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Signature Recognition

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Encyclopedia of Biometrics

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Handwritten signature recognition; signature/sign recognition

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A signature is a handwritten representation of name of a person. Writing a signature is the established method for authentication and for expressing deliberate decisions of the signer in many areas of life, such as banking or the conclusion of legal contracts. A related concept is a handwritten personal sign depicting something else than a person’s name. As compared to text-independent writer recognition methods, signature/sign recognition goes with shorter handwriting probes, but requires to write the same name or personal sign every time. Handwritten signatures and personal signs belong to the behavioral biometric characteristics as the person must become active for signing.

Regarding the automated recognition by means of handwritten signatures, there is a distinction between on-line and off-line signature recognition. On-line signature data are captured using digitizing pen tablets, pen displays, touch...

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  1. Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology, Darmstadt, Germany

    Olaf Henniger

  2. Seikei University, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, Japan

    Daigo Muramatsu

  3. Waseda University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Takashi Matsumoto

  4. Tokyo University of Science, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Isao Yoshimura

  5. Ritsumeikan University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

    Mitsu Yoshimura

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  1. Center for Biometrics and Security Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Stan Z. Li (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Departments of Computer Science & Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

    Anil Jain (Professor) (Professor)

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Henniger, O., Muramatsu, D., Matsumoto, T., Yoshimura, I., Yoshimura, M. (2009). Signature Recognition. In: Li, S.Z., Jain, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Biometrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73003-5_137

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