Patents Assigned to Swisscom
  • Patent number: 10102527
    Abstract: In a method and a system for data transmission, authentication data and an electronic key may be generated, with the electronic key being stored as assigned to the authentication data. Data may be encrypted, such as by a central communications device, into encrypted data, using at least part of the electronic key. Based on reception of the authentication data from a communications terminal, at least a portion of the electronic key and the encrypted data may be transmitted from the central communications device to the communications terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: SWISSCOM AG
    Inventors: Jan Linder, Marc Danzeisen, Simon Winiker, Florian Baumgartner
  • Patent number: 10097519
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for selectable data transmissions. An electronic key may be assigned to authenticated data associated with a particular user, electronic data may be encrypted, using at least part of the electronic key, to generate encrypted data, and a program code that must be executed to decrypt the encrypted data may be incorporating into the encrypted data. The encrypted data may be transmitted to a communications terminal identified by the user, and at least part of the electronic key may be transmitted to the communications terminal to cause decrypting the encrypted data using the at least part of the electronic key. The program code may be configured to cause checking one or more validation criteria associated with the encrypted data, at the communications terminal, during execution of the program code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SWISSCOM AG
    Inventors: Marc Danzeisen, Simon Winiker, Jan Linder, Florian Baumgartner
  • Patent number: 10096024
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and a system for data transmission. Authentication data and an electronic key are generated, whereby the electronic key is stored as assigned to the authentication data. At least part of the electronic key is transmitted by means of an authentication module of the central module to a communications terminal. Asynchronously to that, data are encrypted into encrypted data by means of an encryption module and by means of at least part of the electronic key. The encrypted data are transmitted between a central module and a communications terminal. The encrypted data are decrypted by means of a decryption module and by means of at least part of the electronic key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SWISSCOM AG
    Inventors: Marc Danzeisen, Jan Linder, Simon Winiker, Florian Baumgartner
  • Patent number: 10097887
    Abstract: A method and system for data communication is provided and may include, at a communications terminal, displaying picture objects and/or video objects received from a media center via a communications network. The communications terminal may transmit direction of view information (DoV) of at least one eye of a user of the terminal with respect to the displayed objects from an eye tracker at the communications terminal. The DoV may be determined by detecting a position of a pupil based on light reflected off of the pupil. Subsequent picture objects and/or video objects may be displayed by the communications terminal based on user interests determined from the transmitted DoV information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Swisscom AG
    Inventors: Rudolf Ritter, Eric Lauper
  • Patent number: 10083389
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for utilizing enhanced SIM cards with integrated SIM cards. An example SIM card may comprise an integrated SIM card that is smaller than the SIM card; with the SIM card comprising a plurality of punched cutouts adjacent to the integrated SIM card. The punched cutouts may be arranged such that the integrated SIM card can be detached from the SIM card. Each one of the punched cutouts may line up with at least one electrical contact of the integrated SIM card, and a width of each one of the punched cutouts may be set based on at least one dimension of the electrical contact of the integrated SIM card. The punched cutouts may be arranged based on a direction of insertion of the integrated SIM card. The SIM card may comprise engraved lines arranged based on the punched cutouts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: SWISSCOM AG
    Inventor: Peter Jenni
  • Patent number: 9923265
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for low-profile or hidden antennas, and for installation and use of such antennas in particular locations, such as surfaces of roadways, pavements, walls, and/or ceilings. An example antenna system may comprise a ground conductor configured to provide a ground plane for the antenna system, where the ground conductor comprises a recess, a monocone arranged in the recess of the ground conductor, and a conductive coupling between the monocone and the ground conductor to ground the monocone. A geometrical configuration of one or more components of the antenna system may be selected adaptively to set (or select) one or more property of the antenna—e.g., resonance property of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: SWISSCOM AG
    Inventor: Nima Jamaly
  • Patent number: 9913145
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for optimizing communication networks, such as cellular communication networks. A super-cell may be configured a communication network, with the super-cell comprising a central cell and at least a part of one cell adjacent to the central cell, with antennas of the super-cell comprising one or more antennas of the adjacent cell, and where the configuring of the super-cell comprises arranging the one or more antennas of the adjacent cell to be directed towards the central cell. The configuring of the super-cell may comprise configuring antennas of the super-cell such that signals from the antennas use at least one same channel resource. The super-cell may be configured to communicate with at least one communication device located within the super-cell without use of any antenna of the central cell of the super-cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: SWISSCOM AG
