Abstract: One delay circuit is inserted in open loop inside a clock recovery circuit for improving the accuracy of clock recovery. One oscillator signal ?(0) to ?(2i?1) is provided with a basic Step of Time. A rational number of Step of Time corresponding to a bit-duration is measured inside a received flow of bits. The oscillator signal ?(0) to j(2i?1) is transformed into a clock signal CK having active edges of said clock signal in phase with at least one oscillator signal ?(0) to ?(2i?1), two consecutive active edges being separated by a time duration proportional to the integer part of the number of Step of Time. A time delay is computed proportional to the fractional part of the number of Step of Time. The next active edge of the clock signal CK is delayed of said computed delay.

Abstract: For securing the data areas of a memory in an electronic component, said component is able to modify said data areas. A method includes a single backup memory of data areas including means of reference of the data to be secured, and means of backing up information on said data areas.

Abstract: The method to check module chaining in a modular software architecture located in an electronic unit with microprocessor comprising, apart from the microprocessor, a memory space, uses an identification, secured by the hardware, of the calling module. The invention also concerns an electronic unit with microprocessor designed to implement the above method.

Abstract: An antenna feeding network, including at least one antenna feeding line, each antenna feeding line comprising a coaxial line having a central inner conductor and a surrounding outer conductor. Present invention is characterized in that the outer conductor (4) is made of an elongated tubular compartment (5) having an elongated opening (6) along one side of the compartment (5), and that the inner conductor (3) is suspended within the tubular compartment (5) by means of dielectric support means (7).

Abstract: The invention concerns a method to secure an electronic assembly implementing any algorithm against attacks by error introduction. The method according to the invention consists in performing an additional calculation using a verification function on at least one intermediate result in order to obtain a calculation signature and in performing a least once more all or part of the calculation in order to recalculate said signature and compare them in order to detect a possible error.

Abstract: An integrated circuit card is used with a terminal. The integrated circuit card includes a memory that stores an interpreter and an application that has a high level programming language format. A processor of the card is configured to use the interpreter to interpret the application for execution and to use a communicator of the card to communicate with the terminal.

Abstract: A plant stand with a circular base, locking arms and a main shaft. The plant stand can reside in a plant pot, with the circular base and locking arms fitting precisely with the bottom and sides of the plant pot. Additional plant pots may be placed upon the main shaft of the plant stand in a visually appealing fashion. Other systems and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: A column for flash chromatography having spherical, or semi-spherical, and porous silica gel having a granule size between 3 and 45 ?m and pores between 30 and 300 ?.

Abstract: The invention concerns an automatic method to secure an electronic calculation assembly against attacks by error introduction or by radiation. The following are used: 1) Static information generated by the automatic process; 2) A dynamic part of the memory of the electronic system allocated by the automatic process; 3) Beacons and check points to mark out the code, introduced by the automatic process; 4) Beacon functions storing information in the dynamic memory; 5) History verification functions using the static information and the dynamic memory to check that no errors have been introduced.

Abstract: A client-side application extension executable on a host computer from within a web-browser having the capability of executing at least one web-browser add-on to provide a user access to a smart card, connected to the host computer having a smart card resource manager, via the web-browser. The web-browser extension has instructions to direct the central processing unit to access data on the smart card via a web-browser and platform independent interface module and a web-browser and platform dependent wrapper module connected to the web-browser and platform independent interface module and to the smart card resource manager having a function processing module operable to receive a call to the at least one function for accessing data on the smart card and for transforming the function call into a corresponding call to the smart card resource manager.

Abstract: The invention concerns a process for securing an electronic device incorporating a hardware component capable of autonomous implementation of calculation process f using one key K, the process involves calculating at least two new keys K?i such that at least one of said new keys is identical to key K, and one of said new keys is different from key K, and executing said calculation process f successively with each of said calculated keys K?i, using said hardware component.

