Patents by Inventor Jan Heylen

Jan Heylen 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 for accessing a smart card from a host device
    Patent number: 7540409
    Abstract: A method for accessing a smart card from a host device, the smart card being connected to the host device via a telecommunications card, the telecommunications card having a command interpreter for interpreting host device commands and a modem with associated smart card reader for enabling the telecommunication and user identification the modem being only accessible to the host device via the command interpreter, the method including: (a) providing an access command on the host device, the access command instructing the command interpreter to pass on any attached command originating from the host device to the smart card reader; (b) attaching an application command to the access command and forwarding both to the command interpreter; (c) performing the application command on the smart card reader; (d) storing a response given by the smart card to the application command in a first buffer which is accessible towards the host device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Option
    Inventors: Geert Van Overbeke, Jan Heylen, Jan Vercruysse
  • Method of using a telecommunications card as generic smart card reader for a host device
    Publication number: 20070012762
    Abstract: A method for accessing a smart card (SIM) from a host device (TE), the smart card being connected to the host device (TE) via a telecommunications card (MT), the telecommunications card (MT) comprising a command interpreter (TA) for interpreting host device commands and a modem (ME) with associated smart card reader for enabling said telecommunication and user identification, the modem (ME) being only accessible to the host device via the command interpreter (TA), the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing an access command (AT+CSIM) on the host device, said access command instructing the command interpreter (TA) to pass on any attached command originating from the host device (TE) to the smart card reader; (b) attaching an application command (APDU) to said access command (AT+CSIM) and forwarding both to the command interpreter (TA); (c) performing said application command (APDU) on the smart card reader; (d) storing a response given by the smart card (SIM) to said application command in a first buffe
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: OPTION
    Inventors: Geert Van Overbeke, Jan Heylen, Jan Vercruysse
  • Method and algorithm for accessing a smart card stored in a telecommunications card from a host device to which said telecommunications is connected
    Patent number: 7137565
    Abstract: A method for accessing a smart card (SIM) from a host device (TE) via a telecommunications card (MT), the telecommunications card (MT) comprising a command interpreter (TA) for interpreting host device commands and a modem (ME) with associated smart card reader, the modem (ME) being only accessible to the host device via the command interpreter (TA), the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing an access command (AT+CSIM) on the host device, instructing the command interpreter (TA) to pass on any attached command originating from the host device (TE) to the smart card reader; (b) attaching an application command (APDU) to the access command (AT+CSIM) and forwarding both to the command interpreter (TA); (c) performing the application command (APDU) on the smart card reader; (d) storing a response given by the smart card (SIM) in a first buffer which is accessible towards the host device (TE).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Option
    Inventors: Geert Van Overbeke, Jan Heylen, Jan Vercruysse
  • Method and algorithm for accessing a smart card stored in a telecommunications card from a host device to which said telecommunications card is connected
    Publication number: 20050109837
    Abstract: A method for accessing a smart card (SIM) from a host device (TE), the smart card being connected to the host device (TE) via a telecommunications card (MT), the telecommunications card (MT) comprising a command interpreter (TA) for interpreting host device commands and a modem (ME) with associated smart card reader for enabling said telecommunication and user identification, the modem (ME) being only accessible to the host device via the command interpreter (TA), the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing an access command (AT+CSIM) on the host device, said access command instructing the command interpreter (TA) to pass on any attached command originating from the host device (TE) to the smart card reader; (b) attaching an application command (APDU) to said access command (AT+CSIM) and forwarding both to the command interpreter (TA); (c) performing said application command (APDU) on the smart card reader; (d) storing a response given by the smart card (SIM) to said application command in a first buffe
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: OPTION
    Inventors: Geert Van Overbeke, Jan Heylen, Jan Vercruysse