Method of preventing fraud and theft during automated teller machine transactions and related system
First Claim
1. A method of preventing fraud and theft during automated teller machine (ATM) transactions, the method comprising:
- recording a video stream using a camera mounted on or near the ATM, the camera being positioned to record the face of a user of the ATM and a background behind the user;
providing a facial model database containing images of a large number of people taken from different angles, the facial model database containing images of unobscured faces as well as obscured faces;
receiving insertion of a bank card into the ATM;
comparing images captured from the recorded video stream with images contained in the facial model database, and producing a corresponding first face comparison result;
issuing a notice for the user to uncover the user'"'"'s face when the first face comparison result indicates that the user'"'"'s face is obscured;
analyzing the recorded video stream to monitor a background behind the user;
detecting at least one unidentified person in the background;
recording the face of the at least one unidentified person;
comparing images of the at least one unidentified person with images contained in the facial model database, and producing a corresponding second face comparison result andissuing a warning when the second face comparison result indicates that the at least one unidentified person'"'"'s face is obscured.
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Abstract
A method of preventing fraud and theft during automated teller machine (ATM) transactions includes recording a video stream using a camera mounted on or near the ATM, the camera being positioned to record the face of a user of the ATM and a background behind the user, providing a facial model database containing images of a large number of people taken from different angles, the facial model database containing images of unobscured faces as well as obscured faces, and receiving insertion of a bank card into the ATM. The method further includes comparing images captured from the recorded video stream with images contained in the facial model database, and producing a corresponding first face comparison result, and issuing a notice for the user to uncover the user'"'"'s face when the first face comparison result indicates that the user'"'"'s face is obscured.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of preventing fraud and theft during automated teller machine (ATM) transactions, the method comprising:
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recording a video stream using a camera mounted on or near the ATM, the camera being positioned to record the face of a user of the ATM and a background behind the user; providing a facial model database containing images of a large number of people taken from different angles, the facial model database containing images of unobscured faces as well as obscured faces; receiving insertion of a bank card into the ATM; comparing images captured from the recorded video stream with images contained in the facial model database, and producing a corresponding first face comparison result; issuing a notice for the user to uncover the user'"'"'s face when the first face comparison result indicates that the user'"'"'s face is obscured; analyzing the recorded video stream to monitor a background behind the user; detecting at least one unidentified person in the background; recording the face of the at least one unidentified person; comparing images of the at least one unidentified person with images contained in the facial model database, and producing a corresponding second face comparison result and issuing a warning when the second face comparison result indicates that the at least one unidentified person'"'"'s face is obscured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system of preventing fraud and theft during automated teller machine (ATM) transactions, the system comprising:
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an ATM, the ATM comprising; a first processor for controlling operation of the ATM; a card slot for receiving insertion of a bank card into the card slot; and a user interface; a camera mounted on or near the ATM, the camera recording a video stream and being positioned to record the face of a user of the ATM and a background behind the user; a facial model database containing images of a large number of people taken from different angles, the facial model database containing images of unobscured faces as well as obscured faces; a monitoring device comprising a second processor, the monitoring device comparing images captured from the recorded video stream with images contained in the facial model database, and producing a corresponding first face comparison result wherein the user interface of the ATM issues a notice for the user to uncover the user'"'"'s face when the first face comparison result indicates that the user'"'"'s face is obscured; analyzing the recorded video stream to monitor a background behind the user; detecting at least one unidentified person in the background; recording the face of the at least one unidentified person; comparing images of the at least one unidentified person with images contained in the facial model database, and producing a corresponding second face comparison result; and issuing a warning when the second face comparison result indicates that the at least one unidentified person'"'"'s face is obscured. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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