Giesecke & Devrient GmbH Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160078597 | Method and System for Supplying Visually Encoded Image Data - A method for supplying visually encoded image data for displaying through a mobile end device includes supplying a datum. A device type of the end device is ascertained on the basis of a user identity which is assigned to a security element integrated into the end device. On the basis of the device type of the end device, the device properties of the end device are ascertained which influence a displaying of visually encoded image data on the end device. On the basis of the ascertained device properties, an image data representation information item is generated for generating visually encoded image data for the end device in device-specific fashion. Finally, the visually encoded image data are generated based on the image data representation information item in device-specific fashion for representing the datum on the end device. | 03-17-2016 |
20160042265 | Security Element for Value Documents - The invention concerns a security element having a magnetic coding consisting of magnetic coding elements. At least one of the magnetic coding elements has a grid-shaped magnetic region which is formed by a plurality of mutually parallel grid strips made of magnetic material which respectively have a magnetic anisotropy. The grid strips lead, through their magnetic anisotropy, to the magnetization direction of the coding element being able to differ from the direction of the applied magnetic field. Since the resultant magnetic signals that the grid-shaped magnetic regions deliver cannot be simulated by conventional magnetic regions, said coding elements increase the anti-forgery security of the security element. | 02-11-2016 |
20160023495 | Optically Variable Surface Pattern - An optically variable surface pattern is made available, having at least two partial areas with reflection elements, wherein the reflection elements of the first partial region on the one hand and the reflection elements of the second partial region on the other hand reflect impinging light in different reflection directions. The first partial region is so covered with a first glazing ink layer that a viewer, upon a change of the viewing angle at which the viewer views the optically variable surface pattern, sees the first partial region glow in a first color upon reaching a first viewing angle. The second partial region glows in a second color that is different from the first color upon reaching a second viewing angle. | 01-28-2016 |
20150352884 | Security Element Having Groove- or Rib-Shaped Structural Elements - A security element for manufacturing value documents, such as banknotes, checks or the like, comprises a top on which a microrelief structure is developed that has at least two sub-regions that each comprise a plurality of groove- and/or rib-shaped structural elements that lie adjacent to one another and extend along a longitudinal direction, and are reflecting or backscattering. The longitudinal directions of the sub-regions are different, and the structural elements are each not resolvable with the naked eye with respect to the width transverse to the longitudinal direction, and fan out incident parallel light achromatically in a fan that lies transverse to the longitudinal direction and has an opening angle of at least 30°. | 12-10-2015 |
20150350881 | Methods and Devices for OTA Subscription Management - A method of providing a secure element of a mobile terminal with a subscription profile in which the mobile terminal is configured to communicate with a cellular communications network and the subscription profile comprises a network specific portion related to the cellular communications network or a different cellular communications network as well as a hardware specific portion related to the hardware of the mobile terminal and/or the secure element. The method comprises the steps of: assembling the subscription profile, wherein the network specific portion of the subscription profile is provided by a first server and the hardware specific portion of the subscription profile is provided by a second server; and providing the subscription profile over-the-air to the secure element. A corresponding secure element, mobile terminal and subscription management backend system involves features of the method. | 12-03-2015 |
20150348351 | Sensor and Method for Checking Valuable Documents - The invention relates to a method and a sensor for checking a value document which is moved relative to the sensor. The sensor is arranged to detect the luminescence of the value document in two different spectral regions at the same location of detection simultaneously. The two temporal intensity patterns of the first and second luminescences detected in different spectral regions are evaluated relative to each other. This eliminates the motion effects which distort the two intensity patterns in the same or at least very similar manner. | 12-03-2015 |
20150317268 | System and Method for Evaluating a Stream of Sensor Data for Value Documents - A system for evaluating a stream of sensor data formed by means of at least one sensor for a plurality of value documents includes at least two evaluation units and a data bus. Each of the evaluation units has first and second interfaces for receiving or transferring the sensor data stream with the sensor data, a third interface for receiving and transferring evaluation data, a working memory, at least one processor connected to the working memory for evaluating the sensor data in the working memory, and a relaying device connected to the first and the second interfaces and to the working memory for receiving a sensor data stream received via the first interface, at least partial relaying to the second interface and to storage of at least part of the data of the sensor data stream in the working memory, with the data bus being connected to the third interface. | 11-05-2015 |
20150302248 | Method for Providing Measurement Data from a Device for Processing Value Documents and Value Document Processing Device - A method for making available measuring data of a value-document processing apparatus for processing value documents includes feeding individual value documents in real time, measuring data for the value documents are captured by means of a sensor device and stored in an intermediate memory, such that feeding of individual value documents and/or the capturing of measuring data the current utilization of the intermediate memory is compared to a predetermined limit utilization, dependent on the comparison. The feeding of value documents is interrupted and measuring data from the intermediate memory are permanently stored in a permanent memory, and during the permanent storing and/or after the permanent storing of the measuring data in the permanent memory the intermediate memory is released again. After release of the intermediate memory the feeding of individual value documents and capturing and storing of measuring data for the fed value documents in the intermediate memory is restarted. | 10-22-2015 |
20150302230 | Method for Operating a Communication System - A method for operating a communication system comprises a transponder having at least one antenna, in particular in the form of a portable data carrier, and a reading device having at least one antenna. The reading device is configured to exchange data with the transponder. An exchange of data between the transponder and the reading device is possible within a predetermined range. A measurement and evaluation is effected of the time of a command transmitted from the reading device to the transponder and the receipt of a corresponding response of the transponder by the reading device. In so doing, a processing is effected of a card-individual length of time T_icc, wherein the card-individual length of time T_icc specifies how long the transponder takes for the receipt and the processing of a command received from the reading device and the sending of a corresponding response. | 10-22-2015 |
20150289140 | Method for Incorporating Subscriber Identity Data into a Subscriber Identity Module - A method for incorporating subscriber identity data into a subscriber identity module involves the subscriber identity module being incorporated in ready-to-operate condition in an end device. The subscriber identity module is arranged to manage a plurality of subscriber identity data and to receive subscriber identity data, and the subscriber identity data is stored in a file system. The method includes receiving a load command from a subscriber identity data management in the subscriber identity module; preparing the file system in the memory area of the subscriber identity module for storing subscriber identity data; receiving subscriber identity data in the subscriber identity module; storing the subscriber identity data in the prepared file system; and checking the data integrity of the received subscriber identity data by the subscriber identity module. | 10-08-2015 |
20150286473 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSTALLING AN APPLICATION IN A SECURITY ELEMENT - A method for installing an application in a security element of a portable end device comprises the following steps: the installation device receives an installation job for installing a pre-specified application on a pre-specified security element. The job is processed by the installation device which receives the installation job from the pre-specified security element itself or from a further security element different from the pre-specified security element. | 10-08-2015 |
20150281957 | Subscriber Identity Module for Authenticating a Subscriber on a Communication Network - A subscriber identity module for authenticating a subscriber on a communication network includes: a first set of subscriber identity data for authenticating the subscriber; a second set of subscriber identity data for authenticating the subscriber, with the first set of subscriber identity data differing from the second set of subscriber identity data; and a means for managing the first and second sets of subscriber identity data, with the managing being realized by management functions. The subscriber identity module can be extended to a method for managing the subscriber identity module, to a use of the subscriber identity module in a mobile end device, and to a system comprising subscriber end devices and a remote entity. | 10-01-2015 |
20150274467 | Device and Method for Controlling the Tracking of a Value Document Stack - For continuously singling value documents from a value document stack, the value document stack is lifted and fed toward the singler. For controlling the feed of the value document stack, an image of a side of the value document stack is recorded and evaluated, in order to recognize the edges of the individual value documents. The feed of the value document stack is controlled in dependence on the number of value document edges which are ascertained in the recorded image. If the number of value document edges cannot, or not sufficiently, be ascertained, additionally a brightness of the image in this image portion is ascertained. Upon the singling of the value documents imaged in this image portion the feed of the value document stack is controlled in dependence on the brightness ascertained in this image portion. | 10-01-2015 |
