Patents Assigned to GEMALTO
  • Patent number: 9198063
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of detecting a jamming transmitter affecting a communication user equipment, wherein said communication user equipment (UE) and a number of base node stations (BNS) are components of a cellular code division multiple access (CDMA) based radio network (RN), wherein a communication signal unit (SU) is correlated with a pseudonoise spread code (SC) in a serving cell coverage area (CA) of a serving base node station (sBNS) and transmitted as a pseudonoise chip (CHI) in a multiple shared communication frequency channel spectrally located between an upper frequency and a lower frequency of a communication frequency band (FB I-XIX) and the pseudonoise spread code (SC) is received by the communication user equipment (UE) as a serving pseudonoise spread code (sSC) from said serving base node station (BNS) in a serving downlink channel (sCPICH).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: GEMALTO M2M GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Breuer, Bernd Rohl
  • Patent number: 9197719
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for communicating data between a communication system and a mobile radio-communication network through an Internet Protocol data communication channel. The communication system comprises a host device and a portable object cooperating with the host device. According to the invention, the portable object determines in which geographical place the communication system is located. The portable object determines whether at least one subscription before a mobile radio-communication network operator over a data communication channel using the IP within the geographical place exists or not. And, if at least one subscription before a mobile radio network operator exists, then the portable object sends to the host device a request for reading configuration data relating to an access to the data communication channel using the IP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: GEMALTO SA
    Inventor: Paul Bradley
  • Patent number: 9198062
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of detecting a jamming transmitter affecting a communication user equipment, wherein said communication user equipment (UE) and a number of base node stations (BNS) are components of a cellular code division multiple access (CDMA) based radio network (RN), wherein a communication signal unit (SU) is correlated with a pseudonoise spread code (SC) in a serving cell coverage area (CA) of a serving base node station (sBNS) and transmitted as a pseudonoise chip (CHI) in a multiple shared communication frequency channel spectrally located between an upper frequency and a lower frequency of a communication frequency band (FB I-XIX) and the pseudonoise spread code (SC) is received by the communication user equipment (UE) as a serving pseudonoise spread code (sSC) from said serving base node station (BNS) in a serving downlink channel (sCPICH).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: GEMALTO M2M GMBH
    Inventors: Volker Breuer, Bernd Rohl
  • Publication number: 20150333796
    Abstract: A data medium (DM) stores a group of data and comprises i) at least a first element (E1) suitable for interacting magnetically with a second element (E2), located in the vicinity of a contactless reader (CR) comprising a second near field communication means (CM2) and coupled to an electronic device (ED) having at least two predefined configurations, for coupling to this contactless reader (CR), and ii) a first near field communication means (CM1) arranged for cooperating with the second near field communication means (CM2) to transfer some data of this group into the contactless reader (CR), so that the electronic device (ED) uses the transferred data to configure itself in a predefined configuration corresponding to these transferred data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventor: David RISEBOROUGH
  • Publication number: 20150334568
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling contactless transactions of contactless applications stored on a first secure element, said contactless transactions being operated with a portable device, said portable device comprising said first secure element. The method is characterised in that it comprises a step of pairing said first secure element with a second secure element, a step of requesting to the second secure element an authorization to execute a predetermined number of contactless transactions, a step of requesting to the second secure element another authorization to execute a new predetermined number of contactless transactions when a predetermined contactless transaction's threshold is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Michel THILL, Marc MULLER, Evangelos SPYROPOULOS
  • Publication number: 20150328869
    Abstract: This invention relates to laminating device for laminating smart cards, where the said smart cards are incorporated in a blank. Said device comprises a unit for depositing and pre-gluing a protective layer on at least one blank, a laminating unit comprising means for pressing, heating and cooling at least one blank, a unit for cutting the blank into a smart card with the standard marketing format. The pressing, heating and cooling means comprise two supports placed opposite each other and displaceable towards each other in order to apply pressure on the said blank. Each support comprises at least one ceramic heating and cooling device comprising a stack made up of a ceramic block and a metal laminating plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Eric AMIOT, Yannick GOURDEN
  • Patent number: 9191481
