| GEMALTO SA Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20120131634 | METHOD OF EXECUTING AN APPLICATION EMBEDDED IN A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The invention is a method of executing an application embedded in a portable electronic device. The application comprises one instruction handling an object. The electronic device comprises a firewall which is intended to check the compliance of the object with preset security rules. The portable electronic device comprises a volatile memory area intended to store a data set uniquely associated to the object. The data set comprises an indicator reflecting the result of the checking of the compliance of the object with the preset security rules. The method comprises the following steps before execution of the instruction, checking the presence in the volatile memory area of a data set associated to the object and comprising an indicator reflecting a successful checking of security rules, and if successful in the checking of the data set, authorizing the execution of the instruction without further security rules checking done by the firewall. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120124605 | METHOD FOR MONITORING AN AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT RELATING TO DATA BROADCAST TO A TERMINAL, AND CORRESPONDING TERMINAL TOKEN AND SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for monitoring an audience measurement relating to data. The data is broadcast, through a broadcast channel, from a broadcast device and to be received by at least one terminal. According to the invention, the method comprises steps in which the broadcast device broadcasts, through the broadcast channel, at least one piece of information relating to a request for measuring an audience of at least one content of the data, said audience report request; and at least one terminal sends back, through a return channel, to an audience report collecting device, as a response to the audience report request, an audience report relating to the at least one content of the broadcast data processed by the at least one terminal, said audience report response. The invention relates also to corresponding terminal and system comprising the broadcast device and the terminal, and a corresponding token likely to cooperate with a terminal. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120117219 | METHOD OF MANAGING AN APPLICATION EMBEDDED IN A SECURED ELECTRONIC TOKEN - The invention is a method of managing an application embedded in a secured electronic token. The token is intended to receive a message from a server machine. The message has a header and a body. The token comprises an agent able to manage the message. The method comprises the steps of:
| 05-10-2012 |
| 20120115443 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING A FIRST IDENTIFIER OF A SECURE ELEMENT OF A MOBILE TERMINAL ACCORDING TO A SECOND IDENTIFIER OF SAID SECURE ELEMENT - The invention relates to a method for calculating a first identifier of a secure element of a mobile terminal according to a second identifier of said secure element. The first identifier is a temporary identifier and the second identifier is a final identifier of the secure element in a telecommunications network. According to the invention, the method comprises the steps of: a—during the first attempt to connect the mobile terminal to the telecommunications network, calculating the first identifier according to the second identifier; b—transmitting the first identifier to the telecommunications network; c—in response to a message of acceptance of the first identifier from the telecommunications network, inhibiting the use of the first identifier by the secure element and, for every subsequent attempt to connect to the telecommunications network, using the second identifier to authenticate the secure element. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120110265 | SECURISATION OF A REMOTE EXECUTABLE CODE USING A FOOTPRINT OF THE COMPUTER RECIPIENT - Method of securing exchanges between two electronic devices, by using an imprint of at least one of the two devices. This imprint is obtained on the basis of all or part of the electronic components of which this device is composed. This imprint will serve, either to protect the confidentiality of the data exchanged, or to attest to the identity of the device issuing the data. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120102513 | METHOD FOR MEASURING AUDIENCE DATA, CORRESPONDING TOKEN AND TERMINAL - The invention relates to a method for measuring audience data. The data is broadcast and received by at least one terminal. The data is relative to at least one channel included within the broadcast data. According to the invention, the terminal determines at least one piece of configuration data relating to at least one channel consumed by a terminal user, the at least one piece of configuration data comprising a first time difference between two time references, a first time reference relating to an exit from a channel and a second time reference relating to an access to the channel. The invention relates also to corresponding terminal and token. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120102278 | METHOD FOR PERSONALISING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ASSOCIATED DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE - The invention relates to any electronic device such as a chip card, a passport, a dongle or any other object requiring personalization of the content of a memory. More precisely, the invention provides for a method for processing a data item of a container stored in a memory, said method being implemented by the electronic device by utilizing in particular a table of identifiers. The invention furthermore provides for a prior step for associating a data identifier with a data item of a container and creating said table of identifiers. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120102237 | DEVICE WITH TIME LIMITED USE AUTO START APPLICATION - (EN) The invention relates to a portable electronic device (SC, TK) comprising electric input means (VCC, GND, ANT) for receiving electric power from an external power supply. The portable electronic device (SC, TK) comprises an application, the application being set to be triggered when power is supplied to said electric input means (VCC, GND, ANT), and to not communicate with entities external to the portable electronic device (SC, TK), or to only notify such entities of an event. The application is further set to configure the portable electronic device (SC, TK), and to be successfully executable at most once. The invention also relate to a manufacturing equipment (M) for configuring a portable electronic device (SC, TK) and to a method for configuring a portable electronic device (SC, TK). | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120072643 | METHOD OF MANAGING DATA IN A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF CONTROLLERS - The invention is a method of managing data in a portable electronic device comprising first and second controllers. The first controller comprises a first microprocessor and a first non volatile memory. The first microprocessor comprises a first piece of code. The second controller comprises a second microprocessor and a second non volatile memory. The second non volatile memory comprises a first executable data. The method comprises the following steps of: a) loading and activating the first piece of code in the first microprocessor, b) sending by the first controller a first request for retrieving the first executable data from the second non volatile memory, c) loading the first executable data into the first controller, and d) executing the first executable data by the first microprocessor. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120034868 | METHOD OF PRESELECTING AT LEAST ONE APPLICATION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE COMPRISING AN NFC SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for the preselection of at least one application hosted in a secure or non-embedded element in a mobile communication device comprising an NFC system, the said device being capable of accessing and reading data stored in a target NFC system, of the contactless tag or card type, the said NFC system being capable of operating in at least two communication modes including a reader mode, and a card emulation mode, or a Peer-to-Peer mode. When the NFC system is in the reader mode, an application is preselected during a stage wherein data stored in the said target NFC system are read. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120030121 | SECURE ACTIVATION BEFORE CONTACTLESS BANKING SMART CARD TRANSACTION - The invention relates to a portable token equipped with non-volatile memory, the token comprising authentication means to authenticate a holder of the token, authorization means to define the rights of the holder, and payment means to trigger a payment transaction. The authorization means are set to store the rights in non-volatile memory after the authentication means are invoked, and the payment means have the capacity to retrieve the rights from non-volatile memory, and to subject the execution of the payment transaction to the verification of the rights. The invention also relates to a related portable device, to a system comprising a portable token and a portable token, and to a method for carrying out a payment transaction with a portable token. