Abstract: A smart lock system and accompanying methods for utilizing the smart lock system are disclosed. The system incorporates a unique level of protection for the devices supporting the functionality of the smart lock system. Specifically, the system utilizes security features implemented on unique memory devices of the devices to increase access security of gateways, such as doors, windows, garages, and other points of access. The memory devices of the devices of the smart lock system may be utilized to provide commands and signatures to verify the identities of the devices, provide anti-replay protection, provide data attestation, and verify component identity. The commands and signatures may be utilized to activate or deactivate other devices in the smart lock system, such as in a particular sequence to unlock or lock an access point. The smart lock system may be used to activate cameras and alert authorities upon detection of a potential intrusion.

Abstract: A package for an integrated circuit is marked with an encoded image (e.g., a two-dimensional barcode). The encoded image is scanned by a scanner to obtain manufacturing parameters. In one approach, a method includes: fabricating, in a manufacturing facility, a physical product using a manufacturing process, where the physical product is fabricated according to specifications, and the manufacturing process includes manufacturing steps performed in the manufacturing facility; marking the physical product with an encoded image, where the encoded image encodes parameters that include the specifications; and transporting the physical product to a storage facility, where the storage facility includes a scanner configured to scan the encoded image to obtain the parameters.

Abstract: A method includes: storing, in a first database, first data regarding a life cycle of a product made using a manufacturing process; scanning an encoded image on a physical object to obtain at least one parameter associated with the product; querying, using the obtained at least one parameter, the first database to obtain the first data; generating a communication that includes the first data; and sending, to a server over a network, the communication, wherein the server is configured to update a second database based on the first data.

Abstract: Transport of physical objects is controlled based on scanning of encoded images. In one approach, an encoded image on a physical object is scanned to obtain parameters. The parameters include specifications for a product to be made by a manufacturing process. One or more rules are generated using the parameters and then stored in a database. The database is queried to determine whether the product conforms to the one or more rules. For example, the query may include data regarding characteristics of the final product and/or the manufacturing process. In response to determining that the product conforms to the rules, the product is transported to a distribution facility.

Abstract: A method includes: receiving, from a manufacturer, a first printed document including specifications for a product and a first encoded image; sending, to the manufacturer, a second printed document, wherein the second printed document includes a second encoded image; receiving, from the manufacturer, a third printed document that corresponds to revisions to the specifications and includes a third encoded image; scanning the third encoded image; determining, based at least on scanning the third encoded image, that the third printed document corresponds to at least one of the first printed document or the second printed document; and in response to determining that the third printed document corresponds to at least one of the first printed document or the second printed document, making the product in conformance with the specifications.

Abstract: A method includes: scanning an encoded image on a physical object to obtain parameters associated with a product made using a manufacturing process; storing, in a database and based on the obtained parameters, data regarding materials used in the manufacturing process to make the product; sending, based on the stored data, a communication to a computing device requesting data regarding a first material; receiving a communication including the requested data; and in response to receiving the communication, updating the stored data regarding the first material to provide updated data regarding the first material that is stored in the database.

Abstract: A method includes: storing, by a server, data associated with at least one manufacturing step of a manufacturing process used to make a product; scanning an encoded image on a physical object to obtain at least one parameter associated with the product; accessing, using the at least one parameter, the stored data to obtain first data associated with the manufacturing process; and configuring, based on the first data, the at least one manufacturing step.

Abstract: Transport of physical objects is controlled based on scanning of encoded images. In one approach, an encoded image on a physical object is scanned to obtain parameters. The parameters include specifications for a product to be made by a manufacturing process. One or more rules are generated using the parameters and then stored in a database. The database is queried to determine whether the product conforms to the one or more rules. For example, the query may include data regarding characteristics of the final product and/or the manufacturing process. In response to determining that the product conforms to the rules, the product is transported to a distribution facility.

Abstract: A method includes: receiving, from a manufacturer, a first printed document including specifications for a product and a first encoded image; sending, to the manufacturer, a second printed document, wherein the second printed document includes a second encoded image; receiving, from the manufacturer, a third printed document that corresponds to revisions to the specifications and includes a third encoded image; scanning the third encoded image; determining, based at least on scanning the third encoded image, that the third printed document corresponds to at least one of the first printed document or the second printed document; and in response to determining that the third printed document corresponds to at least one of the first printed document or the second printed document, making the product in conformance with the specifications.

Abstract: A method includes: storing, in a first database, first data regarding a life cycle of a product made using a manufacturing process; scanning an encoded image on a physical object to obtain at least one parameter associated with the product; querying, using the obtained at least one parameter, the first database to obtain the first data; generating a communication that includes the first data; and sending, to a server over a network, the communication, wherein the server is configured to update a second database based on the first data.

Abstract: A method includes: scanning a first QR code on a first physical object to obtain first parameters, wherein the first parameters include specifications for making a product using a manufacturing process, and the specifications include at least one material used to build the product. The method further includes scanning a second QR code on a second physical object to obtain second parameters, wherein the second parameters correspond to the manufacturing process; comparing, by a computing device, the first parameters and the second parameters; based on comparing the first parameters and the second parameters, determining whether the first object corresponds to the second object; and in response to determining that the first object corresponds to the second object, building the product using the at least one material.

Abstract: A method includes: storing, by a server, data associated with at least one manufacturing step of a manufacturing process used to make a product; scanning an encoded image on a physical object to obtain at least one parameter associated with the product; accessing, using the at least one parameter, the stored data to obtain first data associated with the manufacturing process; and configuring, based on the first data, the at least one manufacturing step.

Abstract: A method includes: scanning an encoded image on a physical object to obtain parameters associated with a product made using a manufacturing process; storing, in a database and based on the obtained parameters, data regarding materials used in the manufacturing process to make the product; sending, based on the stored data, a communication to a computing device requesting data regarding a first material; receiving a communication including the requested data; and in response to receiving the communication, updating the stored data regarding the first material to provide updated data regarding the first material that is stored in the database.

Abstract: A package for an integrated circuit is marked with an encoded image (e.g., a two-dimensional barcode). The encoded image is scanned by a scanner to obtain manufacturing parameters. In one approach, a method includes: fabricating, in a manufacturing facility, a physical product using a manufacturing process, where the physical product is fabricated according to specifications, and the manufacturing process includes manufacturing steps performed in the manufacturing facility; marking the physical product with an encoded image, where the encoded image encodes parameters that include the specifications; and transporting the physical product to a storage facility, where the storage facility includes a scanner configured to scan the encoded image to obtain the parameters.

Abstract: A method includes: scanning a first QR code on a first physical object to obtain first parameters, wherein the first parameters include specifications for making a product using a manufacturing process, and the specifications include at least one material used to build the product. The method further includes scanning a second QR code on a second physical object to obtain second parameters, wherein the second parameters correspond to the manufacturing process; comparing, by a computing device, the first parameters and the second parameters; based on comparing the first parameters and the second parameters, determining whether the first object corresponds to the second object; and in response to determining that the first object corresponds to the second object, building the product using the at least one material.