Capital one services, llc (20240420550). DETECTING A SKIMMER VIA A VIBRATION SENSOR
DETECTING A SKIMMER VIA A VIBRATION SENSOR
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Molly Johnson of Alexandria VA (US)
Adam Vukich of Alexandria VA (US)
James Zarakas of Centreville VA (US)
DETECTING A SKIMMER VIA A VIBRATION SENSOR
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240420550 titled 'DETECTING A SKIMMER VIA A VIBRATION SENSOR
Original Abstract Submitted
disclosed herein is a transaction instrument and method for recording vibration information associated with a transaction at a point-of-service (pos) terminal. the vibration information can be used to determine whether the pos terminal is compromised (e.g., via a skimmer). a transaction instrument can include at least one of an accelerometer or a gyroscope; a microphone; memory; and processor(s) configured to: determine an intent of a holder of the transaction instrument based on movement data received from the at least one of the accelerometer or the gyroscope; in response to the determined intent corresponding to an interaction of the transaction instrument with a transaction instrument reader of a pos terminal, turn on the microphone to record vibration information as sound associated with the interaction, the interaction comprising the transaction instrument contacting the transaction instrument reader; store the vibration information on the memory; and transmit the vibration information to an external device.