Hardware integration for part tracking using texture extraction and networked distributed ledgers

A method comprising:

• connecting, by a part scanner, to a blockchain platform;
• outputting, by the part scanner, a user interface, the user interface including at least a first input component and a second input component;
• capturing, by the part scanner, an image of a surface of a part;
• outputting the image in the user interface;
• generating a surface descriptor based on the image;
• when the first input component is activated, attempting to store, in the blockchain platform, an authentication record that is generated based on the surface descriptor, and outputting, in the user interface, an indication of an outcome of the attempt to store the authentication record in the blockchain platform;
• and
• when the second input component is activated, attempting to authenticate the part based on the surface descriptor and outputting, in the user interface, an indication of an outcome of the attempt to authenticate the part,
• wherein the indication of the outcome of the attempt to store the authentication record in the blockchain platform is output concurrently with the image, and outputting the indication of the outcome of the attempt to store the authentication record in the blockchain platform includes outputting one of:
• (i) an indication that the part cannot be stored in the blockchain platform because another authentication record is stored in the blockchain platform that matches the surface descriptor, and (ii) outputting an indication that the authentication record has been successfully stored in the blockchain platform.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more processor executable instructions, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to perform the operations of

• connecting to a blockchain platform;
• outputting a user interface, the user interface including at least a first input component and a second input component;
• capturing an image of a surface of a part;
• outputting the image in the user interface;
• generating a surface descriptor based on the image;
• when the first input component is activated, attempting to store, in the blockchain platform, an authentication record that is generated based on the surface descriptor, and outputting, in the user interface, an indication of an outcome of the attempt to store the authentication record in the blockchain platform;
• and
• when the second input component is activated, attempting to authenticate the part based on the surface descriptor and outputting, in the user interface, an indication of an outcome of the attempt to authenticate the part,
• wherein the indication of the outcome of the attempt to store the authentication record in the blockchain platform is output concurrently with the image, and outputting the indication of the outcome of the attempt to store the authentication record in the blockchain platform includes outputting one of:
• (i) an indication that the part cannot be stored in the blockchain platform because another authentication record is stored in the blockchain platform that matches the surface descriptor, and (ii) outputting an indication that the authentication record has been successfully stored in the blockchain platform.