20150258838 | OPTICALLY VARIABLE AREAL PATTERN - The present invention relates to an optically variable surface pattern having a substrate that comprises a first and a second surface region, the two surface regions being developed in such a way that the first surface region presents, in a first solid angle range (α | 09-17-2015 |
20150245213 | CONTENTS MANAGEMENT FOR MOBILE STATION HAVING RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT - The invention creates a mobile station comprising a mobile end device (ME) with a secured runtime environment (TEE) and a removable or firmly implemented security element (SE), with an end device send server (TEE-TSM) arranged in the security element (SE), which is arranged to send to the secured runtime environment (TEE) end device messages which can be received by the secured runtime environment (TEE). The end device messages are sent by a trusted service manager (SE-TSM), which is provided for the security element (SE), to the security element (SE), thereby higher efficiency being guaranteed at maintained security. | 08-27-2015 |
20150244524 | Side-Channel-Protected Masking - The invention provides a method, in a processor, for executing a cryptographic computation. Upon the execution of the computation there is applied a base masking through which intermediate values are incorporated into the computation as masked intermediate values. Upon the execution of the computation a secondary masking is additionally applied, wherein for each intermediate value masked by means of the base masking the one's complement of the masked intermediate value is formed, the masked intermediate value and the one's complement of the masked intermediate value are made available, and randomly the computation is executed either with the masked intermediate value or with the one's complement of the masked intermediate value. | 08-27-2015 |
20150236858 | Method for Creating a Derived Entity of an Original Data Carrier - There is provided a method for creating an authentication entity derived from an original data carrier, wherein the original data carrier has a key pair that is individual to the original data carrier and comprises a public key and a secret key of the original data carrier, and a certificate for the public key of the original data carrier. The method comprises the following steps: deriving a secret key for the derived authentication entity from the secret key of the original data carrier by the original data carrier; forming derivation data for the derived authentication entity; transferring authentication data to the derived authentication entity, wherein the authentication data have the derivation data, the certificate of the public key of the original data carrier as well as a derived key pair which comprises the derived secret key and the public key of the original data carrier. | 08-20-2015 |
20150213666 | Verification of Documents of Value Having a Window Displaying Diffractive Structures - An apparatus and method for verifying value documents involves a substrate having at least one light-transmissive region with a first information item. A separate display comprises a gridded arrangement of pixels and a second information item is displayed through the separate display at least regionally to correlate with the first information item. A further information item not recognizable and/or readable to a viewer without auxiliary means is hidden in the first and/or second information item. The substrate is placed with its first information item over the second information item which is displayed on the separate display, and the hidden information item becomes recognizable and/or readable. The first information item is formed by light-transmissive diffractive structures whose surface is furnished with an at least partly reflective coating formed from elements arranged in a gridded manner. | 07-30-2015 |
20150179013 | Method and Apparatus for Processing Value Documents - The present invention relates to the automatic removal of value document stacks from a container with the aid of a gripper. For separating different value document stacks, the container is subdivided into several storage regions by separator elements. Since the separator element positions of different value document containers may be different, for the container to be respectively processed it is ascertained at which positions along the container the separator elements are arranged. Ascertaining the separator element positions is effected independently of the gripper at a time before the gripper is moved toward the container. The ascertained information items about the separator element positions belonging to the container are then transferred to a gripper control device of the gripper, which is configured for controlling the motion of the gripper in order to remove value documents from the container. | 06-25-2015 |
20150160326 | Calibration of a Magnetic Sensor - The invention relates to a magnetic sensor which is designed for checking value documents, and to a method for calibrating the magnetic sensor. The magnetic sensor has different calibrating parameters for hard-magnetic and soft-magnetic magnetic regions, with which parameters the magnetic sensor can correct the detected magnetic signals of a value document, in order to compensate the magnetic sensor's measurement deviations in dependence on the type of the respectively detected magnetic region. For calibration, the magnetic sensor detects calibration measurement values of a calibration medium which is transported past the sensor. By means of the calibration measurement values the function of the magnetic sensor is tested. Where applicable, there is effected after the calibration an adjustment of the sensor using the calibration measurement values, upon which adjustment the calibrating parameters for hard-magnetic and/or soft-magnetic magnetic regions are determined from the detected calibration measurement values of the calibration medium. | 06-11-2015 |
20150154030 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPLACING THE OPERATING SYSTEM OF A LIMITED-RESOURCE PORTABLE DATA CARRIER - A method for replacing the operating software of a limited-resource portable data carrier at a terminal includes controlling the operation of the data carrier and executing at least one function provided by the data carrier. The terminal includes new operating software, a bootstrap loader for loading new operating software, and a terminal certificate providing authorization for transmitting a loading key. In authentication of the terminal, the terminal certificate is transmitted to the data carrier and verified there and a loading key is transmitted to the data carrier. The operation control of the data carrier changes over to the bootstrap loader which deletes the present operating software of the data carrier and transmits the new operating software using the loading key from the terminal. The new operating software is then verified and activated by the bootstrap loader which transfers the control of the data carrier to the new operating software. | 06-04-2015 |
20150097027 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR SHEET MATERIAL PROCESSING AND VERIFICATION - Methods and systems disclosed herein for processing a sheet of sheet material include a plurality of processes. The methods and systems include a process of receiving the sheet in a sheet-accepting device. The methods and systems include detecting, by a first sensor mechanism of the sheet-accepting device, first information of the sheet. The first information of the sheet includes a value of the sheet and a serial number of the sheet. The methods and systems include disposing the sheet in a removable container coupled to the sheet-accepting device. The methods and systems include storing the first information of the sheet in a memory coupled to the removable container. | 04-09-2015 |
20150071441 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN RFID TAG AND A READER - Methods and a system involve secure communication between an RFID tag and a reader via the over-the-air interface, and to corresponding RFID tags and corresponding readers. A modification of the Rabin method is employed wherein within the framework of the encryption of a plaintext M into which an identification element of the RFID tag or of an object furnished therewith is incorporated, there is computed by the RFID tag, the Montgomery residue (Montgomery reduction) of the square of the plaintext M modulo n with respect to a Montgomery base R, i.e. C*=M | 03-12-2015 |
20150061221 | Stacker Wheel for Stacking Sheets - The stacking wheel has one or a plurality of first and second stacking-wheel disks which are disposed on an axle in a mutually concentric relationship and spaced apart in the axial direction. Distributed over their circumference, the stacking-wheel disks respectively have a plurality of sheet slots for receiving a sheet and are disposed in a mutually staggered relationship in a portion of the sheet slots. An azimuthal profile offset of the stacking-wheel disks has the effect that the sheet slots of the first stacking-wheel disk run ahead of or run behind the sheet slots of the second stacking-wheel disk. The sheet slots of the first and second stacking-wheel disks have at their radially inside end an azimuthal profile offset that is reduced or eliminated again up to the slot end of the sheet slots. This avoids damage to the stacked sheets. | 03-05-2015 |
20150043557 | Methods and Devices for Accessing a Wireless Local Area Network - A method in a mobile station comprises searching for WLANs with a WLAN module implemented in the mobile station; communicating information about the WLANs found in the previous step to an administration unit configured to provide WLAN access data for a plurality of WLANs; receiving WLAN access data for at least one of the WLANs for which information was sent to the administration unit in the previous step; and accessing one of the WLANs using the WLAN access data provided by the administration unit. The mobile station communicates with the administration unit via a cellular communications network operated by a mobile network operator (MNO). The MNO can remotely manage the WLAN access data available on the mobile station with the administration unit and to which available WLANs the mobile station can attach. | 02-12-2015 |
20150041054 | Security Element and Method for Producing the Same - The present invention relates to a security element for a security paper, a valuable article or the like having a substrate ( | 02-12-2015 |
20150026790 | Method for Computer Access Control by Means of Mobile End Device - A method for access control to a computer with a mobile end device relies on using contactless interfaces. An authentication to the computer is carried out with the mobile end device and upon a successful authentication the access to the computer is granted or maintained. For preparing the authentication, a certificate is loaded into the mobile end device from a portable data carrier separate from the mobile end device. For authentication, authentication data comprising the certificate or obtained from the certificate are provided to the computer from the mobile end device via the contactless interfaces. | 01-22-2015 |
