International Journal of Advancements in Research & Technology, Volume 2, Issue 5, M ay-2013 383
ISSN 2278-7763
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REVIEW ON OFFLINE SIGNATURE VERIFICATION METHODS
BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUE
1
IT Department, ITM Bhilwara, Rajasthan, India;
2
I-Gate Global Solution Limited, Noida, U.P, India;
3
IT Department, ITM Bhilwara,
Rajasthan, India
ABSTRACT
Signature can be used as a biometric is implemented in various systems as well as every signature signed
by each person is distinct at the same time. It is very important to have a computerized signature
verification system. In case of offline signature verification system dynamic features are not included
obviously, but we can use a signature as an image and apply image processing techniques to make an
effective offline signature verification system. Author wants to illustrate two techniques reviewed by him
on Offline signature Verification. Those techniques are mixed of Energy with Angle and Energy with
Chain Code.
Keywords : Neural Network, Angle, Energy Density, Chain code, FAR and FRR.
I. INTRODUCTION
or person identification, the usage of biometrics is very
general and important in daily routine. Signature can be used
as a biometrics as every signature is distinct in nature. As
signature has already taken and accepted as an identification
of the person who signed in so many systems, it is very much
important to keenly observe the signature before having any
conclusion about the signee. This gives opportunity to develop
a computerized signature verification system. But, in many
cases only image of a signature is available so offline
signature verification seems more important than online
signature verification system. The main thing of consideration
is that a signature of a person may vary according to the
mood, health etc. even the genuine signer may not sign in the
same manner as his/her signature as it is. A change is
observed every time. Then this seems somewhat difficult to
distinguish between genuine signature and a forgery.
Basically, approaches to signature verification divided into
two categories according to the acquisition of the data: On-
line and Off-line. On-line signature records the motion of the
stylus while the signature is produced, and includes position,
and possibly velocity, acceleration and pressure of pen, as
functions of time. Online signature verification systems use
this information captured during acquisition. These dynamic
characteristics are specific to each and every individual and
sufficiently stable . Off-line signature is a 2-D image of the
signature. Processing Off-line is complex due to the absence
of dynamic characteristics. Difficulty also lies in the fact that
it is hard to break signature strokes due to highly stylish and
unconventional writing styles. The quality and the variety of
the writing pen may also affect the nature of the signature
obtained. The non-repetitive nature of variation of the
signatures, because of the age, geographic location, illness,
and perhaps the emotional state of the person, accentuates the
problem. All these joined together, cause large intra-personal
variation. A robust system has to be developed which should
not only be able to consider these factors but also able to
detect various types of forgeries. The systems should neither
be too coarse nor too sensitive. It should have an acceptable
trade-off between a low False Rejection Rate (FRR) and a low
False Acceptance Rate (FAR). The proposed systems should
also find an optimal storage and comparison solution for the
extracted feature points.
The problem is approached in two steps. Initially the scanned
signature image is preprocessed to be suitable for extracting
features. Then the preprocessed image is used to extract
relevant geometric parameters that can distinguish signatures
of different persons. The next step involves the use of these
extracted features to verify a given image.
A. Motivation
The motivation behind the review is the growing need for a
full proof signature verification scheme which can
guarantee maximum possible security from fake signatures.
The idea behind the review is also to ensure that the
proposed scheme can provide comparable and if possible
better performance than already established offline
signature verification schemes. There may be a case where
the type of verification system used for training differs from
classification using network. Though the test sample is of a
genuine person, it might not be possible to prove with either
of these systems alone.
B. Research Objectives
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Vivek Kr. Shrivastava Imran Hussain, Vikash Shrivastava,