Patents by Inventor Paolo Bozzo

Paolo Bozzo 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).

  • Device and method for the safe management of vital communications in the railway environment
    Patent number: 11420662
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating and verifying secure messages between vital equipment for controlling a railway network, wherein the apparatus includes control and/or processing components configured to carry out the following steps: a) generating a message body including information that may change the state of the railway network; b) generating a first pseudo-signature on the basis of the message body and a first cryptographic key; c) transmitting the first pseudo-signature to a second apparatus; d) receiving a second pseudo-signature from the second apparatus; e) generating a message signature on the basis of the second pseudo-signature and the first cryptographic key; f) generating a message by combining the message body and the message signature; g) sending the message to a recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi Rail STS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Bozzo, Jacopo D'Amico, Paola De Bernardi, Alessandro Parodi, Claudio Plescovich, Giorgio Ravera
  • Device and Method for the Safe Management of Vital Communications in the Railway Environment
    Publication number: 20190351924
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating and verifying secure messages between vital equipment for controlling a railway network, wherein the apparatus includes control and/or processing components configured to carry out the following steps: a) generating a message body including information that may change the state of the railway network; b) generating a first pseudo-signature on the basis of the message body and a first cryptographic key; c) transmitting the first pseudo-signature to a second apparatus; d) receiving a second pseudo-signature from the second apparatus; e) generating a message signature on the basis of the second pseudo-signature and the first cryptographic key; f) generating a message by combining the message body and the message signature; g) sending the message to a recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Paolo Bozzo, Jacopo D'Amico, Paola De Bernardi, Alessandro Parodi, Claudio Plescovich, Giorgio Ravera