Patents by Inventor Gilles Desoblin

Gilles Desoblin 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).

  • Method and a device for generating a secret value
    Patent number: 8732819
    Abstract: A device and a method for graphical passwords. A device displays an initial image comprising a plurality of graphical elements, each graphical element having at least two variants; receives user input to select a variant of a number of the graphical elements, thereby generating a modified image; and generates the secret value from at least the selected variants of the graphical elements. The graphical elements are advantageously seamlessly integrated in the images, thereby making the system resistant to shoulder surfing attacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Yves Maetz, Marc Eluard, Davide Alessio, Gilles Desoblin
  • Method and a device for generating a secret value
    Publication number: 20110283353
    Abstract: A device and a method for graphical passwords. A device displays an initial image comprising a plurality of graphical elements, each graphical element having at least two variants; receives user input to select a variant of a number of the graphical elements, thereby generating a modified image; and generates the secret value from at least the selected variants of the graphical elements. The graphical elements are advantageously seamlessly integrated in the images, thereby making the system resistant to shoulder surfing attacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Yves Maetz, Marc Eluard, Davide Alessio, Gilles Desoblin