1. A distributed capture system for managing legacy documents, the distributed capture system comprising: a data storage device; and a processor operatively coupled to a memory device, said data storage device, and a user-input device configured to receive an input from a user, the processor being configured to, receive an electronic legacy document, wherein said electronic legacy document is one of a plurality of original electronic formats, determine whether the electronic legacy document requires one or more signatures from the user, wherein a barcode overlay is applied to request the one or more signatures, enable the user to input a at least one of said one or more signatures, wherein (1) if said signature is detected, the detected signature is subsequently applied to the electronic legacy document pursuant to a predetermined rule, and (2) if no signature is detected, the processor enables the conversion of the electronic legacy document, convert the electronic legacy document, including any signature applied to the electronic legacy document, from the one of a plurality of original electronic formats to a format that is compatible with a plurality of different document management systems, said format comprising an image portion and a text portion, generate an index having a plurality of document keywords, wherein the index is generated based at least in part on the text portion associated with the electronic legacy document, access one or more document classification templates, each of said one or more document classification templates representing a different document type, wherein each of said one or more document classification templates comprises one or more template keywords, compare one or more of said document keywords with one or more of said template keywords for one or more of said document classification templates, match the electronic legacy document with one or more document classification templates identified during said comparison step, classify the electronic legacy document as one or more of a plurality of document types based at least in part upon the one or more document classification template matches identified during said match step, and store the electronic legacy document to said data storage device using an encryption technique.
1. A distributed capture system for managing legacy documents, the distributed capture system comprising: a data storage device; and a processor operatively coupled to a memory device, said data storage device, and a user-input device configured to receive an input from a user, the processor being configured to, receive an electronic legacy document, wherein said electronic legacy document is one of a plurality of original electronic formats, determine whether the electronic legacy document requires one or more signatures from the user, wherein a barcode overlay is applied to request the one or more signatures, enable the user to input a at least one of said one or more signatures, wherein (1) if said signature is detected, the detected signature is subsequently applied to the electronic legacy document pursuant to a predetermined rule, and (2) if no signature is detected, the processor enables the conversion of the electronic legacy document, convert the electronic legacy document, including any signature applied to the electronic legacy document, from the one of a plurality of original electronic formats to a format that is compatible with a plurality of different document management systems, said format comprising an image portion and a text portion, generate an index having a plurality of document keywords, wherein the index is generated based at least in part on the text portion associated with the electronic legacy document, access one or more document classification templates, each of said one or more document classification templates representing a different document type, wherein each of said one or more document classification templates comprises one or more template keywords, compare one or more of said document keywords with one or more of said template keywords for one or more of said document classification templates, match the electronic legacy document with one or more document classification templates identified during said comparison step, classify the electronic legacy document as one or more of a plurality of document types based at least in part upon the one or more document classification template matches identified during said match step, and store the electronic legacy document to said data storage device using an encryption technique. 3. The distributed capture system of claim 1 , wherein the signature from the user is provided via a touch-sensitive device configured as a TWAIN interface.