A writer identification and verification system using HMM based recognizers

Pattern Analysis and Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-43

  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

EID: 33846690433     PISSN: 14337541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10044-006-0047-5     Document Type: Article

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