    Inventors: Thomas Zasowski, Marc Kuhn, Raphael Rolny
  • Patent number: 9900439
    Abstract: Methods and systems for call-forward initiated by movement may comprise receiving a call in a first communication device, sensing a motion of the first communication device, and causing the forwarding of the received call to a second communication device based on the sensed motion of the first communication device. The second communication device may be selected from one or more detected communication devices based on the sensed motion. The second communication device may be selected based on a direction of the sensed motion of the first communication device. The call may be established over a first communication network between a server and the first communication device, and the call may be forwarded to the second communication device by switching the call in the server to the second communication device over a second communication network. The call may be forwarded to the second communication device over the local connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Swisscom AG
    Inventors: Tim Carr, Frank Fitzlaff
  • Patent number: 9854440
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for establishing dynamic peer-to-peer communications channels between terminals. A connection request for establishing a communications channel between a first terminal and second terminal may be intercepted. The first terminal and the second terminal may be connectable over secured communications channels to a secured network. Based on the intercepted connection request and/or network parameters obtained from the first and the second terminals, the terminals may be instructed to establish a peer-to-peer communications channel over a network distinct from the secured network. Security of the peer-to-peer communications channel may be maintained, such as by use of authentication and/or encryption in one or both of the first terminal and the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: SWISSCOM AG
    Inventor: Eric De Froment
  • Patent number: 9829193
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for enhanced communication cables configurable for distribution of data signals. Such communication cables may have leaky feeder structures, for use in the distribution of data signals. An example communication cable may be configured for supporting at least two separate functions, comprising distribution of data signals and at least one other different function. The communication cable may comprise a core conductor, an insulation shield, an outer conductor that comprises a plurality of apertures, a jacket, and an arrangement arranged at least along sections of a length of the cable, the arrangement being configured for supporting the at least one other different function. The one other different function may comprise illumination. The arrangement may comprise an illumination arrangement which may be arranged at least along sections of the length of the communication cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: SWISSCOM AG
    Inventor: Daniel Wenger
  • Patent number: 9756464
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining a location area of a user using a mobile communication terminal in a geographical area covered by a mobile radio network. Antenna probabilities, corresponding to a plurality of antennas located in the geographical area, may be determined for a plurality of sub-areas of the geographical area. The antenna probabilities may be determined based on expected field strengths for the plurality of antennas in each of the plurality of sub-areas, and may indicate for each particular antenna, in each of the plurality of sub-areas, the probability that a mobile communication terminal uses that particular antenna when located in that sub-area. The location area for the user may be determined based on the antenna probabilities and determination of one or more antennas used by the mobile communication termination the user is using, without requiring measuring signal properties at the particular mobile communication terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: SWISSCOM AG
    Inventors: Ernst Versteeg, Eric Taillard, Patrick Bailly, Maxence Laurent
  • Patent number: 9743094
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for image processing. A plurality of correlation parameters representing degrees of correlation between two or more images of a plurality of images may be determined. An optimized correlation dependency graph may be generated according to the plurality of correlation parameters. The plurality of images may then be delta encoded according to the optimized correlation dependency graph. For example, the optimized correlation dependency graph may be used for performing a predetermined correlation encoding operation. The plurality of correlation parameters may be determined, for example, in accordance with one or more predetermined correlation metrics associated with the predetermined correlation encoding operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Swisscom AG
    Inventors: Urs-Viktor Marti, Denis Schlauss, Lukas Hohl, Beat Herrmann
  • Patent number: 9740847
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for authentication in electronic devices using multi-level security schemes. In an electronic device, at each particular level of a plurality of security levels of a multi-level security scheme, one or more identifiers associated with the particular level may be read from a user-specific card; and for each identifier of the one or more identifiers, associated data for use in validating the identifier may be read from the user-specific card. The identifier may then be authenticated within the electronic device, using the associated data; or may be forwarded, based on the associated data, to a particular remote server for verification of the identifier. Each identifier may comprise one of: user identifier, operator identifier, and application identifier. An application associated with each identifier may be identified, and the application may be executed after a positive authentication of the identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SWISSCOM AG
