Systems and methods for monitoring components of and detecting an intrusion into an automated teller machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10891840-B2
Application number	US-201916595235-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 7, 2019
Priority date	Feb 23, 2018
Publication date	Jan 12, 2021
Grant date	Jan 12, 2021

Abstract

The disclosed embodiments provide systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for detecting an intrusion of a product (e.g., an ATM) via an electronic tattletale. The disclosed embodiments may provide an ATM comprising a housing comprising an interior surface and a substance adhered to the interior surface, the substance comprising a piezoelectric element. The ATM may further comprise a detection circuit coupled to the substance, which may be configured to receive a first response signal generated by the substance and generate an indication of an intrusion into the housing, based on a comparison of the received first response signal to a predefined second response signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An automated teller machine (ATM), comprising:
a housing comprising an interior surface;
a substance adhered to the interior surface, the substance comprising a piezoelectric element; and
a detection circuit coupled to the substance, the detection circuit being configured to:
receive a response pattern generated by the piezoelectric element based on a vibration of at least one component within the ATM;
compare the response pattern to a stored signature corresponding to an expected vibration pattern of the at least one component to detect a vibration pattern indicative of intrusion, the stored signature being derived by the ATM from vibrations of the at least one component within the ATM occurring during a calibration period; and
generate, based on the comparison detecting a vibration pattern indicative of intrusion, an indication of an intrusion into the housing.

2. The ATM of claim 1 , wherein the substance comprises a coating adhered to the interior surface.

3. The ATM of claim 2 , wherein the coating is adhered to an entirety of the interior surface.

4. The ATM of claim 1 , further comprising a transmitter coupled to the detection circuit, the transmitter transmitting an intrusion alert signal upon generation of the intrusion indication.

5. The ATM of claim 1 , wherein the detection circuit comprises an electrode coupled to the piezoelectric element.

6. The ATM of claim 1 , wherein the piezoelectric element comprises at least one of a crystalline material, a ceramic material, or a polymer.

7. The ATM of claim 6 , wherein the piezoelectric element comprises a plurality of piezoelectric particles suspended in a base material.

8. A method for detecting an intrusion into an automated teller machine (ATM), the method comprising:
applying a substance to an interior surface of a housing of the ATM, the substance comprising a piezoelectric element;
coupling a detection circuit to the piezoelectric element;
receiving, using the detection circuit a response pattern generated by the piezoelectric element based on a vibration of at least one component within the ATM;
comparing the response pattern to a stored signature corresponding to an expected vibration pattern of the at least one component, the stored signature being derived by the ATM from vibrations of the at least one component within the ATM occurring during a calibration period; and
generating, based on the comparison, an indication of an intrusion into the housing.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein applying the substance comprises coating the substance onto the interior surface.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising transmitting an intrusion alert signal upon generation of the intrusion indication.

11. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an automated teller machine (ATM), cause operations comprising:
receiving a response pattern generated by a piezoelectric element of the ATM based on a vibration of at least one component of the ATM;
comparing the response pattern to a stored signature corresponding to an expected vibration pattern, the stored signature being derived by the ATM from vibrations of the at least one component of the ATM occurring during a calibration period; and
generating, based on the comparison, an indication of an intrusion into a housing of the ATM.

12. The media of claim 11 , wherein generating the intrusion indication comprises generating the intrusion indication based on the comparison detecting a vibration pattern indicative of intrusion.

13. The media of claim 11 , wherein the at least one component comprises an actuator of the ATM, and wherein the first response signal pattern is generated by the piezoelectric element based on a vibration of the actuator.

14. The ATM of claim 1 , wherein the at least one component comprises a mechanical component of the ATM, and wherein the response pattern is generated by the piezoelectric element based on a vibration of the mechanical component.

15. The ATM of claim 14 , wherein the mechanical component comprises an actuator of the ATM, and wherein the response pattern is generated by the piezoelectric element based on a vibration of the actuator.

16. The method of claim 8 , wherein generating the intrusion indication comprises generating the intrusion indication based on the comparison detecting a vibration pattern indicative of intrusion.

17. The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one component comprises a mechanical component of the ATM, and wherein the response pattern is generated by the piezoelectric element based on a vibration of the mechanical component.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the mechanical component comprises an actuator of the ATM, and wherein the response pattern is generated by the piezoelectric element based on a vibration of the actuator.

Assignees

• Capital One Services Llc

Inventors

• Wurmfeld David K
• Pharr Jeff
• Osborn Kevin

Classifications

• G08B13/26 Primary

  by proximity of an intruder causing variation in capacitance or inductance of a circuit · CPC title

• G07F19/2055

  Anti-skimming aspects at ATMs · CPC title

• G07F19/205 Primary

  Housing aspects of ATMs · CPC title

• G07F19/207

  Surveillance aspects at ATMs · CPC title

• G08B13/1672

  using sonic detecting means, e.g. a microphone operating in the audio frequency range · CPC title