Abstract: The invention proposes a personal data processing system (1) comprising a data storage module (12) storing an encrypted reference personal data database, wherein it further comprises a hardware security module (10) storing a private key for decryption of said reference personal data and configured to implement data filtering preventing any output of personal data. The invention further provides a method for processing personal data.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating a cryptographic key for applying an access control method to a resource of a server (20) by a client-terminal (10), the method comprising the following steps: (E1) receiving a test biometric datum (DBtest), (E2) applying a decoding method to the test biometric datum (DBtest) and of a reference datum (Dref) for obtaining a cryptographic key (K?) such that: if the test biometric datum (DBtest) corresponds to the reference biometric datum (DBref), the cryptographic key generated (K?) is the legitimate cryptographic authentication key (Kl), otherwise, the generated cryptographic key (K?) is an illegitimate cryptographic authentication key (Ki) not allowing authentication of the client-terminal (10) at the server (20) during an access control, and (E3) using the generated key for applying an access control method (F3) to a resource of the server (20) by the client-terminal (10).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for securing a document including a visual element, carried out by a processing unit comprising processing means, the method comprising generation, from the visual element, of a reference security datum, and storage of the reference security datum, wherein the reference security datum is generated by means of an algorithm configured so as to generate: for any image acquired from the visual element, a security datum whereof the differences relative to the reference security datum are less than a determined threshold, and for any image acquired on a different visual element, a security datum whereof the differences relative to the reference security datum are greater than said threshold.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for identifying a person to be identified having a certified data medium linking a primary identifier and a primary biometric characteristic of a holder of the data medium, acquiring, during a unique operation, the first biometric characteristic on the person to be identified and a second, distinct biometric characteristic, verifying that the person to be identified corresponds to the holder of the data medium by comparing the first acquired biometric characteristic to that of the data medium, storing the second acquired biometric characteristic and associating it with a secondary identifier and during a subsequent identification, acquiring the second biometric characteristic on the person to be identified and comparing it to the second biometric characteristic.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating a cryptographic key for applying an access control method to a resource of a server (20) by a client-terminal (10), the method comprising the following steps: (E1) receiving a test biometric datum (DBtest), (E2) applying a decoding method to the test biometric datum (DBtest) and of a reference datum (Dref) for obtaining a cryptographic key (K?) such that: if the test biometric datum (DBtest) corresponds to the reference biometric datum (DBref), the cryptographic key generated (K?) is the legitimate cryptographic authentication key (Kl), otherwise, the generated cryptographic key (K?) is an illegitimate cryptographic authentication key (Ki) not allowing authentication of the client-terminal (10) at the server (20) during an access control, and (E3) using the generated key for applying an access control method (F3) to a resource of the server (20) by the client-terminal (10).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for securing a document including a visual element, carried out by a processing unit comprising processing means, the method comprising generation, from the visual element, of a reference security datum, and storage of the reference security datum, wherein the reference security datum is generated by means of an algorithm configured so as to generate: for any image acquired from the visual element, a security datum whereof the differences relative to the reference security datum are less than a determined threshold, and for any image acquired on a different visual element, a security datum whereof the differences relative to the reference security datum are greater than said threshold.

Abstract: The invention relates to an authentication device (1), characterized in that it comprises a support (10) provided with a surface (12), said surface comprising a plurality of peaks (14) and valleys (15) forming a pattern (13) capable of being acquired by a digital fingerprint sensor. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such a device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for enabling the authentication or identification of a person (1) using a first electronic device (2) comprising an image-capturing unit and a data-transmission unit, the method including a step of registering said person in a verification system (3). The registration step includes the steps of: capturing, using the image-capturing unit of said electronic device, a first image (h) of at least one object (O) of any kind that is secretly selected by the person; and transmitting said first image to the verification system by means of said data transmission device of said first electronic device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for identifying a person to be identified having a certified data medium linking a primary identifier and a primary biometric characteristic of a holder of the data medium, acquiring, during a unique operation, the first biometric characteristic on the person to be identified and a second, distinct biometric characteristic, verifying that the person to be identified corresponds to the holder of the data medium by comparing the first acquired biometric characteristic to that of the data medium, storing the second acquired biometric characteristic and associating it with a secondary identifier and during a subsequent identification, acquiring the second biometric characteristic on the person to be identified and comparing it to the second biometric characteristic.

