Patents by Inventor Rafael Vinicius Pita

Rafael Vinicius Pita 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).

  • Hybrid fraud detection system and method
    Patent number: 11436898
    Abstract: A fraud detection system for a self-service terminal which has a card reader includes an optical proximity sensor and an electrode for a capacitive proximity sensor mounted adjacent to a slot in the card reader. A controller is coupled to the optical proximity sensor and the capacitive proximity sensor. The controller compares a proximity signal from the optical proximity sensor with a first predetermined proximity threshold that is adjusted based on a level of ambient infrared light at that sensor, and sets an alarm signal when an object is closer than the adjusted first predetermined proximity threshold. The controller also compares a proximity signal from the capacitive proximity sensor with a second predetermined proximity threshold that is adjusted based on a level of luminosity light at the optical proximity sensor, and sets an alarm signal when an object is closer than the adjusted second predetermined proximity threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Vinicius Galvão Cardinali Oliveira, Mauricio Cravcenco Anibal, Rafael Vinicius Pita, Mauricio David, Felipe Lopes Rodrigues dos Santos