20140367469 | Method and Apparatus for Checking Value Documents - A method for checking value documents includes checking a security element having a plurality of magnetic regions, including a high-coercivity magnetic region, optionally a low-coercivity magnetic region and optionally a combined magnetic region which contains the high-coercivity as well as the low-coercivity magnetic material, and optionally a soft-magnetic magnetic region. After the magnetization of all the magnetic regions in a first direction, first magnetic signals of the security element are detected with a first magnetic detector. Subsequently, a second magnetization is performed wherein the low-coercivity magnetic material is remagnetized anti-parallel to the first magnetization, but the high-coercivity magnetic material remains aligned in the first magnetization direction. Second magnetic signals are detected with a second magnetic detector. On the basis of the magnetic signals, a magnetic region of the security element is identified as a high-coercivity, a low-coercivity, a combined or a soft-magnetic magnetic region. | 12-18-2014 |
20140335841 | DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR RETAINING SERVICES - A portable device includes a processor; a receiver configured to receive a first message, the first message comprising a notification and a first instruction; a transmitter; a display; and a module card. The module card includes a memory, which is configured to store the first message, a toolkit comprising a plurality of commands, and a second instruction. The second instruction, when executed by the processor, instructs the module card to function as an interpreter configured to interpret the first instruction. The first instruction, when executed by the interpreter, implements the plurality of commands. Implementing the plurality of commands then causes the processor to function as a display device that displays the notification on the display; a receiving device that receives an input as a response to the notification; a determining device configured to determine whether the response corresponds to a confirmation to continue services; and a sending device that sends a second message via the transmitter when the response corresponds to the confirmation to continue services, such that the second message comprises the response to the notification. | 11-13-2014 |
20140321640 | Apparatus and Method for Generating Digital Images - An apparatus and a method are arranged for generating a digital image. The apparatus comprises an image generation unit for generating the digital image having a first security module adapted for cryptographically linking a first secret unambiguously identifying the first security module, and securely deposited therein, with the digital image such that the integrity of the digital image can be ascertained using the result of this cryptographic linkage. Further, the apparatus comprises a portable data carrier which can be introduced into the apparatus. The portable data carrier is furnished with a second security module which is adapted for cryptographically linking a second secret unambiguously identifying the portable data carrier, and securely deposited therein, with the digital image such that the identity of the portable data carrier can be ascertained using the result of this cryptographic linkage. | 10-30-2014 |
20140233829 | Method for Checking the Production Quality of an Optical Security Feature of a Value Document - A method for checking the production quality of a prescribed optical security feature in or on a prescribed portion of a value document on the basis of pixel data of pixels of an image of the prescribed portion which are respectively associated with places in or on the portion and render optical properties of the value document at the places whether a first number or share of those pixels, whose pixel data, according to a first prescribed criterion, lie within a first reference region prescribed for the security feature exceeds a first minimum hit value, and whether a first scatter of the pixel data of those pixels lying within the first reference region for the pixel data according to the first criterion exceeds a first minimum scatter prescribed for the security feature. A quality signal from the check represents an indication of a sufficient printing quality according to certain criteria. | 08-21-2014 |
20140210200 | Optically Variable Security Element Comprising Optically Variable Colour Layer - An optically variable security element for securing valuable articles has an optically variable color layer. The optically variable color layer includes a plurality of microcapsules, each of which exhibits a capsule shell, a carrier liquid enclosed in the capsule shell, and at least one optically variable and magnetically alignable pigment that is substantially freely rotatable in the microcapsule and reversibly alignable by an external magnetic field, and that is developed to be multilayer having at least one magnetic layer and having at least one non-magnetic layer. | 07-31-2014 |
20140204366 | Sensor and Method for Operating the Sensor - A sensor for checking value documents is arranged to carry out a self-test for testing its functionality. The sensor in the self-test reacts to at least one malfunction that is ascertained during the self-test and hinders the check of the value documents by the sensor automatically employing for checking the value documents, instead of the operating mode provided for checking the value documents. A modified operating mode employs at least one other measured value of the sensor for checking the value documents than is determined in the operating mode provided for checking the value documents. In contrast to the hitherto customary function failure of the sensor, the sensor can continue being operated for checking the value documents despite the malfunction. | 07-24-2014 |
20140202936 | Apparatus for Processing Value Documents - An apparatus for processing value documents, in particular banknotes, comprises more processing zones respectively having at least one cover for covering an internal space of the processing zone in question. An interior lighting means is provided and at least one region of the cover or adjacent to the cover is semitransparent. The internal space can thus be viewed through the semitransparent region only when the interior lighting means is switched on. Upon detecting an error in the bank note processing, the interior lighting means of the processing zone in question lights up automatically, thus guiding the operator directly to the location of the problem. | 07-24-2014 |
20140191035 | Checking Arrangement for Value-Document Check - A testing configuration for testing a security document includes a security element, having a high-coercivity magnetic material and a low-coercivity magnetic material, a device comprising such a test configuration and to a relevant test method. The high- and low- coercivity magnetic materials of the security element are magnetized in a first direction by the interaction of first and second magnet pair units, and subsequently the low-coercivity magnetic material is remagnetized in a second magnetization direction by means of the second magnet pair unit. The magnet pair units are arranged with respect to one another in such a closely adjacent manner along the transport path of the security document that the first magnet field strength is greater than the magnet field strength provided by the first magnet pair unit alone and is greater than the magnet field strength provided by the second magnet pair unit alone. | 07-10-2014 |
20140175785 | Security Element - The present invention relates to a security element ( | 06-26-2014 |
20140172721 | Method for Securing a Transaction - A method, a computer program product, a communication end device and a system for securing a payment transaction, between a communication end device and a server instance. The communication end device includes a processor with an insecure runtime environment and a secure runtime environment. The method includes setting up a first communication channel between the communication end device and the server instance; and sending transaction-relevant data from the communication end device to the server instance via the first communication channel. A second communication channel is set up between the browser application in the insecure runtime environment and a transaction application in the secure runtime environment, and the inputted transaction-relevant data is sent to the transaction application via the second communication channel. The transaction application generates from the received part of the transaction-relevant data a confirmation information item for securing the transaction employed for authorizing the transaction in the server instance. | 06-19-2014 |
20140166183 | Coextruded Foil Composite Material and Its Use in Card Bodies - A composite film material usable in a data carrier card body includes a first outer plastic layer, an inner plastic layer and a second outer plastic layer, all the layers together forming a coextruded composite. The plastic material of the first outer layer is a polyethylene terephthalate glycol copolymer (PETG) or contains a PETG, the plastic material of the inner layer is a thermoplastic elastomer (TPC) or contains a TPC, and the plastic material of the second outer layer is a PETG or contains a PETG. | 06-19-2014 |
20140151923 | Highly Flexible Foil Composite Material and Its Use in Card Bodies - A foil composite material usable as a layer in a card body of a portable data carrier, that includes one outer plastic layer, one inner plastic layer and one second outer plastic layer. All the layers jointly form a coextruded composite, and the plastic of one outer layer is a thermoplastic polymer or a mixture thereof. The plastic of the one inner layer is a mixture of at least one thermoplastic elastomer and at least one thermoplastic polymer. The plastic of the second outer layer is a thermoplastic polymer or a mixture thereof. | 06-05-2014 |
20140147030 | SENSOR FOR CHECKING VALUE DOCUMENTS - A sensor for checking value documents, an apparatus with the sensor, and a method for operating the sensor. Neither the software that the sensor executes for checking the value documents nor the adaptation data that the sensor employs for checking the value documents are stored permanently in the sensor itself. The sensor is set up for the software as well as the adaptation data to be loaded into the sensor from outside the sensor. The sensor can be employed for checking value documents only when a data carrier is connected to the sensor, and the data carrier has license data stored thereon through which a license for the employment of the software and/or of the adaptation data is supplied to the sensor. | 05-29-2014 |
20140140178 | Ultrasonic Sensor for Capturing Value Documents and Method for Manufacturing the Same - An ultrasonic sensor and method for using the same are arranged for capturing a value document transported through a capture region of the ultrasonic sensor. The ultrasonic sensor has an ultrasound transmitter arranged for emitting ultrasound into the capture region and an ultrasound receiver arranged for receiving ultrasound from the ultrasound transmitter from the capture region. A control and evaluation circuit is arranged for controlling the ultrasound transmitter and for capturing and evaluating the signals of the ultrasound receiver. A circuit carrier carries the control and evaluation circuit, the ultrasound transmitter, the ultrasound receiver, and conducting paths electrically connecting the control and evaluation circuit to the first and second ultrasonic transducers. The circuit carrier has a U-shaped configuration and two interconnected arm portions, and the ultrasound transmitter is held on one of the two arm portions and the ultrasound receiver on the other of the two arm portions. | 05-22-2014 |
