公开(公告)号：US06578768B1

公开(公告)日：2003-06-17

申请号：US09646602

申请日：2000-12-21

申请人： Philip A. Binder ,  Philippe R. Hiolle ,  Barry Hochfield

发明人： Philip A. Binder ,  Philippe R. Hiolle ,  Barry Hochfield

IPC分类号： G06K1906

CPC分类号： G06K7/0008 ,  G06Q20/1085

摘要： There is provided a method and device for selecting a communications protocol between an integrated circuit card and a terminal. The terminal supports at least two communications protocols, with one of the at least two communications protocols being a preferred communications protocol. The terminal transmits a reset to the integrated circuit card and receives an answer-to-reset from the integrated circuit card indicative of a first communications protocol. The terminal determines whether the first communications protocol matches the preferred communications protocol. If the first communications protocol does not match the preferred communications protocol, the terminal transmits another reset to the integrated circuit card and receives another answer-to-reset from the integrated circuit card indicatives of a second communications protocol. According to another aspect of the invention, the integrated circuit card has a processing unit and a memory coupled to the processing unit, the memory having stored therein a plurality of answers-to-reset, where each of the plurality of answers-to-reset is indicative of a communications protocol. The integrated circuit card transmits one of the plurality of answers-to-reset responsive to a reset and transmits another one of the plurality of answers-to-reset responsive to a subsequent reset.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于选择集成电路卡和终端之间的通信协议的方法和装置。 终端支持至少两个通信协议，其中至少两个通信协议中的一个是优选的通信协议。 终端向集成电路卡发送复位，并从指示第一通信协议的集成电路卡接收应答重置。 终端确定第一通信协议是否匹配优选的通信协议。 如果第一通信协议与优选通信协议不匹配，则终端向集成电路卡发送另一个复位，并从集成电路卡接收另一个应答重置指示第二通信协议的指示。 根据本发明的另一方面，集成电路卡具有处理单元和耦合到处理单元的存储器，存储器中存储有多个应答复位，其中多个应答复位中的每一个 表示通信协议。 集成电路卡响应于复位而发送多个应答复位中的一个，并响应于后续复位而发送多个应答复位中的另一个。

公开(公告)号：US20100211488A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-19

申请号：US12669355

申请日：2008-07-18

申请人： Stephen McSpadden ,  Barry Hochfield

发明人： Stephen McSpadden ,  Barry Hochfield

IPC分类号： G06Q99/00 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q20/00 ,  G06F21/24

CPC分类号： G06F21/10 ,  G06F2221/2135 ,  G06Q20/102 ,  G06Q30/04 ,  G06Q50/184

摘要： A brand protection feature reader and/or writer instrument (6) that is adapted to perform a pre-determined number of operations, for example authentication of a brand protection feature, and prevent subsequent operations from being performed if the pre-determined number of operations is exceeded. A counter (70) may be provided for counting the number of operations performed, thereby to determine if the pre-determined number of operations is exceeded.

摘要翻译： 一种品牌保护功能读取器和/或写入器工具（6），其适于执行预定数量的操作，例如品牌保护特征的认证，并且如果预定数量的操作，则防止执行后续操作 超过了 可以提供计数器（70），用于对所执行的操作次数进行计数，从而确定是否超过预定的操作次数。

公开(公告)号：US20050211759A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-29

申请号：US10497908

申请日：2002-12-09

申请人： Anthony Breslin ,  Michael Peters ,  Barry Hochfield

发明人： Anthony Breslin ,  Michael Peters ,  Barry Hochfield

IPC分类号： G06F21/24 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06K17/00 ,  G06K19/07 ,  G07F7/10 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G07F7/1008 ,  G06Q20/341 ,  G06Q20/3552 ,  G06Q20/3574

摘要： A machine readable medium carries operating software for use in a system which comprises the programmable device carrying at least one on-device file and/or application and an interface device for interfacing with the or each programmable device. The interface device is provided with at least one one-off device file and/or application; the operating software. The operating software enables, in use, the on-device and off-device files and/or applications to interface with one another and includes at least one file formatted in a web (Internet) standard language for self-describing messages, preferably XML. This file contains at least some of the file system and commands for accessing the file system which allow the on-device and off-device files and/or applications to interface. The interface device may be provided with at least one upgrade file in, for example, XML which contains an upgraded version of at least one on-device file and/or application and includes means for comparing the version of the on-device file or application on a particular programmable device with that in the upgrade file, upgrading the on-device file or application if the version on that device is earlier than that in the upgrade file. The interface device or the programmable device may, further, be provided with a file in web standard language which contains at least one configurable Security Environment. The system or device may include a plurality of files formatted in web standard language for self-describing messages, each of those files including a data model (‘virtual card’) corresponding to one of a plurality of different programmable devices, for example, smart cards of different kinds. The system may include means for configuring at least one of those virtual cards for downloading on to a memory-bearing programmable device. The system may further include at least one file in web standard language for self-describing messages capable of generating at least one APDU which, when run on a smart card, modifies or updates existing files or file structures.

