Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh

Dinh-Khoi Le

Michael Nolte

Steffen Priesterjahn

Alexander Drichel

An automated teller machine (ATM) is proposed having a control panel (CP) that has elements () arranged therein that are provided for users of the automated teller machine (ATM) and that has a camera (CAM) to detect manipulation attempts on the automated teller machine (ATM). The camera (CAM) is mounted in a housing section of the automated teller machine (ATM) surrounding the control panel (CP) and aligned in such a way that the camera (CAM) captures images of at least two of the elements () arranged in the control panel (CP). In particular, the camera (CAM) captures image of the money dispensing compartment () and the keypad () in order to unequivocally detect any overlays installed there and similar manipulation or skimming attempts.

Automated teller machine comprising camera to detect manipulation attempts

An automated teller machine is proposed having at least one camera to detect manipulation attempts that captures images of one or more elements arranged in the control panel, such as a keypad, cash-dispensing drawer, card entry slot and generates image data from a plurality of individual image recordings (F, F, F). The at least one camera is connected to a data processing unit that preprocesses the image data generated (individual image data) into a resulting image (R). The preprocessed image data of the resulting image (R) can be computed, for example, by exposure blending from the individual images (F, F, F) and represent a very good data base for data evaluation to detect manipulation.

Automated teller machine comprising at least one camera that produces image data to detect manipulation attempts

The invention proposes an automated teller machine having different control elements, such as a card entry slot (), for example, wherein at least one camera (CAMK) is integrated in a control element, the card entry slot (), for example, and captures images of a plurality of sub-regions attributed to said control element (), such as an interior region, outer region and overhead region. Lighting (L) that illuminates one or some of the partial regions, the interior region or the slit region of the card entry slot (), for example, can also be arranged, thereby also improving the image. In addition, the construction can be furnished with a light-conducting material (K) over which light produced by the lighting (L) can be guided and distributed.

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Paderborn, Germany

Dinh-Khoi Le