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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6182205 | Microcomputer PC-cards The invention relates to exchangeable memory or PC-cards with several integrated circuits for personal computers. These PC-cards are used as a large capacity mass memory for replacing floppy disks and other exchangeable magnetic supports. To protect the c... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6132799 | Method for the manufacture of electronic cards and cards obtained thereby Process for producing an electronic card comprising a micromodule inserted in the card body, wherein one layer of the body contacting the micromodule is of polymerized plastic material. A mixture containing a low viscosity liquid monomer is spread on a su... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6006297 | Computer PC-card able to perform internal programs The invention relates to exchangeable memory or PC-cards having several integrated circuits for personal computers. These memory or PC-cards serve as a large capacity mass memory for replacing floppy disks and other exchangeable magnetic supports. In order ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5963980 | Microprocessor-based memory card that limits memory accesses by application programs and method of operation Microprocessor-based cards use application programs contained in a non-volatile user memory (MU), under the control of an operating system in a read-only memory (MSYS). To provide flexibility and security of access to the various memory zones without usin... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5901303 | Smart cards, systems using smart cards and methods of operating said cards in systems A smart card has a repository having a first data element and a value added function. The card further has an operating system having a data element access function for sequencing to said repository and a microprocessor for executing said data element and... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5850447 | Secured system of remote participation in interactive games with verification of the chronology of events A secured system of remote participation in interactive games with verification of the chronology of events relies on the counting, by a secured microprocessor (for example a microcircuit card), of consecutive periods of time of which the first one (Tr12)... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5850506 | Method of writing information in a non-volatile memory Non-volatile memory cards in which the writing mechanisms are controlled by a microprocessor. To improve the coherence of the data elements recorded in the non-volatile memory files, the invention proposes to provide for a possibility of grouped control o... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5825882 | Encryption and authentication method and circuit for synchronous smart card Encryption circuits and methods, in particular for smart cards, are disclosed. Smart cards without microprocessors may be authenticated very simply by using encryption with a secret card data table on which recursive cycles are executed. During each cycle... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5821877 | System of communications between a post and moving bodies Disclosed is a system of communication between a fixed post and moving bodies that may arrive simultaneously in the radius of action of this post. This system uses an exchange protocol that begins with an initializing signal (INIT) common to the different... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5774459 | Method of managing the transmission of messages from a set of transmitters to a single receiver on a single channel Methods that enable the simple management of the unilateral exchanges of messages between a highly simplified set of transmitters and a single receiver, this transmission being done on a single channel. It consists in providing for the transmission, by the rec... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5754675 | Identity checking system having card-bearer biometrical features-stored in codified form In a checking system, notably for checking the identity of persons, the person to be checked is the bearer of a chip card containing a limited series of information elements constituting a codified representation of significant morphological characteristi... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5740403 | Process circuit & system for protecting an integrated circuit against fraudulent use A process to protect against tampering with integrated circuits. During manufacture, a secret code is written in a secret address (102) of a memory (101) of the integrated circuit and an internal logic (103-108) blocks writing into this portion of memory,... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5739835 | Color printing machine In a machine for the color printing of cards, the different primary colors borne by the ribbon are deposited on the card by successive operations in which this card passes beneath the same thermal printer head by a series of back-and-forth motions. To thi... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5731576 | Smart card transaction method and system A method of transaction replenishes a microprocessor-based card. The card computes a certificate of authenticity on the basis of data elements that it contains and that include the contents of its counter of the number of replenishment operations and its ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5721440 | Memory with EEPROM cell having capacitive effect and method for the reading of such a cell In a memory cell of an EEPROM or flash-EEPROM memory, the source and the drain of a floating-gate transistor forming the non-volatile memorizing device are connected together. It is shown that the capacitive behavior of the cell is then differentiated at ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5697482 | Games machine with electronic payment mechanism The disclosure relates to games machines provided with electronic payment mechanisms. The conventional payment mechanism is replaced by a payment mechanism operating by means of tokens that are secured by contract-free detection and the machine is further... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5690773 | Method for the manufacture of a contact-free or hybrid card A method for the manufacture of a contact-free card comprising a card body and an electronic module having an integrated circuit chip connected to an antenna, a frame is deposited on a lower thermoplastic sheet demarcating the edges of a cavity; the elect... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689569 | Method and device for the utilization of electrical signals An interface is made for a device for the exploitation of electrical signals between a receiver of this device and a device for the exploitation of these signals. The interface is capable of sending, alternatively, signals received by the receiver to an e... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5688056 | Method for controlling a printer in order to obtain postages Methods enabling the use of an office printer connected to a microcomputer in order to print legitimate postal marks. It uses a cartridge of special fonts in which there are stored the franking marks according to the standards laid down for the printer. A... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5687398 | Device having automatic process for upgrading the performance of mobile systems To simplify the manufacture of terminals for the use of chip cards, the system is designed so as to place a minimum set of instructions in these terminals and to transfer the storage of complementary instructions pertaining to uses of greater complexity a... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5671525 | Method of manufacturing a hybrid chip card A method of manufacturing a hybrid chip card comprises the steps of providing a card body; forming a cavity in the card body; mounting the electronic module in the cavity of the card body; and connecting an antenna to the electronic module. The cavity ope... