QR codes tech patent granted to Viscount Systems

QR Codes door access Keychain

This new technology makes it possible for smart mobile devices to provide advanced physical access control. Software company with a focus on logical and physical security solutions, Viscount Systems Inc. has recently announced that it has been awarded a patent for its QR codes technology (U.S. Patent 8941465 B2). That patent allows quick response codes to be used to gain physical access control through devices like smartphones. This patent is a component of its greater Freedom Access Control Solution. It makes it possible for the easy and affordable technology behind…

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QR codes used for door locks drawing significant attention

QR Code NFC technology Door Lock

Users wonder whether this provides convenience or a potential security problem. LibeTech has revealed a new system that uses QR codes as a new high tech way to turn mobile devices such as smartphones into door keys. What is now being asked is whether this keeps a room’s contents truly secure. QR codes are already being used in a number of different ways to allow smartphone users to bridge the gap between reality and the digital world. The devices themselves are already making many different common items relatively obsolete, such…

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