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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh, Paderborn, DE;
Inventor:
Lutz Neubauer, Bad Wuennenberg-Leiberg, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/08 (2006.01); G06K 13/08 (2006.01); G07F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 13/08 (2013.01); G06K 7/0004 (2013.01); G06K 7/084 (2013.01); G07F 19/2055 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device () for reading a magnetic stripe card and/or smart card () comprising a slot () for feeding the magnetic stripe card and/or smart card (). A rotary unit () for rotating a fed magnetic stripe card and/or smart card () from the feeding plane () into a reading plane () extending at a predetermined angle (W) relative to the feeding plane () is arranged behind the slot () as viewed in feed direction (P). Further, the invention relates to a method for preventing skimming attacks.