Using HMM based recognizers for writer identification and verification

Proceedings - International Workshop on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition, IWFHR

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 167-172

  Schlapbach, Andreas ^a   Bunke, Horst ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

HMM based handwriting recognition; Off line handwriting; Writer identification; Writer verification

Indexed keywords

HIDDEN MARKOV MODEL (HMM); OFF-LINE HANDWRITING; WRITER IDENTIFICATION; WRITER VERIFICATION;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MARKOV PROCESSES; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SCANNING; VECTORS;

CHARACTER RECOGNITION;

EID: 18044384091     PISSN: 15505235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IWFHR.2004.107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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