Patents Assigned to Bundesdruckerei GmbH
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Patent number: 11879083Abstract: In order to increase the security of value or security documents 100, a multi-luminescent security element 400 is provided which contains at least one first luminescence means 510 and at least one second luminescence means 520. The first luminescence means 510 can be excited under first excitation conditions Sp-1 for the purpose of luminescence, and the second luminescence means 520 can be excited under second excitation conditions Sp-2 for the purpose of luminescence, said second excitation conditions Sp-2 differing from the first excitation conditions Sp-1. The multi-luminescent security element 400 is additionally equipped with at least one absorber means 600 which prevents an excitation of the at least one first luminescence means 510 under the second excitation conditions Sp-2 for the purpose of luminescence.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Bundesdruckerei GmbHInventors: Christian Kunath, Per Krüger, Alexander Mombrée, Christoph Von Czapiewski
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Patent number: 11777743Abstract: The invention relates to a method for securely providing a personalized electronic identity on a terminal (2) which can be used by a user (1) for identification purposes when claiming an online service. In the method, an identification application is ran on a terminal (2), which is assigned to a user (1), in a system comprising data processing devices (9; 10; 11; 12) and said terminal (2), and additionally a personalization application and an identity provider application are ran.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Bundesdruckerei GmbHInventors: Frank Dietrich, Marian Margraf, Tim Ohlendorf, Matthias Schwan
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Publication number: 20230269080Abstract: In one embodiment, the method includes computing composite cryptographic data by executing a plurality of first cryptographic algorithms, wherein the composite cryptographic data are computed as a function of input data, wherein the plurality of first cryptographic algorithms are selected and/or the plurality of first cryptographic algorithms are combined according to a first control algorithm; computing results data using a receiver cryptosystem as a function of the composite cryptographic data by applying one or more of the second cryptographic algorithms, wherein the one or more second cryptographic algorithms are selected and/or combined according to a second control algorithm; and automatically executing a software and/or hardware function using the receiver cryptosystem according to the results data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2021Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: Bundesdruckerei GmbHInventors: Klaus-Dieter WIRTH, Frank BYSZIO-WEGENER
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Publication number: 20230267790Abstract: The invention relates to a banknote (100) having a processor (124) and a memory (120). An identification number (116) of the banknote (100) is stored in the memory (120) of the security element (102) and identifies an anonymous banknote account managed by a central bank (220) issuing the banknote (100) and individually assigned to the corresponding banknote (100). A banknote-specific cryptographic key (118) is stored in a protected memory area (122) of the memory (120). A payment method executed with the banknote (100) comprises: receiving a payment request for a payment with the banknote (100), generating a payment-specific cryptogram for authorising the payment with the banknote (100), wherein the cryptogram is generated from the identification number (116) of the banknote (100) and a payment-specific code as input values using the banknote-specific cryptographic key (118), sending a payment authorisation comprising the payment-specific cryptogram.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2021Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: Bundesdruckerei GmbHInventors: Florian PETERS, Dieter-Heinrich SAUTER
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Publication number: 20230214830Abstract: A banknote includes a security element with a processor and a memory. A private cryptographic key of an asymmetric key pair of the banknote is stored in a protected memory area of the memory. The asymmetric key pair is assigned to a banknote-specific blockchain address in a blockchain. A payment method executed with the banknote includes receiving a payment request for a payment with the banknote in the form of a transaction of an amount to be paid from the blockchain address of the banknote to a blockchain address of a payee, signing a transaction approval with the private cryptographic key of the banknote, and sending the signed transaction approval.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: Bundesdruckerei GmbHInventors: Christoph BOESCH, Florian PETERS, Joerg RUECKRIEMEN, Piotr SZEGVARI
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Publication number: 20230191826Abstract: The present invention firstly relates to a security feature for a security or value document. The security feature comprises a zinc sulfide lurninophore in the form of particles. The zinc sulfide lurninophore has the general chemical formula ZnS: Cux, My, Xz; here, M represents one or more elements from a group comprising the chemical elements Co, In and Ni; X represents one or more elements from a group comprising the halides F, Cl, Br and I; and the following applies: 0 < x < 0.002 and 0 ? y < 0.00015 and 0 ? z < 0.00050. The particles each have cubic phase portions and hexagonal phase portions. When excited by an electrical field, the zinc sulfide luminophore emits a first radiation in the range of the light spectrum between 580 nm and 780 nm. When excited by heating the luminophore to a temperature between 100° C. and 150° C., the zinc sulfide luminophore emits a second radiation in the light spectrum.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: Bundesdruckerei GmbHInventors: Detlef STARICK, Manfred PAESCHKE, Florian PETERS, Roland HEISE, Guido HAUSSMANN, Andreas DEICHSEL, Matthias KOCH, Monika VOH, Sven RÖSLER, Sylke RÖSLER, Adrie BOS
