SENSOR SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A NON-DEPOSITABLE ITEM INSERTED INTO 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 four-sided track; a first heat-sensitive sensor moveable along the four-sided track such that the first heat-sensitive sensor is focused on a portion of an acceptor of the ATM that is visible to an ATM customer and configured to capture first data showing:
the ATM customer attempting to deposit one or more items into the acceptor;inserting of a non-depositable item into the acceptor; andjamming of the acceptor in response to inserting the non-depositable item; a second sensor oriented toward an identifying characteristic of the 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 the jamming of the acceptor; andproduce a fraud record when the first data corresponds to the jamming, 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 deposit; wherein the first heat-sensitive sensor is configured to move along the four-sided 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.