USPTO Patent Grant US12585899B2 for Secure Scanning Device Allocation

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted patent US12585899B2 to Datalogic IP Tech S.R.L. for an automated secure allocation system for scanning devices. The patent describes a method for controlling access to scanning device functionality based on user authentication and authorization.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued patent US12585899B2, titled 'Automated secure allocation of scanning devices,' to Datalogic IP Tech S.R.L. The patent details a control device that authenticates users via encoded data from security tokens and allocates scanning devices based on authorized functionality subsets. This system restricts users to specific application routines, data access, or communication features on allocated devices.

This patent grant is a notification of new intellectual property protection in the area of secure device allocation and access control. While not a direct regulatory mandate, it may influence future product development and industry standards for secure scanning devices. Companies involved in manufacturing or utilizing such devices should be aware of this patented technology, particularly concerning user authentication and functionality restriction mechanisms.

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Automated secure allocation of scanning devices

Grant US12585899B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

DATALOGIC IP TECH S.R.L.

Inventors

Gabriele Ledonne

Abstract

A control device includes a processor to: receive encoded data from an optical and/or RF scan of a security token of a user; use a user data set to authenticate the encoded data; in response to successful authentication, use the user data set to identify a scanning device that supports a subset of functionality that the user is authorized to use from among a larger set of functionality that includes access to application routines, access to data and/or access to communication features; and transmit and indication of the subset of functionality to the identified scanning device to cause the identified scanning device to transition to an allocated state in which the identified scanning device is allocated to the user, and restrict the user to using the subset of functionality on the identified scanning device.