Abstract: A card-like portable article having a microcontroller comprises a memory that contains a set of instructions allowing the microcontroller to communicate in accordance with a first communication protocol. The card-like portable article further comprises an interface for converting commands in accordance with the first communication protocol into commands in accordance with a second communication protocol and vice versa. Preferably, the first communication protocol is in conformity with the ISO 7816-3 standard and the second communication protocol is in conformity with the USB standard.

Abstract: A system and method for establishing uniqueness in type definition names. Each application vendor has associated therewith a unique data sequence. The data sequence is combined with the type definition name and then a digital operation is performed to produce a unique digital identifier that is used in place of the type name.

Abstract: A system comprises a first communication device and a second communication device. The first communication device is arranged to communicate with the second communication device via a communication network using a first communication protocol. The first communication device is arranged to send a message to the second communication device via the communication network using the first communication protocol. The message is designed for a second communication protocol. The second communication device is arranged to send the message to a third communication device. The third communication device is being arranged to understand the second communication protocol.

Abstract: A method and system exchanges assets defined as digital automated equities which are objects instantiated with attributes of an asset. Digital automated equities are registered on a common system exchange as offeror mediary objects and matched by comparing their attributes. Capital exchange offer objects define desired matches by identifying a digital automated equity associated with an exchange offer, a exchange price for the exchange and one or more conditions associated with the exchange. A match use case compares attributes of capital exchange offers to determine matches based on the closeness of the capital exchange offers and a negotiate transaction use case supports communication between owners associated with close capital exchange offers to alter attributes in response to a match. Once a transaction is complete, a settle transaction use case exchanges the digital automated equities.

Abstract: A data processing system (CAR), particularly a smart card coupled to a communication device (MOB), communicating with a remote entity (OP). The data processing system has a location for storing a file (F) which can be downloaded from said remote entity, A program (GS) of the data processing system performs the following steps: before performing data correction in the system, a checking step in which said program (GS) checks whether a file (F) has been downloaded, if such a file (F) is present, the program (GS) modifies the application (APP) on the basis of the data stored in the file (F).

Abstract: The invention concerns an anti-pirate method for the distribution of digital content by pro-active diversified transmission, associated transmitter device and portable receiving object. The method, designed to make the same information (Kc) available to several receivers (1) belonging to a group (G) of receivers, each receiver storing information (SAi) specific to it, is characterized in that it includes the following steps: define a relation Kc=f(K, bi, SAi) where (f) is a given function, (K) is information common to all the receivers, and (bi) is information different for each receiver and for each value of the information (K); —enable each receiver to access information (bi) before making (Kc) available; and transmit the information (K) to all receivers, just before making (Kc) available; so that each receiver can calculate information (Kc) using said relation.

Abstract: Updating the access control of a smart card at multiple points of the smart card life cycle. The system and method for updating the access control mechanisms during the smart card life cycle includes implementing an interface having a method for providing access control and a method for registering an access manager as an active access manager. In response to a request to register an access manager, the system and method executes the method for determining whether registering the access manager may be allowed.

Abstract: Secure authentication of a user on a host computer to a web server including a security device acquiring trust or a security context from the web server. The security device is operable of providing an X.509 certificate to a browser plug-in on the host computer. The browser plug-in on the host computer performing authentication of the security device and in response providing user credentials to the security device. The security device performing authentication of the user and requests a security context from the web server. In response, the web server provides a security context to the security device. The security device delegates the web server trust by transmitting the context to the host computer and enabling the user to securely access resources on the web server.

Abstract: Secure communication between a resource-constrained device and remote network nodes over a network with the resource-constrained acting as a network node. The remote network nodes communicate with the resource-constrained device using un-modified network clients and servers. Executing on the resource-constrained device, a communications module implements one or more link layer communication protocols, operable to communicate with a host computer, operable to communicate with remote network nodes and operable to implement network security protocols thereby setting a security boundary inside the resource-constrained device.