公开(公告)号：US06742120B1

公开(公告)日：2004-05-25

申请号：US09212105

申请日：1998-12-15

申请人： Dimitrios Markakis ,  Barry Hochfield ,  John Beric ,  David Anthony Roberts

发明人： Dimitrios Markakis ,  Barry Hochfield ,  John Beric ,  David Anthony Roberts

IPC分类号： H04L900

CPC分类号： G07F7/1008 ,  G06Q20/341 ,  G06Q20/35765

摘要： In a multiple application card system including an IC card comprising a microprocessor, a read-only memory, a random access memory and an electronically erasable programmable read only memory, a system for controlling access to one or more sets of programming instructions embedded in said read-only memory comprising means for storing on said IC card for at least one application loaded onto said card at least one access flag having a value indicating whether or not access by the at least one application to the at least one set of programming instructions shall be granted and means dependent on said value for allowing access to one or more sets of programming instructions.

摘要翻译： 在包括一个包括微处理器，只读存储器，随机存取存储器和电可擦除可编程只读存储器的IC卡的多应用卡系统中，一个系统，用于控制访问嵌入在所述读取中的一组或多组编程指令 - 仅存储器包括用于在所述IC卡上存储加载到所述卡上的至少一个应用的装置，所述至少一个访问标志具有指示所述至少一个应用对所述至少一组编程指令的访问是否应为 授权和取决于所述值的装置，以允许访问一组或多组编程指令。

公开(公告)号：US20070276874A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-29

申请号：US10584914

申请日：2004-12-23

申请人： Barry Hochfield ,  Anthony Breslin

发明人： Barry Hochfield ,  Anthony Breslin

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G07F7/1008 ,  G06Q20/3552

摘要： A programmable device, for example, a smartcard carries a file system and operating software enabling the on-device file system to interface with at least one off-device file and/or application at a terminal or interface device. The smartcard includes means such as a script engine for running a script command to modify the structure and content of the file system, or the commands to be used for accessing the file system, or any security conditions associated therewith. In the improved smartcard of the invention the script engine is operable to run a plurality of script commands in succession and to use an input/output buffer of the device as an accumulator to allow arithmetic operations. on values held in data files or in the accumulator itself under the control of one or more of said script commands. This allows the system to provide for arithmetic operations, such as ADD, SUBTRACT or COMPARE, or other similar customised operations.

摘要翻译： 可编程设备（例如，智能卡）携带文件系统和操作软件，使得设备上文件系统能够与终端或接口设备上的至少一个离开设备文件和/或应用程序进行接口。 智能卡包括诸如用于运行脚本命令以修改文件系统的结构和内容的脚本引擎或用于访问文件系统的命令或与其相关联的任何安全条件的手段。 在本发明的改进的智能卡中，脚本引擎可操作以连续运行多个脚本命令，并将该设备的输入/输出缓冲器用作累加器以允许算术运算。 在一个或多个所述脚本命令的控制下，保存在数据文件或累加器本身中的值。 这允许系统提供诸如ADD，SUBTRACT或COMPARE或其他类似的定制操作的算术运算。

公开(公告)号：US5134648A

公开(公告)日：1992-07-28

申请号：US582526

申请日：1990-09-14

申请人： Barry Hochfield ,  Nicolas Bocquet

发明人： Barry Hochfield ,  Nicolas Bocquet

IPC分类号： H04L27/00 ,  H04M11/06

CPC分类号： H04M11/06 ,  H04L27/0002

摘要： A modem (200) for connecting a computer (100) or the like to a telephone network for data transmission purposes, the modem being of the type including a modulation/demodulation circuit for converting the digital signals of the computer into analog signals capable of being conveyed by the telephone network and vice versa, a computer interface circuit, and a telephone line interface circuit specially designed for a telephone network of a given type. The modem is characterized in that it comprises: a main circuit (210) designed to be placed inside the computer box (102) and incorporating the modulation/demodulation circuit (214) and the computer interface circuit (216); an auxiliary circuit (220) situated in a box (225) external to the computer box and incorporating the telephone line interface circuit; and disconnectable connection means (Cl, 230, 232) between the auxiliary circuit and the main circuit. The modem further includes means for at least periodically transferring an identification code from the auxiliary circuit to the main circuit, the identification code being stored in said auxiliary circuit and being representative of said given type of telephone network, means being provided in the main circuit for adapting the operating characteristics of said main circuit to said given type of network.

