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US 2025/0054126 A1Published application
Heat-based authentication
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsRobert James Norton, JR., Robert J. Kapinos, Russell S. VanBlon, Scott Li
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Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for heat-based authentication. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code that is executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to capture a thermal image of an object placed within a heated environment, identify at least one characteristic of the object based on the thermal image, and determine an authenticity of the object based on the at least one characteristic.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory that stores code executable by the processor to:
- capture a thermal image of an object placed within a heated environment;
- identify at least one characteristic of the object based on the thermal image;
- and
- determine an authenticity of the object based on the at least one characteristic.
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A system, comprising:
- a heated environment;
- a thermal camera;
- a processor;
- a memory that stores code executable by the processor to:
- capture a thermal image of an object placed within the heated environment using the thermal camera;
- identify at least one characteristic of the object based on the thermal image;
- and
- determine an authenticity of the object based on the at least one characteristic.
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A method comprising:
- capturing, by a processor, a thermal image of an object placed within a heated environment;
- identifying at least one characteristic of the object based on the thermal image;
- and
- determining an authenticity of the object based on the at least one characteristic.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.