Object ID-centered workflow

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11688153-B2
Application number	US-202117306902-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 3, 2021
Priority date	Jan 29, 2018
Publication date	Jun 27, 2023
Grant date	Jun 27, 2023

Abstract

An object ID-centered workflow method utilizes an object identifier (ID) associated with an object. Forensic identification of serialization elements of the object ID enables access to a registry of workflows.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
imaging, via an imaging device, a first serialization element of an object identifier of an object;
retrieving, from a forensic registry, a registered forensic descriptor of the first serialization element generated using a shape warp code of an image of the first serialization element forensically registered at time of manufacture; and
enabling access to a first registry of workflows in response to matching the imaged first serialization element with the registered forensic descriptor by applying the shape warp code to the imaged first serialization element.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
imaging, via the imaging device, a second serialization element of the object identifier of the object;
retrieving, from the forensic registry, a registered forensic descriptor of the second serialization element; and
enabling access to a second registry of workflows in response to the registered forensic descriptor of the second serialization element matching the imaged second serialization element.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein access to the second registry of workflows comprises a second access to the first registry of workflows.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the second registry of workflows is different than the first registry of workflows.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein access to the first registry of workflows is available to a mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein access to the first registry of workflows comprises access to a role-based workflow from the first registry of workflows.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the object is a computing device and the object identifier comprises one of:
a media access control address of the computing device, and
an international mobile equipment identity of the computing device.

8. A computing device comprising:
a processor;
a non-transitory computer readable medium with instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to:
image, via an imaging device, a first serialization element of an object identifier of an object;
retrieve, from a forensic registry, a registered forensic descriptor of the first serialization element generated using a shape warp code of an image of the first serialization element forensically registered at time of manufacture; and
enable access to a first registry of workflows in response to matching the imaged first serialization element with the registered forensic descriptor by applying the shape warp code to the imaged first serialization element.

9. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further cause the computing device to:
image, via the imaging device, a second serialization element of the object identifier of the object;
retrieve, from the forensic registry, a registered forensic descriptor of the second serialization element; and
enable access to a second registry of workflows in response to the registered forensic descriptor of the second serialization element matching the imaged second serialization element.

10. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein access to the second registry of workflows comprises a second access to the first registry of workflows.

11. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the second registry of workflows is different than the first registry of workflows.

12. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein access to the first registry of workflows is available to a mobile device.

13. The computing device of claim 8 , wherein access to the first registry of workflows comprises access to a role-based workflow from the first registry of workflows.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor of a computing device cause the computing device to:
image, via an imaging device, a first serialization element of an object identifier of an object;
retrieve, from a forensic registry, a registered forensic descriptor of the first serialization element generated using a shape warp code of an image of the first serialization element forensically registered at time of manufacture; and
enable access to a first registry of workflows in response to matching the imaged first serialization element with the registered forensic descriptor by applying the shape warp code to the imaged first serialization element.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further cause the computing device to:
image, via the imaging device, a second serialization element of the object identifier of the object;
retrieve, from the forensic registry, a registered forensic descriptor of the second serialization element; and
enable access to a second registry of workflows in response to the registered forensic descriptor of the second serialization element matching the imaged second serialization element.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein access to the second registry of workflows comprises a second access to the first registry of workflows.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the second registry of workflows is different than the first registry of workflows.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein access to the first registry of workflows is available to a mobile device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein access to the first registry of workflows comprises access to a role-based workflow from the first registry of workflows.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Development Co

Inventors

• Simske Steven J
• Adams Guy
• Pollard Stephen
• Aronoff Jason S

Classifications

• G06K7/10722

  Photodetector array or CCD scanning · CPC title

• G06V10/245 Primary

  by locating a pattern; Special marks for positioning · CPC title

• G06K7/1417

  2D bar codes · CPC title

• G06Q10/06

  Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling · CPC title