Patents by Inventor Michel Thill

Michel Thill 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: 10810476
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic circuit for interconnecting a smartcard chip with a peripheral device, comprising: —a dedicated communication interface adapted to communicate with a smartcard chip; —a configurable communication interface adapted to communicate with a peripheral device; —a configuration module adapted to receive on said dedicated communication interface a request for configuring the configurable communication interface, adapted to configure the communication protocol of the configurable communication interface with the peripheral device based on the received request; —a bridging module adapted for converting data exchanged between the peripheral device and the smartcard chip through the dedicated communication interface and the configurable communication interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: THALES DIS FRANCE SA
    Inventors: Michel Thill, Alain Pomet
  • Patent number: 10268944
    Abstract: The invention relates to a payment device 100 comprising a secure integrated circuit SE with a dual interface. A connector 110 is connected to the contact type interface in order to communicate with an external reader. An antenna 140 is connected to the contactless interface. The device also comprises a reader circuit 120, 130, 150 compatible with the secure integrated circuit SE, wherein the reader circuit is connected in parallel to the connector 110. An independent battery BAT is used to power the reader circuit. A power switching circuit 160 connected to a communication field detection circuit 170, wherein said power switching circuit is capable of powering the reader circuit after a communication field is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: GEMALTO SA
    Inventor: Michel Thill
  • Patent number: 10049316
    Abstract: The invention is aimed at optimizing the life of the power supply of mobile equipment with a radiofrequency communication interface by switching off the power to it when it reaches a given state. A mobile device (102) has a battery (206), a radiofrequency circuit (201) allowing the mobile device (102) to exchange information with a host device (101). The mobile device (102) comprises an electronic switch (202) connected between the battery (206) and at least the radiofrequency circuit (201), where the switch makes it possible to supply power or not to the radiofrequency circuit. A power control circuit (203) is capable of controlling the electronic switch (202) so that it ceases to power the radiofrequency circuit as soon a break in communication is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Michel Thill, Pierre Gravez, Matthieu Antoine
  • Patent number: 9965298
    Abstract: (EN) The invention relates to a portable electronic device (SC, TK) comprising electric input means (VCC, GND, ANT) for receiving electric power from an external power supply. The portable electronic device (SC, TK) comprises an application, the application being set to be triggered when power is supplied to said electric input means (VCC, GND, ANT), and to not communicate with entities external to the portable electronic device (SC, TK), or to only notify such entities of an event. The application is further set to configure the portable electronic device (SC, TK), and to be successfully executable at most once. The invention also relate to a manufacturing equipment (M) for configuring a portable electronic device (SC, TK) and to a method for configuring a portable electronic device (SC, TK).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Gemalto SA
    Inventors: Michel Thill, Joseph Leibenguth, Olivier Joffray
  • Patent number: 9880682
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (CD) comprising a capacitive keyboard (KB) constituted of a plurality of keys (KY), each key comprising an active electrode (AEL) and an active ground plane (AGP), a microcontroller (MC) connected to said keyboard (KB) through active electrode (AEL) and active ground plane (AGP). Said microcontroller (MC) is adapted for managing said keyboard (KB) in a reverse manner for emulating a sequence of tactile contacts on a capacitive screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: François-Xavier Marseille, Michel Thill
  • Patent number: 9558603
    Abstract: The invention relates to a smartcard receiving device, comprising a contact interface (11) for communicating with the received smartcard (2); a remote communication interface (13) for communicating with a first remote device (3); a protocol bridge (12) designed to establish a transaction with the received smartcard (2) through the contact interface (11). The smartcard receiving device further comprises a communicating device detector (14, 15) adapted to detect a second remote device (5) communicating according to a remote communication protocol different from the communication protocol used by said remote communication interface (13). The protocol bridge (12) interrupts the transaction with the received smartcard (2) when the second remote device (5) communicating according to said different remote communication protocol is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Matthieu Antoine, Michel Thill
  • Patent number: 9537984
    Abstract: A radio-frequency communication device includes connection means electrically connecting an integrated circuit component, or intended for this purpose; and selection means for selecting an electromagnetic current power supply for the component. The device includes an alternative power supply source for powering the component during the reception of an electromagnetic field as soon as the electromagnetic power supply current received by the component is insufficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Michel Thill, Christophe Arnoux
