Patents Assigned to Gemalto SA
  • Publication number: 20150038193
    Abstract: The invention proposes a method for exporting data of a Javacard application stored in a UICC to a host, the method consisting in: transmitting a transfer order to the application through a Javacard API; formatting the data in a pack, wherein the formatting is realized by the application; exporting the pack to the host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Gemalto SA
    Inventors: Fabrice Vergnes, Franck Imoucha, Nicolas Roussel
  • Publication number: 20150034716
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method used by an authorised user for the verification of a document having electronic verification means, The method comprises the various steps consisting in:—reading, with electronic reading equipment with which the authorised user is equipped, of information stored in the electronic verification means of the verified document;—transferring verification information, established on the basis of the information saved in the electronic verification means, from the electronic reading equipment to a viewing device of the authorised user, which viewing device is positioned, in normal conditions of use, in front of the eyes of the authorised user, the said viewing device being transparent to allow the said authorised user to see through it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Bruno Rouchouze, Mourad Faher, Francois Perticara, Guennole Tripotin
  • Patent number: 8943494
    Abstract: A method for installing a NFC application (APP) that includes a picture (PIC) in a mobile communication device (3) comprises: at a Service Provider (1) transmitting the NFC application (APP) together with the picture (PIC) to a Trusted Service Manager (2); at the Trusted Service Manager (2), separating the picture (PIC) from the NFC application (APP) and storing it and transmitting the NFC application (APP) together with a reference (REF) to a storage location of the picture (PIC) to the mobile communication device (3); at the mobile communication device (3), installing the NFC application (APP) together with the reference (REF) and retrieving the picture (PIC) by sending the reference (REF) to the Trusted Service Manager (2) requesting download of the picture (PIC); at the Trusted Service Manager (2), fetching the picture (PIC) from the storage location indicated by the reference (REF) and downloading it to the mobile communication device (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Gemalto SA
    Inventors: Vincent Lemonnier, Alexandre Corda, Jonathan Azoulai
  • Publication number: 20150001306
    Abstract: The embodiments of this invention relate to a smart card (1) comprising the following:—an integrated circuit chip (10),—a primary card body (3) with a first form factor, comprising a slot (5) on the front (7) designed to accommodate the integrated circuit chip (10), wherein the said primary card body (3) also comprises a detachable contour (c1), peripheral to the slot (5), which represents another form factor and defines a secondary card body (11), characterised in that the primary card body (3) has a first thickness (el), between the front (7) and a back (8), and in that the secondary card body (11) has a second thickness (e2), between a front (7, 12) and a back (14), which is smaller than the first thickness (el).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Stephane Ottobon, Laurent Oddou, Alexis Froger, Jeremy Renouard
  • Publication number: 20140375136
    Abstract: A device having a card (40) and a support (PC). The card has (a) no internal battery, (b) a single antenna (10) that receives electromagnetically data and power, (c) a data processor, (d) rectifying and filtering circuitry receiving the electromagnetic input and supplying at output terminals (A, B) a voltage to the processor. and (e) two terminals (36, 38) on an external surface of the card which are connected to the output terminals (A, B). The support is mechanically and electrically connectable to the card. It has (a) a power source that may be a battery, (b) surface terminals that mate with the card's external terminals, (c) a switch for connecting the power source to the surface terminals, and (d) a mechanism for holding together the card and support with the card's and the support terminal's electrically engaged to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Thierry Desfontaines, Philippe Rincel, Nathalie Caye
  • Publication number: 20140367473
    Abstract: This invention relates to a smart card (1) manufacturing method that makes it possible to reduce the thickness of the said smart card and directly obtain a final 3FF or 4FF format. The smart card manufacturing method comprises steps for depositing resin forming a first protective coat (11) over the electronic element assembly with a surface greater than the required smart card format and depositing a second protective coat with a format larger than the required card format on the first protective coat. The second protective coat is fixed to the first protective coat by curing the first protective coat, and then the assembly obtained in that way is cut to the required format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Stéphane Ottobon, Lucile Dossetto
  • Patent number: 8914489
    Abstract: The invention is a method of personalizing an application embedded in a secured electronic token which is able to manage first and second channels that allow to convey personalization data exchanged with a distant machine. Said first and second channels are of different types. The application is of Javacard™ type and comprises at least a function which is invoked when personalization data is received from the distant machine regardless of the channel used for conveying the personalization data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Gemalto SA
    Inventor: Cyril Barras
  • Publication number: 20140365364
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of payment for a product or a service on a commercial website through an Internet connection and a terminal that is connected to the commercial website via the Internet connection, with the payment being made using at least one identifier contained in a payment card. According to the invention, the terminal comprises an interface of the NFC type that reads the aforementioned banking identifier contained in the payment card, with the payment card being of the NFC type, and the terminal having an application able to transmit the identifier to a dedicated server on a secure link which the commercial website is connected to after the identifier has been read by the terminal, with the dedicated server concatenating the payment characteristics before transmitting same to the bank site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: Gemalto SA
    Inventors: Virginie Coupe, Katarzyna Czapska, Riadh Jaafar, Hon-Kuan Lee, Anna-Maija Muroke, Christophe Picatto, Liu Xu
  • Patent number: 8909138
    Abstract: The invention is aimed at solving the problem of selection of an application and/or configuration in a device of an NFC system having no independent power source or when the power source of the device is temporarily out of operation or does not have an independent power source. To that end, a wireless mobile communication device of an NFC system according to the invention comprises—a sensor of the accelerometer (Ace) type to produce a signal detecting the movement of the said device while the sensor is powered by a field emitted by a coupler close to which the said device is brought,—a processor (Pro) for comparing the said movement detection signal with a predetermined sequence corresponding with an application and/or configuration, and accordingly selecting the said application and/or configuration if the comparison is positive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Gemalto SA
