Counterfeit detection apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11302155-B2
Application number	US-202017121213-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2020
Priority date	Mar 8, 2018
Publication date	Apr 12, 2022
Grant date	Apr 12, 2022

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to an apparatus for counterfeit detection and a method implementing the same. In one embodiment, as apparatus is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a first end, a second end, an elongated body, an ink cartridge, a controller, and a trigger. The elongated body extends from the first end to the second end. The elongated body defines a cavity therein. The ink cartridge is disposed in the cavity. The controller is positioned within the cavity. The controller is configured to communicate with at least one computing system remote from the apparatus. The trigger is in electronic communication with the controller. The trigger extends at least partially though the elongated body. The trigger is actionable between a first position and a second position. A change from the first position to the second position transmits an electronic signal to the controller.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a computing system, an indication of an attempt to transact using a fraudulent banknote, wherein the indication of the attempt is received as an electronic signal from a counterfeit banknote detection device that detected the fraudulent banknote by applying a color-changing ink to a surface of the fraudulent banknote, the counterfeit banknote detection device comprising a controller disposed within the counterfeit banknote detection device and a trigger in electronic communication with the controller;
recording, by the computing system, a current time contemporaneous with receipt of the indication;
receiving, by the computing system, one or more video streams of a facility in which the counterfeit banknote detection device is located;
identifying, by the computing system, a portion of the one or more video streams corresponding to the current time; and
mapping, by the computing system, the indication of the attempt to the portion of the one or more video streams.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the indication of the attempt to transact using the fraudulent banknote, wherein the indication of the attempt is received as the electronic signal from the counterfeit banknote detection device comprises:
receiving location information corresponding to a location of the counterfeit banknote detection device at the current time.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein receiving the location information corresponding to the location of the counterfeit banknote detection device comprises:
interfacing with a global positioning system module of the counterfeit banknote detection device.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
identifying a location of the counterfeit banknote detection device in the portion of the one or more video streams.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating an alert message to notify an authority of the attempt to transact using the fraudulent banknote.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the indication of the attempt to transact using the fraudulent banknote, wherein the indication of the attempt is received as the electronic signal from the counterfeit banknote detection device comprises:
receiving the indication from a second computing system tethered to the counterfeit banknote detection device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the counterfeit banknote detection device is wirelessly connected with the computing system.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more sequences of instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, causes a computing system to perform operations, comprising:
identifying, by the computing system, an attempt to transact using a fraudulent banknote, based on receiving a communication from a counterfeit banknote detection device that detected the fraudulent banknote by applying a color-changing ink to a surface of the fraudulent banknote, the counterfeit banknote detection device comprising a controller disposed within the counterfeit banknote detection device and a trigger in electronic communication with the controller;
recording, by the computing system, a current time contemporaneous with identifying the attempt;
receiving, by the computing system, one or more video streams of a facility in which the counterfeit banknote detection device is located;
identifying, by the computing system, a portion of the one or more video streams corresponding to the current time; and
mapping, by the computing system, the attempt to the portion of the one or more video streams.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving location information corresponding to a location of the counterfeit banknote detection device at the current time.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein receiving location information corresponding to the location of the counterfeit banknote detection device comprises:
interfacing with a global positioning system module of the counterfeit banknote detection device.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , further comprising:
identifying a location of the counterfeit banknote detection device in the portion of the one or more video streams.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , further comprising:
generating an alert message to notify an authority of the attempt to transact using the fraudulent banknote.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the computing system is tethered to the counterfeit banknote detection device.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the counterfeit banknote detection device is wirelessly connected with the computing system.

15. A system, comprising:
a processor in communication with a controller of a counterfeit banknote detection device; and
a memory having programming instruction stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor, performs operations comprising:
receiving an indication of an attempt to transact using a fraudulent banknote, wherein the indication of the attempt is received as an electronic signal from the counterfeit banknote detection device that detected the fraudulent banknote by applying a color-changing ink to a surface of the fraudulent banknote, the counterfeit banknote detection device;
recording a current time contemporaneous with receipt of the indication;
receiving one or more video streams of a facility in which the counterfeit banknote detection device is located;
identifying a portion of the one or more video streams corresponding to the current time; and
mapping the indication of the attempt to the portion of the one or more video streams.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein receiving the indication of the attempt to transact using the fraudulent banknote, wherein the indication of the attempt is received as the electronic signal from the counterfeit banknote detection device comprises:
receiving location information corresponding to a location of the counterfeit banknote detection device at the current time.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein receiving the location information corresponding to the location of the counterfeit banknote detection device comprises:
interfacing with a global positioning system module of the counterfeit banknote detection device.

18. The system of claim 16 , further comprising:
identifying a location of the counterfeit banknote detection device in the portion of the one or more video streams.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
generating an alert message to notify an authority of the attempt to transact using the fraudulent banknote.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein receiving the indication of the attempt to transact using the fraudulent banknote, wherein the indication of the attempt is received as the electronic signal from the counterfeit banknote detection device comprises:
receiving the indication from a second computing system tethered to the counterfeit banknote detection device, the second computing system relaying the electronic signal.

Assignees

• Capital One Services Llc

Inventors

• Edwards Joshua
• Benkreira Abdelkader
• Mossoba Michael
• Ilincic Rajko

Classifications

• G07F19/211 Primary

  Software architecture within ATMs or in relation to the ATM network · CPC title

• G07D7/14

  using chemical means · CPC title

• G08B21/18

  Status alarms (G08B21/02 takes precedence) · CPC title