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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Stuart Masterton, Newtyle, GB;
Barrie Clark, Life Village, GB;
Inventors:
Stuart Masterton, Newtyle, GB;
Barrie Clark, Life Village, GB;
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A card reader comprises an entry slot to allow access for a card into the interior of the card reader along a predetermined passage. The card reader further comprises a controller and an image capture device arranged so as to monitor the interior of the card reader.