System and process for assessing the quality of a signature within a binary image
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorsMichael E. Moed, Mohamed Mkaouar
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Abstract
A system and process is provided for assessing the quality of a signature within a binary image. The system comprises a mechanism for storing the binary image and a processor for performing various steps with respect to the image, including (1) detecting a background pattern within the binary image, (2) if a background pattern is detected, removing the background image from the binary image, thereby creating a cleaned binary image, (3) detecting discontinuities within a signature portion of the cleaned binary image, and (4) generating a measure of the signature quality for the binary image.
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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.
A method for assessing the quality of a signature within a binary image, comprising the steps of:
- (a) storing the binary image;
- (b) processing the binary image, including performing the steps of:
- (i) detecting a background pattern within the stored binary image;
- (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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