  • Publication number: 20160328716
    Abstract: The communication device 1 comprises a memory M for storing a numeric key and a diversification algorithm; a calculator D for generating an identification code from at least the numeric key and the diversification algorithm; a display for displaying the identification code generated 101, 102, 103 by the calculator. The communication device further comprises a light sensor 11 for receiving a light signal 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Stephane TOUVET, Michel THILL, Evangelos SPYROPOULOS, Guillaume CAMMAS
  • Publication number: 20160328636
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic field transformation device comprising a battery, a processing unit, an antenna coupled with the processing unit and capable of exchanging data according to the standard ISO14443, a coil coupled with the processing unit and capable of radiating a low-frequency electromagnetic field corresponding to a succession of bits emulating the passing of a magnetic stripe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Francois-Xavier MARSEILLE, Michel THILL
  • Publication number: 20160321533
    Abstract: The invention relates to a payment device 100 comprising a secure integrated circuit SE with a dual interface. A connector 110 is connected to the contact type interface in order to communicate with an external reader. An antenna 140 is connected to the contactless interface. The device also comprises a reader circuit 120, 130, 150 compatible with the secure integrated circuit SE, wherein the reader circuit is connected in parallel to the connector 110. An independent battery BAT is used to power the reader circuit. A power switching circuit 160 connected to a communication field detection circuit 170, wherein said power switching circuit is capable of powering the reader circuit after a communication field is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventor: Michel THILL
  • Publication number: 20160155111
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for securing a validation process of an online payment transaction. During an online transaction on a mobile device, it is requested a contactless tap from a contactless display card (thanks to NFC reader mode in the mobile device) to establish a contactless exchange session. During this contactless exchange session, the display card receives the amount requested for the transaction and the identification of merchant. The user is invited to check amount and merchant identification on the screen of the display card. When the user validates the transaction by for example pressing on a corresponding button then the display card creates an authorization message comprising enciphered financial user information and data on the transaction. With a second tap from the display card, the mobile device receives the authorization message which is transmitted to the display card issuer through the merchant for validation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Valery ARNALD, Jean-Miche DESJARDINS, Michel THILL, Shintaro SUZUKI, Stéphane GRELLIER
  • Publication number: 20160026296
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (CD) comprising a capacitive key-board (KB) constituted of a plurality of keys (KY), each key comprising an active electrode (AEL) and an active ground plane (AGP), a microcontroller (MC) connected to said keyboard (KB) through active electrode (AEL) and active ground plane (AGP). Said microcontroller (MC) is adapted for managing said keyboard (KB) in a reverse manner for emulating a sequence of tactile contacts on a capacitive screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: François-Xavier MARSEILLE, Michel THILL
  • Publication number: 20150334568
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling contactless transactions of contactless applications stored on a first secure element, said contactless transactions being operated with a portable device, said portable device comprising said first secure element. The method is characterised in that it comprises a step of pairing said first secure element with a second secure element, a step of requesting to the second secure element an authorization to execute a predetermined number of contactless transactions, a step of requesting to the second secure element another authorization to execute a new predetermined number of contactless transactions when a predetermined contactless transaction's threshold is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Michel THILL, Marc MULLER, Evangelos SPYROPOULOS
  • Patent number: 9179317
    Abstract: The invention relates to an M2M device comprising a communication unit and a SIM card, the said SIM card comprising a controller or microcontroller (A), characterized in that the SIM card comprises at least one sensor (B; C), the said at least one sensor being a sensor selected from the group consisting of a temperature sensor, a strain sensor, a movement sensor, a displacement sensor, an inertia or acceleration sensor, a sound sensor, a pressure sensor, an impact sensor and a vibration sensor, the said controller or microcontroller (A) comprising an element for deactivating at least some of its functions following the receipt from the said at least one sensor (B,C) of at least one signal indicating that an environment status value is outside a predetermined range, thus preventing the malicious use of the said SIM card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Michel Thill, Serge Barbe
