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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2020
Alitheon, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Scot E. Land, Bellevue, WA (US);
David Keesu Kim, Bellevue, WA (US);
David Justin Ross, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mark Tocci, Bellevue, WA (US);
Robert Saxon Ross, Bellevue, WA (US);
ALITHEON, INC., Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods associated with multi-level authentication are disclosed herein. In embodiments, a method includes authenticating a physical object of a plurality of physical objects that together form an aggregate physical object; storing in a database system relationship information reflecting a relationship between the aggregate physical object and the plurality of physical objects; attempting to authenticate a target physical object; responsive to matching the target physical object to the aggregate physical object based on the attempt to authenticate the physical target: identifying in the database system a database record corresponding to the aggregate physical object; storing in the database record authentication data reflecting the match between the target physical object and the aggregate physical object; and storing an indication of a re-authentication of the physical object in the database system based on the relationship information. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.