20140138444 | Data Carrier Card having a Security Thread - A data carrier card, in particular a chip and/or magnetic strip card, has a card body comprising one or more films and a security thread integrated in the card body. The security thread, or at least a substrate of the security thread, is coextruded in the form of a thread strip in one of the films. | 05-22-2014 |
20140130568 | Checking Unit and Method for Calibrating a Checking Unit - The invention relates to a checking unit for checking a material web and to a calibrating method for the checking unit. The checking unit is equipped with drive means for transporting the calibration medium past the checking unit in order to detect a multiplicity of measurement values of the calibration medium. The drive means are arranged in the housing of the checking unit in order for the drive means to be protected from moisture or contaminants from the environment. To obtain a transporting of the calibration medium past the checking unit in spite of the arrangement of the drive means in the housing, drive means are employed that are configured for a contactless interaction with the calibration medium and can transport the calibration medium past the checking unit contactlessly. For this purpose there is preferably used a magnetic interaction between the drive means and the calibration medium. | 05-15-2014 |
20140125968 | Method for Checking Value Documents - The invention relates to a method for checking value documents by which the similarity of the intensity spectrum of a value document to be checked to a reference spectrum can be tested. To check the similarity of the intensity spectrum recorded from the value document to be checked to the reference spectrum, not the recorded intensity spectrum itself is compared with the reference spectrum, but rather a corrected intensity spectrum adapted to the reference spectrum, which arises from the recorded intensity spectrum by a linear correction. The correction parameters of the linear correction function are ascertained by adapting the linearly corrected intensity spectrum to the reference spectrum. Through the adapting it is achieved that fluctuations of the recorded intensity spectrum that are due to measuring technology are compensated at least partly. | 05-08-2014 |
20140098957 | Methods and Devices for OTA Management of Subscriber Identity Modules - Methods and devices in a mobile communications system for over the air management of mobile stations contain a secure identification element such as a subscriber identity module. A standard challenge-response authentication procedure is implemented in a mobile communications system not for its intended authentication purpose, but for providing a mobile station with subscription data. The standard challenge-response authentication procedure is modified in that the challenge is used as a carrier for subscription data. The challenge containing the subscription data is provided to the mobile station in response to a request of the mobile station to be allowed access or attachment to the mobile communications system containing a special mode indicator data element, which indicates to the mobile communications system that the mobile station is requesting subscription data and suitably forwarded to a data providing unit configured to provide subscription data. | 04-10-2014 |
20140085725 | Two-Dimensionally Periodic, Color-Filtering Grating - A two-dimensionally periodic, color-filtering grating has a contiguous high-refractive. In an embodiment, the color-filtering grating includes a metallic ground layer defining a grating plane and above the ground layer a two-dimensionally regular pattern of individual high-refractive, such as metallic areal elements that respectively extend parallel to the grating plane and respectively are spaced apart from the ground layer through an intermediate dielectric by a distance that is greater than the thickness of the ground layer and of the areal elements. The regular pattern has in at least two directions, which run parallel to the grating plane, a periodicity between 100 nm and 800 nm, and preferably between 200 nm and 500 nm. | 03-27-2014 |
20140082247 | Method for the Data Exchange Between a Terminal and a Chip Card - A method includes exchanging data between a chip card and a terminal in a contact-based manner via a contact field. The method comprises the steps of: activating a first contact assignment in response to a first communication protocol present on the contact field and occupying a first part of contact surfaces of the contact field; recognizing a change of the communication protocol from a first communication protocol to a second communication protocol with a protocol recognition unit in the chip card; and activating a second contact assignment in response to the recognized second communication protocol occupying a second part of contact surfaces of the contact field. The first and the second part of contact surfaces of the contact field are selected from an ISO-7816-2 contact field having a maximum of six contact surfaces and the second communication protocol requires at least two data lines. | 03-20-2014 |
20140055247 | Reading Device for Contactless Communication with a Transponder Unit - A reading device for contactless communication with a transponder unit includes a first antenna for generating a reading device field in the form of an alternating magnetic field. The reading device further contains one or more second antennas configured, and arranged in relation to the first antenna, such that during a contactless communication of the reading device with a transponder unit which generates communication signals by means of load modulation, a predetermined change of a detection signal is captured on the second antenna or antennas if the transponder unit is located in a predetermined zone around the reading device. | 02-27-2014 |
20140043145 | DATA STORAGE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR CONTACTLESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE DATA STORAGE MEDIUM AND A READER - A method and a data carrier for contactless communication of a reading device with at least two communication-ready applications located on a portable data carrier. A first communication-readiness signal is generated for a first application and sent to the reading device, the signal having a first identification number that is assigned to the first application and indicates to the reading device the communication readiness of said first application, and a second communication-readiness signal is generated and sent for a second application, the second signal having a second identification number different from the first identification number, which is assigned to said second application and indicates to the reading device the communication readiness of the second application. The identification numbers simulate for the reading device the communication readiness of a data carrier in each case. The reading device thus has the impression of communicating with applications of two separate data carriers. | 02-13-2014 |
20140027976 | Self-Adjusting Processing System for Sheet Material and a Processing Method Using Such System - The invention relates to a self-adjusting processing system for sheet material. A self-adjusting processing system for sheet material comprises a guiding device for sheet material having a main transport and a redirecting device for sheet material having a branch transport in association with the main transport to redirect the sheet material. The redirecting device further has fixed rollers adopted to interact with the branch transport and floating members, the fixed rollers and the floating members are positioned at opposite sides of the branch transport and each floating member is adopted to be aligned with appropriate fixed roller. The redirecting device further comprises fixing means for fixing the floating members' position relative to the fixed rollers, releasing means for releasing the floating members' position relative to the fixed rollers, and a first actuating means for moving the floating members towards the fixed rollers till the floating members engage the fixed rollers and backwards from the fixed rollers. Also provided is a method of processing of a piece of sheet material with the self-adjusting processing device of the present invention. The processing system and the method can be used with any sheet materials, advantageously with banknotes. | 01-30-2014 |
20140019955 | UPDATE OF A DATA-CARRIER APPLICATION - In a method for updating or installing a data storage medium application which can be executed on a secure data storage medium, the data storage medium is used in a telecommunications terminal. Updating data for the data storage medium application are first integrated into a terminal application certificate of a terminal application to be installed on the telecommunications terminal. Next the terminal application is installed in the telecommunications terminal and the data storage medium application in the data storage medium is configured according to the updating data. The terminal application certificate functions as a data container for the transparent updating data to be forwarded to the data storage medium. The updating data may relate to access rights of the terminal application to a data storage medium application already installed in the data storage medium or to a data storage medium application to be newly installed in the data storage medium. | 01-16-2014 |
20130326235 | CRYPTOGRAPHIC METHOD - In a cryptographic method between a portable data carrier and a terminal device there are employed a public data-carrier key and a secret data-carrier key of the data carrier as well as a public terminal key and a secret terminal key of the terminal device. The data carrier employs as a public data-carrier key a static public key. As a secret data-carrier key the data carrier employs a secret key that is derived from a secret basic key associated with the public data-carrier key. Within the framework of the method, the terminal device checks an authentication parameter associated with the data carrier and different from the data-carrier keys. | 12-05-2013 |
20130318638 | Method for Programming a Mobile End Device Chip - The invention provides a method for programming a chip for a mobile end device, wherein, in a preparatory step, a serial number is programmed into the chip and thereafter, in a programming step, the serial number is verified and a programming of at least one further datum into the chip is only carried out if the serial number has been successfully verified. The serial number is verified here by means of a security module (HSM), while employing a secret information item stored in the security module (HSM) and different from the serial number. | 11-28-2013 |
20130317960 | METHOD FOR THE PROCESSING OF BANKNOTES - A method for the processing of bank notes wherein serial numbers of the bank notes to be processed are ascertained and compared with stored serial numbers in order to control the processing of the bank notes, having a specification of several classes which respectively characterize at least one property of bank notes, an association of at least one of the classes with one or several serial numbers in order to associate at least one property with the bank note provided with the respective serial number, a storage of the respective serial number as well as of the associated class or classes, and a control of the processing of the bank notes by means of the stored classes associated with the respective serial numbers. | 11-28-2013 |