  • Patent number: 9141901
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication object comprising means for radiofrequency communication with a remote device, wherein said communication means are capable of establishing a first short-range communication and a second communication having a longer range than the first communication, said long range being enabled by Bluetooth or Wifi technology. The communication means use the same type of communication technology for the first and second communications. The invention also relates to a method for implementing the dual-range radiofrequency communication of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Michel Thill, Pierre Gravez, Matthieu Antoine
  • Patent number: 9094053
    Abstract: The embodiments of this invention relate to an electronic device (9) intended to be installed in a portable device (1), which electronic device comprises: • a microcontroller (13) configured to communicate with a first interface (5) of the portable device in accordance with a first protocol, the said first interface (5) supplying power voltage to the microcontroller, the said power voltage being standardised by the said first protocol, • a secure electronic chip component (15) configured to communicate with a second interface (7) of the portable device in accordance with a second protocol, the said second interface (7) supplying power voltage to the secure component, the said power voltage being standardised by the said second protocol, • means for communication (17) between the secure component (15) and the microcontroller (13), in which the means for communication comprise a module for voltage adaptation (19) depending on the power voltages supplied by the first and second interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Michel Thill, Yan Charles, Yvon Gressus
  • Patent number: 8965299
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for processing a plurality of radiofrequency communication streams by way of an integrated circuit card, the streams originating from at least two terminals, and the card being connected to a device equipped with a radiofrequency communication interface which is suitable for the connection of a plurality of host terminals. The method includes monitoring the reception and/or transmission at and/or to the card of a first and second stream of data originating respectively from a first and second host terminal. The monitoring step includes a step of checking the availability of the card before the second stream of data is transmitted to the card. The invention also relates to the corresponding monitoring system and device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Gemalto SA
    Inventors: François-Xavier Marseille, Michel Thill
  • Patent number: 8955758
    Abstract: The invention relates to a smartcard (10) comprising: —a microcontroller (30); —a contact communication interface (11); —a supply line (Vcc) connecting the contact communication interface to the microcontroller, a clock line (Clk) connecting the contact communication interface to the microcontroller. The smartcard further comprises a power management circuit (20) including a switch (23) adapted to selectively open or close the supply line connection between the contact communication interface and the microcontroller, the power management circuit being adapted to detect the loss of a clock signal on the clock line (Clk), adapted to keep said switch closed during a predetermined period after a loss of clock signal is detected and adapted to open said switch after said predetermined period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Gemalto SA
    Inventors: Michel Thill, François-Xavier Marseille
  • Publication number: 20140334097
    Abstract: The embodiments of this invention relate to an electronic device (9) intended to be installed in a portable device (1), which electronic device comprises: a microcontroller (13) configured to communicate with a first interface (5) of the portable device in accordance with a first protocol, the said first interface (5) supplying power voltage to the microcontroller, the said power voltage being standardised by the said first protocol, a secure electronic chip component (15) configured to communicate with a second interface (7) of the portable device in accordance with a second protocol, the said second interface (7) supplying power voltage to the secure component, the said power voltage being standardised by the said second protocol, means for communication (17) between the secure component (15) and the microcontroller (13), in which the means for communication comprise a module for voltage adaptation (19) depending on the power voltages supplied by the first and second interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: GEMALTO SA
    Inventors: Michel Thill, Yan Charles, Yvon Gressus
  • Patent number: 8794535
    Abstract: In order to allow a display of the latest transactions, a smart card 100c for secure transactions comprises at least one secure chip 101c, for example of the EMV type, with at least one communication interface to communicate with a card reader in order to carry out a transaction, an electronic display 103, an independent battery 104, a card reader circuit 150c connected to a communication interface of the secure chip in order to access the information contained in the secure chip to be able to display it on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Gemalto SA
    Inventors: Francois-Xavier Marseille, Pierre Gravez, Michel Thill