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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Fabien Huteaux, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Alexandre Kroupski, Savigny-sur-Orge, FR;
Inventors:
Fabien Huteaux, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Alexandre Kroupski, Savigny-sur-Orge, FR;
Assignee:
INGENICO GROUP, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G06K 9/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/345 (2013.01); G06K 9/00174 (2013.01); G06K 9/224 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for electronically authenticating a handwritten signature of a user, entered on a writing surface via a writing instrument. The method includes acquiring, by the writing surface, at least one instant during the entering of the signature, of at least one piece of data representing the altitude z of the writing instrument relative to the writing surface, in an area of proximity to the writing surface; and authenticating the entered handwritten signature by taking account of at least the altitude z.