Patents by Inventor Thomas CHENEVIER

Thomas CHENEVIER 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).

  • Method for controlling the identity of a user by means of a blockchain
    Patent number: 10817967
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling the identity of a user (U), comprising the following steps implemented by an identity-controlling device (3): reading, in a public database (4), confidentiality-protected data if any previously generated by an identity-attesting device (1) from an identity element of a user (U) and at least one random datum specific to the user (U); verifying (120) heed of a condition relating to the confidentiality-protected data found in the public database (4); performing predetermined processing for the user (U) only if the condition is heeded. The public database is of blockchain type and the confidentiality-protected data generated by the identity-attesting device (1) are associated in the public database (4) with first transaction data indicating that the identity-attesting device (1) has transferred a predetermined amount of electronic currency to a recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY FRANCE
    Inventors: Herve Chabanne, Thomas Chenevier, Laurent Lambert, Olivier Clemot
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE IDENTITY OF A USER BY MEANS OF A BLOCKCHAIN
    Publication number: 20180122031
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling the identity of a user (U), comprising the following steps implemented by an identity-controlling device (3): reading, in a public database (4), confidentiality-protected data if any previously generated by an identity-attesting device (1) from an identity element of a user (U) and at least one random datum specific to the user (U); verifying (120) heed of a condition relating to the confidentiality-protected data found in the public database (4); performing predetermined processing for the user (U) only if the condition is heeded. The public database is of blockchain type and the confidentiality-protected data generated by the identity-attesting device (1) are associated in the public database (4) with first transaction data indicating that the identity-attesting device (1) has transferred a predetermined amount of electronic currency to a recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Herve CHABANNE, Thomas CHENEVIER, Laurent LAMBERT, Olivier CLEMOT