20130301086 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A DIGITAL IMAGE OF AT LEAST ONE SECTION OF A VALUE DOCUMENT - A method for generating a digital image of at least a portion of a value document, comprises transporting the portion of the value document in a specified transport direction at a specified speed, capturing pixel regions, and generating capture pixel data allocated to integration intervals. The capture pixel data of at least one of the sequences of capture pixel data are corrected. This reduces the influences of the movement of the value document in the transport direction during the capture of capture pixel data. | 11-14-2013 |
20130282968 | INITIAL OPERATION OF A PORTABLE DATA CARRIER - In a portable data carrier having a non-volatile memory, a memory controller and a memory interface, an effected initial operation of the data carrier is checked through a request to a security unit of the data carrier via a security interface connected to the security unit. For this purpose, the data carrier comprises a memory portion comprising the memory interface and a body portion comprising the security interface, which are interconnected such that the memory portion can be folded out of the body portion, so that simultaneously the memory interface is laid open for a connection to an end device and the electrical connection between the security unit and the security interface is disconnected irreversibly. | 10-24-2013 |
20130277957 | SECURITY FEATURE - A security feature for protecting valuable documents, in particular for ensuring the authenticity of valuable documents, comprises a luminescent pigment which has a host lattice doped with a first luminophore and a second luminophore, with an excitation energy of the first luminophore being transferable to the second luminophore. However, in the case of the luminescent pigment according to the invention, the excitation energy is not transferred completely from the first luminophore to the second, but rather only partially. The incomplete transfer of the excitation energy is achieved by selecting suitable amount-of-substance fractions of the first and the second luminophores on the luminescent pigment. As a result of the incomplete transfer of the excitation energy, the luminescent light that is emitted by the luminescent pigment also has, in addition to a luminescence peak of the second luminophore, a luminescence peak of the first luminophore. | 10-24-2013 |
20130277910 | APPARATUS FOR STACKING SHEET MATERIAL - The sheet compartments of a stacking wheel of a stacking device, as used in sheet goods processing devices, in particular in banknote processing machines and automated money deposit and/or withdrawal machines, have a wavy contour. The braking effect on the banknotes fed into the sheet compartments is thereby increased, so that the banknotes can be fed into the sheet compartments at increased speed without being damaged. | 10-24-2013 |
20130272598 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXAMINING THE OPTICAL STATE OF VALUE DOCUMENTS - A method for examining the optical condition of a value document on the basis of a digital image of at least a specified region of the value document, the image comprising pixels, comprises searching the pixels of the digital image are searched for sets of error pixels which are respectively given in that the error pixels fulfill a specified deviation criterion for an impermissible deviation of at least one specified pixel property, and the distance of each error pixel of the respective set from at least one other error pixel of the same set does not exceed a specified distance that is greater than the distance of directly neighboring pixels of the digital image, and a number of sets found during the search and/or a value for at least one property of at least one of the sets found during the search is ascertained. | 10-17-2013 |
20130271753 | SOILING CHECK OF THE WINDOW OF A MEASURING APPARATUS FOR CHECKING SHEET MATERIAL - A method carries out a soiling check of the measurement window of a measuring device for checking sheet material. A measuring device carries out the method. A device for processing a sheet material comprises the measuring device. The soiling check uses, only areas of the measurement window which correspond, in terms of width and position in the beam path of a light, to the areas of the checked sheet material which are checked during the checking of the sheet material. As a result, fewer cleaning steps are needed for the measurement window. | 10-17-2013 |
20130270813 | MICRO-OPTIC VIEWING ARRANGEMENT - A micro-optical inspection arrangement comprises micro-focusing elements which are composite bodies consisting of a main part and an additional part and which have a reference focal length. The main parts are provided as micro-focusing element preforms, and the additional parts are formed from one or more functional coatings. The invention also relates to a method for producing such a micro-optical inspection arrangement and to a micro-optical displaying arrangement comprising the micro-optical inspection arrangement according to the invention and a microstructure arrangement, in particular a moiré magnification arrangement and a modulo magnification arrangement. The invention also relates to security elements and data carriers that have the micro-optical inspection arrangement according to the invention. | 10-17-2013 |
20130268811 | PORTABLE DATA CARRIER HAVING OPERATING ERROR COUNTER - In a method in a portable data carrier for securing the data carrier against external attacks on the data carrier, there is employed at least one counter in the data carrier. A specified command is secured here such that it is executed by the data carrier only when the at least one counter lies in a specified, permissible values range, in particular does not undershoot a specified minimum value. The at least one counter is actuated, normally decremented, according to the invention when it is recognized on the basis of a rollback buffer of the data carrier that a preceding execution of a command has been disturbed. | 10-10-2013 |
20130254559 | ACCESS-CONTROLLED DATA STORAGE MEDIUM - The invention relates to a data carrier having a semiconductor chip. In order to prevent an attacker from determining secret data of the chip from intercepted signal patterns of the chip, security-relevant operations are performed only with commands or command strings of the operating program whose use does not permit the processed data to be inferred from the signal patterns. | 09-26-2013 |
20130250419 | REFLECTIVE SECURITY ELEMENT FOR SECURITY PAPERS, VALUE DOCUMENTS OR THE LIKE - A security element for manufacturing value documents, such as bank notes, checks or the like, has an upper side on which there is formed a microcavity structure that has a multiplicity of adjacent microcavities configured as retroreflectors, wherein on the microcavities there is formed a structure causing a color effect. The microcavities are respectively configured such that they have a first region in which radiation incident on the upper side is singly reflected, and a second region in which radiation incident on the upper side is multiply reflected. The structure causing the color effect has a dispersion dependent on the angle of incidence, so that radiation singly reflected at the first region shows a different color effect, when viewed from the upper side, than radiation multiply reflected at the second region. | 09-26-2013 |
20130236006 | METHOD FOR ARBITRARY-PRECISION DIVISION OR MODULAR REDUCTION - A method in a portable data carrier for executing a cryptographic operation on security-relevant data comprises a step of determining a remainder (r) of a dividend (a) modulo a divisor (b). In so doing, the remainder (r) is determined iteratively by means of a division device of the data carrier. In each iteration there is carried out a Montgomery multiplication with the divisor (b) as the modulus and an additive linkage of an output value of the Montgomery multiplication with a coefficient (a | 09-12-2013 |
20130174283 | PORTABLE DATA CARRIER HAVING AN OPERATING ERROR COUNTER - A method in a portable data carrier for safeguarding the data carrier against external attacks on the data carrier, wherein at least one counter is employed in the data carrier. A specified command is safeguarded such that it is executed by the data carrier only when the at least one counter lies in a specified values range. The at least one counter is decremented before an execution of the command and incremented only when the command has been executed without interruption. The at least one counter here is settable multiple times, in particular even after the issuance of the data carrier to a user. | 07-04-2013 |
20130170747 | METHOD FOR CHECKING AN OPTICAL SECURITY FEATURE OF A VALUE DOCUMENT - A method for checking a prescribed optical security feature on a prescribed portion of a value document based on pixel data of pixels of an image of the portion which are associated with places on the portion and render optical properties of the value document at the places. A check is made of whether a first number of those pixels whose pixel data, according to a first prescribed criterion, lie within a first reference region prescribed for the security feature exceeds a first minimum hit value prescribed for the security feature, and whether a first scatter of the pixel data of the pixels exceeds a first minimum scatter value prescribed for the security feature. An authenticity signal is formed which represents an indication of authenticity only when the first number exceeds the first minimum hit value, and the scatter the first minimum scatter value. | 07-04-2013 |
20130166685 | PORTABLE DATA CARRIER AS A WEB SERVER - The invention relates to a method for providing hypertext data through a hypertext server on a portable data carrier for a terminal connected to the portable data carrier, and to an accordingly adapted portable data carrier. The hypertext server receives a hypertext query of the terminal and thereupon provides hypertext data relating to the hypertext query. The hypertext server then sends the provided hypertext data as a hypertext response to the terminal. The method is characterized in that upon the providing of the hypertext data at least one hyperlink contained in the hypertext data is checked and the checked hyperlink is contained in the hypertext response. | 06-27-2013 |
20130161391 | METHOD FOR THE COMPENSATION OF DISTURBANCES - A method for the compensation of disturbances upon magnetic measurements on value documents, in which a sensor having several measuring tracks for generating measurement signals is employed, in which for each value document a specified number of data records is generated, the value document not being captured by at least one of the measuring tracks during the measurement, wherein from the measurement signal of the at least one measuring track there is ascertained a value for the quantity of a disturbance present in the region of the sensor during the measurement on the value document, and a compensation of the deviations of the measurement signals of the measuring tracks capturing the value document, which deviations are caused by the disturbance present during the measurement, is carried out by means of said ascertained value for the quantity of the disturbance. | 06-27-2013 |
20130106090 | SECURITY FEATURE | 05-02-2013 |
