Method for authenticating a signature

• US 9,576,182 B2
• Filed: 07/03/2013
• Issued: 02/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Banks And Acquirers International Holding
• Original Assignee: Ingenico Group
• Inventors: Huteaux, Fabien
• Primary Examiner(s): HEIDEMANN, JASON E
• Application Number:
  US13/935,133
• Publication Number:
  US 20140010420A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,329 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/37 based only on signature signals such as velocity or pressure, e.g. dynamic signature recognition

Abstract

A method is provided for recording a user'"'"'s handwritten signature through a device including a touch-sensitive surface. The method includes a phase of obtaining a handwritten signature, which includes at least one step of acquiring the handwritten signature on the touch-sensitive surface of the device, delivering an acquired signature and at least one step of recording the acquired signature within a signature-recording space. During the phase of obtaining the handwritten signature, the method includes at least one step of measuring at least one piece of complementary data through the device and at least one step of recording the at least one piece of complementary data.

Claims

1. A method for recording a user'"'"'s handwritten signature through a device comprising a touch-sensitive surface, said method comprising:

a phase of obtaining the handwritten signature comprising at least one act of acquiring said handwritten signature on said touch-sensitive surface of said device delivering an acquired signature and at least one act of recording said acquired signature within a signature-recording space;

during said phase of obtaining said handwritten signature, at least one act of measuring at least one piece of complementary data representing a position of a hand of the user through said touch sensitive surface, said hand being used for writing said signature, wherein the complementary data represents a trigonometrical position of the hand around an axis of a stylus held by a user and used for writing the handwritten signature during the act of acquiring said handwritten signature; and

at least one act of recording said at least one piece of complementary data.

2. The method for recording according to claim 1, wherein said act of measuring is implemented prior to said act of acquiring said handwritten signature.

3. The method for recording according to claim 1, wherein said act of measuring is implemented periodically during said act of acquiring said handwritten signature.

4. The method for recording according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises, prior to said act of measuring, an act of activating a module for measuring said piece of complementary data and, subsequently to said act of measuring, an act of deactivating said module for measuring said piece of complementary data.

5. The method for recording according to claim 4, wherein said module for measuring said piece of complementary data comprises said touch-sensitive surface and said act of activating comprises an act of modifying a value of capacitive sensitivity of said touch-sensitive surface and said act of deactivating said module for measuring comprises an act of restoring the value of capacitive sensitivity of said touch-sensitive surface.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said measuring is performed at regular intervals during said phase of obtaining said handwritten signature.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one piece of data represents also a projection area of said hand of the user on said touch-sensitive surface.

8. A method for authenticating a user'"'"'s handwritten signature through a device comprising a touch-sensitive surface, said method comprising:

a phase of obtaining a handwritten signature comprising at least one act of acquiring said handwritten signature on said touch-sensitive surface of said device delivering an acquired signature and at least one act of comparing said acquired signature with a signature recorded within a signature-recording space;

during said act of obtaining said handwritten signature, at least one act of measuring at least one piece of complementary data representing a position of a hand of the user through said touch sensitive surface, said hand being used for writing said signature, wherein the complementary data represents a trigonometrical position of the hand around an axis of a stylus held by a user and used for writing the handwritten signature during the act of acquiring said handwritten signature; and

at least one act of comparing said at least one piece of complementary data with at least one corresponding piece of complementary data associated with said signature recorded within said signature-recording space.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

recording the user'"'"'s handwritten signature through the device, wherein recording comprises;

an initial phase of obtaining an initial handwritten signature comprising at least one act of acquiring said initial handwritten signature on said touch-sensitive surface of said device delivering an initial acquired signature and at least one act of recording said initial acquired signature within the signature-recording space;

during said initial phase of obtaining said initial handwritten signature, at least one act of measuring at least one initial piece of complementary data representing the position of the hand of the user through said touch sensitive, said hand being used for writing said initial handwritten signature; and

at least one act of recording said at least one initial piece of complementary data.

10. The method for recording according to claim 9, wherein said act of measuring at least one initial piece of complementary data is implemented prior to said act of acquiring said initial handwritten signature.

11. The method for recording according to claim 9, wherein said act of measuring at least one initial piece of complementary data is implemented periodically during said act of acquiring said initial handwritten signature.

12. The method for recording according to claim 9, wherein the method further comprises, prior to said act of measuring at least one initial piece of complementary data, an act of activating a module for measuring said initial piece of complementary data and, subsequently to said act of measuring at least one initial piece of complementary data, an act of deactivating said module for measuring said initial piece of complementary data.

13. The method for recording according to claim 12, wherein said module for measuring said initial piece of complementary data comprises said touch-sensitive surface and said act of activating comprises an act of modifying a value of capacitive sensitivity of said touch-sensitive surface and said act of deactivating said module for measuring comprises an act of restoring the value of capacitive sensitivity of said touch-sensitive surface.

14. A device for authenticating a user'"'"'s handwritten signature, said device comprising:

a touch-sensitive surface;

means for acquiring said handwritten signature on said touch-sensitive surface of said device, delivering an acquired signature;

means for comparing said acquired signature with a signature recorded within a signature-recording space;

means for measuring at least one piece of complementary data representing a position of a hand of the user through said touch sensitive surface, said hand being used for writing said signature, wherein the complementary data represents a trigonometrical position of the hand around an axis of a stylus held by a user and used for writing the handwritten signature during the acquiring of said handwritten signature; and

means for comparing said at least one piece of complementary data with at least one corresponding piece of complementary data associated with said signature recorded within said signature-recording space.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a computer program product stored thereon and executable by a microprocessor, wherein the program product comprises program code instructions for executing A method for authenticating a user'"'"'s handwritten signature through a device comprising a touch-sensitive surface, when the instructions are executed on a computer by the microprocessor, said method comprising:

a phase of obtaining a handwritten signature comprising at least one act of acquiring said handwritten signature on said touch-sensitive surface of said device delivering an acquired signature and at least one act of comparing said acquired signature with a signature recorded within a signature-recording space;

during said act of obtaining said handwritten signature, at least one act of measuring at least one piece of complementary data representing a position of a hand of the user through said touch sensitive surface, said hand being used for writing said signature, wherein the complementary data represents a trigonometrical position of the hand around an axis of a stylus held by a user and used for writing the handwritten signature during the act of acquiring said handwritten signature; and

at least one act of comparing said at least one piece of complementary data with at least one corresponding piece of complementary data associated with said signature recorded within said signature-recording space, said at least one piece of complementary data, without directly coming from the signature, being related to the signature by a link of connectivity directly derived from the user.