Device identifier processing

1. A system for integrating a marked product housing, comprising:

an image capture device configured to capture an image of indicia formed on an exterior surface of the marked product housing;

a controller in operative communication with the image capture device configured to process the image of the indicia to retrieve a unique product identifier represented by the indicia; and

an indicia forming device in operative communication with the controller configured to form a coded formation onto an interior surface of the marked product housing representing the unique product identifier.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the image capture device comprises an image sensor.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to direct the indicia forming device to form the coded formation responsive to processing of the image of the indicia.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the indicia forming device is a laser-etching device configured to etch portions of the interior surface of the marked product housing.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a device identifier database in communication with the controller, the device identifier database configured to store the retrieved unique product identifier.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the unique product identifier is a fixed pattern of characters related to activation or use of a device assembled with the marked product housing.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the device is a personal electronic device.

8. A system for integrating a marked product housing, comprising:

an input device configured to interpret a coded formation on an interior surface of the marked product housing representing a unique product identifier, the unique product identifier being further represented by indicia formed on an exterior surface of the marked product housing;

a controller in operative communication with the input device configured to process the unique product identifier and associate the unique product identifier in a device identifier database.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the input device comprises an image sensor.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the input device is a barcode scanner.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the unique product identifier is a fixed pattern of characters related to activation or use of a device assembled with the marked product housing.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the device is a personal electronic device.

13. A product housing, comprising:

an exterior surface, the exterior surface having indicia formed thereon representing a unique product identifier, the indicia being formed with an anodization process; and

an interior surface, the interior surface having a coded formation formed thereon representing the unique product identifier, the coded formation being formed through a process separate from the anodization process.

14. The product housing of claim 13 , wherein the anodization process includes at least a masking process, a laser-curing process, and a texturizing process.

15. The product housing of claim 13 , wherein the process separate from the anodization process is a laser-etching process or an ink-printing process.

16. The product housing of claim 13 , wherein the exterior surface further includes a company logo formed thereon through the anodization process.

17. A method of marking a product housing, comprising:

applying a first indicia representing a unique product identifier on an exterior surface of the product housing;

capturing and interpreting the first indicia to retrieve the unique product identifier;

storing the retrieved unique product identifier; and

applying a coded formation to an interior surface of the product housing representing the retrieved unique product identifier.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein applying the first indicia comprises:

applying a photo-sensitive material on a portion of the exterior surface;

applying a mask over the photo-sensitive material, the mask obscuring an area reserved for product marking;

exposing the photo-sensitive material to cure a portion thereof;

laser-curing a portion of uncured photo-sensitive material to form a positive image of the first indicia in the reserved area;

removing uncured material from the exterior surface;

texturizing the exterior surface exposed by the removing; and

removing the cured photo-sensitive material from the texturized exterior surface.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:

anodizing the texturized and non-texturized surface.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein applying the first indicia comprises:

applying a photo-sensitive material on a portion of the exterior surface;

applying a mask over the photo-sensitive material, the mask exposing an area reserved for product marking;

exposing the photo-sensitive material to cure a portion thereof;

ablating a portion of cured photo-sensitive material to form a positive image of the first indicia in the reserved area;

removing uncured material from the exterior surface;

texturizing the exterior surface exposed by the removing; and

removing the cured material from the texturized exterior surface.