20130104660 | ULTRASONIC SENSOR FOR VALUE DOCUMENTS, TRANSDUCER MODULE FOR SAID SENSOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ULTRASONIC SENSOR | 05-02-2013 |
20130093172 | SECURITY ELEMENT, VALUE DOCUMENT COMPRISING SUCH A SECURITY ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A SECURITY ELEMENT - A security element ( | 04-18-2013 |
20130092337 | Dewatering Screen and Method for Manufacturing the Same - The present invention relates to a dewatering screen for manufacturing paper having multi-level watermarks, having a carrier mold ( | 04-18-2013 |
20130088712 | APPARATUS FOR CHECKING THE AUTHENTICITY OF VALUE DOCUMENTS - Testing the authenticity of a valuable document, whereby at least one intensity distribution of electromagnetic radiation passing through the valuable document in the dark field is detected in a spatially resolved manner and a spatially resolved dark field characteristic is determined therefrom. The actual authenticity test is then performed by a procedure in which selected test partial regions of the valuable document are assigned respectively to one of a plurality of suspicion classes, an interconnection region is formed from substantially interconnected test partial regions that were assigned to at least one specific suspicion class, and the valuable document, depending on the form and/or position of the interconnection region, is assigned to one of at least two authenticity categories which is linked to the at least one specific suspicion class. | 04-11-2013 |
20130063826 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MICROSTRUCTURE ON A CARRIER - A method for producing a microstructure on a carrier by: (a) manufacturing a donor foil by forming an embossed structure with elevations and depressions in a first foil material and applying a transfer layer to the embossed structure, (b) manufacturing an acceptor foil by applying an adhesive layer to a second foil material, (c) laminating the donor foil and the acceptor foil by means of the adhesive layer, the transfer layer on the elevations of the embossed structure bonding to the adhesive layer, and (d) transferring the bonded regions of the transfer layer to the acceptor foil by separating the donor foil and the acceptor foil from each other, thereby forming in the acceptor foil a first microstructure from the transferred regions of the transfer layer, and/or forming in the donor foil a second microstructure complementary to the first microstructure. | 03-14-2013 |
20130060939 | METHOD FOR CHECKING WHETHER PROGRAM INSTRUCTIONS HAVE BEEN EXECUTED BY A PORTABLE END DEVICE - A method and a system for checking whether program instructions have been executed by an end device, wherein, the end device calls for program instructions and the program instructions are stored in executable form in a trustworthy entity, in particular a chip card. Subsequently, the program instructions are variably modified in the trustworthy entity such that the modified program instructions vary upon each execution of the method. Through execution of the instructions in the end device there is obtained a check value which is in turn transferred to the trustworthy entity and verified in the trustworthy entity. | 03-07-2013 |
20130042300 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING AN APPLICATION FOR AN END DEVICE - A method for configuring an application for an end device having a predefined end-device configuration with a predefined security level. A query about the predefined end-device configuration is directed by means of the application to a central place in which a multiplicity of security levels of end-device configurations have respective application configurations associated therewith. In response to the query, the central place ascertains the predefined security level of the predefined end-device configuration from the multiplicity of security levels, and outputs it to the application together with the associated application configuration. In dependence on the output security level, one or several functions of the application are configured by means of the application on the basis of the output application configuration for the end device. | 02-14-2013 |
20130033840 | TRANSFER METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONDUCTOR STRUCTURES BY MEANS OF NANO-INKS - A method for equipping a film material with at least one electrically conductive conductor structure, wherein a dispersion containing metallic nanoparticles in the form of a conductor structure is applied to a thermostable transfer material and the metallic nanoparticles are sintered to form an electrically conductive conductor structure. The electrically conductive conductor structure of sintered metallic nanoparticles is then transferred from the thermostable transfer material to the non-thermostable film material. A method for producing a laminate material using the film material using at least one electrically conductive conductor structure, and to the corresponding film material and laminate material are described. | 02-07-2013 |
20120324168 | PROTECTION AGAINST ACCESS VIOLATION DURING THE EXECUTION OF AN OPERATING SEQUENCE IN A PORTABLE DATA CARRIER - A method for protecting an operation sequence executed by a portable data carrier from spying out, wherein the data carrier has at least a processor core, a main memory and a cache memory with a plurality of cache lines. The processor core is able to access, upon executing the operation sequence, at least two data values, with the data values occupying at least one cache line in the cache memory and being respectively divided into several portions so that the occurrence of a cache miss or a cache hit is independent of which data value is accessed. A computer program product and a device have corresponding features. The invention serves to thwart attacks based on an evaluation of the cache accesses during the execution of the operation sequence. | 12-20-2012 |
20120319395 | SECURITY ELEMENT, VALUE DOCUMENT COMPRISING SUCH A SECURITY ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A SECURITY ELEMENT - A security element for a security paper, value document or the like, having a carrier which has a reflective areal region which is divided into a multiplicity of reflective pixels. The area of each pixel is smaller than the area of the reflective areal region by at least one order of magnitude. Each pixel has at least one reflective facet which is formed in a surface of the carrier, and the at least one reflective facet reflects light incident along a predetermined direction on the areal region directionally in a reflection direction predefined by the orientation of the facet. The orientations of the facets of different pixels have a substantially random variation over the reflective areal region. | 12-20-2012 |
20120257191 | SENSOR FOR CHECKING VALUE DOCUMENTS - A sensor for checking value documents has an illumination device for illuminating a value document, an imaging optic and a detection device. A light source receiver has at least two light sources which have mutually different emission spectra. The illumination device contains a microlens array which contains a multiplicity of microlenses, which with the light source receiver are arranged such that each of the light sources arranged on the light source receiver has exactly one of the microlenses associated therewith. | 10-11-2012 |
20120250282 | FASTENING AND ELECTROCONDUCTIVE CONNECTING OF A CHIP MODULE TO A CHIP CARD - For manufacturing a chip card, a chip module ( | 10-04-2012 |
20120248299 | APPARATUS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF AN OBJECT, PREFERABLY OF A DOCUMENT OF VALUE, USING OPTICAL RADIATION - A device for examining an object, preferably a document of value, by using optical radiation, having an optical waveguide which has an anisotropic retro-reflector section, which is formed along a surface curved in a plane of curvature and which reflects radiation components specularly in a first plane of incidence parallel to the plane of curvature but retro-reflects radiation components orthogonally with respect to the first plane of incidence, so that at least a proportion of the optical radiation falling in a glancing manner on the retro-reflector section is at least partly guided on the convex side of the surface by reflection on the retro-reflector section. | 10-04-2012 |
20120242075 | GOLD-COLORED THIN-FILM ELEMENT WITH MULTILAYER STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a thin-film element ( | 09-27-2012 |
20120237668 | SOLID PARTICLES HAVING A SILICATE COATING - A method for producing solid particles having a silica coating, by: dispersing the solid particles to be coated in an aqueous medium to produce a solid particle dispersion, adjusting the pH of the solid particle dispersion by a buffer system to produce a buffered solid particle dispersion, and adding an alkaline silicate solution to the buffered solid particle dispersion to form the silica coating on the solid particles during a coating period. The amounts of buffer system and alkaline silicate solution are selected such that the pH of the buffered solid particle dispersion before the addition of the alkaline silicate solution is at least 7.0 and after completion of the addition of the alkaline silicate solution is at most 11.0. | 09-20-2012 |
20120228860 | SECURITY ELEMENT HAVING A MICROSTRUCTURE - The invention relates to a security element for security papers, value documents and the like with at least one microstructure which has a visual appearance that is viewing angle-dependent in transmission, whereby the at least one microstructure is formed from an arrangement of a multiplicity of structure elements with a characteristic structure spacing of 1 μm or more. According to the invention it is provided that the security element contains at least one motif image which, through the viewing angle-dependent visual appearance of the microstructure, is visible in transmission from certain viewing angles, and invisible in transmission from other viewing angles, and that the microstructure and the motif image together have a thickness of 50 μm or less. | 09-13-2012 |
20120208597 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC PROVISIONING OF A SIM CARD - A method of automatic provisioning of a SIM card ( | 08-16-2012 |
20120170124 | Thin-Layer Element Having an Interference Layer Structure - The present invention relates to a thin-film element ( | 07-05-2012 |
20120168515 | Elongated Security Feature Comprising Machine-Readable Magnetic Regions - The present invention relates to an elongated security element ( | 07-05-2012 |
20120161923 | METHOD, PORTABLE DATA STORAGE MEDIUM, APPROVAL APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR APPROVING A TRANSACTION - A method, a portable data storage medium, an approval apparatus and a system for approving a transaction using acceleration sensors integrated in a portable data storage medium. | 06-28-2012 |
20120160632 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TESTING VALUE DOCUMENTS - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for checking documents of value which have a security element with several magnetic areas, including at least one high-coercive magnetic area, at least one low-coercive magnetic area and at least one combined magnetic area which contains both the high-coercive and the low-coercive magnetic material. After the magnetization of all magnetic areas in a first direction, first magnetic signals of the security element are detected with a first magnetic detector. After a subsequent second magnetizing, which is effected antiparallel to the first magnetizing and magnetically reverses only the low-coercive magnetic material, second magnetic signals of the security element are detected. For identifying the magnetic areas, the second magnetic signals or a signal derived therefrom are compared with two thresholds. | 06-28-2012 |