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Patent number: 11675922Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cryptographically secure storing a file (101) using a web application executed by a web browser (106) on a user computer system (104, 162, 168) of a user (102, 160). The method comprises: encrypting the file (101) on the user computer system (104, 162, 168) by the web application, providing a distribution plan by the web application, fragmenting the encrypted file (101) on the user computer system (104, 162, 168) by the web application into a plurality of file fragments (F1-F4) according to the distribution plan, sending the resulting file fragments (F1-F4) by the web application over the network (178) to the storage services identified by the distribution plan (SD1-SD6).Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Bundesdruckerei GMBHInventors: Patrick Hennig, Maxim Schnjakin, Philipp Berger, Manfred Paeschke
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Patent number: 11669631Abstract: A method for storing data in a tamper-proof manner in a data block structure. The method includes, for a group of data blocks, determining functions, which are assigned to the data blocks of the group and dependent on the data stored in the corresponding data block; creating a combination of all functions assigned to the data blocks of the group; and determining a combination-dependent coefficient for each function of the combination, so that the combination meets a predefined condition; and for each data block of the group, determining a control group of data blocks of the group assigned to the corresponding data block; and storing the coefficient that was determined for the function of the corresponding data block in all data blocks of the control group.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: BUNDESDRUCKEREI GMBHInventors: Andreas Wilke, Manfred Paeschke, Ilya Komarov
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Patent number: 11664972Abstract: A method for obtaining a blockchain structure includes providing a first data block and a second data block, wherein a first data processing rule is assigned to first data of the first data block, and a second data processing rule is assigned to second data of the second data block. The first data processing rule is linked to the second data processing rule to obtain a third data processing rule, wherein the first data processing rule is executed before the second data processing rule when the third data processing rule is executed. The second data processing rule is linked to the first data processing rule to obtain a fourth data processing rule. When the fourth data processing rule is executed, the first data processing rule is executed after the second data processing rule. The third data processing rule is stored in the second data block and the fourth data processing rule is stored in the first data block to obtain the blockchain structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Bundesdruckerei GmbHInventors: Andreas Wilke, David Fabian, Ilya Komarov
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Publication number: 20230133418Abstract: The authentication mechanism provides a personalized, server-specific authentication of a user with respect to a service server using an authentication token. The method includes a registration of a user with a service server, which includes a creation of a personalized user account for the user with the service server. Furthermore, a server-specific, asymmetric cryptographic key pair is generated for the user by an authentication token, the key pair including an authentication key and an authenticating key. The authenticating key is made available to the service server and assigned to the personalized user account thereby.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: Bundesdruckerei GMBHInventor: Frank DIETRICH
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Patent number: 11632368Abstract: The invention relates to a method for authenticating (400) a current user of a mobile, portable communication system (100) with respect to a server (150) by means of a behavior-based authentication. The server (150) comprising a first interface and a second interface. The first interface is configured to communicate with at least one activatable device (152), and the second interface is configured to communicate with a mobile, portable communication system (100). The method for authentication comprises: receiving at least one classification result (600) by the server (150) from the mobile, portable communication system (100); evaluating the at least one classification result (600) by the server according to a predefined examination criterion (800); and activating the device (152) by the server (150) by means of a control signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Bundesdruckerei GMBHInventors: Manfred Paeschke, Maxim Schnjakin
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Patent number: 11513816Abstract: The method includes creating and sending a change request for a change to the system configuration of the hardware system by means of a first hardware component of the plurality of hardware components, receiving the change request by means of the further hardware components of the plurality of hardware components, checking the change request by means of the further hardware components for compatibility of the change request with the configuration of the particular receiving hardware component by using configuration data of the receiving hardware component, in the case that the requested change to the system configuration is compatible with the configuration of the receiving hardware component, generating and sending an approval of the change to the system configuration by means of the receiving hardware component, and in the case that an approval quorum of the hardware components that is necessary for consent is achieved, entering the requested change to the system configuration of the hardware system into thType: GrantFiled: July 16, 2018Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: BUNDESDRUCKEREI GMBHInventors: Ilya Komarov, Manfred Paeschke, Olaf Dressel
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Patent number: 11483130Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the tamper-proof storage of data in an electronic store using a bidirectionally linked blockchain structure. The method comprises the steps of: providing a first family of functions, which comprises a plurality of functions, wherein the functions differ by at least one first parameter and are uniquely identifiable using the first parameter of each; generating an additional block to extend the blockchain structure which comprises the data to be stored; creating a first block-dependent bidirectional linking function for bidirectional linking of the last block to the additional block.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: BUNDESDRUCKEREI GMBHInventors: Andreas Wilke, Ilya Komarov
