On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:39:28 -0800 Lake Stevens Dental <lakestevensdental@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A not so complicated maemo app to think about... > > It would be nice if there were a secure app (like the Topaz signature > pad <http://www.topazsystems.com/products/index.htm>) for using any of > the maemo tablets (770, 8xx, 900, etc) as a 'signature' device that > could (preferably interactively) connect a displayed document to > client signatures. The interaction could be via wifi or bluetooth or > stored doc-id&sig to be securely transmitted later via any available > means. > > While the utility of the older tablets diminishes, all these devices > that I'm aware of could support an app that could connect a displayed > (sizable) document with a tablet collected signature for that > document. In other words, display document X in the tablet, give > someone a stylus to directly sign the fully read document and have > that either transmitted or stored in a secure format for > business/legal use. One could even add a layer of security with a > picture of the signee taken by the device? > > Possible uses could be enormous, such as legal documents, medical > consent forms, business agreement transactions, and perhaps even > collecting petition signatures. > If an application could be made to simply take an input from the device and forward it to the computer like a graphics pad (i.e. Wacom tablet) could it also be used for a signature pad? I think having a rudimentary graphics pad application would be more useful to more people than one only aimed at signatures (well I'd prefer it anyway!). Anyway, the idea is good. I don't have the know how to code it, but I would like to see it. _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