公开(公告)号：US20100019026A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-28

申请号：US12296278

申请日：2007-04-05

申请人： Barry Hochfield ,  Stephen McSpadden ,  Paul Connor ,  Raglan Tribe ,  Ken MacLauchlan ,  Stephen Todd

发明人： Barry Hochfield ,  Stephen McSpadden ,  Paul Connor ,  Raglan Tribe ,  Ken MacLauchlan ,  Stephen Todd

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： H04L9/32 ,  G06F21/35 ,  G06F21/554 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  H04L2209/805

摘要： A system for authenticating articles comprising: an authentication manager for managing authentication information associated with the articles; a plurality of secure taggant reader instruments for reading machine readable taggants associated with the articles, the taggants including the authentication or related information, and an instrument configuration manager for secure on-line configuration of the instruments. Each taggant reader instrument is operable to securely process and send authentication information derived from a taggant to the authentication manager. The authentication manager uses the received authentication information to identify suspicious events. When suspicious events are detected, the instrument configuration manager is able to reconfigure at least some of the taggant reader instruments. Reconfiguration may also happen in the event of a product recall and/or taggant security compromise.

摘要翻译： 一种用于认证文章的系统，包括：用于管理与所述文章相关联的认证信息的认证管理器; 用于读取与物品相关联的机器可读标签的多个安全标签读取器装置，包括认证或相关信息的标签，以及用于安全地在线配置仪器的仪器配置管理器。 每个标签读取器仪器可操作以安全地处理并发送从标签牌导出的认证信息到认证管理器。 验证管理器使用接收到的认证信息来识别可疑事件。 当检测到可疑事件时，仪器配置管理器能够重新配置至少一些标签阅读器仪器。 重新配置也可能在产品召回和/或标记安全漏洞的情况下发生。

公开(公告)号：US20070094149A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-26

申请号：US10548762

申请日：2004-03-15

申请人： Barry Hochfield ,  Anthony Breslin ,  Michael Peters

发明人： Barry Hochfield ,  Anthony Breslin ,  Michael Peters

IPC分类号： G06Q40/00 ,  G06Q99/00

CPC分类号： G06Q40/04 ,  G06Q20/0425 ,  G06Q20/367 ,  G06Q20/382 ,  G06Q20/403 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  G07F7/1008 ,  G07F7/1025

摘要： In a value transfer scheme, users are provided with programmable devices, for example, smart cards, capable of carrying data representing at least one available commodity value. Data representing user accounts is held at a remote processing station. Transactions between users are effected by the off-line exchange of data between users'respective smartcards, the exchanged data containing a record of each transaction entered into. The user account data for each user's account held at the remote processing station is updated only subsequently when the user's smartcard is on-line to the remote processing station and data therefrom is uploaded to the remote processing station. The scheme of the invention can, conveniently, be based around the ITSO scheme which is used to govern the secure transfer of data The scheme is capable of providing a secure multi-commodity value transfer system.

摘要翻译： 在价值转移方案中，向用户提供了可编程设备，例如智能卡，能够承载表示至少一个可用商品价值的数据。 表示用户帐户的数据保存在远程处理站。 用户之间的交易是通过用户的相应智能卡之间的数据的离线交换实现的，交换的数据包含输入的每个交易的记录。 随后当用户的智能卡在线到远程处理站并且其数据被上传到远程处理站时，在远程处理站处保存的每个用户账号的用户账户数据被更新。 本发明的方案可以方便地基于用于管理数据的安全传输的ITSO方案。该方案能够提供安全的多商品价值转移系统。

