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System and process for assessing the quality of a signature within a binary image

  • US 6,363,162 B1
  • Filed: 03/05/1999
  • Issued: 03/26/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for assessing the quality of a signature within a binary image, comprising:

  • (a) means for storing the binary image;

    (b) processing means for performing the steps of;

    (i) detecting a background pattern within the binary image stored in the storing means;

    (ii) if a background pattern is detected in step (i), removing the background image from the binary image, thereby creating a cleaned binary image;

    (iii) detecting discontinuities within a signature portion of the cleaned binary image;

    (iv) responsive to step (iii), generating a measure of the signature quality for the binary image.

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