    Inventor: Alain Rhelimi
  • Publication number: 20140351569
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for updating software in an embedded device (1), said software being stored in an EEPROM memory (12) of the embedded device, the method comprising the steps of: c) executing an update management program code, this execution step comprising:—erasing the memory area storing the former software and storing at least an update instruction at the beginning of the memory area, the execution of this update instruction leading to an access to the update management program code;—the writing of the updated software in the erased memory area; d) deleting the update instruction so that the updated software is executed at startup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventor: Stéphane Durand
  • Publication number: 20140350778
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle (1) comprising: a multiplexed communication bus (2); an engine control unit (4) connected to the communication bus (2); a secure element (6) hosted in the vehicle and configured to communicate through the communication bus, the secure element securely storing (64) security data related to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Yvon Gressus, Pascal Leroy
  • Patent number: 8898421
    Abstract: An electronic device having one or more services made available to a host equipment with which it is connected. The device automatically adjusts the access capability to the services made available depending on the software platform available within the host equipment. The electronic device may include a platform identifier operating on data exchanged with the host equipment to identify the platform. The electronic device may be an electronic storage device providing access capability for reading/writing to memory, wherein the access capability is adapted to the host equipment. A memory may be partitioned into areas of memory dedicated to first and second types of software platforms available within the host equipment, and an area independent of the type of software platform. A memory may also be operated to list services authorized for a given platform, wherein a reference to this memory may be contained in a reserved memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Gemalto SA
    Inventor: Stephane Durand
  • Patent number: 8893275
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computing device comprising means to store and execute bytecodes, the computing device storing bytecodes which comprise a bytecode for calling a method. An attack detection bytecode is present after the bytecode for calling the method, and when executing bytecode, the computing device is set, upon return from the method, to continue bytecode execution after the attack detection bytecode. The invention also relates to a procedure for generating secure bytecode and to an applet development tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Gemalto SA
    Inventor: Milan Krizenecky
  • Patent number: 8893227
    Abstract: Privacy-preserving smart metering for a smart grid. Issuing a privacy-enhanced credential to a consumer node having smart meter. Operating the consumer node to associate an id with the credential and to use the id to report usage. Other systems and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Gemalto SA
    Inventors: HongQian Karen Lu, Aline Gouget
  • Patent number: 8890687
    Abstract: A method of detecting an abnormal environmental operating condition of an element embedded in an apparatus. The element is able to communicate with a telecommunications network. The method includes cyclically measuring at least one environmental operating parameter of the element, detecting that the element is operating for an excessive duration in at least one reference operating span and transmitting an alert message to the telecommunications network if the element has operated for an excessive duration in the reference operating span.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Gemalto SA
    Inventor: Frédéric Faure
  • Publication number: 20140334097
    Abstract: The embodiments of this invention relate to an electronic device (9) intended to be installed in a portable device (1), which electronic device comprises: a microcontroller (13) configured to communicate with a first interface (5) of the portable device in accordance with a first protocol, the said first interface (5) supplying power voltage to the microcontroller, the said power voltage being standardised by the said first protocol, a secure electronic chip component (15) configured to communicate with a second interface (7) of the portable device in accordance with a second protocol, the said second interface (7) supplying power voltage to the secure component, the said power voltage being standardised by the said second protocol, means for communication (17) between the secure component (15) and the microcontroller (13), in which the means for communication comprise a module for voltage adaptation (19) depending on the power voltages supplied by the first and second interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Michel Thill, Yan Charles, Yvon Gressus
  • Publication number: 20140331302
    Abstract: The object of this invention is a method for securing an electronic document. In particular, this invention relates to a method that prevents the forging of documents in which an electronic chip is incorporated. To that end, the invention proposes a method in which the data on the document medium are associated with a fingerprint of the document, so as to make them inseparable. That fingerprint is determined on the basis of measurable physical units of the electronic chip or the medium. Thus, the invention allows the combination of the physical protection of the document and the protection of the chip so as to reinforce the security of said documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Bruno Rouchouze, Claude Barral, Michael Guerassimo
  • Publication number: 20140331182
    Abstract: The present invention relates to method (M) for entering a personal identification code composed of characters in a device comprising a user graphical interface. Said method is characterized in that it comprises the steps of: —displaying a plurality of reference elements on the device's user graphical interface; —displaying a plurality of characters on the device's user graphical interface; —indicating, by means of an audio canal of the device, a reference element to be used for setting a personal identification code's character in correspondence with said reference element; and —capturing said personal identification code's character which has been positioned by means of said user graphical interface to correspond with said reference element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Michel Lombard, Stephane Socie, Alexandre Benoit
  • Patent number: 8881255
    Abstract: The invention relates to a portable token (SC) comprising a capability query mechanism (CQM). The capability query mechanism (CQM) is set to inform entities (PC, MW) willing to communicate with the portable token (SC) of at least a subset of the command(s) (C) available in the portable token (SC). The portable token (SC) is arranged to set a flag when the capability query mechanism (CQM) is invoked. When a command (C) is called, the portable token (SC) enforces first access conditions (AC1) for the command (C) if the flag is set, or second access conditions (AC2) if the flag is cleared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Gemalto SA
    Inventor: Mourad Faher
  • Patent number: 8881119
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Gemalto SA
    Inventors: Timothy J. Wilkinson, Scott B. Guthery, Ksheerabdhi Krishna, Michael A. Montgomery