Abstract: A method for managing a phase for requesting pairing of a data processing device. The method includes the following steps in an entity external to the data processing device: detecting a pairing request phase from the data processing device; obtaining an elapsed duration linked to the pairing request phase; and requesting termination of the pairing phase beyond a given duration.

Abstract: A method for detecting presence of a person using a communicating device connected to a wireless communication network, within a determined environment in which a radio-frequency tag configured to backscatter ambient signals is located at a known geographical position. The method includes: transmitting over the wireless network, by the communicating device, an ambient signal within the environment; backscattering, by a the tag, the ambient signal to form a backscattered signal, the backscattered signal including identification data of the tag; receiving the backscattered signal by a network apparatus connected to the wireless network and obtaining, from the backscattered signal, the identification data of the tag and a network identifier of the communicating device; and recording, in a database, an item of presence information of the communicating device within the environment, which includes the identification data, the network identifier and a date of receipt of the backscattered signal.

Abstract: A method for defending against an attempt of disconnection between two entities corresponding to a network access point and a client device. The method includes, after the establishment of an initial connection between the two entities, a set of steps implemented by one or each of the two entities: receiving a set of disconnection requests; evaluating at least one criterion) defined from a metric based on the set of requests or on at least one other disconnection request received after the receipt of the set of requests, so as to allow the detection of a malicious disconnection attempt. The method further includes, if at least one criterion is met for at least one of the two entities, executing, by at least one of the two entities, a process for protecting against the malicious disconnection attempt.

Abstract: A method for decoding a coded data stream representing an image. The method includes for a current block: reading from the stream a block size threshold value; determining whether the current block size is less than or equal to the threshold value; if so, decoding information indicating a first or second coding mode and reconstructing the current block according to the indicated mode, and if not, reconstructing the current block according to the first mode. In the first mode the current block is reconstructed using an inverse transform of a transformed prediction residue decoded for the current block, and in the second mode the current block is not reconstructed using such an inverse transform, but by: scanning each pixel of the block, including: obtaining a prediction of the pixel from another previously decoded pixel, and reconstructing the pixel from the prediction and a decoded prediction residue.

Abstract: A method for managing a request to activate a packet data session for a user terminal capable of transmitting and receiving data over a communications network organized into network slices. The user terminal includes a subscription identifier for at least one of the slices of the network. The method is implemented by at least one network device and includes: receiving a request to activate a packet data session from the user terminal for a network slice, the activation request including an identifier of the requested slice, which is obtained from a parameter comprising one or more user-subscribed slice identifiers; obtaining, from the subscription identifier, an item of information for determining an authorization for the requested slice; verifying the authorization for the requested slice taking into account the item of information and, if the verification is negative, rejecting the request to activate a packet data session for the requested slice.

Abstract: A determination of a priority to be assigned to a vehicle, carried out by a server. The determination includes: collecting, from a communication network, data concerning at least the identifiers of communicating devices, one of the collected identifiers being associated with the vehicle, determining a number of collocated identifiers according to a selected collocation criterion, the identifier associated with the vehicle being one of the collocated identifiers, and if the number is greater than a threshold, assigning the vehicle a first priority, and if the number is below the threshold, assigning the vehicle a second priority that is lower than the first priority.

Abstract: A method for access control to a wireless local area communication network, including a gateway for accessing the local area network and a plurality of user terminals capable of being connected to the local area network via the access gateway. The access control of one of the user terminals to the network includes: authenticating the user terminal on the basis of an item of information derived from a biometric print of a user of the user terminal, and applying, to the user terminal, a network access profile personalized for the user to whom the biometric print belongs.

Abstract: A method for configuring a transmitter device (TX) equipped with a plurality of antenna elements is described, the method making it possible both to adjust the electric field of beam F_1 so that the regulatory constraint is observed and to improve the rate received by a receiver device in the case of the signal following path P_2, by ensuring that the electric field of beam F_2 is equal to that of beam F_1, while still observing the regulatory constraint. In other words, the electric field of beams F_1 and F_2 is identical and maximized while still observing the regulatory constraint. As a result, the operation criterion is improved.

Abstract: A method to process a request for activation of a service operated by a local communication network managed by a gateway to access a remote communication network. The method is implemented by the gateway and includes: receiving a service activation request from a user terminal connected to the gateway, the request including at least one user identifier; obtaining, from a service identifier, at least one identifier of a resource of the local network to be invoked in order to execute the service; and checking an activation state of the at least one resource, and when the at least one resource is in a standby state, transmitting a wake-up message to the at least one resource.

Abstract: A method for differentiating traffic is described. The method is implemented by a gateway between a first and a second network, and comprises inserting a piece of marking information into a label field of a packet transmitted by this gateway and intended to be routed to the second network in order to differentiate whether the packet has been generated by the gateway, or whether the packet has been generated by a terminal of the first network connected to the gateway, and sending the packet to the second network.

