Patents by Inventor Benoit Arnal

Benoit Arnal 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).

  • Secured element for performing a user authentication and user authentication method
    Patent number: 9584356
    Abstract: The invention relates to a secured element (9) including: —a communication interface (91); —an integrated circuit comprising a security module (93) comprising encryption based security features and configured to process authentication requests received on the communication interface. The secured element further. includes a MEMS microphone (94), said microphone being configured to capture a sound sequence and to provide the captured sound sequence to the security module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Yvon Gressus, Benoit Arnal, Bernard Deniau
  • Method of selection of an available memory size of a circuit including at least processor and a memory and corresponding program and smart card
    Patent number: 8738885
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for selecting an available memory size of a circuit including at least a CPU and a total memory, the method includes a stage for the selection of an available memory size that is smaller than or equal to that of the total memory. The selection stage is implemented by the manufacturer of the product incorporating the said circuit, different from the circuit manufacturer, and includes a stage for the generation of a configuration signature intended for the circuit manufacturer, which information is representative of the size of available memory size selected in this way by the product manufacturer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Gemalto SA
    Inventor: Benoit Arnal
  • SECURED ELEMENT FOR PERFORMING A USER AUTHENTICATION AND USER AUTHENTICATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20140087696
    Abstract: The invention relates to a secured element (9) including: —a communication interface (91); —an integrated circuit comprising a security module (93) comprising encryption based security features and configured to process authentication requests received on the communication interface. The secured element further. includes a MEMS microphone (94), said microphone being configured to capture a sound sequence and to provide the captured sound sequence to the security module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Yvon Gressus, Benoit Arnal, Bernard Deniau
  • METHOD OF SELECTION OF AN AVAILABLE MEMORY SIZE OF A CIRCUIT INCLUDING AT LEAST PROCESSOR AND A MEMORY AND CORRESPONDING PROGRAM AND SMART CARD
    Publication number: 20110314249
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for selecting an available memory size of a circuit including at least a CPU and a total memory, the method including a stage for the selection of an available memory size that is smaller than or equal to that of the total memory. The invention is characterised in that the selection stage is implemented by the manufacturer of the product incorporating the said circuit, different from the circuit manufacturer, and in that it includes a stage for the generation of a configuration signature intended for the circuit manufacturer, which information is representative of the size of available memory size selected in this way by the product manufacturer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventor: Benoit Arnal