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Patent number: 11475137Abstract: A file management server may include a processor, a network interface for operatively coupling the file management server to a user computer system and to memory services via a network. The file management server includes a file management application configured to receive an authorisation enquiry of the user computer system to store file fragments of a file via the network in a plurality of the memory services; and in response to the receipt of the authorisation enquiry, request an authorisation token from each of the memory services and forward, to the user computer system, authorisation tokens formed as URLs and obtained in response to the request. Each URL enables direct write or direct read access to a storage space of one of the memory services identified by the URL. Metadata that allows reconstruction of the file from the stored file fragments is protected against access by the memory services.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: BUNDESDRUCKEREI GMBHInventors: Maxim Schnjakin, Philipp Berger, Hendrik Graupner
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Patent number: 11463238Abstract: In one embodiment the method includes providing a bidirectionally linked blockchain structure; generating an additional block for expanding the blockchain structure, which includes the data to be stored and is intended to be linked bidirectionally to the last block of the blockchain structure, the last block of the blockchain structure including stored data; and calculating a first block-dependent linking function for bidirectionally linking the last block to the additional block. The calculation of the linking function including calculating a combined block-dependent check value of the last block and of the additional block, using the data stored in the last block and the data to be stored in the additional block; and associating the combined check value with a block-independent, linking process-specific function. The method further includes adding the first block-dependent linking function to the last block and to the additional block.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: BUNDESDRUCKEREI GMBHInventors: Andreas Wilke, Manfred Paeschke, Ilya Komarov
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Patent number: 11456858Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the tamper-proof storing of data in a bidirectionally linked blockchain structure. The method comprises the steps of creating an additional block Bi to extend the blockchain structure which comprises the data to be stored as payload data creating a bidirectional linking of the additional block Bi to a predefined number of preceding blocks, wherein creating the bidirectional linking comprises performing a backward linking of the additional block to the predefined number of preceding blocks and performing a forward linking of the predefined number of preceding blocks to the additional block.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignees: BUNDESDRUCKEREI GMBH, TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLINInventors: Ilya Komarov, Manfred Paeschke, Peter Janacik
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Publication number: 20220300644Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to an identification apparatus (1) for identifying a person by means of facial recognition.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2020Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: Bundesdruckerei GMBHInventor: Andreas WOLF
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Publication number: 20220195293Abstract: In order to increase the security of value or security documents 100, a multi-luminescent security element 400 is provided which contains at least one first luminescence means 510 and at least one second luminescence means 520. The first luminescence means 510 can be excited under first excitation conditions Sp-1 for the purpose of luminescence, and the second luminescence means 520 can be excited under second excitation conditions Sp-2 for the purpose of luminescence, said second excitation conditions Sp-2 differing from the first excitation conditions Sp-1. The multi-luminescent security element 400 is additionally equipped with at least one absorber means 600 which prevents an excitation of the at least one first luminescence means 510 under the second excitation conditions Sp-2 for the purpose of luminescence.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: Bundesdruckerei GmbHInventors: Christian Kunath, Per Krüger, Alexander Mombrée, Christoph Von Czapiewski
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Patent number: 11347894Abstract: The method includes generating an additional block for expanding a blockchain structure, which includes the data to be stored and is intended to be linked bidirectionally to the last block of the blockchain structure; calculating a first check value of the last block for bidirectionally linking the additional block to the last block of the blockchain structure; calculating a check value of the additional block for bidirectionally linking the additional block to the last block of the blockchain structure; adding the first check value of the last block to the last block and; adding the check value of the additional block to the additional block.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Bundesdruckerei GMBHInventors: Andreas Wilke, David Fabian, Ilya Komarov, Manfred Paeschke
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Publication number: 20220116230Abstract: The invention relates to a method for securely providing a personalized electronic identity on a terminal (2) which can be used by a user (1) for identification purposes when claiming an online service. In the method, an identification application is ran on a terminal (2), which is assigned to a user (1), in a system comprising data processing devices (9; 10; 11; 12) and said terminal (2), and additionally a personalization application and an identity provider application are ran.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Bundesdruckerei GMBHInventors: Frank DIETRICH, Marian MARGRAF, Tim OHLENDORF, Matthias SCHWAN