    Inventor: Hugo Straumann
  • Patent number: 9665819
    Abstract: A SIM card in plug-in format with an integrated SIM card in mini format is disclosed which has electrical contacts for an electrical connection to contacts on a mobile device. The SIM card comprises punched cutouts adjacent to the integrated mini SIM card, with the integrated mini SIM card being connected to the rest of the plug-in SIM card only by some connecting points. This means that the mini SIM card is affixed detachably. In this regard, the punched cutouts and the connecting points are arranged such that the integrated mini SIM card can be detached from the rest of the plug-in card. The punched cutouts may be cut out at edges around the integrated mini SIM card at the points at which the electrical contacts of the mobile device can slide over when the SIM card is inserted into the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: SWISSCOM AG
    Inventor: Peter Jenni
  • Patent number: 9661038
    Abstract: A system and method may be used in generating security profiles for mobile device applications. An application may be installed and executed in a controlled execution environment. Physical, functional, data and/or communications parameters of the executing application may be monitored and/or analyzed. In this regard, the analysis may comprise evaluation based on comparison against benchmark data for the specific type of application being executed and for the specific execution environment. A security profile may be generated based on the monitoring and/or analysis. In this regard, the security profile may include security classification information for the application. The security profile may be made available to servers and/or to user mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: SWISSCOM AG
    Inventors: Feride Cetin, Torben Ruhl
  • Patent number: 9641693
    Abstract: Billing method for billing a call to a user identified with an identification card (2) in a telecommunication network. The duration of the calls is determined by a GPS receiver. The identification card further preferably comprises downloaded scales of charges, the billed amount depending on the determined duration of the call and on the stored scales of charges. Advantage: the determined time can not be falsified by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SWISSCOM AG
    Inventor: R. Ritter
  • Patent number: 9634779
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for enabling a plurality of media feeds, such as internet radio stations, to be played through a standard media player, such as a radio receiving device, using the tuning or input selection controls of the media player to control the selection of which media feed to play. Identification signatures are added to channels and transmitted to the media player by transmitter. A controller captures the feedback of the media player and, if it detects one of the signature signals in the feedback, instructs the media feed selector to select a media feed which corresponds to the detected identification signature. The selected audio feed may then be transmitted to the media player on the corresponding channel for playback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: SWISSCOM AG
    Inventor: Urs-Viktor Marti
  • Patent number: 9609071
    Abstract: Methods and devices for data transmission may comprise a computer system comprising: a reception module configured to receive and store condition data assigned to data elements of a data delivery unit; a context checking module configured to check whether a second mobile communication terminal, external to the computer system, satisfies one or more conditions defined by the condition data; and a data transmission module configured to trigger transmission of context-specific data elements from the computer system via the mobile radio network to the first mobile communication terminal. The computer system may be configured to obtain, from a networking unit of the mobile radio network, current attribute data associated with the second mobile communication terminal, and the context checking module may be configured to check, based on these current attribute data and respective condition data, whether the second mobile communication terminal satisfies the conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Swisscom AG
    Inventors: Marc Danzeisen, Marc Heissenbuttel, Stefan Mauron, Jan Linder
  • Patent number: 9596598
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for reducing detectability of encryption keys, which may be used to encrypt messages transmitted in a network (e.g., between a base station and a mobile station, such as over the air). Random bit errors may be introduced into the messages to artificially lowering transmission quality, thus makes it harder to detect the encryption key from well-known messages. The random bit errors may be introduced by inverting one or more randomly selected bits in the encrypted message prior to transmitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: SWISSCOM AG
    Inventors: Thomas Seiler, Andreas Jarosch
  • Patent number: 9563993
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for checking authorization of users. A first electronic device may receive via close range contactless communication, photographic identification data associated with a user of a second electronic device. The photographic identification data may be displayed visually to enable a user of the first electronic device to compare an appearance of the user of the second electronic device for verifying authorization data associated with the user of the second electronic device. The displaying of the photographic identification data may be controlled based on input by the user of the first electronic device, wherein the controlling comprises modifying at least a portion of a displayed image corresponding to the photographic identification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: SWISSCOM AG
    Inventor: Rudolf Ritter