Acknowledgment authentication system and method

1. A computerized system for authenticating an electronic acknowledgement of an item, the computerized system comprising:

a processor;

a memory, for storing software instructions;

an image capture device; and

an input device;

wherein the processor is in electronic communication with the memory, the image capture device, and the input device;

wherein the software instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:

capture, using the image capture device, a record of a user performing the electronic acknowledgement of the item, where the record does not comprise the electronic acknowledgement;

receive, using the input device, the electronic acknowledgement of the item; and

store the record of the user performing the electronic acknowledgement of the item to be electronically acknowledged and the electronic acknowledgement;

a display device;

software instructions, that when executed, cause the processor to:

display on the display device a first prompt which identifies a first input gesture; and

display on the display device a second prompt which requires the user to perform the first input gesture.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second prompt requires the user to perform the first input gesture prior to performing the electronic acknowledgment of the item to be acknowledged.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second prompt requires the user to perform the first input gesture after performing the electronic acknowledgment of the item to be acknowledged.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising software instructions, that when executed, cause the processor to:

display on the display device, a third prompt which identifies a second input gesture; and

display on the display device, a fourth prompt which requires a user to perform the second input gesture.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the fourth prompt requires the user to perform the second input gesture prior to acknowledging the item to be acknowledged.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the fourth prompt requires the user to perform the second input gesture after acknowledging the item to be acknowledged.

7. The system of claim 4 , wherein the second input gesture is randomly selected from a list of predetermined gestures.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first input gesture is randomly selected from a list of predetermined gestures.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic acknowledgment is received using the input device.

10. A method of authenticating an electronic acknowledgement of an item to be acknowledged, the method comprising:

displaying the item to be acknowledged on a display device;

capturing, using an image capture device, a record of the user acknowledging the item to be acknowledged;

receiving, using an input device, the user's acknowledgement of the item to be acknowledged;

storing in a memory, an entry comprising the record of the user performing the acknowledgment of the item to be acknowledged and the received user's acknowledgement

displaying a first prompt which identifies a first input gesture; and

displaying a second prompt which requires a user to perform the first input gesture.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the second prompt requires the user to perform the first input gesture prior to acknowledging the item to be acknowledged.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the second prompt requires the user to perform the first input gesture after acknowledging the item to be acknowledged.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

displaying a third prompt which identifies a second input gesture; and

displaying a fourth prompt which requires a user to perform the second input gesture.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the fourth prompt requires the user to perform the second input gesture prior to acknowledging the item to be acknowledged.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the fourth prompt requires the user to perform the second input gesture after acknowledging the item to be acknowledged.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising the step of randomly selecting the first input gesture from a list of predetermined gestures.

17. The method of claim 13 , further comprising the step of randomly selecting the second input gesture from a list of predetermined gestures.

18. A computerized system for the authentication of an electronic acknowledgement of an item to electronically acknowledged, the computerized system comprising:

a first processor;

a memory, storing software instructions;

an image capture device;

an input device;

a display device;

a sound producing device; and

a sound receiving device;

wherein the first processor is in electronic communication with the memory, the image capture device, the input device, the display device, the sound producing device, and the sound receiving device;

wherein the software instructions, when executed, cause the first processor to:

engage in electronic communication with a second processor, the second processor located remotely from the first processor;

configure the display device to receive images transmitted from the second processor;

transmit images from the image capture device to the second processor;

configure the sound transmitting device to produce sounds transmitted from the second processor;

configure the sound receiving device to receive sounds;

transmit the received sounds to the second processor;

capture, using the image capture device, a record of the user performing an electronic acknowledgement of the item to be electronically acknowledged where the record does not comprise the electronic acknowledgement;

receive the electronic acknowledgement of the item to be electronically acknowledged; and

store the electronic acknowledgement of the item and the record of the user acknowledging the item.