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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
May. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Ncr Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Inventor:
Grant A. McNicoll, Angus, GB;
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/74 (2013.01); G06F 21/86 (2013.01); G07F 19/00 (2006.01); G07F 7/10 (2006.01); H01H 13/704 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/74 (2013.01); G06F 21/86 (2013.01); G07F 7/1033 (2013.01); G07F 19/2055 (2013.01); H01H 13/704 (2013.01); H01H 2201/036 (2013.01); H01H 2209/052 (2013.01); H01H 2231/006 (2013.01); H01H 2239/002 (2013.01); H01H 2239/032 (2013.01); Y04S 40/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for protecting an Encrypting PIN Pad (EPP) against tampering. The apparatus provides an EPP comprising a first layer comprising at least two spaced apart electrode elements, and a second layer comprising at least one bridge element for electrically bridging a space between the at least two electrode elements when the first layer and the second layer are urged together.