Patents by Inventor Francois FER

Francois FER 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: 11606398
    Abstract: System and method for establishing secure conference calls. In one example system, a central conference call server establishes point-to-point connections with accessory devices comprising a secure element and connected to corresponding participant devices. The conference call server includes an interface to a plurality of secure elements configured to perform scrambling and unscrambling of media signals communicated to and from the accessory devices. In another example, one of the participant devices operates as the central conference call server. In other examples, participant devices communicate on a conference call via point-to-point connections between all accessory devices connected to the participant devices. The accessory devices include secure elements for decryption and encryption of media signals communicated between the accessory devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: NAGRAVISION S.A.
    Inventors: Francois Fer, Marco Macchetti, Laurent Gauteron, Jerome Perrine
  • Publication number: 20210058433
    Abstract: System and method for establishing secure conference calls. In one example system, a central conference call server establishes point-to-point connections with accessory devices comprising a secure element and connected to corresponding participant devices. The conference call server includes an interface to a plurality of secure elements configured to perform scrambling and unscrambling of media signals communicated to and from the accessory devices. In another example, one of the participant devices operates as the central conference call server. In other examples, participant devices communicate on a conference call via point-to-point connections between all accessory devices connected to the participant devices. The accessory devices include secure elements for decryption and encryption of media signals communicated between the accessory devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: NAGRAVISION S.A
    Inventors: Francois FER, Marco MACCHETTI, Laurent GAUTERON, Jerome PERRINE
  • Patent number: 10715557
    Abstract: System and method for establishing secure conference calls. In one example system, a central conference call server establishes point-to-point connections with accessory devices comprising a secure element and connected to corresponding participant devices. The conference call server includes an interface to a plurality of secure elements configured to perform scrambling and unscrambling of media signals communicated to and from the accessory devices. In another example, one of the participant devices operates as the central conference call server. In other examples, participant devices communicate on a conference call via point-to-point connections between all accessory devices connected to the participant devices. The accessory devices include secure elements for decryption and encryption of media signals communicated between the accessory devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: NAGRAVISION S.A.
    Inventors: Francois Fer, Marco Macchetti, Laurent Gauteron, Jerome Perrine
  • Patent number: 10237305
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for enabling legal-intercept mode for a targeted secure element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: NAGRAVISION S.A.
    Inventors: Bernard Benoit, Jean-Claude Fournier, Laurent Gauteron, Yishan Zhao, Francois Fer
  • Publication number: 20190028518
    Abstract: System and method for establishing secure conference calls. In one example system, a central conference call server establishes point-to-point connections with accessory devices comprising a secure element and connected to corresponding participant devices. The conference call server includes an interface to a plurality of secure elements configured to perform scrambling and unscrambling of media signals communicated to and from the accessory devices. In another example, one of the participant devices operates as the central conference call server. In other examples, participant devices communicate on a conference call via point-to-point connections between all accessory devices connected to the participant devices. The accessory devices include secure elements for decryption and encryption of media signals communicated between the accessory devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Francois Fer, Marco Macchetti, Laurent Gauteron, Jerome Perrine
  • Patent number: 10122767
    Abstract: System and method for establish secure conference calls. In one example system, a central conference call server establishes point-to-point connections with accessory devices comprising a secure element and connected to corresponding participant devices. The conference call server includes an interface to a plurality of secure elements configured to perform scrambling and unscrambling of media signals communicated to and from the accessory devices. In another example, one of the participant devices operates as the central conference call server. In other examples, participant devices communicate on a conference call via point-to-point connections between all accessory devices connected to the participant devices. The accessory devices include secure elements for decryption and encryption of media signals communicated between the accessory devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: NAGRAVISION S.A.
    Inventors: Francois Fer, Marco Macchetti, Laurent Gauteron, Jerome Perrine
  • Publication number: 20170237780
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for enabling legal-intercept mode for a targeted secure element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Bernard Benoit, Jean-Claude Fournier, Laurent Gauteron, Yishan Zhao, Francois Fer
  • Publication number: 20160352708
    Abstract: System and method for establish secure conference calls. In one example system, a central conference call server establishes point-to-point connections with accessory devices comprising a secure element and connected to corresponding participant devices. The conference call server includes an interface to a plurality of secure elements configured to perform scrambling and unscrambling of media signals communicated to and from the accessory devices. In another example, one of the participant devices operates as the central conference call server. In other examples, participant devices communicate on a conference call via point-to-point connections between all accessory devices connected to the participant devices. The accessory devices include secure elements for decryption and encryption of media signals communicated between the accessory devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Francois Fer, Marco Macchetti, Laurent Gauteron, Jerome Perrine
  • Patent number: 9251391
    Abstract: A method for continuous determination of a person's presence in a public transport conveyance is proposed, where a customer medium comprising an RF transceiver is assigned to the person, where at least one reading device per passenger compartment or car is provided for data communication with the customer media in the conveyance, which is connected to a computer serving as an on-board unit for the purpose of data communications, where these are also connected to each other in the case that several reading devices are provided, where an on-board unit serving as the main on-board unit is assigned to a passenger compartment or car if several passenger compartments or cars are present, and the other passenger compartments or cars are assigned to on-board units serving as secondary on-board units, which are connected to the main on-board unit for the purpose of data communication, where the customer medium is in a “sleep” mode upon entering the transport in order to keep energy consumption as low as possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: SKIDATA AG
    Inventors: Reinhard Surkau, Charles Egli, Francois Fer, Eric Piret, Jean-Claude Fournier, Fabien Maupas, Oliver Prevost
  • Publication number: 20150090786
    Abstract: A method for continuous determination of a person's presence in a public transport conveyance is proposed, where a customer medium comprising an RF transceiver is assigned to the person, where at least one reading device per passenger compartment or car is provided for data communication with the customer media in the conveyance, which is connected to a computer serving as an on-board unit for the purpose of data communications, where these are also connected to each other in the case that several reading devices are provided, where an on-board unit serving as the main on-board unit is assigned to a passenger compartment or car if several passenger compartments or cars are present, and the other passenger compartments or cars are assigned to on-board units serving as secondary on-board units, which are connected to the main on-board unit for the purpose of data communication, where the customer medium is in a “sleep” mode upon entering the transport in order to keep energy consumption as low as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Reinhard SURKAU, Charles EGLI, Francois FER, Eric PIRET, Jean-Claude FOURNIER, Fabien MAUPAS, Oliver PREVOST