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US 10,121,331 B1Granted
Detection of unauthorized devices on ATMs
AssigneeCapital One Services, LLC
InventorsWilliam A. Hodges, Christopher R. Marshall, Pierrick Burgain
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for detecting ATM skimmers, other unauthorized devices, such as hidden video cameras or keypad overlays, and/or possible damage to the ATM based upon radio frequency (RF) signal emitted from the ATM and/or 3D image analysis.
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A system for detecting unauthorized devices on an ATM comprising:
- a memory storing instructions;
- and
- one or more processors configured to execute instructions to:
- capture, via a 3D scanner, 3D image data of an ATM, the 3D image data comprising first shape data of the ATM;
- determine a first difference between the first shape data and second shape data comprising baseline shape data for the ATM;
- perform a first comparison by comparing a first location to a second location, the first location being a location of the first difference and the second location being a location for a known unauthorized device;
- perform a second comparison by comparing the first shape data to third shape data, the third shape data comprising shape data of the known unauthorized device;
- determine that an unauthorized device may be present at the ATM, based on the first and second comparisons;
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- in response to determining that an unauthorized device may be present at the ATM:
- receive, at an antenna located within communication range of the ATM, radio frequency (RF) signal data comprising a detected ATM RF signal;
- determine an unidentified RF signal of the detected ATM RF signal;
- determine whether the unidentified RF signal is present for a predetermined period of time;
- determine whether a skimmer is present at the ATM based on a determination that the unidentified RF signal is present for a period of time and based on the second comparison.
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A method for detecting unauthorized devices on an ATM, the method comprising:
- capturing 3D image data of an ATM, the 3D image data comprising first shape data of the ATM;
- determining a first difference between the first shape data and second shape data comprising baseline shape data for the ATM;
- performing a first comparison by comparing a first location to a second location, the first location being a location of the first difference and the second location being a location for a known unauthorized device;
- performing a second comparison by comparing the first shape data to third shape data, the third shape data comprising shape data of the known unauthorized device;
- determining that an unauthorized device may be present at the ATM, based on the first and second comparisons;
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- in response to determining that an unauthorized device may be present at the ATM:
- receiving, at an antenna located within communication range of the ATM, radio frequency (RF) signal data comprising a detected ATM RF signal;
- determining an unidentified RF signal of the detected ATM RF signal;
- determining whether the unidentified RF signal is present for a predetermined period of time;
- determining whether a skimmer is present at the ATM based on a determination that the unidentified RF signal is present for a period of time and based on the second comparison.
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