It seems very unlikely to find a way to use these products in an unintended way that would violate some tangentially related patent, but a) it's all hypothetica

It seems very unlikely to find a way to use these products in an unintended way that would violate some tangentially related patent, but a) it's all hypothetical and b) one should never underestimate the ability and willingness of IP lawyers to allege an infringement. "You have stored the software on electronic media and used that media as a doorstop, violating our access control patents by keeping the door open." Hmm. Has that been filed yet?