Detecting unauthorized card skimmers
AssigneeDiebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
InventorsGreg RAY, David LEWIS, Randall W. JENKINS, Jim BLOCK, Songtao MA, Natarajan RAMACHANDRAN, Jeffery M. ENRIGHT, James PETTITT
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Abstract
In an example embodiment, an automated banking machine that includes an anti-fraud arrangement that can deter effective operation of unauthorized devices attached to the machine. The arrangement allows for the machine's card slot bezel to be frequently exchanged for a differently configured card slot bezel, where the bezel configuration is displayed to a potential user.
Claims20
A tangible, non-transitory computer readable of instructions for execution by a processor and when executed operable to:
- obtain data representative of a bezel associated with an automated banking machine;
- obtain data representative of an image for the bezel associated with the automated banking machine;
- and
- display the image for the bezel associated with the automated banking machine on a display associated with the automated banking machine.
A tangible, non-transitory computer readable of instructions for execution by a processor and when executed operable to:
- obtain data representative of a bezel with a card slot that is associated with an automated banking machine from the automated banking machine;
- receive image data of a bezel with a card slot mounted on the automated banking machine from a second source;
- retrieve image data for the bezel corresponding with the data representative of a bezel received from the automated banking machine;
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- compare the image data received form the second source with the image data corresponding with the data representative of a bezel received from the automated banking machine to determine whether the image data received from the second source matches the image data corresponding with the data representative of a bezel received from the automated banking machine.
A tangible, non-transitory computer readable of instructions for execution by a processor and when executed operable to:
- obtain data representative of a wireless device associated with an automated banking machine and data representative of the automated banking machine
- obtain data representative of an image of a bezel with a card slot associated with the automated banking machine based on the data representative of the automated banking machine;
- send the data representative of the image of the bezel with a card slot associated with the automated banking machine to the wireless device;
- and
- obtain data indicating whether a bezel on the automated banking machine matches the image of the bezel send to the wireless device.
A tangible, non-transitory computer readable of instructions for execution by a processor and when executed operable to:
- obtain an image of a bezel associated with an automated banking machine;
- obtain data for identifying the automated banking machine;
- send the image of the bezel and the data identifying the automated banking machine to a remote server;
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- receive data indicating whether the bezel is valid for consumer usage from the remote server.
A tangible, non-transitory computer readable of instructions for execution by a processor and when executed operable to:
- receive data representative of an image of a bezel with a card slot associated with an automated banking machine from a remote server;
- display the image;
- obtain data representative of a confirmation indicating whether a bezel on the automated banking machine matches the image;
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- send the data representation of the confirmation to the remote server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.