    Abstract: A wireless device presents a predetermined identifier and at least one code comprising connection data. A terminal communicates over a short range radio-frequency link, with a wireless device. The terminal has a camera and a display screen. The terminal detects, through the camera, an identifier relating to a wireless device in a vicinity of the terminal. The terminal presents, through the display screen, at least one object for each detected identifier, the object being associated with a wireless device. A terminal user selects, through the display screen, one object amongst the presented objects. The terminal reads or extracts the connection data comprised within the selected code associated with the corresponding selected wireless device. And the terminal establishes, a connection, over the short range radio-frequency link, to the corresponding selected wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: GEMALTO SA
    Inventor: Julien Delsuc
  • Publication number: 20150326394
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for certifying a displayed picture, using a user device Near Field Communication compatible, comprising a secure element, a control device Near Field Communication compatible, said method comprising the steps of: opening a Near Field Communication channel between the user device and the controller device, transmitting an information from the secure element to the control device via said Near Field Communication channel, and displaying an element determined from said information, on the control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Franck OHAYON, Alain BRUN, Didier HUGOT
  • Publication number: 20150324682
    Abstract: A process is designed to configure a smart card (CP) comprising a microchip (PE) capable of participating in at least two applications, a magnetic stripe (PM) capable of storing information, action means (MA) capable of acting on the magnetic stripe (PM) to modify certain stored information, a control circuit (MC) capable of controlling the microchip (PE) and the action means (MA), and selection means (MS) capable of allowing the selection of an application. This process comprises a step wherein, if one of the applications is selected, a dedicated piece of information that is representative of that selected application is stored in a location accessible to the control circuit (MC), so that if the microchip (PE) is woken up, the microchip (PE) automatically retrieves the dedicated information in order to activate the selected application represented by it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Serge BARBE, Evangelos SPYROPOULOS, Michell THILL
  • Publication number: 20150326999
    Abstract: The invention is a method of configuring a device and a wireless unit. The device is able to operate in tag mode and in wireless reader mode. The wireless unit is able to operate in wireless reader mode and in a card emulation mode. The method comprises the steps of: reading a setting data into the device running in tag mode, the setting data corresponding to a first configuration and being read by the wireless unit which operates in wireless reader mode, activating the first configuration in the unit, writing an acknowledgment data into the device and switching the unit to the card emulation mode, switching the device to the wireless reader mode when the presence of the acknowledgment data is detected in the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Christophe FOESSER, Stephane BOTUHA, Stephane BLANC
  • Publication number: 20150319180
    Abstract: A method for accessing a first server, wherein a first device is coupled or connected to a first server. The first device captures, at at least one predetermined time and/or during at least one predetermined time period, at least one signal, the at least one signal being emitted at a place where the first device is located. The first device, the first server or a second server compares each of the at least one captured signal to each of at least one predetermined signal respectively. And if each of the at least one captured signal does or does not match each of the at least one predetermined signal respectively, then the first device, the first server or the second server authorizes or forbids to access the first server respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventor: Cyrille FALCOU
  • Publication number: 20150318992
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to access a data store previously locked using a passphrase from a device. The method includes the following steps, when the user requests access to the data store: requesting the user to enter the personal code; generating an access code by applying a first function to at least the entered personal code; sending out, to the server, at least an identifier of the device and the access code; for the server, comparing the access code with the preliminary received first function; for the server, if the access code is correct, returning the passphrase to the device; and for the device, unlocking the data store using the received passphrase in combination with the entered personal code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Michael WEBSTER, Seppo POHJA, Timo PALO
  • Patent number: 9179317
    Abstract: The invention relates to an M2M device comprising a communication unit and a SIM card, the said SIM card comprising a controller or microcontroller (A), characterized in that the SIM card comprises at least one sensor (B; C), the said at least one sensor being a sensor selected from the group consisting of a temperature sensor, a strain sensor, a movement sensor, a displacement sensor, an inertia or acceleration sensor, a sound sensor, a pressure sensor, an impact sensor and a vibration sensor, the said controller or microcontroller (A) comprising an element for deactivating at least some of its functions following the receipt from the said at least one sensor (B,C) of at least one signal indicating that an environment status value is outside a predetermined range, thus preventing the malicious use of the said SIM card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Michel Thill, Serge Barbe
