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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2022
Uipco, Llc, San Antonio, TX (US);
Dustin Bowen Bitter, Lehi, UT (US);
Nina Cooper, San Antonio, TX (US);
Andre Rene Buentello, San Antonio, TX (US);
Jose L. Romero, Jr., San Antonio, TX (US);
Gregory David Hansen, Fuquay Varina, NC (US);
United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
Magnetic stripe cards including a skimmer detection mechanism detect unauthorized access to data and information stored on a magnetic strip of a magnetic stripe card by illicit card skimming devices. In one embodiment, a method of detecting an unauthorized scan of confidential data encoded on a magnetic strip portion of a magnetic stripe card having a skimmer detection mechanism includes detecting a scan of the magnetic strip portion, measuring a parameter associated with the scan of the magnetic strip portion by the skimmer detection mechanism, and comparing the measured parameter to a baseline value associated with the parameter. Upon determining that the parameter exceeds the baseline value, an unauthorized scan of confidential data encoded on the magnetic strip portion of the magnetic stripe card is detected.