Sensor system for detection of a partial retrieval of dispensed currency at an automated teller machine

摘要

Apparatus and methods for a sensor system are provided. The system may be configured to detect a dispensing of cash from an automated teller machine (“ATM”). The system may be configured to orient one or more sensors to capture a first information stream that includes the dispensing of cash. The system may be configured to detect a retraction of cash by the ATM. The system may orient one or more sensors to capture a second information stream that includes the retraction. The system may be configured to determine an estimate of cash collected by an ATM customer. The estimate may be based on a comparison of the first information stream and the second information stream.

主权项

1. An apparatus for detecting a partial retrieval of currency dispensed from an automated teller machine (“ATM”), the apparatus comprising:
a track comprising three track segments, wherein
a first track segment is positioned substantially parallel to a second track segment; anda third track segment is positioned substantially perpendicular to the first segment and substantially perpendicular to the second segment; a first heat-sensitive sensor moveable along each of the three segments of the track such that the first heat-sensitive sensor is focused on a portion of a dispenser of the ATM that is visible to an ATM customer and configured to capture first data showing:
cash dispensed from the dispenser and awaiting retrieval by the ATM customer;the ATM customer retrieving a first portion of the dispensed cash; anda second portion of the dispensed cash being retracted into the ATM by the dispenser; a second sensor oriented toward an identifying characteristic of an ATM customer and configured to capture second data comprising the identifying characteristic of the ATM customer during a time the first sensor is capturing the first data; and a computer system comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein; anda processor configured to execute the computer readable program code; andthe computer readable program code in said computer system when executed by the processor causes the computer system to:
to determine if the first data corresponds to a partial withdrawal of cash from the ATM;produce a fraud record when the first data corresponds to the partial withdrawal, the fraud record comprising:
at least a portion of: the first data captured by the first sensor; and the second data captured by the second sensor; anda transaction identifier associated with the partial withdrawal; wherein the first heat-sensitive sensor is configured to move along the track to be positioned a pre-determined distance away from heat associated with the ATM customer to avoid the ATM customer obstructing the first heat-sensitive sensor from capturing the first data.