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028579 | METHOD OF DETECTING A NFC DEVICE EMULATING SEVERAL CONTACTLESS CARDS WHICH MAY USE A PLURALITY OF PROTOCOLS - The invention is a method of managing a NFC transaction between two hosts and a reader device. The two hosts are embedded in NFC devices and are intended to be identified by the reader device during an anti-collision phase through a first identifier and a second identifier respectively. The first identifier comprises a variable part. The method includes the steps of generating the first identifier, the variable part of the first identifier and the second identifier comprising a common pattern, looking for a common pattern into the first and second identifiers on the reader device side, and if a common pattern is found and if the variable part of the first identifier comprises said common pattern, concluding that the first and second hosts are embedded in a unique NFC device. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120023422 | INTELLIGENT PORTABLE OBJECT COMPRISING GRAPHICAL PERSONALIZATION DATA - The invention relates to an intelligent portable personal security object including graphical personalization data visible from a face of the object, wherein the graphical personalization data are presented by electronic display. The invention also relates to a use of the portable object in the carrying out of secure electronic transaction; and/or in the authentication and visual monitoring of at least one person; and/or in logical access control for at least one user; and/or in the displaying of data other than graphical personalization data. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120009979 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING THE MALICIOUS USE OF A SIM CARD INSERTED IN AN M2M DEVICE AND M2M DEVICE - The invention relates to an M2M device comprising a communication unit and a SIM card, the said SIM card comprising a controller or microcontroller (A), characterised in that the SIM card comprises at least one sensor (B; C), the said at least one sensor being a sensor selected from the group consisting of a temperature sensor, a strain sensor, a movement sensor, a displacement sensor, an inertia or acceleration sensor, a sound sensor, a pressure sensor, an impact sensor and a vibration sensor, the said controller or microcontroller (A) comprising an element for deactivating at least some of its functions following the receipt from the said at least one sensor (B,C) of at least one signal indicating that an environment status value is outside a predetermined range, thus preventing the malicious use of the said SIM card. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20110320818 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SECURITY IN BROWSER-BASED ACCESS TO SMART CARDS - A method of operating a host computer having a web-browser with the capability of executing at least one web-browser add-on to provide a web application access to a smart card to protect the smart card from security threats associated with being connected to the Internet. Prior to establishing a connection between a web application executing in the web browser, verifying that the web application has been authorized to connect to a smart care using the web-browser add-on to provide a web application access to a smart card. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110319134 | ASSEMBLY CONSISTING OF A MICRO-MODULE AND A REPRODUCING DEVICE WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH CONTACT-FREE NEAR-COMMUNICATION MEANS - Portable communication device for at least mono-directional communication with a terminal, comprising a micro-module including a chip that comprises an antenna allowing the micro-module to communicate with a terminal when the antenna is placed in the immediate vicinity of the terminal, the device being characterized in that it comprises a reader receiving the removable micro-module, said antenna being held by said reader such that the micro-module is removable relative to the antenna. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110314249 | METHOD OF SELECTION OF AN AVAILABLE MEMORY SIZE OF A CIRCUIT INCLUDING AT LEAST PROCESSOR AND A MEMORY AND CORRESPONDING PROGRAM AND SMART CARD - The invention relates to a method for selecting an available memory size of a circuit including at least a CPU and a total memory, the method including a stage for the selection of an available memory size that is smaller than or equal to that of the total memory. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110307650 | Method for Securing Electronic Device Data Processing - A method for securing electronic device processes against attacks (e.g. side channel attacks) during the processing of sensitive and/or confidential data by a Central Processing Unit (CPU) to the volatile memory (e.g. RAM) of an electronic device such as, for example, a smart card, a PDA or a cellular phone is described herein. The method involves the storage of the confidential data to a dynamically and randomly assigned memory location, thereby rendering more difficult the analysis and subsequently the attacks (e.g. side channel attacks). | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110296191 | METHOD FOR SECURELY DRAWING UP A VIRTUAL MULTIPARTY CONTRACT CAPABLE OF BEING PHYSICALLY REPRESENTED - The invention relates to a method for securely drawing up a multiparty contract using digital certificates and electronic devices. Said method includes at least three steps: signing, countersigning, and formatting. The formatted document has the specific feature of being capable of being physically represented. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110294475 | METHOD OF MANAGING AN APPLICATION EMBEDDED IN A TELECOM DEVICE - The invention is a method of managing an application embedded in a telecom device. The telecom device comprises a SIM card and a Push Registry as defined by the Mobile Information Device Profile® specifications. The application is intended to be registered in the Push Registry by defining a specific inbound connection associated to the application. The SIM card requires a local connection on the specific inbound connection for activating the application and for establishing a local communication channel between the SIM card and the application. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110284633 | PORTABLE OBJECT INCLUDING A DISPLAY AND APPLICATION FOR CARRYING OUT ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS - The invention relates to a smart portable object including a safety component and a display, wherein the display is directly or indirectly interactive between a user and the safety component. The invention also relates to the use of a portable object for implementing an electronic transaction, including a display step for displaying all or some of the information that is useful to a user for the transaction and/or a step of interacting with the user, wherein the display and/or interaction step is carried out via said interactive display. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110283107 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A SECURED COMMUNICATION WITHOUT PRELIMINARY INFORMATION SHARE - The invention relates to a method for generating a session key between two communicating electronic devices not requiring any prerecorded information in one of the two devices and enabling the authentication of one of said devices. The method uses a close collaboration between a symmetrical algorithm and an asymmetrical algorithm. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110281466 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRONIC OBJECT COMPRISING A DATA TRANSFER STAGE AND THE OBTAINED OBJECT - A method for producing a portable electronic object having contact pads arranged on a plane with a thickness which differs from the thickness of a standard smartcard. The object is electrically connected to data transfer station connectors, by delivering a data transfer station having an electric probe connector and submitting the object to the data transfer station in such a way that the contact pads thereof are accessible to the electric probes in a direction perpendicular to the plane. Objects obtainable include UBS keys or PCMCIA cards or readers. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110274268 | CRYPTOGRAPHIC ALGORITHM FAULT PROTECTIONS - The invention relates to a method for securing the execution of a cryptographic algorithm A against fault attacks. Given a cryptographic key K | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110270999 | DEVICE OF SD TYPE USING A SINGLE WIRE PROTOCOL - The invention is a portable electronic device comprising a non volatile memory and a memory controller. The portable electronic device comprises a connector having eight pads able to communicate using a protocol of Secure Digital® type. The connector comprises at least one additional pad intended to be linked to an antenna. The additional pad is able to communicate using a protocol of SWP type. