Patents by Inventor Juergen Boehler

Juergen Boehler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN NFC CONTROLLER AND AUXILIARY ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20240114324
    Abstract: A device, including a main element and a set of at least two auxiliary elements, the main element including a master SWP interface, each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface connected to the master SWP interface of the NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link and management circuit configured to control the SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on the SWP link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Thierry Meziache, Pierre Rizzo, Alexandre Charles, Juergen Boehler
  • Method and device for managing information exchange between a main element, for example, an NFC controller, and a set of at least two auxiliary elements
    Patent number: 11889397
    Abstract: A device, including a main element and a set of at least two auxiliary elements, said main element including a master SWP interface, each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link and management means configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS, STMICROELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Thierry Meziache, Pierre Rizzo, Alexandre Charles, Juergen Boehler
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN A MAIN ELEMENT, FOR EXAMPLE A NFC CONTROLLER, AND A SET OF AT LEAST TWO AUXILIARY ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20220150680
    Abstract: A device, including a main element and a set of at least two auxiliary elements, said main element including a master SWP interface, each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link and management means configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Thierry Meziache, Pierre Rizzo, Alexandre Charles, Juergen Boehler
  • Method and device for managing information exchange between a main element, for example a NFC controller, and a set of at least two auxiliary elements
    Patent number: 11272338
    Abstract: A device, including a main element (ME) and a set of at least two auxiliary elements (SEi), said main element including a master SWP interface (MINT), each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface (SLINTi) connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link (LK) and management means (PRMprocessor, CTLM, AMGi) configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS, STMICROELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Thierry Meziache, Pierre Rizzo, Alexandre Charles, Juergen Boehler
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN A MAIN ELEMENT, FOR EXAMPLE A NFC CONTROLLER, AND A SET OF AT LEAST TWO AUXILIARY ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20200128379
    Abstract: A device, including a main element (ME) and a set of at least two auxiliary elements (SEi), said main element including a master SWP interface (MINT), each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface (SLINTi) connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link (LK) and management means (PRMprocessor, CTLM, AMGi) configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Thierry Meziache, Pierre Rizzo, Alexandre Charles, Juergen Boehler
  • Method and device for managing information exchange between a main element, for example a NFC controller, and a set of at least two auxillary elements
    Patent number: 10536836
    Abstract: A device, including a main element (ME) and a set of at least two auxiliary elements (SEi), said main element including a master SWP interface (MINT), each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface (SLINTi) connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link (LK) and management means (PRM, CTLM, AMGi) configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS, STMicroelectronics GmbH
    Inventors: Thierry Meziache, Pierre Rizzo, Alexandre Charles, Juergen Boehler
  • Method and device for managing information exchange between a main element, for example a NFC controller, and a set of at least two auxillary elements
    Patent number: 10271193
    Abstract: A device, including a main element (ME) and a set of at least two auxiliary elements (SEi), said main element including a master SWP interface (MINT), each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface (SLINTi) connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link (LK) and management means (PRM, CTLM, AMGi) configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS, STMICROELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Thierry Meziache, Pierre Rizzo, Alexandre Charles, Juergen Boehler
  • Method and device for managing information exchange between a main element, for example a NFC controller, and a set of at least two auxiliary elements
    Patent number: 10244372
    Abstract: Device, comprising a main element (ME) and a set of at least two auxiliary elements (SEi), said main element including a master SWP interface (MINT), each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface (SLINTi) connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link (LK) and management means (PRM, CTLM, AMGi) configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS, STMICROELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Pierre Rizzo, Alexandre Charles, Juergen Boehler, Thierry Meziache
  • Method and Device for Managing Information Exchange Between a Main Element, for Example a NFC Controller, and a Set of at Least Two Auxillary Elements
    Publication number: 20180279104
    Abstract: A device, including a main element (ME) and a set of at least two auxiliary elements (SEi), said main element including a master SWP interface (MINT), each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface (SLINTi) connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link (LK) and management means (PRM, CTLM, AMGi) configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Thierry Meziache, Pierre Rizzo, Alexandre Charles, Juergen Boehler
  • Method and Device for Managing Information Exchange Between a Main Element, for Example a NFC Controller, and a Set of at Least Two Auxillary Elements
    Publication number: 20180192273
    Abstract: A device, including a main element (ME) and a set of at least two auxiliary elements (SEi), said main element including a master SWP interface (MINT), each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface (SLINTi) connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link (LK) and management means (PRM, CTLM, AMGi) configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Thierry Meziache, Pierre Rizzo, Alexandre Charles, Juergen Boehler
  • NFC apparatus capable to perform a contactless tag reading function
    Patent number: 9793960
    Abstract: An NFC device may include a first and second controller interfaces, a first communication channel coupled to the first controller interface, and a second communication channel connected to the second controller interface. A secure element may include a secure element interface connected to the first communication channel and encryption/decryption circuitry configured to encrypt data to be sent on the first communication channel for being framed into the encrypted frames and to decrypt encrypted data extracted from the encrypted frames and received from the first communication channel. The secure element may also include management circuitry configured to control the encryption/decryption circuitry for managing the encrypted communication with the NFC controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS, STMicroelectronics Application GMBH
