Abstract: A system for unlocking an aerosol-generating device, includes a physical document issued and unique to an adult consumer. The physical document includes at least one first wireless communication chip and memory configured to store verified personal data of the adult consumer. The system further includes an aerosol-generating device having at least one second wireless communication chip and a controller. The controller is configured to receive, from the physical document via the first wireless communication chip and the second wireless communication chip, the verified personal data of the adult consumer, determine whether the adult consumer meets an age condition based on the verified personal data, and unlock the aerosol-generating device in response to the adult consumer meeting the age condition.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device includes a memory configured to store computer-readable instructions and a private key, and a controller configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to cause the aerosol-generating device to receive, from an operator terminal via near-field communication (NFC), an encrypted pass, the encrypted pass including at least one control parameter for the aerosol-generating device, the encrypted pass specific to an authenticated consumer, decrypt the pass using the stored private key to retrieve the at least one control parameter for the aerosol-generating device, and in response to decrypting the pass, unlock the aerosol-generating device and control the aerosol-generating device based on the at least one control parameter.

Abstract: A system may include a shredder and a conveyor to transport a shred object to the shredder. The system may include a scanner upstream of the shredder to generate an image of the shred object on the conveyor. The system may include an image parser to generate an indication of a portion of the shred object as unfit for shredding by parsing the image of the shred object based on an identifier model trained on a sample training data set. The system may include a controller in communication with: the image parser to receive the indication from the image parser; and at least one of the shredder, the conveyor, or a removal tool to provide, in response to the indication of the unfit portion of the shred object, an operational command to reduce a likelihood that the unfit portion of the shred object is processed by the shredder.