Apparatus and method for point of sale terminal fraud detection
US9224146B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0185
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, apparatus, method and computer programming for monitoring security of a payment terminal is described. There is provided monitoring of one or more security parameters associated with the payment terminal; detecting any violation of any one of the security parameters; classifying the detected any violation of the one or more of the security parameters into a classification; transmitting data regarding the any violation of the one or more of the security parameters, including the classification thereof, to a centralized terminal management server. If the any detected violation of the one or more of the security parameters is classified as potential fraudulent activity, there is also provided one or more security actions in response to the any detected violation of the one or more of the security parameters.
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