20120153607 | SECURITY ELEMENT FOR AN ARTICLE TO BE PROTECTED AND ARTICLE TO BE PROTECTED WITH SUCH A SECURITY ELEMENT - The invention relates to a security element for an article to be protected, having an upper face and a lower face, one or more imaging optical arrangements, which all image a respective associated object to a magnified scale only in front of the upper face, wherein the one optical arrangement or at least one of the optical arrangements comprises a plurality of reflective micro-imaging elements arranged two-dimensionally in a first pattern, and the associated object is in the form of a microstructure object having a plurality of microstructures, which are arranged in a microstructure pattern so matched to the first pattern that the microstructure object is imaged to a magnified scale in front of the upper face by means of the reflective micro-imaging elements. On both its upper face and its lower face the security element has an adhesive layer ( | 06-21-2012 |
20120126525 | Identification Document Having a Personalized Visual Identifier and Method for Production Thereof - An identification document ( | 05-24-2012 |
20120108228 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A MOBILE TELEPHONE - Method for identifying a mobile telephone, a device, where there is a ADD system ( | 05-03-2012 |
20120098249 | SECURITY ELEMENT, SECURITY SYSTEM AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREFOR - The invention relates to a security element for security papers, value documents or the like, with a carrier having an upper side and a lower side and comprising several reflective first micro-imaging elements flatly arranged in a first pattern, and second micro-imaging elements flatly arranged in a second pattern, a first microstructure object which contains several first microstructures which are arranged in a first microstructure pattern so adapted to the first pattern that the first microstructure object is imaged in magnified form in front of the upper side by means of the first micro-imaging elements, and a second microstructure object which contains several second microstructures which are arranged in a second microstructure pattern so adapted to the second pattern that the second microstructure object is imaged in magnified form in front of the underside by means of the second micro-imaging elements. | 04-26-2012 |
20110174051 | CALIBRATION OF A SENSOR FOR PROCESSING VALUE DOCUMENTS - The invention relates to a method for calibrating a sensor which is configured for checking value documents. The sensor senses measurement signals of a calibration medium which is transported past the sensor. From the sensed measurement signals there are determined reference data of the calibration medium and there is moreover determined a transport property of the calibration medium, e.g. the transport speed or the transport position of the calibration medium. From the transport property there is ascertained at least one correction value which is employed for correcting the sensed reference data of the calibration medium. After the calibration, the corrected reference data are compared with target data of the calibration medium. Optionally there is then effected an adjustment of the sensor using the corrected reference data. | 07-21-2011 |
20110157183 | DEPICTION ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a depiction arrangement for security papers, value documents, electronic display devices or other data carriers, having a grid image arrangement for depicting a target image ( | 06-30-2011 |
20110127762 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SECURITY ELEMENTS HAVING MUTUALLY REGISTERED DESIGNS - The present invention relates to a method for producing a security element ( | 06-02-2011 |
20110120015 | DEVICE FOR PROCESSING VALUABLE DOCUMENTS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE DEVICE - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 05-26-2011 |
20110114733 | SECURITY ELEMENT - The present invention relates to a security element for securing data carriers, having a three-layer thin-film element ( | 05-19-2011 |
20110101670 | SECURITY ELEMENT WITH OPTICALLY VARIABLE ELEMENT - The invention relates to a security element of at least one thin layer element in form of a multi-layer composition, capable of interference. The multi-layer composition, capable of interference, consists of at least one reflecting layer, at least one partially transmitting layer and at least one dielectric layer arranged between these layers. | 05-05-2011 |
20110095518 | SECURITY ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A security element for securing valuable articles comprises an optically variable layer ( | 04-28-2011 |
20110091665 | SECURITY ELEMENT HAVING A SCREENED LAYER COMPOSED OF GRID ELEMENTS - The present invention relates to a security element composed of at least one light-transmitting substrate on which a substantially opaque, screened layer composed of grid elements is located. According to the present invention, within the substantially opaque, screened layer composed of grid elements, at least one thin, solid, substantially opaque line is arranged that exhibits the form of at least one alphanumeric character, a graphic or a pattern. Such lines have line widths of at least 0.1 mm to 5 mm, preferably of 0.2 mm to 0.7 mm, particularly preferably of about 0.5 mm. Instead of lines, also extensive regions without any gap may be used, such that the alphanumeric character, pattern or graphic formed is perceptible only in transmitted light, but not in reflected light. The security element thus displays, at least when viewed from the side of the substantially opaque, screened layer, in top view, a different appearance than when looked through. | 04-21-2011 |
20110079997 | Security Element and Method for the Production Thereof - The invention relates to a security element ( | 04-07-2011 |
20110069360 | GRID IMAGE - The present invention relates to a grating image ( | 03-24-2011 |
20110062243 | Data carrier configuration - A data carrier configuration method and apparatus are disclosed. The data carrier configuration including an electronic data carrier and a transport carrier. The transport carrier has a top surface and forms a recess, the area of the recess having an opening of a length and width sized to accommodate passage of the electronic data carrier. The recess has a depth that is substantially similar to the thickness of the electronic data carrier. The transport carrier serves as a base upon which the electronic data carrier will releasably attach. | 03-17-2011 |
20110045248 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MICROSTRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a method for producing a micropattern on a substrate ( | 02-24-2011 |
20110027538 | Method for Producing a Micro-Optical Display Arrangement - The present invention relates to a method for producing, for the depiction of a specified motif, a micro-optical depiction arrangement ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110023734 | Transferring Printed and/or Embossed Structures onto a Continuous Film - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for transferring print and/or embossing patterns to a security element with a printing or embossing cylinder ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110012337 | Security Element and Method for the Production Thereof - The present invention relates to a security element ( | 01-20-2011 |
20110007374 | Security Element and Method for Producing the Same - The present invention relates to a security element ( | 01-13-2011 |
20100320742 | SECURITY ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a security element ( | 12-23-2010 |
20100308570 | Security Element and Method for the Production Thereof - The invention relates to a security element ( | 12-09-2010 |
20100307705 | SECURITY ELEMENT - The present invention relates to a security element ( | 12-09-2010 |
20100271619 | SENSOR FOR CHECKING VALUABLE DOCUMENTS - In value-document processing apparatus documents of value, such as e. g. bank notes, checks, etc. are conveyed by a transport system along one or more sensors. The bank notes guided past the sensors touch the sensor surface at least temporarily. To improve the transport the sensor surface past which the bank notes are transported is provided with a plurality of elevations or depressions. Through the structured surface the friction is decreased between the sensor surface and the document of value transported past, so that the transport of the document of value is stabilized and the proneness to jamming is reduced. | 10-28-2010 |
20100258617 | CONTAINER FOR ACCOMMODATING COINS AND/OR VALUABLE DOCUMENTS - Described is a container for receiving coins and/or documents of value comprising a container housing with at least one feed opening for the feed of coins or documents of value into the container housing, a sealing element which is movable back and forth between a sealing position in which it blocks the feed opening and an open position in which the feed opening is released and a feed of coins or documents of value is possible, a biasing element which biases the sealing element at least in the area of the open position in the direction of the sealing position, an actuating opening through which a predetermined actuating element can reach into the container and, upon movement in the direction into the container housing, can move the sealing element out of the sealing position into the open position, a catch device which comprises a catch element movable back and forth between a ready position and a catch position and in the catch position holding the sealing element in the sealing position, said device being displaceable back and forth between a ready state, in which the catch element is pushed away out of the catch position into the ready position, and a catch state, in which the catch element is pushed towards the catch position, and a closing device by means of which the catch device is displaceable out of the catch state into the ready state, wherein the catch device and the sealing element are coupled such that by a movement of the sealing element out of the sealing position into the open position the catch device is displaced out of the ready state into the catch state. | 10-14-2010 |
20100219245 | SECURITY ELEMENT FOR SECURING DOCUMENTS OF VALUE - The invention relates to a security element for securing documents of value. Along the security element a portion of a magnetic coding with first and second coding elements is arranged. The coding elements are arranged along a predetermined direction, wherein the first coding element continuously has along the predetermined direction a first magnetic region with a first coercive field strength and the second coding element has at least one first gap region and one second magnetic region with a second coercive field strength. At least one of the first magnetic regions is directly adjacent to at least one of the second magnetic regions. The sum of the lengths of the directly adjacent first and second magnetic regions amounts to a maximum of 8 mm. | 09-02-2010 |
