Patents by Inventor Alberto Troia

Alberto Troia 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).

  • Verification of identity using a secret key
    Patent number: 11323275
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a computing device, a message from a host device. In response to receiving the message, the computing device generates an identifier, a certificate, and a key. The identifier is associated with an identity of the computing device, and the certificate is generated using the message. The computing device sends the identifier, the certificate, and the key to the host device. The host device verifies the identity of the computing device using the identifier, the certificate, and the key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonino Mondello, Alberto Troia
  • Error identification in executed code
    Patent number: 11321168
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses, methods, and systems for error identification on executed code. An embodiment includes memory and circuitry configured to read data stored in a secure array of the memory, identify a different memory having an error correcting code (ECC) corresponding to the read data of the memory, execute an integrity check to compare the ECC to the read data of the memory; and take an action in response to the comparison of the read data of the memory and the ECC, wherein the comparison indicates that the ECC identified an error in the read data of the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonino Mondello, Alberto Troia
  • Secure communication between an intermediary device and a network
    Patent number: 11316841
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses, methods, and systems for secure communication between an intermediary device and a network. An example apparatus includes a memory, and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to determine, in response to receipt of a request for information corresponding to a particular category, an identifier associated with the particular category. The circuitry is further configured to provide, along with a signature, the determined identifier to a network device, wherein the requested information are received in response to the signature being verified by network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alberto Troia, Antonino Mondello
  • SECURE VEHICULAR PART COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20220123933
    Abstract: Secure vehicular part communication is described herein. An example apparatus can include a processing resource, a memory having instructions executable by the processing resource, and a vehicular communication component coupled to the processing resource. The vehicular communication component can be configured to, in response to receiving a part public key and a part signature from a part communication component associated with a vehicular part, verify an identity of the vehicular part based on the part signature. The vehicular communication component can be configured to, in response to verifying the identity, generate a vehicular public key. The vehicular communication component can be configured to encrypt vehicular data using the part public key. The vehicular communication component can be configured to provide the vehicular public key and the vehicular data to the part communication component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Antonino Mondello, Alberto Troia
  • Direct memory access using JTAG cell addressing
    Patent number: 11309049
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a Flash memory component having a structurally independent structure and coupled to a System-on-Chip through a plurality of interconnection pads, comprising: a memory array including a plurality of independently addressable sub arrays; sense amplifiers coupled to corresponding outputs of said sub arrays and coupled to a communication channel of said System-on-Chip; a scan-chain comprising modified JTAG cells coupled in parallel between the output of the sense amplifiers and said communication channel to allow performing read operations in a Direct Memory Access. A method for retrieving data from the memory component is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alberto Troia, Antonino Mondello
  • Method and device for self trimming memory devices
    Patent number: 11309045
    Abstract: An integrated memory device can include an array of memory cells with decoding and sensing circuitry, a memory controller, read and write circuitry associated to the sensing circuitry, logic circuit portions in the read and write circuitry including at least a logic element receiving a data stream on a data input and a clock signal on a clock input, and a programmable or trimmable delay element or circuit upstream to the data input or the clock input for self trimming the internal timing of said at least a logic element by aligning in time the clock signal and/or the data stream. Operating parameters of the integrated circuit can be set for self trimming an internal timing of the integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonino Mondello, Alberto Troia
  • VERIFYING IDENTITY OF A VEHICLE ENTERING A TRUST ZONE
    Publication number: 20220116221
    Abstract: A method includes: receiving, from a vehicle approaching a trust zone, an identifier corresponding to an identity of the vehicle; verifying, by a computing device (e.g., an access server at a gate of the trust zone) and using the identifier, the identity of the vehicle; and comparing the identity of the vehicle with a set of authorized identities stored in a database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Antonino Mondello, Alberto Troia
  • Secure message including a vehicle private key
    Patent number: 11297042
    Abstract: An example apparatus comprises a memory resource configured to store a private key associated with a vehicle and store a data matrix comprising data corresponding to operation of the vehicle. The apparatus may further include a processing resource configured to generate a first secure message comprising data corresponding to the vehicle, transmit the first secure message, receive a second secure message comprising an updated data matrix, and update the data matrix based, at least in part, on the updated data matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alberto Troia, Antonino Mondello
  • GENERATING AN IDENTITY FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE USING A PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20220078035
    Abstract: Generating, by a computing device, a device secret, the generating comprising: providing, by at least one physical unclonable function (PUF), at least one value; and generating, using a key derivative function (KDF), the device secret, wherein the at least one value provided by the at least one PUF is an input to the KDF; and storing, in memory of the computing device, the generated device secret.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Antonino Mondello, Alberto Troia
  • Validating data stored in memory using cryptographic hashes
    Patent number: 11271720
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses, methods, and systems for validating data stored in memory using cryptographic hashes. An embodiment includes a memory, and circuitry configured to divide the memory into a plurality of segments, wherein each respective segment is associated with a different cryptographic hash, validate, during a powering of the memory, data stored in each respective one of a first number of the plurality of segments using the cryptographic hash associated with that respective segment, and validate, after the powering of the memory, data stored in a second number of the plurality of segments, data stored in each respective one of a second number of the plurality of segments using the cryptographic hash associated with that respective segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alberto Troia, Antonino Mondello
