AUTOMATED BANKING MACHINE THAT OUTPUTS INTERFERENCE SIGNALS TO JAM READING ABILITY OF UNAUTHORIZED CARD READER DEVICES
First Claim
14. An apparatus, comprising:
- a card reader having a card entry slot; and
a jammer arrangement;
wherein the jammer arrangement comprises a processor, a sensor, and an emitter;
wherein the processor is operable to operate the emitter to emit a jamming signal; and
wherein the emitter is operable to emit a jamming signal that is directional magnetic field towards the card reader'"'"'s card entry slot.
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Abstract
A banking system is controlled responsive to data read from data bearing records. The system comprises an automated banking machine. The machine includes at least one type of data reader, which includes a card reader. The machine also includes an anti-fraud arrangement that can deter effective operation of unauthorized devices attached to the machine. Such unauthorized devices may include a fraudulent card reader placed adjacent to a card entry slot that leads to the card reader. The arrangement can sense a fraudulent card reader installed on the machine. The arrangement can additionally emit jamming signals that interfere with an ability of a sensed fraudulent card reader to accurately read card data.
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34 Claims
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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a card reader having a card entry slot; and a jammer arrangement; wherein the jammer arrangement comprises a processor, a sensor, and an emitter; wherein the processor is operable to operate the emitter to emit a jamming signal; and wherein the emitter is operable to emit a jamming signal that is directional magnetic field towards the card reader'"'"'s card entry slot. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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25-1. The apparatus set forth in claim 14, wherein the jamming signal contains binary data.
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34. A tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium of instructions with instructions encoded thereon for execution by a processor that when executed by a processor are operable to:
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determine a speed of a card moving within a card reader; determine at least one jamming pattern for usage, wherein the pattern includes at least one frequency that matches the at speed of the card; and cause a signal emitter to output jamming signals that correspond to the at least one jamming pattern; wherein the jamming signals are configured to prevent accurate reading of card data by at least one read head of a fraudulent card reader located adjacent to the slot.
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