Card reader protection system
AssigneeParabit Systems, Inc.
InventorJoseph P. Randolph
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Abstract
Devices, systems and methods for detecting skimming devices are provided. The present disclosure provides for a card reader assembly including a face plate having a slot for receiving a card in a direction of entry into the slot; an array of infrared proximity detectors disposed on the face plate; and a controller configured to selectively activate the array of infrared proximity detectors to determine if an object, for example, a skimming device, is placed over the slot of the face plate.
Claims17
A card reader assembly comprising:
- a housing having a slot disposed on a face plate, the slot for receiving a card in a direction of entry into the slot;
- the face plate including an array of light emitters and sensors configured to detect an object placed over the slot, the face further comprises:
- a first surface including the slot;
- and
- first and second inclined surfaces disposed at a predetermined angle relative to the first surface, each of the first and second inclined surface including at least one emitter and at least one sensor,
- wherein the first and second inclined surfaces are disposed on opposite ends of the slot to face each other.
A card reader assembly comprising:
- a face plate including a slot for receiving a card in a direction of entry into the slot;
- an array of infrared proximity detectors disposed on the face plate;
- and
- a controller configured to selectively activate the array of infrared proximity detectors to determine if an object is placed over the slot of the face plate,
- wherein the face plate further comprises:
- a front surface including the slot;
- and
- first and second inclined surfaces disposed at a predetermined angle relative to the front surface, each of the first and second inclined surface including at least a portion of the array of infrared proximity detectors,
- wherein the first and second inclined surfaces are disposed on opposite ends of the slot to face each other.
A card reader assembly comprising:
- a face plate icluding a slot for receiving a card in a direction of entry into the slot;
- an array of infrared proximity detectors disposed on the face plate;
- a controller configured to selectively activate the array of infrared proximity detectors to determine if an object is placed over the slot of the face plate;
- a housing coupled to a back surface of the face plate configured for supporting the face plate in an installation location, wherein the controller is disposed within the housing;
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- a tamper switch in contact with the housing configured to detect movement of the housing relative to the installation location. a tamper switch in contact with the housing configured to detect movement of the housing relative to the installation location.
A card reader assembly comprising:
- a face plate including a slot for receiving a card in a direction of entry into the slot;
- an array of infrared proximity detectors disposed on the face plate;
- and
- a controller configured to selectively activate the array of infrared proximity detectors to determine if an object is placed over the slot of the face plate, wherein the controller is further configured to take a plurality of measurements by each of the infrared proximity detectors, each of the plurality of measurements being taken at a different sensitivity level to compensate for ambient light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.