Off-Line Signature Authentication Based on Moment Invariants Using Support Vector Machine

TLDR: The proposed system aimed to provide simple, faster robust system using less number of features when compared to state of art works and showed that the SVM classifier yielded the most promising 8% False Rejection Rate (FRR) and 10% False acceptance Rate (FAR).

Abstract: Problem statement: The research addressed the computational load reduction in off-line signature verification based on minimal features using bayes classifier, fast Fourier transform, linear discriminant analysis, principal component analysis and support vector machine approaches. Approach: The variation of signature in genuine cases is studied extensively, to predict the set of quad tree components in a genuine sample for one person with minimum variance criteria. Using training samples, with a high degree of certainty the Minimum Variance Quad tree Components (MVQC) of a signature for a person are listed to apply on imposter sample. First, Hu moment is applied on the selected subsections. The summation values of the subsections are provided as feature to classifiers. Results: Results showed that the SVM classifier yielded the most promising 8% False Rejection Rate (FRR) and 10% False Acceptance Rate (FAR). The signature is a biometric, where variations in a genuine case, is a natural expectation. In the genuine signature, certain parts of signature vary from one instance to another. Conclusion: The proposed system aimed to provide simple, faster robust system using less number of features when compared to state of art works.