Motorized card reader module
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1. A motorized card reader module comprising:
- a transport system operable to (i) halt transport of a card on at least one occasion while the card is not fully enclosed by the card reader module, and (ii) generate in a random or pseudo-random manner a time period during which transport of the card is halted.
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Abstract
A motorized card reader module (14d) is described. The module (14d) has a transport system (22,26) that is operable to transport a card (30) into the card reader module (14d) in a stop/start manner until the card (30) is fully enclosed by the card reader module (14d), and thereafter to transport the card (30) in a continuous manner so that a magnetic stripe on the card (30) can be accurately read by a reading head (24) in the module (14d), but not by a third party reading head located outside the module (14d). A method of preventing fraud at an SST, and an SST having a motorized card reader module are also described.
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1. A motorized card reader module comprising:
a transport system operable to (i) halt transport of a card on at least one occasion while the card is not fully enclosed by the card reader module, and (ii) generate in a random or pseudo-random manner a time period during which transport of the card is halted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A motorized card reader module comprising:
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a housing defining a chamber; and
a transparent mechanism for (i) moving a card in a forward direction into the chamber, (ii) halting movement of the card in the forward direction on at least one occasion before the entire card has moved into the chamber, and (iii) generating in a random or pseudo-random manner a time period during which transport of the card is halted. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A self-service terminal comprising:
a motorized card reader module operable to transport a card intermittently when the card is partially protruding from the card reader module by generating in a random or pseudo-random manner a time period during which transport of the card is halted, and to transport the card continuously when the card is fully enclosed by the card reader module.
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17. A method of preventing fraud at a self-service terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving a card from a user;
transporting the card into a card reader module in an intermittent movement while the card protrudes from the card reader module by generating in a random or pseudo-random manner a time period during which transport of the card is halted; and
transporting the card in a continuous movement once the card is enclosed by the card reader module.
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18. A method of operating a self-service terminal to prevent fraud, the method comprising:
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receiving a card from a user;
moving the card in a forward direction into a chamber of a card reader module; and
halting movement of the card in the forward direction on at least one occasion before the entire card has moved into the chamber to prevent a read head located outside of the chamber from accurately reading the card during movement of the card in the forward direction into the chamber and thereby to prevent fraud; and
generating in a random or pseudo-random manner a time period during which movement of the card is halted.
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19. A self-service terminal comprising:
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a user interface panel including a first slot for receiving a data bearing magnetic stripe card;
a motorized card reader module disposed behind said interface panel, and including a second slot aligned with said first slot;
a transport mechanism disposed in said module under control of a controller configured for transporting said card over a magnetic card reading head mounted inside said module for reading said data on said card; and
said controller being further configured for (i) halting transport of said card at least once while said card is being transported partially forward through said first slot and then resuming continuous forward transport thereof over said reading head for reading said card inside said module, and (ii) generating in a random or pseudo-random manner a time period during which transport of the card is halted. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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