System and method for using a non-contact memory tag to detect fraudulent use of printing devices
US10979594B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/32673
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of detecting fraudulent use of a printing device including a non-contact memory tag, comprising receiving, by one or more computer processors, a request to read the tag, receiving, by the one or more computer processors, information from the tag, determining, by the one or more computer processors, an installed configuration of the printing device from the information, comparing, by the one or more computer processors, the installed configuration to a current configuration of the printing device, and in response to determining that the current configuration is not the same as the installed configuration, indicating, by the one or more computer processors, that a violation exists.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.