Image analysis – Histogram processing – For setting a threshold
Patent
1992-05-01
1993-07-06
Mancuso, Joseph
Image analysis
Histogram processing
For setting a threshold
382 13, 382 56, G06K 900
Patent
active
052260917
ABSTRACT:
A signature to be verified is written on an area which carries horizontal and vertical lines using a pen. As the lines are crossed signals representative of the vertical and horizontal components of the pen tip velocity and whether the tip is in contact with the area are passed to a computer. A hidden Markov model derived from vertical and horizontal velocities and a "contact" signal occurring as a number of authentic signatures are written is stored by the computer. A forward pass of the Baum-Welch algorithm is used to calculate the probability that the vertical and horizontal components of the pen tip and the contacts between pen tip and the writing area could have been produced from the hidden Markov model. This probability is used to decide whether the signature is authentic. The hidden Markov model stored by the computer is derived from an initial model based on pen tip velocities and contacts occurring in an authentic signature, and re-estimation carried out using forward and backward passes of the Baum-Welch algorithm and velocities and contacts from further authentic signatures.
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Bridle John S.
Hilton Colin S.
Howell David N. L.
Moore Roger K.
Russell Martin J.
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