  • Verifying vehicular identity
    Patent number: 11271755
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses, methods, and systems for verifying a vehicular identity. An example includes a processing resource, memory, and a vehicular communication component configured to verify an identity of the particular vehicle using a public key, wherein the public key is received in response to a departure of the particular vehicle, and request, in response to verifying the identity of the particular vehicle, data corresponding to information associated with the departure of the particular vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonino Mondello, Alberto Troia
  • Distributed secure array using intra-dice communications to perform data attestation
    Patent number: 11271721
    Abstract: Techniques for calculating a hash value of a single secure array of memory blocks in a sequential set of dice. The array can be defined by a set of address-size pairs. Each pair provides a pointer by including an address of a memory block and a size of the block. The hash value can be calculated by: for each die that is not the last die, partially applying a hash function, without final padding, to the memory blocks of the secure array in the die to generate a partial digest. And, for the last die, fully applying the hash function, with the final padding, to the memory blocks of the secure array in the last die to generate the hash value of the secure array, which can include adding an accumulation of partial digests to data from the last die as a basis for the generation of the hash value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alberto Troia, Antonino Mondello
  • SECURE VEHICLE CONTROL UNIT UPDATE
    Publication number: 20220070159
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to a secure vehicle control unit update. An example apparatus comprises a processing resource coupled to a memory resource. The memory resource can be configured to store a private key associated with a vehicle and store data corresponding to an update to a control unit of the vehicle. The processing resource can be configured to compare the private key associated with the vehicle and a private key included in the data corresponding to the update to the control unit that is stored in the memory resource and allow transmission of the update to the control unit of the vehicle in response to the private key associated with the vehicle matching the private key included in the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: Alberto Troia
  • Run-time code execution validation
    Patent number: 11263308
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses, methods, and systems for run-time code execution validation. An embodiment includes a memory, and circuitry configured to monitor run-time executable code stored in a secure array of the memory device and receive an indication that a portion of the run-time executable code executed, wherein the indication includes a received Message Authentication Code (MAC) and take an action in response to the indication that the portion of the run-time executable code failed to execute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonino Mondello, Alberto Troia
  • DATA ATTESTATION IN MEMORY
    Publication number: 20220058293
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses, methods, and systems for data attestation in memory. An embodiment includes a memory, and circuitry configured to detect a power off of the apparatus, generate a run-time cryptographic hash, and compare the run-time cryptographic hash with a cryptographic hash in response to detecting the power off, wherein the cryptographic hash is stored in a portion of the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Alberto Troia, Antonino Mondello
  • Secure communication in accessing a network
    Patent number: 11258600
    Abstract: Secure communication in accessing a network is described herein. An example apparatus can include a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor can be configured to receive an identity public key from the identity device. The identity public key can be received in response to providing, to the identity device, a request to modify content of the identity device. The processor can be further configured to encrypt data corresponding to subscriber information using the identity public key, provide (to the identity device) the encrypted data to store the subscriber information in the identity device, and access a network operated by a network operator via the data stored in the identity device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonino Mondello, Alberto Troia
  • SECURE COMMUNICATIONS AMONGST CONNECTED DICE
    Publication number: 20220043921
    Abstract: A plurality of dice having at least a first die and a second die. The first die can generate a measure of the first die using a cryptographic algorithm, a public key and a private key, and a digital signature according to the measure and the private key. The digital signature can include a digest encrypted by the private key. The digest can include the measure. The first die can communicate the measure, the digital signature, and the public key to the second die. The second die can store a validation code representative of a measure of the first die and validate the digital signature using the public key as well validate the measure by comparing the measure to the validation code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Alberto Troia, Antonino Mondello
  • Determining whether a vehicle should be configured for a different region
    Patent number: 11245583
    Abstract: An apparatus can have a processor configured to determine a length of time that a vehicle is in a region and to determine whether the vehicle needs to be configured for the region based on the determined length of time. Configuring a vehicle can include configuring updating the software/firmware of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alberto Troia, Antonino Mondello
  • In-Vehicle Monitoring and Reporting Apparatus for Vehicles
    Publication number: 20220036666
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring and analyzing vehicle data within a vehicle and providing analytical processing data to prospective users of vehicles are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising monitoring a communications bus installed within a vehicle, the communications bus transmitting data recorded by one or more sensors installed within the vehicle; detecting a message broadcast on the communications bus; extracting an event from the message, the extraction based on a pre-defined list of event types; storing the event in a secure storage device installed within the vehicle; determining that a transfer condition has occurred; and transferring the event data to a remote server in response to determining that the transfer condition has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Antonino Mondello, Alberto Troia
  • Secure communication for a key exchange
    Patent number: 11240006
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses, methods, and systems for secure communication for a key replacement. An embodiment includes a processing resource, memory having a first operator's key, and a vehicular communication component. The vehicular communication component can be configured to provide, to a server, a public key generated along with a private key and decrypt, in response to receipt of a second operator's key (e.g., received in response to providing the public key to the server) encrypted using the public key, the second operator's key using the private key. The vehicular communication component can be configured to replace, in response to decrypting the encrypted second operator's key, the first operator's key with the second operator's key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonino Mondello, Alberto Troia