Patents by Inventor Mauro CONTI

Mauro CONTI 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: 11640483
    Abstract: A configurable hardware device comprises a configuration memory of a known total size, and a configurable fabric arranged for being configured according to information from the configuration memory and segmented in a static partition and at least one dynamic partition. A static partition is arranged for receiving a bit stream and a cryptographic nonce and comprises a read/write mechanism for interacting with the configuration memory. The received bit stream is stored in the configuration memory and used to configure an intended application in the dynamic partition. The static partition is arranged for computing, based on the cryptographic nonce, a checksum of the entire configuration memory and for outputting the checksum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignees: UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA, KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Md Masoom Rabbani, Mauro Conti, Nele Mentens, Jo Vliegen
  • Publication number: 20210365592
    Abstract: A configurable hardware device comprises a configuration memory of a known total size, and a configurable fabric arranged for being configured according to information from the configuration memory and segmented in a static partition and at least one dynamic partition. A static partition is arranged for receiving a bit stream and a cryptographic nonce and comprises a read/write mechanism for interacting with the configuration memory. The received bit stream is stored in the configuration memory and used to configure an intended application in the dynamic partition. The static partition is arranged for computing, based on the cryptographic nonce, a checksum of the entire configuration memory and for outputting the checksum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Md Masoom RABBANI, Mauro CONTI, Nele MENTENS, Jo VLIEGEN
  • Patent number: 10387645
    Abstract: A method to recognize whether a user of an electronic terminal is a human or a robot is described. This method provides to take an image and decompose the image in a multitude of image portions. The image portions are randomly visualized inside a test area of an electronic terminal. The method provides to detect the movement of a cursor inside the test area, and to move each image portion inside the test area according to a trajectory which depends on the position of the cursor inside the test area. When the cursor is in a solution position inside the test area, the image portions combine into the original image. The coordinates of the solution position are randomly generated, and to these coordinates is associated a solution area which comprises the coordinates of the solution position. In order to recognize if a user of an electronic terminal is a human or a robot, the method tests if the cursor position is inside the solution area when the user inputs a control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA
    Inventors: Mauro Conti, Claudio Guarisco, Riccardo Spolaor
  • Patent number: 10352980
    Abstract: An embodiment method of detecting an arc fault includes communicating a power line signal, including a communication signal modulated on an alternating current power signal, over a power line. The communication signal is communicated according to a power line network protocol. A power spectrum of the communication signal includes a first frequency band and a second frequency band different from the first frequency band. In accordance with the power line network protocol, a power of the communication signal in the first frequency band is attenuated in comparison to the power of the communication signal in the second frequency band. The method further includes performing arc fault detection on the spectral portions of the power line signal that are within the first frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L., STMICROELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Oleg Logvinov, Mauro Conti, Roberto Cappelletti
  • Publication number: 20180188307
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method of operating an arc fault detection system, an arc fault detection system, and a system. An embodiment is a method of operating an arc fault detection system coupled to a power line, the method including determining one or more arc fault detection windows in power line signals on the power line, the power line signals comprising a communication signal and an alternating current (AC) power signal. The method further includes receiving the power line signals from the power line during the one or more arc fault detection windows, and performing arc fault detection processing on the received power line signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Oleg Logvinov, Mauro Conti, Roberto Cappelletti
  • Patent number: 9939481
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method of operating an arc fault detection system, an arc fault detection system, and a system. An embodiment is a method of operating an arc fault detection system coupled to a power line, the method including determining one or more arc fault detection windows in power line signals on the power line, the power line signals comprising a communication signal and an alternating current (AC) power signal. The method further includes receiving the power line signals from the power line during the one or more arc fault detection windows, and performing arc fault detection processing on the received power line signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics S.r.l., STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Oleg Logvinov, Roberto Cappelletti, Mauro Conti
  • Publication number: 20170337373
    Abstract: A method to recognize whether a user of an electronic terminal is a human or a robot is described. This method provides to take an image and decompose the image in a multitude of image portions. The image portions are randomly visualized inside a test area of an electronic terminal. The method provides to detect the movement of a cursor inside the test area, and to move each image portion inside the test area according to a trajectory which depends on the position of the cursor inside the test area. When the cursor is in a solution position inside the test area, the image portions combine into the original image. The coordinates of the solution position are randomly generated, and to these coordinates is associated a solution area which comprises the coordinates of the solution position. In order to recognize if a user of an electronic terminal is a human or a robot, the method tests if the cursor position is inside the solution area when the user inputs a control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Mauro CONTI, Claudio GUARISCO, Riccardo SPOLAOR
  • Publication number: 20170254845
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method of operating an arc fault detection system, an arc fault detection system, and a system. An embodiment is a method of operating an arc fault detection system coupled to a power line, the method including determining one or more arc fault detection windows in power line signals on the power line, the power line signals comprising a communication signal and an alternating current (AC) power signal. The method further includes receiving the power line signals from the power line during the one or more arc fault detection windows, and performing arc fault detection processing on the received power line signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Oleg Logvinov, Roberto Cappelletti, Mauro Conti
  • Patent number: 9696363
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method of operating an arc fault detection system, an arc fault detection system, and a system. An embodiment is a method of operating an arc fault detection system coupled to a power line, the method including determining one or more arc fault detection windows in power line signals on the power line, the power line signals comprising a communication signal and an alternating current (AC) power signal. The method further includes receiving the power line signals from the power line during the one or more arc fault detection windows, and performing arc fault detection processing on the received power line signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Oleg Logvinov, Roberto Cappelletti, Mauro Conti
  • Publication number: 20140084942
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method of operating an arc fault detection system, an arc fault detection system, and a system. An embodiment is a method of operating an arc fault detection system coupled to a power line, the method including determining one or more arc fault detection windows in power line signals on the power line, the power line signals comprising a communication signal and an alternating current (AC) power signal. The method further includes receiving the power line signals from the power line during the one or more arc fault detection windows, and performing arc fault detection processing on the received power line signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventors: Oleg Logvinov, Roberto Cappelletti, Mauro Conti
  • Patent number: 8660532
    Abstract: A user authentication method for access to a mobile user terminal including one or more movement sensor supplying information on movements of the mobile terminal, includes authenticating a user on the basis of a movement performed handling the mobile terminal. A test pattern of values is sensed by one or more movement sensor related to a movement performed in a predetermined condition corresponding to an action for operating the mobile terminal. In a biometric recognition phase the acquired test pattern is compared to a stored pattern of values obtained from the one or more movement sensor by a training phase executed by an accepted user performing the action for operating the mobile terminal. The comparison includes measuring a similarity of the acquired test pattern to stored pattern. An authentication result is obtained by comparing the measured similarity to a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Inventors: Mauro Conti, Bruno Crispo, Irina Zachia-Zlatea
  • Publication number: 20120164978
    Abstract: A user authentication method for access to a mobile user terminal including one or more movement sensor supplying information on movements of the mobile terminal, includes authenticating a user on the basis of a movement performed handling the mobile terminal. A test pattern of values is sensed by one or more movement sensor related to a movement performed in a predetermined condition corresponding to an action for operating the mobile terminal. In a biometric recognition phase the acquired test pattern is compared to a stored pattern of values obtained from the one or more movement sensor by a training phase executed by an accepted user performing the action for operating the mobile terminal. The comparison includes measuring a similarity of the acquired test pattern to stored pattern. An authentication result is obtained by comparing the measured similarity to a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Mauro CONTI, Bruno CRISPO, Irina ZACHIA-ZLATEA