Patents by Inventor Olivier Monsacre

Olivier Monsacre 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).

  • Antenna communication method for a chip card and associated device
    Patent number: 7583980
    Abstract: The invention relates to a communication method comprising the following steps consisting in: using a device which is equipped with at least one antenna and at least two contacts which are connected to the antenna; using a chip card comprising a chip which is equipped with at least two surface contacts, a processing module and a radio frequency interface which is associated with said processing module and which is connected to the surface contacts of the card, the surface contacts of the card being connected to the contacts of the device; and transmitting electric signals between the surface contacts of the card and the antenna. The invention can be used, in particular, to increase the communication range of the chip card. The invention also relates to an associated chip card and device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventor: Olivier Monsacre
  • Antenna communication method for a chip card and associated device
    Publication number: 20060142063
    Abstract: The invention relates to a communication method comprising the following steps consisting in: using a device which is equipped with at least one antenna and at least two contacts which are connected to the antenna; using a chip card comprising a chip which is equipped with at least two surface contacts, a processing module and a radio frequency interface which is associated with said processing module and which is connected to the surface contacts of the card, the surface contacts of the card being connected to the contacts of the device; and transmitting electric signals between the surface contacts of the card and the antenna. The invention can be used, in particular, to increase the communication range of the chip card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2003
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventor: Olivier Monsacre