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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Ncr Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/04 (2006.01); G01N 33/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/048 (2013.01); G01N 33/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for determining at least one parameter associated with at least one media item, further comprising a first electrical contact element and a further electrical contact element supported in a spaced apart relationship via a contact support, wherein at least one electrical characteristic associated with a pathway between the first and further electrical contact elements is indicative of at least one parameter of at least one media item in contact with and extending between the first and further electrical contact elements.