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Signature input apparatus and a signature verification system

US6118889A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 1998
Grant dateSep 12, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07C9/35
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The object is to improve the accuracy of signature input and signature verification and improve security by causing the handwriting of a signature to disappear by itself. The signature verification system includes a signature input apparatus 1 and a signature verifying apparatus 6. Signature input apparatus 1 has an externally charged type liquid crystal sheet 2 which has an underside being adhesive and is placed on a coordinate input unit 3. When a dedicated pen 5 having the function of applying static charge onto this liquid crystal sheet 2 is used to write a signature, the handwriting of the signature is liquid crystal representation on the display area of liquid crystal sheet 2 and this handwriting of the signature will disappear by itself after a predetermined period of time. Further, signature verifying apparatus 6 reads the handwriting coordinate information of a signature output from coordinate input unit 3 for detecting the handwriting coordinate information of a signature and verifies this handwriting coordinate information with the handwriting coordinate information of signatures which have been registered beforehand.

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