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110265156 | PORTABLE SECURITY DEVICE PROTECTION AGAINST KEYSTROKE LOGGERS - The invention relates to a portable security device (SC, TK) comprising host connection means (PAD_H, USB_M) for connecting to a computer (PC), client connection means (PAD_C, USB_F) for connecting to an input device (KBD), filtering means for intercepting sensitive data transmitted from the client connection means (PAD_C, USB_F) to the host connection means (PAD_H, USB_M), and protection means for protecting said sensitive data. The invention also relates to an input device comprising a portable security device, to a server, to a system comprising a portable security device, a computer and an input device, and to a method for securing data entered into a computer (PC) with an input device (KBD), the method comprising installing a portable security device (TK) between the computer (PC) and the input device (KBD). | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110261000 | METHOD FOR ACCESSING ONE APPLICATION OR A SET OF APPLICATIONS FROM OR THROUGH A TOKEN, CORRESPONDING TOKEN AND SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for accessing an application or a set of applications from or through a token. The token is coupled to a terminal that comprises at least one touch surface. According to the invention, the method comprises steps in which the terminal compares an input touch pattern with at least one predetermined input touch pattern relating to one application or a set of applications accessible from the token, and, according to a comparison result, the terminal sends or not to the token either a command for requesting a display of a set of at least one application accessible from the token or a command for triggering an execution of an application accessible from the token, the command being associated with a matching predetermined input touch pattern. The invention relates also to a corresponding token and a corresponding system comprising the token. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110258397 | METHOD OF PROTECTION OF DATA DURING THE EXECUTION OF A SOFTWARE CODE IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The invention is a method of protecting a data intended to be accessed by an operating system embedded in an electronic device. The operating system is intended to manage an object comprising a header and a body. The data is stored in the body. The object is recorded in a memory of the electronic device. The electronic device comprises a memory manager able to provide access to the memory. The memory manager forbids the operating system to access the body as long as a preset action has not been successfully performed. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110252140 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A LINK BETWEEN THE APPLICATIONS OF AN AUTHENTICATION CARD OF A SUBSCRIBER AND AN IMS NETWORK - The invention relates to a method for establishing a secured link between an authentication card of a subscriber and a telecommunication network, the card being connected to a mobile terminal, wherein the method includes the steps of establishing a secure link between the terminal and an IMS network; and sharing the resources of the secure link between the terminal and the card. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110243328 | DATA PROVIDING PROCESS BASED ON AN IBPE SCHEME - The present invention is a method to ensure a secure exchange of crypted numeric data between two entities, where their decryption depends to the approval of a third entity. The solution uses a combination of Identity Based Encryption scheme, and transcription trap use. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110239307 | METHOD FOR SECURING JAVA BYTECODE - The invention relates to a virtual machine. The virtual machine is set to recognize, in addition to a set of conventional bytecodes, at least one secure bytecode functionally equivalent to one of the conventional bytecodes. It is set to process secure bytecodes with increased security, while it is set to process conventional bytecodes with increased speed. The invention also relates to a computing device comprising such a virtual machine, to a procedure for generating bytecode executable by such a virtual machine, and to an applet development tool comprising such procedure. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110230147 | RADIOFREQUENCY COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH AN OFFSET ANTENNA - The invention relates to a radiofrequency communication device that comprises a gripping beating body having a surface; an electronic and/or electric circuit extending in the gripping beating body; at least one antenna provided in the vicinity of the electronic circuit. The device includes a connection circuit for connection to the antenna, that is provided at least partially in the gripping beating body and extends from the electronic circuit up to connection points of the antenna, said antenna connection points being accessible from the outside of the beating body. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110226855 | ELECTRONIC PAYMENT TERMINAL - A card reader payment terminal including an electronic circuit including at least one printed circuit board, to which are connected electronic components, including a microcontroller designed to control different peripherals, where the microcontroller is connected to an associated microprocessor, where the card reader payment terminal is configured to receive a smart card comprising the associated microprocessor, where the associated microprocessor comprises a connector compatible with the standardized connector of smart cards for connection with the microcontroller, where the microcontroller and the associated microprocessor operate in parallel for executing a task, and where the associated microprocessor is adapted to calculate a security operation. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110225404 | METHOD FOR BOOTING PORTABLE OBJECTS WITH MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION INTERFACES - A boot sequence method comprises a determination step | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110212707 | REMOTE USER AUTHENTICATION USING NFC - The invention relates to a system (S) comprising a first authenticating entity (MOB_OP_SRV) and a portable communication device (MP) equipped with an NFC antenna (MP_A), and comprising means (SIM) to authenticate the user of the portable communication device (MP) to the first authenticating entity (MOB_OP_SRV), The system (S) further comprises a second authenticating entity ( | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110201233 | MEMORY CARD ADAPTER - An adapter allows to connect two electronic devices at the same port, at the same time. The device allows to actuate two devices at one single port which originally allows the connection of one single device. The adapter device includes a primary connector | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110190033 | METHOD FOR MASKING MOBILE PHONE MESSAGES FROM THE SIGHT OF OTHER PEOPLE - The invention relates to a mobile terminal assembly ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110185438 | REGULATOR OF COMMANDS WHICH ARE DESTINED FOR A SENSITIVE APPLICATION - The present invention describes a method and a software module making it possible to secure communications with a sensitive application, for which exchanges with the outside have been delegated to a so-called interfacing application. Accordingly, the present invention describes the application of security rules to all or some of the commands destined for this sensitive application. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110185377 | METHOD FOR ACCESSING A SERVICE OFFERED FROM A TOKEN, CORRESPONDING TOKEN AND SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for accessing a service offered from a token. The token is coupled with a terminal. The terminal is capable of receiving broadcast messages. The messages are broadcasted from at least one server. According to the invention, the server sends, through the terminal, within the broadcast messages, at least one piece of data intended for the token and executable by the token. The token executes the executable data by triggering an execution of an application embedded at least in part within the token. The invention relates also to a corresponding token and system. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110185274 | MARK-UP LANGUAGE ENGINE - The invention relates to a mark-up language engine which is intermediate software for automation of data processing for data having a mark-up language structure. More particularly, the invention is related to extensible Markup Language (XML) and XML-based languages. The engine according to the invention uses a tree-based structure that uses less memory than the original file. With such an engine, it is possible to have fast access to data and fast modification of data without the need of powerful processing means and without the need of a large memory. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110158472 | METHOD FOR SECURING AN IMAGE BY MEANS OF GRAPHICAL ANTI-COUNTERFEITING MEANS, METHOD FOR SECURING AN IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT, AND SECURE IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT - The invention relates to a method for securing a first image by means of graphical anti-counterfeiting means and to a method for securing an identification document with such graphical anti-counterfeiting means. The invention also relates to a secure identification document that allows detecting either a fraudulent modification of the existing personalization or a fraudulent falsified document. For that, graphical anti-counterfeiting image is inserted into an identification image, each image being defined by a plurality of pixels. The characteristic level (for example grey level) of each pixel i of the graphical anti-counterfeiting image is linked, by a function F, to a matrix Ωi of pixels defined in the identification image, said pixels of the matrix Ωi surrounding the location i of a pixel of the graphical anti-counterfeiting image, said function F taking into account the characteristic level (for example average grey level) G(Ωi) and the texture level T(Ωi) of said matrix Ωi. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110154462 | METHOD FOR MANAGING AN ACCESS FROM A REMOTE DEVICE TO DATA ACCESSIBLE FROM A LOCAL DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for managing an access from a remote device to data and/or at least one resource accessible from a local device. The local device includes a browser. The remote device hosts a server, as a remote server. During a remote server connecting step, the browser sends to the remote server a request for loading data. According to the invention, the remote server sends, through the browser, to a local server a request for connecting a local server, as response to the request for loading data, and the local server sends data to the remote server, the local server being connected from the remote server to a data storage devices and/or at least one resource accessible from the local device. The invention relates also to a corresponding system having a token and a terminal coupled with the token. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110131424 | ZERO DIVISORS PROTECTING EXPONENTIATION - The invention relates to a method and to an electronic device for securing the computation of a modular exponentiation x=m | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110126178 | Computer program product containing instructions for providing a processor the capability of executing an application derived from a compiled form - An integrated circuit card is used with a terminal. The integrated circuit card includes a memory that stores an interpreter and an application that has a high level programming language format. A processor of the card is configured to use the interpreter to interpret the application for execution and to use a communicator of the card to communicate with the terminal. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110117839 | METHOD FOR APPLICATION SELECTION IN A WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN AN NFC SYSTEM AND A CORRESPONDING WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The invention is aimed at solving the problem of selection of an application and/or configuration in a device of an NFC system having no independent power source or when the power source of the device is temporarily out of operation or does not have an independent power source. To that end, a wireless mobile communication device of an NFC system according to the invention comprises—a sensor of the accelerometer (Ace) type to produce a signal detecting the movement of the said device while the sensor is powered by a field emitted by a coupler close to which the said device is brought, —a processor (Pro) for comparing the said movement detection signal with a predetermined sequence corresponding with an application and/or configuration, and accordingly selecting the said application and/or configuration if the comparison is positive. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110113479 | PERSONAL TOKEN HAVING ENHANCED SIGNALING ABILITIES - The invention relates to a personal token including a microprocessor and a memory, said personal token storing and running a software entity which constitutes an end-point for communication over the internet. The software entity constitutes an end-point according to a signaling protocol over the internet and the signaling protocol is of the type intended when the session for real-time conferencing is initiated between end-points. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110103275 | HIGH SPEED DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND CORRESPONDING DEVICES - This invention relates to a method for the transmission using the half-duplex mode of a data signal from a first transmission/reception device to a second transmission/reception device, called the remote device, comprising a logical coding step in which at least two distinct transmission times are associated with two respective statuses of the data signal to transmit. The method is characterised in that it comprises the generation by the first device of a signal ( | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110092253 | METHOD FOR ACTIVATING THE SUBSCRIPTION OF AN UICC DEVICE - The invention provides a method for activating the subscription of an UICC, said UICC comprising an activation application, said method comprising the step of activating the subscription of the holder of the UICC by sending a message to an activation server, said message being sent by the activation application to the activation server by using an IP based communication. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110090298 | PERSONALIZATION OF PHYSICAL MEDIA BY SELECTIVELY REVEALING AND HIDING PRE-PRINTED COLOR PIXELS - Personalization of identity card by producing a color image thereon by selectively exposing photon-sensitive layers on the card to change between transparent and opaque thereby selectively revealing opaque colors from the photon-sensitive layer or from a printed substrate. Other systems and methods are disclosed. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110082986 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING SELF-ADAPTING SERVICES DEPENDING ON THE PLATFORM OF THE HOST EQUIPMENT WITH WHICH IT IS CONNECTED - The invention relates to an electronic device having one or more services made available to a host equipment with which it is connected. The invention allows the device to automatically adjust the access capability to the services made available depending on the software platform available within the host equipment. The invention relates more particularly to electronic storage devices, the access capability of which to reading/writing to the memory is adapted depending on the host equipment. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110078245 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING APPLICATION DATA FROM A SOURCE ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO A DESTINATION ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for transferring at least one piece of application data from a source device to a destination device. According to the invention, the source device including at least one piece of identification data, the piece of identification data identifying an account number and a medium storing at least one piece of application data, the method including a sending step in which the source device sends at least the piece of identification data to a transfer control device; a processing step in which the transfer control device and/or another device connected to the transfer control device processes at least the piece of identification data; according to a processing result, the transfer control device forbids or authorizes to transfer at least one piece of application data to the destination device by transferring, when authorized, to the destination device at least the piece of identification data. The invention also relates to a corresponding system for controlling a transfer of at least one piece of application data. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110072425 | METHOD FOR INSTALLING AND MANAGING NFC APPLICATIONS WITH PICTURES - A method for installing a NFC application (APP) that includes a picture (PIC) in a mobile communication device ( | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110034160 | TRUSTED SERVICE MANAGER MANAGING REPORTS OF LOST OR STOLEN MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A Trusted Service Manager (TSM) receives installation requests (INST) from Service Providers (SPx) comprising an application (APPx), a Service Provider identifier (SPx-ID) and an identifier (MOx-ID) of a target mobile communication device (MOx) that is equipped with a memory device (MIF) to store the application (APPx). The Trusted Service Manager (TSM) transmits the application (APPx) to the target mobile communication device (MOx) and keeps a repository (REP) of the received applications (APPx), their associated service provider identifiers (SPx-ID) and their associated target mobile communication device identifiers (MOx-ID). If the Trusted Service Manager (TSM) receives queries (QU) from a Mobile Network Operator (MNO) asking for the Service Providers associated with a specific mobile communication device identifier (MOx-ID) it retrieves from the repository (REP) those Service Providers (SPx) that are associated with the queried mobile communication device identifier (MOx-ID). | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110033676 | PERSONALISABLE SUPPORT INCLUDING ANTI-FORGERY DEVICE AND FABRICATION PROCESS OF SUCH SUPPORTS - The invention relates to a personalisable support comprising anti-forgery devices which are provided in order to indicate every attempt of fraudulent personalisation. The support comprises a body ( | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110028125 | METHOD FOR LOADING CREDENTIALS INTO A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE SUCH AS A MOBILE PHONE - The invention relates to a personal token ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110002153 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR STACKING MEMORY CIRCUITS AND FOR ADDRESSING A MEMORY CIRCUIT, CORRESPONDING STACKING AND DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for making a stack of memory circuits, wherein the method includes the step of testing the validity of at least two memory circuits. According to the invention, the method includes the phase of configuring each memory circuit, the configuration phase including the step of writing, within a configuration device of each memory circuit included in the stack, a piece of information on an identifier allocated to the memory circuit in the stack, and a piece of information on the results of the validity test of the memory circuit. The invention also relates to a method for addressing a memory circuit, to a stack of memory circuits, and to an electronic device including such a stack. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20100327945 | PORTABLE OBJECT WITH SELF SWITCHING DEVICE - A portable electronic device | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100323681 | SHARING OR RESELLING NFC APPLICATIONS AMONG MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A method for sharing applications (APPI, APP | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100319022 | PERSONALIZED VIDEO SEGMENT IN BROADCAST WORLD - A personal mobile TV system (T, CP) stores an end-user profile, and it stores and runs a content personalization program controlling the system into automatic selection of a video segment source (BN | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100319009 | PERSONAL TOKEN HAVING ENHANCED ABILITIES FOR DELIVERING HTML DATA - The invention relates to a personal token storing a javacard application code lying over an area of the memory of the personal token, the personal token being able to run such javacard application so as to deliver HTML page data to an external device for the external device to display an HTML page on the basis of the such delivered HTML page data, said personal token further storing data to be used as a constructing part of the HTML page, characterized in that the data to be used as a contributing part of the HTML page are in at least one file which is separate from the memory area over which the Javacard application code is lying, and the personal token is programmed for opening the at least one file storing the contributing part of the HTML page when such data are requested for delivering said HTML page data to said external device. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100308976 | RADIOFREQUENCY COMMUNICATION DEVICE INCLUDING A TIMER - The invention relates to an electronic radiofrequency-transaction device that comprises a first switch capable of providing a radiofrequency operation of the device upon actuation of the switch and an operation stop when the actuation is released. The device is characterised in that it comprises a timer circuit capable of maintaining, after the actuation of the first switch, a continuous radiofrequency operation for a duration at least equal to the duration of a transaction to be carried out. The invention also relates to a smart card containing the device and to a module for an electronic radiofrequency-transaction device. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100306795 | SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE AND ASSOCIATED BROADCASTING SERVER ADAPTED FOR MANAGING PROGRAMS HAVING UNDEFINED DURATION - The invention relates to a value-added service applied to the broadcasting of video programs or content and more particularly to mobile television (Mobile TV). The invention promotes service continuity during the broadcasting of programs having an undefined duration and the broadcasting of which has been subject to a Pay-Per-View type purchase. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100303359 | SECURED IDENTIFICATION MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR SECURING SUCH A MEDIUM - This invention relates to a secured identification medium and a method for securing such a medium. The secured identification medium comprises an integrated circuit and, printed on one side, identification information (Ip) about the holder of the medium. It further comprises a set of characteristic attributes Att(Ipi) of the identification information, generated from a capture (Ipi) of the identification information and an extraction algorithm. The set of characteristic attributes of the printed analog image is stored in the integrated circuit and is designed to be compared, during an authentication stage, with a second set of characteristic attributes of the same printed image on the medium. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100295288 | PRINTED IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT AND PROCESS FOR PRINTING SUCH A DOCUMENT - The invention concerns the personalisation graphics of identification documents. The identification document comprises a body where at least one of the main surfaces forms a print surface, on which artwork ( | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100293191 | SELECTION OF ACCESS CONDITIONS FOR PORTABLE TOKENS - The invention relates to a portable token (SC) comprising a capability query mechanism (CQM). The capability query mechanism (CQM) is set to inform entities (PC, MW) willing to communicate with the portable token (SC) of at least a subset of the command(s) (C) available in the portable token (SC). The portable token (SC) is arranged to set a flag when the capability query mechanism (CQM) is invoked. When a command (C) is called, the portable token (SC) enforces first access conditions (AC | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100287610 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING THE ACCESS TO AN ELECTRONIC OBJECT CONNECTED TO A COMPUTER - An electronic object carries out at least one operation on one element of an application installed in a computer. The method includes transmitting a random value of the electronic object to the computer, when such operation is completed, while maintaining in the electronic object the right of access to the electronic object by the user; storing the random value in the computer; giving access to the electronic object by the application and, in the case of a new access to the electronic object by the application; transmitting the random values stored in the computer to the electronic object; comparing, in the electronic object, the random value received from the computer with the random value previously transmitted to the computer; and, in case the random values are matching, re-establishing the previously acquired rights in the electronic object and thereby giving the application the access to the electronic object. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100287248 | METHOD AND OBJECT FOR EXTRACTING CONTENT HAVING A COMMERCIAL ASPECT FROM A MESSAGE EMITTED IN A RADIOCOMMUNICATION NETWORK - In order to broadcast a commercial content corresponding to the centres of interest of a user of a communicating object, the disclosed method involves generating a message including at least one piece of commercial content associated with at least one piece of meta-information characterising the subject concerned by the commercial content. The method is implemented by the object for extracting a piece of commercial content from the message only if the piece of meta-information of the content corresponds to a piece of meta-information characterising a centre of interest of the user. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100285782 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO INFORM OF DATABASE UPDATE ON A TERMINAL SYSTEM OF AN END-USER - The invention relates to a method and a device to inform of database update on a terminal system of an end-user. This method for informing services available in a mobile system of a database update, relies on a software module signaling database update to the plurality of services following an ordered list of the services. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100281206 | METHOD OF CUSTOMIZING A MEMORY LIFESPAN MANAGEMENT POLICY IN AN ELECTRONIC TOKEN - The invention is a method of customizing a memory lifespan management policy of an electronic token. The electronic token is intended to be connected to a device able to establish a wireless channel. The electronic token has a microprocessor, a communication interface, a first memory intended to comprise said memory lifespan management policy, first means for exchanging data with a distant machine by means of a wireless channel established by said connected device, second means for applying said memory lifespan management policy in said electronic token, and third means for updating said memory lifespan management policy. Said method comprises the steps of—sending data from the distant machine to the electronic token by means of a wireless channel,—updating said memory lifespan management policy as a function of data received from said distant machine. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100281197 | USB BRIDGE - A bridge circuit | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100279688 | MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SELECTING METHOD - The invention relates to a method to select a telecommunication network with a mobile equipment ( | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100278344 | System, Portable Object and Terminal for Decrypting Encrypted Audio and/or Video Data - The invention relates to a system ( | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100276497 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A DEVICE COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO DISTINCT COMPONENTS THAT ARE INTERCONNECTED BY INTERCONNECTING WIRES AND A DEVICE THEREBY OBTAINED - Method of producing a device comprising at least two distinct components that are interconnected by interconnecting wires, and device thereby obtained. The invention relates to a method of producing a device having at least two distinct components which are interconnected on a substrate by at least one interconnecting wire. The method includes the following steps: creating the interconnecting wire by depositing individual wires on the substrate in a predefined interconnecting pattern, the wire comprising at least one terminal connection portion which is exposed on the substrate, bringing at least one contact of a component to face the terminal portion and connecting the contact to this terminal portion. The invention also relates to the device thereby obtained and to a multi-component product comprising same. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100274925 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATIC INSERTION, IN DATA, OF AN ITEM OF CONCEALED INFORMATION, AND A MECHANISM FOR BROADCASTING SAME - The invention relates to a method for inserting, into a data stream, at least one piece of concealed information as well as at least one mechanism for broadcasting the information, wherein the mechanism is revealed. According to the invention, these additions are made without altering the original data, i.e. neither their intrinsic content nor their integrity. The invention also relates to a device for implementing the method. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100274904 | METHOD OF INTERACTION WITH PHYSICAL ELEMENTS FORMING THE CONTENT OF A MACHINE - The invention concerns a method for interacting between a handheld device and a machine. The handheld device has an Internet browser for interacting with a physical element that is part of the machine. The physical element is a smart card web server for establishing a near-field wireless connection with the handheld device when the handheld device is in proximity of the machine. The physical element communicates over the air with at least a distant server, the server being able to update the content of the physical element. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100273469 | WARNING SYSTEM FOR SIGNALING THE PRESENCE OF A RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - The invention relates to a warning device for signaling the presence of a radio frequency communication. The system includes an indicator perceptible to a user and an activation circuit to sense or detect energy originating from the communication and to activate the indicator. The device is distinguished in that the indicator is a vibrator. The invention also relates to a radio frequency communication device, such as a chip card, a passport, an insert, a mobile telephone, having the warning system, and a method of fabrication. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100260372 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO MARK A DOCUMENT USING A COMBINATION BETWEEN GUILLOCHES AND WATERMARKING, METHOD AND APPARATUS TO READ PREVIOUS COMBINATION - Guilloches (preventing modification) and watermarking (preventing substitution) technologies are combined to protect a medium, such as a card or a passport. The major idea stems from their dual role for medium authentication: the presence of one is needed to check the validity of the other one. By nature, the guilloche network is visible in the image and easily detectable by image processing. This network is therefore used to generate reference points as elements of synchronization to retrieve watermark information originally embedded in the medium that has submitted an RST transformation. These reference points are by nature stronger than any other means involving invisible templates in the spatial or Fourier space. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100259216 | CONTACTLESS BATTERY CHARGING DEVICE AND PROCESS - To recharge the battery of a portable object communicating with a reader establishing communication over a modulated electromagnetic field, a recharging process is proposed. The portable object sends at least one waiting message to the reader. The said waiting message tells the reader a waiting time WTXM before the next message. The portable object uses energy from the electromagnetic field to recharge its battery during the waiting period. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100250962 | ELECTRONIC TOKEN COMPRISING SEVERAL MICROPROCESSORS AND METHOD OF MANAGING COMMAND EXECUTION ON SEVERAL MICROPROCESSORS - The invention is a method of managing application (AP) execution in an electronic token (ET) comprising at least a first and a second microprocessors (MP | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100239091 | METHOD FOR GENERATING MASKS IN A COMMUNICATING OBJECT AND CORRESPONDING COMMUNICATING OBJECT - The invention relates to a method for generating masks in a communicating object, the masks being intended to mask data to be stored in the communicating object. At least one master mask is stored in the communicating object. According to the invention, the method involves applying at least one diversifier to the master mask so as to generate a diversified mask; masking the datum to be stored in the communicating object by a reversible function using the diversified mask, the mask generating a masked datum; and storing the masked datum in the communicating object with the diversifier used to generate the diversified mask for obtaining the masked datum. The invention also relates to a communicating object including components for implementing such a method. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100235637 | Method of Preventing Web Browser Extensions from Hijacking User Information - The invention relates to a portable authentication token comprising connection means for connecting to a computer, browser communication means for communicating with a browser running on the computer, and user authentication means for authenticating a user of the token to a server. The user authentication means are triggered via the browser communication means when the user connects to the server from the browser of the computer. The user authentication means are set to authenticate the user by communicating with the server through the browser. The token comprises out-of-band token communication means set to validate user authentication by establishing a communication channel between the token and the server, the communication channel bypassing the browser. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100217673 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE CUSTOMISED DELIVERY OF TARGETED ADVERTISEMENTS FROM A LOCAL SERVER - The invention relates to a device and methods for the customised delivery of targeted advertisements from a local server. In particular, the invention relates to the advertising server embedded in an electronic device and to the delivery and updating methods necessary for the operation thereof. According to the invention, the impact of the delivered advertising is optimised since the advertising content presented to the public matches each individual's requirements and centres of interest. Age, sex and geographical location are examples of criteria employed according to the invention. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100211784 | METHOD FOR ACCESSING A PORTABLE DEVICE, CORRESPONDING PORTABLE DEVICE, HOST DEVICE AND SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for accessing a portable device, the portable device being connected to a host device. According to the invention, the host device, as a client, opens a communication channel to the portable device, as a server, according to a first network communication protocol, and the portable device, as a client, uses the communication channel to transport data to the host device, as a server, according to a second network communication protocol, without the implementation of any complex infrastructure. The invention relates also to a corresponding system for accessing a portable device, a corresponding portable device accessible from outside and a corresponding host device for accessing a portable device. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100207730 | BEHAVIOURAL METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREVENTING THE USE OF A CONTACTLESS PORTABLE DEVICE WITHOUT THE BEARER'S AUTHORIZATION - The invention relates to a method and a device for preventing the establishment of a radiofrequency communication between a contactless portable object and another contactless object. If the bearer of the contactless portable object does not modify the state of at least one on-board sensor of the contactless portable object in a specified manner and in specified proportions, the communication is prevented. One purpose of the invention is to prevent the use of the contactless portable object without the bearer's authorization. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100200662 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DEVICE COMPRISING A RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSPONDER ANTENNA WITH TWO TERMINAL SECTIONS PROVIDED ON A SUPPORT AND DEVICE THUS OBTAINED - The invention relates to a method for producing a device comprising a radio frequency transponder antenna, said method comprising a step of producing the antenna with two terminal sections ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100199030 | METHOD OF MANAGING FLASH MEMORY ALLOCATION IN AN ELECTRONI TOKEN - The invention is a method of managing flash memory-allocation in an electronic token. Said token has a memory comprising a list area and a managed area. Said managed area comprises allocated spaces and at least one free memory chunk. Said list area comprises at least one valid entry referencing a free memory chunk. Said valid entry comprises a state field. Said method comprises the step of selecting a free memory chunk further to an allocation request where said free memory chunk is referenced by an old entry, and the step of identifying a new allocated space in the selected free memory chunk. The state field of said valid entry is preset with a virgin state. Said method comprises the step of invalidating the old entry referencing the selected free memory chunk. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100199027 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING INDEXATION OF FLASH MEMORY - The invention is a system of managing indexation of memory. Said system has a microprocessor, and a flash memory. Said flash memory has an indexed area comprising indexed items, and an index that is structured in a plurality of index areas comprising a plurality of entries. Said flash memory comprises an index summary comprising a plurality of elements. Each index summary element is linked to an index area of said index. Each index summary element is built from all entries belonging to said linked index area and is built using k hash functions, with 1≦k. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100189061 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION OF SERVICES WITH DIFFERENT SECURITY LEVELS - A communication device comprises an RF interface ( | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100186093 | PORTABLE MASS STORAGE DEVICE WITH HOOKING PROCESS - The invention relates to a portable mass storage device ( | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100178945 | PERSONAL TOKEN HAVING ENHANCED COMMUNICATION ABILITIES FOR A HOSTED APPLICATION - The invention relates to a personal token for a mobile telecommunication network, hosting application software. The personal token is operable to receive an over-the-air SMS message encapsulating commands directed to the application, open the SMS and extract the commands from the SMS. The steps of opening the SMS and extracting the commands from the SMS are performed by a software entity in the personal token which is distinct from the application, so that the software entity initiates transmission of the extracted commands to the application. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100177887 | MONTGOMERY-BASED MODULAR EXPONENTIATION SECURED AGAINST HIDDEN CHANNEL ATTACKS - The invention relates to a cryptographic method that incorporates a modular exponentiation secured against hidden channel attacks, without requiring knowledge of the public exponent. The method includes a modular exponentiation and the following steps: drawing of a random value s; initialization of variables with the aid of s; application of an algorithm enabling a loop invariant to be retained by virtue of the properties of the Montgomery multiplier Mgt; unmasking of the result of the algorithm to obtain the signature of the message. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100175067 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING APPLICATION COMMANDS FROM PHYSICAL CHANNELS USING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE AND SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for processing at least two application commands from at least two physical communication channels respectively using a portable electronic device. The method includes receiving each application command from one of the physical communication channels, determining a priority level associated with each application command, comparing priority levels and identifying the application command with the highest priority among the application commands and processing of the application command with highest priority. The invention also relates to the portable electronic device and an electronic system including a host device cooperating with such a portable electronic device. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100153718 | METHOD AND SYSTEM USING A PORTABLE OBJECT FOR PROVIDING AN EXTENSION TO A SERVER - The present invention concerns a method and a system for extending a server connected with at least one client(s), characterized in that it consists in providing said extension on the client side by means of a portable object which is connected to said client and which performs at least one of the server's operation(s) in part or entirely. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100147958 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DEVICE COMPRISING A TRANSPONDER ANTENNA CONNECTED TO CONTACT PADS AND DEVICE OBTAINED - A method for producing a device having a transponder antenna connected to contact pads. An antenna with terminal connections is provided in contact with a substrate. The contact pads are placed on the substrate and connected to the terminal sections of the antenna. The connection is produced by means of a soldering by introducing energy between the pads and the terminal sections. The pads are placed such as to provide a surface facing an antenna terminal connection section. The section is arranged on the substrate and the soldering energy is directly applied to the pads. The invention also relates to the device obtained. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100146279 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A USB DEVICE AND A USB HOST - A secure portable electronic device for providing secure services when used in conjunction with a host computer having a central processing unit use two hardware device protocols readily supported by computer operating systems. Other systems and methods are disclosed. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100138514 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DATA MANAGEMENT IN A DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENT - The invention relates to a method for data management in a portable electronic device connected to a host machine, said device containing a first set of data, the host machine being connected to a remote data server containing a second set of data. Said method includes the steps of:
| 06-03-2010 |
