Patents by Inventor Frank Siedel

Frank Siedel 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).

  • Updating software on a secure element
    Patent number: 9979703
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of providing a software update to a secure element comprised in a host device, comprising converting the software update into a sequence of ciphertext blocks using a chained encryption scheme, and transmitting said sequence of ciphertext blocks to the host device. Furthermore, there is disclosed a method of installing a software update on a secure element comprised in a host device, comprising receiving, by the host device, a sequence of ciphertext blocks generated by a method of providing a software update of the kind set forth, converting said sequence of ciphertext blocks into the software update, and installing the software update on the secure element. Furthermore, corresponding computer program products and a corresponding host device are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Dimitri Warnez, Thierry Gouraud, Rafael Jan Josef Meeusen, Andreas Lessiak, Frank Siedel, Ernst Haselsteiner, Bruce Murray
  • Method of interruption of meta language program code execution
    Patent number: 9513933
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer implemented method of interruption of meta language program code (10) execution on a computer having a micro controller (1) executing a native code (3) execution with a virtual machine (5) executing a meta language program code (10), where an address controller (15) controls the interruption of the meta language program code (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Frank Siedel
  • UPDATING SOFTWARE ON A SECURE ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20150172255
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of providing a software update to a secure element comprised in a host device, comprising converting the software update into a sequence of ciphertext blocks using a chained encryption scheme, and transmitting said sequence of ciphertext blocks to the host device. Furthermore, there is disclosed a method of installing a software update on a secure element comprised in a host device, comprising receiving, by the host device, a sequence of ciphertext blocks generated by a method of providing a software update of the kind set forth, converting said sequence of ciphertext blocks into the software update, and installing the software update on the secure element. Furthermore, corresponding computer program products and a corresponding host device are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Dimitri Warnez, Thierry Gouraud, Rafael Jan Josef Meeusen, Andreas Lessiak, Frank Siedel, Ernst Haselsteiner, Bruce Murray
  • METHOD OF INTERRUPTION OF META LANGUAGE PROGRAM CODE EXECUTION
    Publication number: 20110107312
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer implemented method of interruption of meta language program code (10) execution on a computer having a micro controller (1) executing a native code (3) execution with a virtual machine (5) executing a meta language program code (10), where an address controller (15) controls the interruption of the meta language program code (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Frank Siedel