, and for later retrieving the data entered by the end user to create the documents is characterized by the steps of having the end user enter all required information for creating the required document, saving the gathered data in a database, associating the saved data with a unique identification code, and printing the unique identification code on the paper-based document when it is printed by the end user. The method can further include verification steps for the business client to independently verify the information entered, certification steps for the end user to certify the information entered, and fraud detection elements to protect against altered information on the documents. The printed paper-based document is signed by the end user, and submitted with supporting documentation. When the document is received by the business client, the business client inputs the identification code which is then used to access the stored data, and populate the business client's own database with all of the data used to create the original documents.