Wacom signature LCD tablet has been developed primarily for business processes where today hardcopies are still printed and personally signed. The new tablet enables the capture of authentic signatures for internal documents as well as for customer transactions, for example at cashier's desks, points of sale, checkouts or self-service terminals. By eliminating the necessity of hardcopies, substantial cost savings can be gained. At the same time, processes become faster and more secure.

The heart of this robust tablet is a compact reflective 5" TFT LC display. Users sign directly on the display with a cordless, battery-free pen - exactly as they would on paper. The displays comes with a VGA resolution (640×480 pixels, Width x Height). This enables corporate customers to post additional content (contract, payment amounts etc.) on the displays while their end customer signs. The 5" screen is wide (10 cm wide) enough for even long signatures. Signing on Wacom signature LCD tablet is convenient like on paper. This is enabled by a real-time visualisation of the signature screen and a paper like surface of the screen. The reflective display has a high contrast like normal paper.

Wacom's patented pen technology provides the basis for the digitizer, which is already established as a standard among Tablet PCs. "Digital ink" ensures a perfect image of the signature on the screen. While writing on the display the digitizer also captures a biometric signature profile based on the individual writing speed and the pressure applied on the pen. The integrated digitizer is capable of documenting up to 512 different levels of pressure. XY coordinates are captured with 2540 lpi reading resolution. Writing rhythm and speed also help retain the individual character of the signature. The signatures captured are unique to the person signing, forgery is made nearly impossible.

Due to the tablet features described above, the tablet delivers high quality biometric signature data for secure dynamic signature verification applications. When processed with software from Wacom´s partners Softpro or WonderNet, the captured signature data can be used for reliable signature authentication. The data transmission rate of 200 pps makes sure that the biometric profile is accurate enough for later verification.

Today, Wacom signature LCD tablet is a prototype. Wacom is planning to add additional security features like timestamp and data encryption so that companies using this signature tablet at a public POS can implement highest security standards and prevent fraud.