Patents by Inventor Eric Leclercq

Eric Leclercq 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).

  • Patent number: 9071599
    Abstract: A method of configuring a terminal including initializing the terminal, and which automatically triggers at least: detecting presence of a memory by a basic input/output system of the terminal, accessing the memory by the basic input/output system, starting up an operating system stored in the memory, and starting up a driver of a telecommunication network access module, the driver of the access module being stored in the memory and configured to drive the access module through a communication link between the terminal and a telecommunication device including the access module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: France Telecom
    Inventors: Olivier Charles, Julien Tinnes, Eric Leclercq
  • Patent number: 8181006
    Abstract: Method of configuring a terminal (10a) by means of a device external to said terminal (50a) able to communicate with said terminal and comprising data storage means, the initialization of said terminal triggering at least: a step for executing a boot program of an operating system of said terminal, said boot program being stored in a first memory area of said storage means, a step for verifying, by the boot program, a first digital signature of a first file stored in a second memory area of said storage means, said first file comprising a kernel of an operating system of said terminal, a step for starting up said kernel, said startup step being intended to be triggered only if said digital signature is valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: France Telecom
    Inventors: Olivier Charles, Eric Leclercq, Matthieu Maupetit
  • Publication number: 20120089838
    Abstract: A method of configuring a terminal including initializing the terminal, and which automatically triggers at least: detecting presence of a memory by a basic input/ouput system of the terminal, accessing the memory by the basic input/ouput system, starting up an operating system stored in the memory, and starting up a driver of a telecommunication network access module, the driver of the access module being stored in the memory and configured to drive the access module through a communication link between the terminal and a telecommunication device including the access module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: FRANCE TELECOM
    Inventors: Olivier CHARLES, Julien Tinnes, Eric Leclercq
  • Publication number: 20090158026
    Abstract: Method of configuring a terminal (10a) by means of a device external to said terminal (50a) able to communicate with said terminal and comprising data storage means, the initialization of said terminal triggering at least: a step for executing a boot program of an operating system of said terminal, said boot program being stored in a first memory area of said storage means, a step for verifying, by the boot program, a first digital signature of a first file stored in a second memory area of said storage means, said first file comprising a kernel of an operating system of said terminal, a step for starting up said kernel, said startup step being intended to be triggered only if said digital signature is valid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: France Telecom
    Inventors: Olivier Charles, Eric Leclercq, Matthieu Maupetit
  • Publication number: 20090138643
    Abstract: A method of configuring a terminal including initializing the terminal, and which automatically triggers at least: detecting presence of a memory by a basic input/output system of the terminal, accessing the memory by the basic input/output system, starting up an operating system stored in the memory, and starting up a driver of a telecommunication network access module, the driver of the access module being stored in the memory and configured to drive the access module through a communication link between the terminal and a telecommunication device including the access module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: FRANCE TE;ECP,
    Inventors: Olivier Charles, Julien Tinnes, Eric Leclercq