ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,670,760, issued on June 30, was assigned to Cardtronics USA Inc. (Atlanta).
"Media item validation for media terminals" was invented by Jordan Cruickshank (Dundee, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Improved counterfeit detection in media terminals is provided using a multiple media item validator approach. A first validator analyzes received media items to identify potentially suspect items. Suspect items are routed to a second validator for more detailed analysis, while non-suspect items bypass the second validator. The second validator, equipped with higher resolution imaging and advanced detection capabilities, determines i...