Timestamp-based security device registration

A method of registering a security sensor device with a product device to be protected via the security sensor device, the method comprising:

• obtaining, by a networked computing device, a sensor data package comprising sensor identification data and sensor power event data, the sensor power event data being indicative of an alteration in delivery of power to the security sensor device;
• obtaining, by the networked computing device, position data indicative of a location of a product display in which the product device is displayed;
• obtaining, by the networked computing device, a product data package comprising product identification data and product power event data, the product power event data being indicative of an alteration in delivery of power to the product device;
• implementing, by the networked computing device, a comparison of respective timestamps of the sensor power event data and the product power event data;
• and
• if the respective timestamps match, generating, by the networked computing device, registration data for the security sensor device and the product device based on the sensor identification data and the product identification data, the registration data associating the security sensor device, the location of the product display, and the product device.

A networked computing device for registration of a security sensor device and a product device to be protected by the security sensor device, the networked computing device comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory in which correlation instructions and database management instructions are stored for execution by the processor;
• a storage device configured to store registration data associating the security sensor device and the product device;
• wherein the processor is configured via the execution of the correlation instructions to—
• obtain, from the security sensor device via a first network communication, a sensor data identifying the security sensor device and comprising a sensor timestamp for an alteration in power delivery to the security sensor device,
• obtain, from the product device via a second network communication, product data identifying the product device and comprising a product timestamp for an alteration in power delivery to the product device,
• implement a comparison of the sensor timestamp and the product timestamp, and
• generate the registration data for the security sensor device and the product device based on the comparison;
• and
• wherein the processor is configured via the execution of the database management instructions to store the registration data in the storage device.