Magnetic stripe card with skimmer detection mechanism
US12190187B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K19/0708
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Magnetic stripe cards including a skimmer detection mechanism detect unauthorized access to data and information stored on a magnetic strip of a magnetic stripe card by illicit card skimming devices. In one embodiment, a method of detecting an unauthorized scan of confidential data encoded on a magnetic strip portion of a magnetic stripe card having a skimmer detection mechanism includes detecting a scan of the magnetic strip portion, measuring a parameter associated with the scan of the magnetic strip portion by the skimmer detection mechanism, and comparing the measured parameter to a baseline value associated with the parameter. Upon determining that the parameter exceeds the baseline value, an unauthorized scan of confidential data encoded on the magnetic strip portion of the magnetic stripe card is detected.
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