  • Patent number: 9174401
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a multilayer data carrier comprising a first layer which is made of plastic and has an upper face on which an opaque layer partially covering said upper face, for example a metal layer, is arranged. The data carrier has a second layer made of plastic which is disposed on the first layer and is transparent at least in a sub-region of the metal layer. The metal layer is partially removed by a laser to such an extent that the metal layer has at least one break. The metal layer is preferably laminated between the first and the second plastic layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Gemalto AG
    Inventors: Stefan Egli, Heidi Widmer Gomres
  • Patent number: 9179293
    Abstract: The invention relates, in particular, to a method for updating secure elements included in terminals of a telecommunication network. The terminals connect, for recurring updates and according to a first order, to a server of the network such that said server can transmit data thereto. In the context of a process for updating the secure elements, the method comprises transmitting messages requesting connection to the secure elements such that the latter connect to the server. According to the invention, the method comprises the prioritized transmission of the messages requesting connection to the secure elements in an order that is the reverse of the first order, in order to update, on a prioritized basis, the last secure elements that were updated by the recurrent updates from the start of the update process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Franck Mosse, Lionel Mallet, Richard Pico
  • Publication number: 20150312252
    Abstract: The invention is a method for allowing a user to establish a secure session between a device and a server by using a username/password associated with the user. The user provides the username for the device. In response to a message comprising the username, the server opens a session and generates an identifier of the session and sends the identifier to the device. The identifier is transmitted to a machine distinct from the device. The user provides the password for the machine. The machine sends an authenticating message to the server, the authenticating message comprises the identifier and an authenticating data generated from the password. The server sends a result message reflecting the result of the authenticating data checking to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventor: Olivier POTONNIEE
  • Publication number: 20150312033
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to build a non-alterable structure and to such a non-alterable structure including data relative to a set of cryptographic material generated randomly or derived from a secret key linked to a business use, the non-alterable structure being intended to be transferred from a first entity to a second entity, the entities sharing at least an encryption/decryption key and a signature key, the structure comprising at least business data relative to the intended use of cryptographic material, an encrypted protection key encrypted with the encryption key, an encrypted set of cryptographic material encrypted with the protection key, a signature of the set of cryptographic material, the protection key and the data relative to the intended use of cryptographic material signed with the signature key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Frank DETCHEVERRY, Patrick LAMBERT, Fabien POPLIN
  • Patent number: 9172480
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the radio-frequency communication of data, in which the receiving of and/or access to said data is controlled by control means, including an electronic microcircuit, on the basis of access rights. The transmitted data includes time information, and the access rights are controlled on the basis of said time information. The invention also relates to a device for controlling access rights as well as to a radio-frequency receiving device including same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Pascal Leroy, Joseph Leibenguth
  • Publication number: 20150304318
    Abstract: To access a service, each user device stores one first key. The user device is connected to a first server. A terminal sends to a second server a connection request. The second server responds with first data relating to a transaction identifier and an associated challenge. The terminal determines a first result depending upon the first data and the first key. The terminal sends to the first server the first result and user device data. The first server identifies a user device based upon the user device data and sends to the device the first result. The device determines the challenge and the transaction identifier based upon the first result and the first key and sends to the second server the challenge and the transaction identifier. The second server verifies whether the data received from the device matches the first data and, if so, authorizes the terminal to connect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Julien DELSUC, Sylvain CHAFER, Sébastien HECART
  • Publication number: 20150304426
    Abstract: The invention is a method of managing an application embedded in a secure element which is able to communicate with another device through a HTTP session. The application has previously registered for being triggered when a preset event will occur into the secure element. The triggering of the application is blocked as a HTTP session is in progress between the secure element and the device when the preset event occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: GEMALTO INC.
    Inventors: Yingzi HE, Olivier Yon