    Inventors: Juergen Boehler, Alexandre Charles
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN A MAIN ELEMENT, FOR EXAMPLE A NFC CONTROLLER, AND A SET OF AT LEAST TWO AUXILIARY ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20170048658
    Abstract: Device, comprising a main element (ME) and a set of at least two auxiliary elements (SEi), said main element including a master SWP interface (MINT), each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface (SLINTi) connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link (LK) and management means (PRM, CTLM, AMGi) configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: PIERRE RIZZO, ALEXANDRE CHARLES, JUERGEN BOEHLER, THIERRY MEZIACHE
  • Method and device for managing information exchange between a main element, for example a NFC controller, and a set of at least two auxiliary elements
    Patent number: 9515701
    Abstract: Device, comprising a main element (ME) and a set of at least two auxiliary elements (SEi), said main element including a master SWP interface (MINT), each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface (SLINTi) connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link (LK) and management means (PRM, CTLM, AMGi) configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS, STMICROELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Pierre Rizzo, Alexandre Charles, Juergen Boehler, Thierry Meziache
  • Method of managing incoming commands related to contactless applications within a wireless apparatus such as an NFC enabled mobile phone
    Patent number: 8989724
    Abstract: An NFC controller analyzes incoming commands, by name, and decides, according a predefined name table, to which secure element the actual command and following commands are sent for processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics Application GmbH
    Inventor: Juergen Boehler
  • Method and device for managing information exchange between for example a NFC controller and a set of at least two secure elements
    Patent number: 8843065
    Abstract: The device may include a contactless element and a set of least two auxiliary elements. Each auxiliary element may include a slave SWP interface connected to a same master SWP interface of the contactless element through a SWP link, and a management module configured for activating at once only one slave SWP interface on the SWP link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS, STMicroelectronics Design and Application GmbH
    Inventors: Laurent Degauque, Jürgen Böhler, Alexandre Charles, Pierre Rizzo
  • Method for writing and reading data in an electrically erasable and programmable nonvolatile memory
    Patent number: 8694716
    Abstract: A method for writing and reading data in a main nonvolatile memory having target pages in which data are to be written and read, the method including providing a nonvolatile buffer having an erased area, providing a volatile cache memory, and receiving a write command to update a target page with updating data the length of which can be lower than the length of a page. The method also includes, in response to the write command, writing the updating data into the erased area of the nonvolatile buffer, together with management data of a first type, and recording an updated version of the target page in the cache memory or updating in the cache memory a previously updated version of the target page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics International N.V., STMicroelectronics Design and Application GmbH
    Inventors: Marco Bildgen, Juergen Boehler
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN A MAIN ELEMENT, FOR EXAMPLE A NFC CONTROLLER, AND A SET OF AT LEAST TWO AUXILIARY ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20140036723
    Abstract: Device, comprising a main element (ME) and a set of at least two auxiliary elements (SEi), said main element including a master SWP interface (MINT), each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface (SLINTi) connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link (LK) and management means (PRM, CTLM, AMGi) configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Pierre Rizzo, Alexandre Charles, Juergen Boehler, Thierry Meziache
  • NFC APPARATUS CAPABLE TO PERFORM A CONTACTLESS TAG READING FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20140022060
    Abstract: An NFC device may include a first and second controller interfaces, a first communication channel coupled to the first controller interface, and a second communication channel connected to the second controller interface. A secure element may include a secure element interface connected to the first communication channel and encryption/decryption circuitry configured to encrypt data to be sent on the first communication channel for being framed into the encrypted frames and to decrypt encrypted data extracted from the encrypted frames and received from the first communication channel. The secure element may also include management circuitry configured to control the encryption/decryption circuitry for managing the encrypted communication with the NFC controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Juergen BOEHLER, Alexandre CHARLES
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN FOR EXAMPLE A NFC CONTROLLER AND A SET OF AT LEAST TWO SECURE ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20120108169
    Abstract: The device may include a contactless element and a set of least two auxiliary elements. Each auxiliary element may include a slave SWP interface connected to a same master SWP interface of the contactless element through a SWP link, and a management module configured for activating at once only one slave SWP interface on the SWP link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicants: STMicroelectronics GmbH, STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
    Inventors: Laurent DEGAUQUE, Jürgen BÖHLER, Alexandre CHARLES, Pierre RIZZO
  • METHOD FOR WRITING AND READING DATA IN AN ELECTRICALLY ERASABLE AND PROGRAMMABLE NONVOLATILE MEMORY
    Publication number: 20100106896
    Abstract: A method for writing and reading data in a main nonvolatile memory having target pages in which data are to be written and read, the method including providing a nonvolatile buffer having an erased area, providing a volatile cache memory, and receiving a write command to update a target page with updating data the length of which can be lower than the length of a page. The method also includes, in response to the write command, writing the updating data into the erased area of the nonvolatile buffer, together with management data of a first type, and recording an updated version of the target page in the cache memory or updating in the cache memory a previously updated version of the target page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicants: STMicroelectronics N.V., STMicroelectronics GmbH
    Inventors: Marco Bildgen, Juergen Boehler