Abstract: The invention relates to an authentication device (1), characterized in that it comprises a support (10) provided with a surface (12), said surface comprising a plurality of peaks (14) and valleys (15) forming a pattern (13) capable of being acquired by a digital fingerprint sensor. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such a device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for enabling the authentication or identification of a person (1) using a first electronic device (2) comprising an image-capturing unit and a data-transmission unit, the method including a step of registering said person in a verification system (3). The registration step includes the steps of: capturing, using the image-capturing unit of said electronic device, a first image (h) of at least one object (O) of any kind that is secretly selected by the person; and transmitting said first image to the verification system by means of said data transmission device of said first electronic device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of searching for information in a database, the method comprising the steps of: presenting at least one item of data to an observer and measuring at least physiological parameter of the observer; and in the presence of a variation in the physiological parameter greater than a predetermined threshold, presenting an item of data having a relationship with the previously-presented data item.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (4) for positioning the face of a user relative to an image-capture apparatus (1), the positioning device comprising a picture-taking device (7) arranged to supply horizontally-reversed images, a display screen (5) for displaying the reversed images and connected to the picture-taking device, and means for superposing on the images displayed on the screen at least one positioning reference mark (6) for the user, the positioning reference mark and the displayed images lying substantially in the same plane. The invention also provides a corresponding method and image-capture apparatus.

Abstract: A device for acquiring images of a print of at least a portion of a user's hand, the device comprising a stand defining an acquisition zone extending substantially in a plane, an optical acquisition member that is fastened to the stand to have a field of view covering the acquisition zone, and a processor unit connected to the acquisition member to process an image signal coming therefrom, wherein: the stand is arranged to provide an empty space zone containing the acquisition zone and forming a passage for said portion of the hand while moving parallel to the plane; the device includes at least one projector member for projecting a light test pattern of at least two colors into the acquisition zone; the optical acquisition member has a depth of field extending on either side of the acquisition zone and it possesses a color sensor having an acquisition speed that is sufficient to capture at least one color image of said portion of the hand moving at a predetermined maximum speed of movement; and the proces

Abstract: A method of improving the rate of detection of attempts at fraud when a person passes through a controlled space based on the use of different sets of parameters issuing from at least two different sensor systems, some sets of parameters being based on correlations of measurements issuing from various sensor systems. Learning is carried out so as to characterize various types of fraud to permit identification of attempts at fraud by correlation between measurements obtained and characterizations of each type of fraud for each set of parameters.

Abstract: A method of analyzing a presence in a space (5), the method comprising the steps of: projecting at least one light beam (10) into the space towards a screen in such a manner that at least a portion of a body, if present in the space, casts a shadow onto the screen; and analyzing the shadow cast on the screen.

Abstract: A device for acquiring images of a print of at least a portion of a user's hand, the device comprising a stand defining an acquisition zone extending substantially in a plane, an optical acquisition member that is fastened to the stand to have a field of view covering the acquisition zone, and a processor unit connected to the acquisition member to process an image signal coming therefrom, wherein: the stand is arranged to provide an empty space zone containing the acquisition zone and forming a passage for said portion of the hand while moving parallel to the plane; the device includes at least one projector member for projecting a light test pattern of at least two colors into the acquisition zone; the optical acquisition member has a depth of field extending on either side of the acquisition zone and it possesses a color sensor having an acquisition speed that is sufficient to capture at least one color image of said portion of the hand moving at a predetermined maximum speed of movement; and the proces

Abstract: An optical device for biometric sensing by contact, comprising: an optical element (2) having a face (3) constituting a surface for apposition of a body part from which a biometric characteristic is to be sensed; a radiation source (6) for illuminating the face (3) of the optical element; and sensor means (9) for picking up the radiation coming from the face (3); the face (3) is coated in a thin layer defining a pattern and made of a material such that in association with the material constituting the optical element, the layer is transparent in the presence of radiation emitted by the radiation source (6) when a body part is placed on the face (3) and is significantly less transparent in the presence of external parasitic radiation (13) that is inclined relative to the face (3); whereby the image received by the sensor means can be distinguished depending on whether it is real or latent.

Abstract: A method of analyzing a presence in a space (5), the method comprising the steps of: projecting at least one light beam (10) into the space towards a screen in such a manner that at least a portion of a body, if present in the space, casts a shadow onto the screen; and analyzing the shadow cast on the screen.

Abstract: A method of improving the rate of detection of attempts at fraud when a person passes through a controlled space based on the use of different sets of parameters issuing from at least two different sensor systems, some sets of parameters being based on correlations of measurements issuing from various sensor systems. Learning is carried out so as to characterise various types of fraud to permit identification of attempts at fraud by correlation between measurements obtained and characterisations of each type of fraud for each set of parameters.