公开(公告)号：US20060156396A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-13

申请号：US10543124

申请日：2004-01-26

申请人： Barry Hochfield ,  Anthony Breslin

发明人： Barry Hochfield ,  Anthony Breslin

IPC分类号： G06F12/14 ,  H04L9/32

CPC分类号： G07F7/1008 ,  G06Q20/341 ,  G06Q20/355 ,  G06Q20/3576

摘要： A smartcard comprises a substrate having a smartcard chip formed on it as well as a secondary memory device, for example, a FLASH ROM, operatively connected to the smartcard chip. The secondary memory device is capable of storing a plurality of pages of data, each having associated with it a unique sequence number, the sequence number being stored separately from the data page so that when the page is to be read, the sequence number retrieved with the page can be compared with the stored sequence number to authenticate the page. To minimise the memory used on the smartcard to store the sequence numbers, some of the stored sequence numbers are stored in at least one data page stored on the secondary memory device, the sequence number for that at least one page being stored in the smartcard chip or the sequence numbers are XOR'd and the resultant digest is stored in the smartcard EEPROM. The sequence number associated with a particular page of data is incremented each time the page is modified or updated. The sequence number for each page of data is set initially at a randomly generated value, so that it is not possible to derive the sequence number from the total number of updates to the page. The smartcard of the invention thus permits the use of extended memory without compromising security.

摘要翻译： 智能卡包括其上形成有智能卡芯片的基板以及可操作地连接到智能卡芯片的辅助存储器件，例如FLASH ROM。 辅助存储设备能够存储多个数据页面，每个页面的数据都具有唯一的序列号，序列号与数据页面分开存储，以便当页面被读取时，用＃ 该页面可以与存储的序列号进行比较，以验证页面。 为了最小化在智能卡上使用的用于存储序列号的存储器，一些存储的序列号被存储在存储在辅助存储器设备上的至少一个数据页中，该至少一个页面的序列号被存储在智能卡芯片中 或序列号为异或，并将所得摘要存储在智能卡EEPROM中。 与特定页面数据相关联的序列号在每次修改或更新页面时递增。 每个数据页面的序列号最初设置为随机生成的值，因此不可能从页面的更新总数中导出序列号。 因此，本发明的智能卡允许使用扩展的存储器而不损害安全性。

公开(公告)号：US5506868A

公开(公告)日：1996-04-09

申请号：US296091

申请日：1994-08-25

申请人： Robert Cox ,  Eric Gradeler ,  Barry Hochfield ,  Philippe Le Bars ,  Rodger J. Mohme ,  Steven J. Young

发明人： Robert Cox ,  Eric Gradeler ,  Barry Hochfield ,  Philippe Le Bars ,  Rodger J. Mohme ,  Steven J. Young

IPC分类号： H04M11/06 ,  H04B1/38 ,  H04L5/16

CPC分类号： H04M11/06

摘要： Circuitry is described for providing a telephone line interface circuit of a MODEM for a computer with an AC impedance and DC voltage/current characteristics required by a given type telephone network such that the telephone line interface circuit can be matchingly connected with the given type telephone network. The given type telephone network provides an identification code representative of the required AC impedance and DC voltage/current characteristics. The circuitry comprises a plurality of impedance components that, when connected to the telephone line interface circuit, determine the AC impedance and DC voltage/current characteristics of the telephone line interface circuit. A plurality of terminals are coupled to receive a plurality of control signals associated with the identification code. A switching logic is coupled (1) between the plurality of impedance components and the telephone line interfacing circuit and (2) to the plurality of terminals for selectively connecting the plurality of impedance components to the telephone line interface circuit under the control of the plurality of control signals so as to cause the telephone line interface circuit to have the required AC impedance and DC voltage/current characteristics. An identifying circuit is coupled to the given type telephone network for identifying the required AC impedance and DC voltage/current characteristics by receiving the identification code and converting the identification code into the plurality of control signals.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于为具有给定类型电话网络所需的AC阻抗和DC电压/电流特性的计算机的MODEM的电话线接口电路进行电路化，使得电话线路接口电路可以与给定类型的电话网络匹配连接 。 给定类型的电话网络提供代表所需AC阻抗和DC电压/电流特性的识别代码。 电路包括多个阻抗分量，当连接到电话线接口电路时，确定电话线接口电路的AC阻抗和DC电压/电流特性。 多个终端被耦合以接收与识别码相关联的多个控制信号。 开关逻辑在所述多个阻抗部件和所述电话线接口电路之间耦合（1），以及（2）耦合到所述多个端子，用于在所述多个阻抗部件的控制下，将所述多个阻抗部件选择性地连接到所述电话线接口电路 控制信号，使电话线接口电路具有所需的交流阻抗和直流电压/电流特性。 识别电路通过接收识别码并将识别码转换为多个控制信号而耦合到给定类型的电话网络，以识别所需的AC阻抗和DC电压/电流特性。