Patent ID: 9189911
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: G06T,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for detecting fraud attempts in a reverse vending machine, the reverse vending machine comprising at least one image sensor and at least one data processing unit, the method comprising: using said at least one image sensor to obtain a set of one or more images of a returned item inserted into the reverse vending machine; using at least one data processing unit to apply a first feature extraction algorithm to extract a first feature from at least a first subset of said set of one or more images; using at least one data processing unit to apply a second feature extraction algorithm to extract a second feature from i) at least a second subset of said set of one or more images or ii) data received from an additional sensor; and using at least one data processing unit to determine whether a position or a motion of said first feature is inconsistent with a position or motion of said second feature.