US 11,868,491 B2
Obfuscation of input data provided to a transaction device
Jeremy Goodsitt, Champaign, IL (US); Austin Walters, Savoy, IL (US); and Reza Farivar, Champaign, IL (US)
Assigned to Capital One Services, LLC, McLean, VA (US)
Filed by Capital One Services, LLC, McLean, VA (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/807,918.
Application 17/807,918 is a continuation of application No. 16/591,925, filed on Oct. 3, 2019, granted, now 11,386,211.
Application 16/591,925 is a continuation of application No. 16/225,762, filed on Dec. 19, 2018, granted, now 10,438,010, issued on Oct. 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0318406 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G07F 7/10 (2006.01); G07F 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 21/604 (2013.01) [G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G07F 7/10 (2013.01); G07F 19/207 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
determining, by a device, an average temperature associated with a set of input components of the device;
determining, by the device, whether a user has interacted with the device based on the average temperature; and
causing, by the device and based on determining that the user has interacted with the device, an infrared element associated with the device to emit infrared light,
wherein, while the infrared element is emitting the infrared light, capture of information, associated with an input component, of the set of input components, is obfuscated.