Detecting Component Removal
First Claim
1. A system for component movement detection, the system comprising:
- a payment module;
a fuel dispenser, the fuel dispenser adapted to receive the payment module and enclose the payment module at a first position, the first position defined by a fixed position of the payment module relative to the fuel dispenser; and
a movement detection device, the movement detection device communicably coupled to the payment module and adapted to;
detect a first value at the first position and a second value at a second position of the payment module, the second position different from the first position; and
transmit the second value to the payment module, the payment module adapted to activate a security measure based upon a difference in the first and second values greater than an adjustable absolute limit.
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Abstract
Component removal detection may be accomplished by a variety of systems and techniques. In one embodiment, a system for component movement detection may include a payment module, a fuel dispenser, and a movement detection device. The fuel dispenser may receive the payment module and enclose the payment module at a first position defined by a fixed position of the payment module relative to the fuel dispenser. The movement detection device may be communicably coupled to the payment module and may detect a first value at the first position and a second value at a second position of the payment module, where the second position may be different from the first position. Further, the movement detection device may transmit the second value to the payment module, where the payment module may activate a security measure based upon a difference in the first and second values greater than an adjustable absolute limit.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for component movement detection, the system comprising:
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a payment module; a fuel dispenser, the fuel dispenser adapted to receive the payment module and enclose the payment module at a first position, the first position defined by a fixed position of the payment module relative to the fuel dispenser; and a movement detection device, the movement detection device communicably coupled to the payment module and adapted to; detect a first value at the first position and a second value at a second position of the payment module, the second position different from the first position; and transmit the second value to the payment module, the payment module adapted to activate a security measure based upon a difference in the first and second values greater than an adjustable absolute limit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for detecting fuel dispenser component movement, the method comprising:
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locating a payment module in a fuel dispenser at a first position, the first position defined by a fixed position of the payment module relative to the fuel dispenser; detecting a first value at the first position by a movement detection device, the movement detection device communicably coupled to the payment module; detecting a second value at a second position of the payment module by the movement detection device, the second position different from the first position; transmitting the second value to the payment module; and activating a security measure based upon a difference in the first and second values greater than an adjustable absolute limit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for component movement detection, the system comprising:
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a fuel dispenser module; a fuel dispenser, the fuel dispenser adapted to receive the fuel dispenser module and enclose the fuel dispenser module at a first position, the first position defined by a fixed position of the fuel dispenser module relative to the fuel dispenser; and an accelerometer, the accelerometer communicably coupled to the fuel dispenser module and a processor and adapted to; detect a first value at the first position and a second value at a second position of the fuel dispenser module, the second position different from the first position; and transmit the second value to the processor, the processor adapted to activate a security measure based upon a difference in the first and second values greater than an adjustable absolute limit.
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