Patents by Inventor Alain Filée

Alain Filée has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Device for protection of the data and executable codes of a computer system
    Patent number: 8627406
    Abstract: A security and protection device (1) for protection of the data and executable codes of any fixed or portable computer system and that has a memory medium to be protected. The security and protection device (1) is located physically between the computer system (2) and the memory medium (MP) to be protected, in order to allow the computer system (2) access to the data and codes to be protected after execution of the protection functions independently of the machine code executed by the computer system (2) and requires no interaction with the processor of the system for the execution of these functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Bull S.A.S
    Inventors: René Martin, Alain Filée
  • Device, systems, and method for securely starting up a computer installation
    Patent number: 8341389
    Abstract: A device for the secured start-up of a computer installation comprising a first connection interface to the computer installation and a second connection interface to an external data medium unit separate from the computer installation and which contains data and executable codes for a start-up program of the computer installation. The device also includes means for securing the use of data and executable codes and for transmitting data and executable codes of the start-up program from the external data medium unit via the second connection interface to the computer installation via the first connection interface, and after executing the means of security, to start-up the computer installation using transmitted executable codes and data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Inventors: Alain Filee, René Martin
  • Device, systems, and method for security starting up a computer installation
    Publication number: 20090265536
    Abstract: A device for the secured start-up of a computer installation comprising a first connection interface to the computer installation and a second connection interface to an external data medium unit separate from the computer installation and which contains data and executable codes for a start-up program of the computer installation. The device also includes means for securing the use of data and executable codes and for transmitting data and executable codes of the start-up program from the external data medium unit via the second connection interface to the computer installation via the first connection interface, and after executing the means of security, to start-up the computer installation using transmitted executable codes and data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Alain Filee, Rene Martin
  • Device For Protection of the Data and Executable Codes of a Computer System
    Publication number: 20090037730
    Abstract: A security and protection device (1) for protection of the data and executable codes of any fixed or portable computer system and that has a memory medium to be protected. The security and protection device (1) is located physically between the computer system (2) and the memory medium (MP) to be protected, in order to allow the computer system (2) access to the data and codes to be protected after execution of the protection functions independently of the machine code executed by the computer system (2) and requires no interaction with the processor of the system for the execution of these functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Rene Martin, Alain Filee