Exploration of novel descriptors for online writer identication

Abstract

The problem of writer identification refers to the task of deciding on the authorship of a piece of handwritten document by comparing it against a set of samples saved in a database Technology has aided in the design of hand held devices like tablets that can capture a person s handwriting The main constituent of these devices is an electronic pen stylus that helps in obtaining the dynamic information in handwriting through its tip Online writer identification systems make use of such textual