20100208036 | SECURITY ELEMENT - The present invention relates to asecurity element for security papers, value documents and the like, having a microoptical moiré magnification arrangement ( | 08-19-2010 |
20100196587 | SECURITY ELEMENT - The present invention relates to a multilayer security element having a first, transparent layer structure having first, translucent sub-regions and a second, opaque layer structure exhibiting a color-shift effect and having second, transparent sub-regions. | 08-05-2010 |
20100195176 | SECURITY SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY FOR VALUABLE DOCUMENTS - The invention relates to a security system especially for security documents, wherein a security element is provided in a carrier plane, that under incident light holographically reconstructs a pattern outside the carrier plane, in which concealed information is stored and having a fiat transparent verification element which on fiat contact with the security element makes the information stored therein visible. The invention further relates to a security element and a verification element for use in the security system and a security document fitted with the security system. The invention additionally relates to an apparatus and a method for reading out the concealed information which is stored holographically in the pattern reconstructed on the security element under incident light. | 08-05-2010 |
20100194532 | SECURITY ELEMENT - The present invention relates to a security element ( | 08-05-2010 |
20100187806 | Endless Material for Security Elements - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing endless material for security elements having micro-optical moiré magnification arrangements that exhibit a motif grid composed of a plurality of micromotif elements and a focusing element grid composed of a plurality of microfocusing elements for moiré-magnified viewing of the micromotif elements, in which
| 07-29-2010 |
20100182221 | REPRESENTATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a depiction arrangement for security papers, value documents, electronic display devices or other data carriers, having a raster image arrangement for depicting a planar target image that is given by an image function f(x,y), having
| 07-22-2010 |
20100177094 | REPRESENTATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a depiction arrangement for security papers, value documents, electronic display devices or other data carriers, having a raster image arrangement for depicting a specified three-dimensional solid ( | 07-15-2010 |
20100175843 | DEWATERING SCREEN AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention relates to a dewatering screen for manufacturing paper having multi-level watermarks, having a carrier mold ( | 07-15-2010 |
20100164217 | Security Feature and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A method for manufacturing a security feature for a security element, a security paper or a data carrier that exhibits a substrate into which at least one through opening and at least one marking in registration with the through opening are to be introduced. | 07-01-2010 |
20100109317 | EMBOSSING LACQUER FOR MICRO-OPTICAL SECURITY ELEMENTS - The present invention relates to a highly refractive embossing lacquer for producing micro-optic arrangements which contains at least one binding agent which has at least one radiation-curing compound system consisting of one or more organic compounds. The highly refractive embossing lacquer is characterized in that at least a portion of the organic compounds of the radiation-curing compound system consists of molecules with at least one polarizable element, so that a polymeric material with a refractive index of greater than 1.5 is formed upon radiation curing. The invention also relates to a security element which is produced with at least one micro-optic authenticity feature. Micro-optic authenticity features according to the present invention permit the production of security elements that are so thin that they can be easily incorporated into value documents. | 05-06-2010 |
20100052307 | SECURITY ELEMENT FOR DOCUMENTS OF VALUE - The invention relates to a security element for securing value documents which has magnetic material. Further, the invention relates to a value document, a transfer material and a method for checking such a security element or value document. Along the security element, for example along a longitudinal direction of the security element, there are disposed one or more, maximally five, magnetic areas and one or more, maximally five, gap areas. The extension of the magnetic areas or the gap areas along the security element is preferably chosen so great that the magnetic signals of adjacent magnetization steps that arise upon transport of the security element past the magnetic sensor interfere constructively with each other. | 03-04-2010 |
20100012732 | INSTALLING A PATCH IN A SMART CARD MODULE - In a method for installing a patch in a smart card module, a loading routine is used to load a pseudo application containing the patch into the smart card module. An installation routine contained in the pseudo application is called, with the installation routine notifying a patch routine contained in the system programs of the smart card module of the patch to install the patch in a location outside the pseudo application. The technique can be used to install the patch in the field and requires only little effort and only few modifications to existing components and structures. | 01-21-2010 |
20090327587 | PERSONALIZATION OF PORTABLE DATA STORAGE MEDIA - In a method for the personalization of portable data carriers ( | 12-31-2009 |
20090322071 | Security Element - The present invention relates to a security element for security papers, value documents and the like, having a micro-optical moiré magnification arrangement having
| 12-31-2009 |
20090297805 | METHOD OF APPLYING A MICROSTRUCTURE, MOULD AND ARTICLE WITH A MICROSTRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a method for applying a colored or colorless micropattern to a support, in which
| 12-03-2009 |
20090279771 | PROCESSING DEVICE FOR VALUE DOCUMENTS - An apparatus for processing documents of value ( | 11-12-2009 |
20090254465 | Recording Resource Usage - A security module with a processor, on which applications from various providers are installed, includes a recording device for recording the access of the applications to resources of the security module, recording the total resource usage caused by an application and allocates the relevant applications to a charging station for subsequent charging. The recorded usage data are allocated to usage data sets and/or data sets on the security module directly connected to the relevant application and/or the provider thereof and thus permits billing of total resource use of each application or all the applications of a provider. | 10-08-2009 |
20090242627 | METHOD FOR VERIFYING THE AUTHENTICITY OF DOCUMENTS - The invention relates to a method for testing the authenticity of documents, in particular bank notes, documents of value or security documents, by authenticity criteria. | 10-01-2009 |
20090236061 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANTIFALSIFICATION PAPERS, PAPER MOULD, AND FORMING ELEMENT FOR PAPER MOULD - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a security paper, for security or value documents, that exhibits at least one through opening ( | 09-24-2009 |
20090222835 | Operating System for a Chip Card Comprising a Multi-Tasking Kernel - The invention relates to a method for operating a chip card (C), a microprocessor for being inserted into the chip card (C) and a computer program product, as well as a method for manufacturing and/or for maintaining a chip card (C) which is operated with the help of a method described above. Here central multi-tasking kernel (MTK) is provided, which controls the entire operation of the chip card (C), so that there can be activated a plurality of application programs (A) on the chip card (C) at the same time, an application program (A) also being able to realize security technical functions for the chip card (C). | 09-03-2009 |
20090174879 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTICALLY EXAMINING SECURITY DOCUMENTS - An apparatus for optical analysis of value documents (BN) possesses a recording area ( | 07-09-2009 |
20090140054 | PERSONALISATION OF PORTABLE DATA SUPPORTS - For personalizing a portable data carrier ( | 06-04-2009 |
20090137276 | SIMULTANEOUS INTERFACE USE - In a portable data carrier ( | 05-28-2009 |
20090127844 | Security Element Having a Laser Marking - The present invention relates to a security element for security papers, value documents and the like, having a laser-markable transparent or translucent marking layer into which, through the action of laser radiation, visually perceptible identifiers are introduced in the form of patterns, letters, numbers and/or images. The identifiers each comprise a lamellar structure composed of a plurality of substantially parallel lamella that extend into the depth of the marking layer and include the parameters color, width, height, lateral orientation, tilt angle and/or spacing. | 05-21-2009 |
20090115185 | SECURITY ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - The present invention relates to a security element ( | 05-07-2009 |
20090102605 | Security Arrangement for Security Documents - The present invention relates to a security arrangement ( | 04-23-2009 |
20090081428 | SECURITY ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The invention relates to a security element for security papers, bank notes, ID cards or the like, having at least one plastic layer on which at least two metal layers of different color are so disposed side by side and on the same side of the plastic layer that the different colors are visually checkable. | 03-26-2009 |
20090066076 | SECURITY DOCUMENT - A security document with a security element, wherein the security element includes at least partly a material that is optically changeable by an electric or magnetic field. In addition, a corresponding method for producing such a security document and a test method for testing such a security document are described. | 03-12-2009 |
20090008926 | Layer-Type Value Document Comprising an Ink Mixture in One Layer - The invention relates to a value document, especially a banknote, having a sequence of layers into which visually and/or mechanically perceptible identifiers in the form of patterns, letters, numbers or images are introduced by the action of laser radiation. According to the present invention, the sequence of layers includes a marking layer ( | 01-08-2009 |
20090008923 | Security Element - The present invention relates to a security element ( | 01-08-2009 |
20090008455 | Scanning Device For Barcodes - Scanning apparatuses ( | 01-08-2009 |
20090001709 | Multi-Ply Security Paper - The present invention relates to multi-ply security paper for manufacturing security or value documents, such as banknotes, identification cards and the like. Into a first paper ply ( | 01-01-2009 |
20080258456 | Visually Variable Security Element and Method for Production Thereof - The present invention relates to an optically variable security element ( | 10-23-2008 |
20080250954 | Data Carrier and Method for the Production Thereof - The invention relates to a data carrier, especially a value document or security paper, having a substrate ( | 10-16-2008 |
20080198468 | Grid Image and Method For the Production Thereof - The present invention relates to a grating image ( | 08-21-2008 |