Patents by Inventor Alistair Lowden

Alistair Lowden has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fraud prevention
    Patent number: 8704633
    Abstract: A method of preventing fraud at a self-service terminal is described. The method comprises: receiving a signal from an electromagnetic sensor located in the vicinity of an electromagnetic signal transmitter; monitoring a drive signal being delivered to the electromagnetic signal transmitter; and comparing the drive signal with the electromagnetic sensor signal. The method then ascertains if a state of the electromagnetic sensor signal is inconsistent with a state of the drive signal; and triggers an alarm when the state of the electromagnetic sensor signal is inconsistent with a state of the drive signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Ross, Graeme Mitchell, Alistair Lowden, Steven Ritchie
  • Fraud prevention
    Patent number: 8496171
    Abstract: An electromagnetic signal transmitter for fraud prevention in a self-service terminal is described. The electromagnetic signal transmitter comprises a plurality of coil drives. The plurality of coil drives may include a first inductive coil drive comprising a first pair of opposing poles; and a second inductive coil drive comprising a second pair of opposing poles, where the second pair of opposing poles are offset from the first pair of opposing poles in at least two dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Ross, Graeme Mitchell, Alistair Lowden, Yoshitaka Utsumi
  • FRAUD PREVENTION
    Publication number: 20120280782
    Abstract: A method of preventing fraud at a self-service terminal is described. The method comprises: receiving a signal from an electromagnetic sensor located in the vicinity of an electromagnetic signal transmitter; monitoring a drive signal being delivered to the electromagnetic signal transmitter; and comparing the drive signal with the electromagnetic sensor signal. The method then ascertains if a state of the electromagnetic sensor signal is inconsistent with a state of the drive signal; and triggers an alarm when the state of the electromagnetic sensor signal is inconsistent with a state of the drive signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Ross, Graeme Mitchell, Alistair Lowden, Steven Ritchie
  • FRAUD PREVENTION
    Publication number: 20120280041
    Abstract: An electromagnetic signal transmitter for fraud prevention in a self-service terminal is described. The electromagnetic signal transmitter comprises a plurality of coil drives. The plurality of coil drives may include a first inductive coil drive comprising a first pair of opposing poles; and a second inductive coil drive comprising a second pair of opposing poles, where the second pair of opposing poles are offset from the first pair of opposing poles in at least two dimensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Ross, Graeme Mitchell, Alistair Lowden