| 20100135538 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE AUTOMATED AUTHENTICATION OF A SET OF POINTS - The invention relates to a method and to an automated device for the authentication of a set of candidate points relative to a set of reference points. The present invention is insensitive to unavoidable translation, rotation and scaling occurring upon successive but independent acquisitions of, for example, of fingerprints. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100131700 | MEMORY INDEXING SYSTEM AND PROCESS - The invention relates to a memory index management system. The said system comprises an indexed storage memory, a memory zone containing the index and a microprocessor. The index is built in the form of a hierarchical tree structure and comprises at least two nodes. A node contains an identifier associated with a pointer that references either a node of the index or a memory zone in the storage memory. The content of a node is distributed over a first and a second memory zone that are separate in the memory zone. The first space has a first specific pointer that points to the second space and the second space has a second specific pointer whose value has a blank state. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100112934 | CONTENT STORING METHOD IN A MOBILE TV TERMINAL FOR ALLOWING MORE APPEARING CHANNELS TO BE AVAILABLE - The invention relates to a method for rendering content on a mobile equipment. The method includes rendering a content from a broadcasted stream. More specifically, embodiments of the invention include providing a mass memory in the mobile equipment and storing content from the broadcasted stream into the mass memory, where a remote broadcaster entity commands the mobile equipment to store the content from the broadcasted stream to the mass memory. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100103830 | Integrity of Low Bandwidth Communications - The invention relates to a method for checking the integrity of a set of data packets received by a receiving communication device from a sending communication device, the data packets of the set being received in unpredictable order. The invention also relates to a communication device implementing a method according to the invention, in particular to a smart card. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100094760 | TRANSACTION METHOD BETWEEN TWO ENTITIES PROVIDING ANONYMITY REVOCATION FOR TREE-BASED SCHEMES WITHOUT TRUSTED PARTY - The invention proposes an off-line divisible e-cash scheme where a user can withdraw a divisible coin of monetary value n | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100077225 | Protection Against Side Channel Attacks with an Integrity Check - The invention relates to a method for protecting a sensitive operation by checking the integrity of at least a subset of the data manipulated by the sensitive operation. Data to be checked are divided into blocks, an intermediate integrity check value being computed for each block, the intermediate integrity check values being computed in random order. The invention also relates to a cryptographic device wherein at least one sensitive operation of the cryptographic device is protected by a method according to the invention. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100037230 | METHOD FOR EXECUTING A PROGRAM RELATING TO SEVERAL SERVICES, AND THE CORRESPONDING ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for executing at least one program pertaining to at least one service included in a device having at least one memory space intended to be allocated for executing at least one of the services, and at least two access points for accessing services accessible from a network external to the device. The device associates a centralizing service with at least two access points and allocates a memory space to a service for receiving a request to connect to one of the services. The centralizing service is executed, making it possible to await reception of a connection request. In the absence thereof, only the centralizing service has the use of an allocated memory space. The invention also relates to a corresponding electronic device and system. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100037228 | THREAD CONTROLLER FOR SIMULTANEOUS PROCESS OF DATA TRANSFER SESSIONS IN A PERSONAL TOKEN - The invention relates to a personal token running a series of applications, wherein said personal token includes a thread controller which transmits data from the applications to an external device in a cyclic way, a cycle being constituted of a series of data transfers from the applications and to the external device, a cycle comprising a respective number of data transfers dedicated to each respective application which is different according to the respective application, the number of data transfers for a respective application in a cycle corresponding to a priority level of the application as taken into account by the thread controller. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100030846 | METHOD OF SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN A MOBILE EQUIPMENT UNIT AND A SMART CARD - The invention relates to a method for synchronizing personal data between a memory of at least one mobile equipment unit and an external device. Each of the mobile equipment units includes or is connected to a SyncML synchronization client. The external device can include a SyncML synchronization server associated with the SyncML synchronization client. In one embodiment the external device is a smart card. The smart card is associated with the mobile equipment unit and the SyncML synchronization client transmits a synchronization request to the SyncML synchronization server. The SyncML synchronization server synchronizes the personal data between the smart card and the mobile equipment unit. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100015949 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO USE A MOBILE TERMINAL WITH A NEW SUBSCRIPTION - The invention relates to a method and device to use a locked mobile terminal with a new subscription. This method is based on presentation of several IMSI and detection of an IMSI with valid MCC and/or MNC code replaced by another IMSI so that the end-user can use his new SIM card with the locked mobile terminal. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20090328231 | METHOD OF DYNAMIC PROTECTION OF DATA DURING THE EXECUTION OF A SOFTWARE CODE IN INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE IN A DIGITAL APPARATUS - The invention concerns a method for protecting the data of an application compiled in intermediate for execution executed on a digital apparatus equipped with a virtual machine managing the execution of the code via a execution stack defining at least one stack frame corresponding to a method called during the execution of the code. A secured execution mode of the code involves the determination of at least one global checksum associated with each stack frame and, each time that a datum of the code is manipulated, the calculation of a local checksum associated with that datum. The calculation is on one hand, on the global checksum associated with the stack frame corresponding to the manipulated datum and, on the other hand, on at least one part of the other data constituting the stack frame. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090328099 | BROADCAST SYSTEM WITH A LOCAL ELECTRONIC SERVICE GUIDE GENERATION - A broadcast system includes a terminal system having a display module for displaying an Electronic Service Guide (ESG) of programs to be broadcasted. The ESG initiates the storing of a program selected through such ESG and broadcasted to the terminal system. The broadcast system includes a module for creating and displaying a local ESG on the terminal system. This local ESG corresponds to programs which have been selected, broadcasted and stored in the terminal system. The local ESG launches the rendering of a stored program in response to actuating a corresponding item in the local ESG. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090327420 | CONTROLLED SHARING OF PERSONAL DATA - A first user of a first communicating object shares personal data in response to a request from a second user. The shared data are associated with a reference of the second user in the first communicating object and are transmitted to the second communicating object in order to be recorded therein in association with a reference of the first user. The first user controls the shared personal data from the first communicating object by transmitting a control instruction to the second communicating object. The instruction contains at least the reference of the first user in order to find the personal data of the first user in association with the reference in the second communicating object, and to treat the personal data according to the transmitted control instruction. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090307358 | Transmission of Data Between A Server and A Communicating Object - Transmission of data between a download server and a communicating object through a communications network is initiated by a registration server, by transmitting connection parameters received from the download server to the communicating object via a first data channel opened by a first agent of the communicating object after attaching the object to the network. As a function of the connection parameters, a second agent in the communicating object opens a second data channel to the download server so as to transmit the data therein. As long as the first data channel is open, other servers can initiate a transmission via the registration server. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090210569 | MULTI-FUNCTION PERIPHERAL DEVICE, CORRESPONDING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM HAVING A PERIPHERAL AND A HOST COMMUNICATING VIA A SINGLE INTERFACE - The invention relates to an electronic system having at least one host processing electronic device and at least one peripheral electronic device. The peripheral electronic device performs at least two functions. The host processing electronic device and the peripheral electronic device are interconnected via at least one interface. The host processing electronic device and the peripheral electronic device communicate via a single, common, “multi-function” interface, so that the host processing electronic device and the peripheral electronic device exchange at least one item of data relative to each of the two functions via the multi-function interface. | 08-20-2009 |