US 12,462,118 B2
Device, system, and method for card skimming protection
Graeme Mitchell, Dundee (GB)
Assigned to NCR Atleos Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by NCR Atleos Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/590,073.
Application 18/590,073 is a continuation of application No. 17/966,399, filed on Oct. 14, 2022, granted, now 12,020,107.
Application 17/966,399 is a continuation of application No. 17/361,801, filed on Jun. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,551,014.
Prior Publication US 2024/0202472 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06K 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 7/0056 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
detecting, by a card reader, a card presented at a shutter of the card reader;
identifying, by the card reader, a skimmer protection mode of operation for the card reader; and
controlling, by the card reader, a motorized card transport to draw a leading edge of the card within the card reader to a distance sufficient to be read by a chip read interface but insufficient to be read by a magnetic read interface of the card reader.