Abstract: Communication method and devices of a wireless communication network comprising a first access point to the network and at least one second access point to the network, the first access point generating, when communicating on a downlink channel established with a first terminal, an interference signal affecting at least one communication from the at least one second access point on at least one uplink channel established with at least one second terminal are described. The communication method can be implemented by a first device of a wireless communication network and includes sending via the first device of the network to the at least one second access point at least one datum representative of a set of transmission parameters used by the first access point when communicating with the first terminal on the downlink channel.

Abstract: A method and a device for recommending activities to at least one user are described. A detection of at least one first ongoing activity in a first location based on data measured by at least one sensor triggers the sending, to at least one terminal of said at least one user located in a second location, of at least one activity recommendation. The at least one activity recommendation is generated as a function of the at least one first activity, and at least one link between the at least one user and the at least one first activity.

Abstract: A method for determining an authorization to implement a composite resource, the composite resource including at least two resources. The method is implemented within a blockchain and includes: receiving by a smart contract, called a composite contract, a query from a requesting entity desiring to obtain an authorization to implement the composite resource; obtaining, by the composite contract, addresses of smart contracts within a blockchain, the smart contracts being associated with resources included in the composite resource; and, for each smart contract: transmitting a query for authorization to implement the resource associated with this smart contract; receiving a result provided by this smart contract; and compiling results coming from a smart contract delivering a result representative of the authorization to implement the composite resource.

Abstract: A control device for controlling the operation of a wireless communication device is described. The wireless communication device includes an antenna, a front-end module configured for transmitting and receiving signals according to a time-division multiplexing scheme, and switching means which can switch the front-end module between first and second modes in which the front-end module presents different impedances to the antenna The control device can be integrated in the communication device and includes a control module to control the switching means so that the front-end module alternates between the first and second modes so that the communication device backscatters an ambient signal.

Abstract: A method for communication in a network is disclosed, between a first and second terminal between which is established a first encrypted connection for transmitting data. The method comprises at the first terminal: storing, in association with the first connection, at least one second connection between the first terminal and the second terminal via an intermediate processing function intended to be applied between the first terminal and the second terminal to a part of the data referred to as eligible for the second connection, and a filter characterizing the data eligible for the second connection, the second connection being encrypted between the first terminal and the intermediate processing function, and sending, via the second connection, a message intended for the intermediate function and carrying data for the second terminal corresponding to the filter, the first message sent comprising information according to which the data are intended for the second terminal.

Abstract: A method and a device for transmitting information on the configuration of an environment comprising at least one first connected object and implementing at least one first service accessible through a first communication interface are described. The method is implemented by a computer and includes the determination of an operation of at least one second connected object or of the implementation of at least one second service accessible through at least one second communication interface different from the first communication interface, and the transmission to the first communication interface of information on the configuration of the environment accessible by the first communication interface as a function of the operation of the at least second connected object or of the implementation of the at least second service.

Abstract: A method and a device for generating a password for access to a service. The method includes the following steps on a password generating device connected to a user terminal: obtaining a first item of data representative of at least one symbol; depending on the obtained first item of data, obtaining at least one second item of data having at least two symbols for a symbol of the first item of data; generating a third item of data, referred to as the password, from the at least one second item of data; and transmitting the password to the terminal.

Abstract: An energy-efficient assignment of a task set T to a group of M processing devices models the process of deciding the assignment as a combinatorial optimization problem having an objective function optimizing the power consumption of the devices when executing subsets of the tasks, under a constraint that the total utilization of the task subset assigned to each respective processing device is lower than a threshold depending on the number of its processor cores. The objective function may be: min ? ? i = 1 M P i ( ? i ) , where ?i denotes the subset of tasks allocated to the ith device, and Pi(?i) represents power consumption of the ith device when executing ?i, and the constraint U?i?Mi/4 for all the devices, where U?i is the total utilization of ?i executing on the ith device, and Mi denotes the number of cores of the ith device. Solving the problem using a MaxMin or genetic algorithm gives good energy efficiency.

Abstract: A method for managing a position of a remotely-controlled vehicle, referred to as a drone, relative to a control entity, the control entity being configured to control the drone by means of a stream of control data transmitted indirectly within a communication established between the control entity and the drone via a communication network, the method including: for at least one time instant of the communication, determining at least one parameter relating to a distance between the drone and the control entity; when the distance-related parameter does not lie within an interval of authorised values for a given piloting mode, applying at least one given management rule for the drone.

Abstract: A method for establishing a telephone communication between a first terminal and a second terminal. The first and second terminals each have a main caller identifier, and the second terminal additionally has a secondary caller identifier. This method is implemented when the user of the first terminal seeks to communicate with the user of the second terminal by using the secondary caller identifier of the second terminal. The method allows redirecting the telephone call of the first terminal to a voicemail system associated with the secondary caller identifier when the user of the second terminal does not answer this telephone call. The voicemail system is associated with a voicemail system caller identifier selected from a database connected to a communication management platform.