Patent ID: 11935223
Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A device comprising:
a sensor configured to detect a security feature of a product to be examined;
a display panel;
a memory having stored thereon computer readable instructions; and
processing circuitry configured to execute the computer readable instructions to cause the device to,
display, on the display panel, human readable instructions for positioning the device for performing an examination of the security feature of the product to be examined using the sensor,
determine whether the sensor is properly positioned relative to the security feature,
examine the security feature of the product using the sensor based on results of the determination,
authenticate the product based on results from the examination,
provide authentication results of the product on the display panel,
transmit the authentication results of the product to a server, the transmission of the authentication results causing the server to update a database, and
transmit current location information associated with the device to the server, the transmission of the current location information causing the server to update product tracking information associated with the product in the database.