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A feature based comparison of pen and swipe based signature characteristics

A feature based comparison of pen and swipe based signature characteristics
A feature based comparison of pen and swipe based signature characteristics
Dynamic Signature Verification (DSV) is a biometric modality that identifies anatomical and behavioral characteristics when an individual signs their name. Conventionally signature data has been captured using pen/tablet apparatus. However, the use of other devices such as the touch-screen tablets has expanded in recent years affording the possibility of assessing biometric interaction on this new technology. To explore the potential of employing DSV techniques when a user signs or swipes with their finger, we report a study to correlate pen and finger generated features. Investigating the stability and correlation between a set of characteristic features recorded in participant?s signatures and touch-based swipe gestures, a statistical analysis was conducted to assess consistency between capture scenarios. The results indicate that there is a range of static and dynamic features such as the rate of jerk, size, duration and the distance the pen traveled that can lead to interoperability between these two systems for input methods for use within a potential biometric context. It can be concluded that this data indicates that a general principle is that the same underlying constructional mechanisms are evident.
0167-9457
169-182
Robertson, Joshua
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Guest, Richard
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Robertson, Joshua
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Guest, Richard
93533dbd-b101-491b-83cc-39ccfdc18165

Robertson, Joshua and Guest, Richard (2015) A feature based comparison of pen and swipe based signature characteristics. Human Movement Science, 43, 169-182. (doi:10.1016/j.humov.2015.06.003).

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Abstract

Dynamic Signature Verification (DSV) is a biometric modality that identifies anatomical and behavioral characteristics when an individual signs their name. Conventionally signature data has been captured using pen/tablet apparatus. However, the use of other devices such as the touch-screen tablets has expanded in recent years affording the possibility of assessing biometric interaction on this new technology. To explore the potential of employing DSV techniques when a user signs or swipes with their finger, we report a study to correlate pen and finger generated features. Investigating the stability and correlation between a set of characteristic features recorded in participant?s signatures and touch-based swipe gestures, a statistical analysis was conducted to assess consistency between capture scenarios. The results indicate that there is a range of static and dynamic features such as the rate of jerk, size, duration and the distance the pen traveled that can lead to interoperability between these two systems for input methods for use within a potential biometric context. It can be concluded that this data indicates that a general principle is that the same underlying constructional mechanisms are evident.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 18 June 2015
Published date: 11 September 2015

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Local EPrints ID: 489465
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/489465
ISSN: 0167-9457
PURE UUID: 1dbb1269-6172-4eb9-a86f-2cdfe5438386
ORCID for Joshua Robertson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3952-754X
ORCID for Richard Guest: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7535-7336

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Author: Joshua Robertson ORCID iD
Author: Richard Guest ORCID iD

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