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5671367 | Microcomputer PC-card having switching circuit for controlling access to memory based on control signals from internal microprocessor on control signals from external PC A memory or PC-cards serve as a large capacity mass memory for replicating floppy disks and other exchangeable magnetic supports. In order to improve these cards, there is added a microprocessor (MPC) with the direct wiring of the operational bus (BD2) of... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5629513 | Method for the functioning of a chip card, and chip card in accordance therewith The disclosure relates to chip cards and their functioning. When a chip card goes from a first state (A) to a second state (B), functions that were available in the first state are prohibited. To enable the analysis of the malfunctions of the card during ... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5625791 | Chip card with data and programs protected against ageing In chip cards comprising non-volatile electrically erasable and programmable memories, to avoid the risks due to an ageing of the EEPROM memories, there is provided a procedure for the automatic refreshing of the contents of certain zones of the memory. T... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5625695 | Process for generating DSA signatures with low-cost portable apparatuses The invention relates to a process for generating digital signatures from portable apparatuses (A1, A2, . . . Ai . . . An) of the microprocessor-based card type, including means for computation, communication and retention of data, which means comprise at... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5600362 | Automatic system for front-and-back printing of cards in black and white and in color, by reversing the card The invention concerns automatic systems for printing both sides of cards in black and white and in color. It comprises a black-and-white printing machine next to a color printing machine, each machine incorporating a thermal printing head, in front of wh... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598032 | Hybrid chip card capable of both contact and contact-free operation and having antenna contacts situated in a cavity for an electronic module A contact-free card and a method for the manufacture of such a card. The card comprises a card body, an electronic module having an integrated chip card and two contact zones, and an antenna connected to the contact zones of said module by two contact ter... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5590193 | Method to secure the operations for accessing detachable cards for computers A method for securing access to detachable cards of the mass storage or I/O type using a password to encipher the address of the configuration register placed in the descriptor of the card, which descriptor is stored in a non-volatile memory of the card. ... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5588146 | Method for the acquisition of software and data-processing system to implement the method Disclosed are a method and a data-processing system for the acquisition of software programs by a microcomputer. The system comprises, for this purpose, a data base service center in which application software programs are stored and a removable electroni... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5583330 | Method and apparatus for the contact-free identification of articles having a protective enclosure, wherein the articles are identified using multiple electromagnetic wave transmission/reception devices The system has a reader of electronic labels comprising several devices for the transmission/reception of electromagnetic waves, offset angularly about a median axis so that, when the reader is placed in the vicinity of a label and irrespectively of their... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5576989 | Method for the counting down of units in a memory card In a memory card designed to count down a number of units by successive programming of non-volatile, electrically erasable and electrically programmable memory cells, the memory is organized into N rows of P cells, the weight of the cells of one row in th... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5575374 | Games machine with electronic payment mechanism Game machines provided with electronic payment mechanisms. The conventional payment mechanism is replaced by a payment mechanism operating by tokens that are secured by contract-free detection and the machine is furthermore provided with a second payment ... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5573202 | System and method for controlling the winding of a ribbon on a receiver reel A system controls the winding of a ribbon on a receiver reel rotationally driven by a stepping motor. The ribbon has successive indicators at regularly spaced intervals on the ribbon. A detection device, having two spaced optical cells at a predetermined ... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5574309 | Integrated circuit card comprising means for the protection of the integrated circuit A system for protecting integrated circuits on smart cards is described. The circuit (103) is placed in a cavity (102) in a ceramic package (101). Standard contacts (104) are deposited on the side of the package opposite to the cavity opening and connecte... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5569879 | Integrated circuit micromodule obtained by the continuous assembly of patterned strips A micromodule includes a slotted metal strip and a perforated dielectric strip having a thickness of less than 70 micrometers, preferably between 30 and 50 micrometers. The metal strip is bonded to the dielectric strip so as to overlie the slots in the me... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568634 | Method of writing in a non-volatile memory, notably in a memory card employing memory allocation strategies on size and occupancy basis In a system for the management of non-volatile memories, to avoid losses of information during writing, the critical writing sequences are locked. A back-up information element is stored before the performance of the critical section. The lock is constitu... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5563400 | Multi-applications portable card for personal computer A multi-applications portable card that can be plugged in notably into a reader of a personal computer comprises a first connector designed for a connection with the reader and positioned on the periphery of a pack. The portable card comprises, firstly, a... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5558449 | Simultaneous two-face printing machine The machine is a card printer that carries out simultaneous black-and-white or color printing on both faces of a card. This machine uses two identical printers of the type using thermal printing heads and ribbons placed on either side of a device to guide... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5552621 | Memory with EEPROM cell having capacitive effect and method for the reading of such a cell In a memory cell of an EEPROM or flash-EEPROM memory, the source and the drain of a floating-gate transistor forming the non-volatile memorizing device are connected together. It is shown that the capacitive behavior of the cell is then differentiated at ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5550919 | Method and device for limiting the number of authentication operations of a chip card chip To resolve the problems related to the divulgation of the algorithms for the transcoding of the secret codes in chip cards, notably prepayment type chip cards, it is planned to limit the number of authentication operations possible by the number of units ... | 08/27/1996 |
