New signature similarity measure based on average differences

This paper presents a new method of recognizing handwritten signatures. Signature was treated as a collection of features of specific values. As features the values of x, y coordinates of signature points and the pressure p in its consecutive points have been used. Additionally, before comparing them, the signatures were properly prepared. The method discussed in the paper is a modification of the method based on average differences. This modification consists in dividing signatures into windows of the preset size and measuring the value of similarity between the windows according to their position in the signature. The paper shows the construction of a new similarity measure taking into consideration the modifications introduced and the results of the research obtained by means of this similarity measure.