Patent ID: 7155038

Claim:
A handwriting identification system for identifying handwriting on the basis of said handwriting, comprising: a writing medium; a writing implement provided with a lead touching said writing medium, said writing implement including a main body supporting said lead; a tilt change detecting mechanism provided with said writing implement main body that detects a change in a tilt of said lead with respect to said writing implement main body; a handwriting information producing mechanism that produces handwriting information based on the detected change in the tilt of said lead with respect to said writing implement main body; a first storage mechanism that stores inherent information based on a change in a tilt of the lead with respect to the writing implement main body at a time of previous handwriting for at least one writer; and a comparison identifying mechanism that identifies the handwriting by comparing the handwriting information produced based on the detected change in the tilt of said lead and the stored inherent information.