US4092524A
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Systems for storing and transferring data
Assignee: INTERNATIONALE POUR L INNOVATION Ste
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Filing: 1976-05-13
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Granted: 1978-05-30
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Expires: 1996-05-13
Abstract
Abstract A portable independent electronic object designed for storing and transferring data confidentially intended for being coupled to a data transfer device; the said portable object comprising, at least one store module intended for the storage of data in an easily portable form, containing enabling data, coupling means accessible from outside the portable object, enabling the said portable object to be coupled temporarily with the said transfer device, circuits for control of the store, interconnected between the coupling means and the store; the said store and the control circuits being produced in the form of logical microstructures; an indentification comparator connected to the store and to the coupling means, intended for comparing the enabling data contained in the store with a confidential code supplied by the rightful owner of the portable object and introduced into the portable object by way of the said transfer device; the said portable object being characterized in that it includes in addition, a circuit for storage of the errors in confidential code, associated with the identification comparator, intended to keep track permanently of the errors in confidential code, the said storage circuit comprising at least one store element composed of a permanent store.
Inventors
- 👤 Roland Moreno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:11
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/10; G07F7/1008; G06; G06F; G06F21/00; G06F21/60; G06F21/62; G06F21/70; G06F21/78; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/08; G06Q20/10; G06Q20/105; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/341; G06Q20/36; G06Q20/367; G06Q20/3672; G06Q40/00; G06Q40/02; G07F7/1025; G07F7/1083
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A portable independent electronic object designed for storing and transferring data confidentially, intended for being coupled to a data transfer device; the said portable object comprising: at least one store module intended for the storage of data in an easily portable form, containing enabling data, coupling means accessible from outside the portable object, enabling the said portable object to be coupled temporarily with the said transfer device, circuits for control of the store, interconnected between the coupling means and the store; the said store and the control circuits being produced in the form of logical microstructures; an identification comparator connected to the store and to the coupling means, intended for comparing the enabling data contained in the store with a confidential code supplied by the rightful owner of the portable object and introduced into the portable object by way of the said transfer device; the said portable object being characterized in that it includes in addition: a circuit for storage of the errors in confidential code, connected to the identification comparator, intended to keep track permanently of the errors in confidential code, the said storage circuit comprising at least one store element composed of a permanent store.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
A portable independent electronic object designed for storing and transferring data confidentially, intended for being coupled to a data transfer device; the said portable object comprising: at least one store module intended for the storage of data in an easily portable form, containing enabling data, coupling means accessible from outside the portable object, enabling the said portable object to be coupled temporarily with the said transfer device, circuits for control of the store, interconnected between the coupling means and the store; the said store and the control circuits being produced in the form of logical microstructures; an identification comparator connected to the store and to the coupling means, intended for comparing the enabling data contained in the store with a confidential code supplied by the rightful owner of the portable object and introduced into the portable object by way of the said transfer device; the said portable object being characterized in that it includes in addition: a circuit for storage of the errors in confidential code, connected to the identification comparator, intended to keep track permanently of the errors in confidential code, the said storage circuit comprising at least one store element composed of a permanent store.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A portable object as in claim 1, characterized in that: the storage circuit comprises inhibition circuit means for inhibiting the electronic circuits of the portable object.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
A portable object as in claim 2, characterized in that it comprises means for control of authorization of the access to the store module; the identification comparator actuating said means for control of authorization of the access to the store module.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A portable object as in claim 3, characterized in that: the means for control of authorization of the access to the store module actuates a writing gate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A portable object as in claim 3, characterized in that: the means for control of authorization of the access to the store module actuates a reading gate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A portable object as in claim 1, characterized in that: the store element of the storage circuit is a MNOS store.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A portable object as in claim 1, characterized in that: the store element of the storage circuit is an ovonic store.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A portable object as in claim 1, characterized in that: the store element of the storage circuit is a FAMOS store.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A portable object as in claim 1, characterized in that: the store element of the storage circuit is a destructible element.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A portable object as in claim 9, characterized in that: the destructible store element of the storage circuit is a fuse.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A portable object as in claim 9, characterized in that it includes in addition: a simulation circuit connected in parallel with the storage circuit over the supply.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A portable object as in claim 10, characterized in that it includes in addition: a circuit means for checking the supply voltage to the storage circuit.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
A portable object as in claim 12, characterized in that: the circuit means for checking the supply voltage is connected to an inhibiting circuit for inhibiting the electronic circuits of the portable object.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
A portable object as in claim 12, characterized in that: the circuit means for checking the supply voltage comprises an analogue comparator.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
A portable object as in claim 3, characterized in that it includes in addition: an initialization circuit connected to the means for control of authorization of the access means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
A portable object as in claim 15, characterized in that: the initialization circuit comprises a store element.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
36 words
A portable object as in claim 16, characterized in that: the store element of the initialization circuit is destructible, whereby the said destructible store element is definitely destroyed after writing enabling data into the store module.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
A portable object as in claim 17, characterized in that: the destructible store element of the initialization circuit is a fuse.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
A portable object as in claim 1, characterized in that: the storage circuit includes a plurality of store elements capable of receiving each the track of an error in confidential code.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
34 words
A portable object as in claim 19, characterized in that: the storage circuit is associated with a virgin-address director means for detecting a virgin store element capable of storing an error in confidential code.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
56 words
A portable object as in claim 19, characterized in that: the storage circuit is associated with a counting and inhibition circuit having means for: counting the number of errors in confidential code committed and recorded in the storage circuit and means for delivering an inhibition signal when the number of errors committed reaches a predetermined threshold.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
31 words
A portable object as in claim 21, characterized in that: the counting and inhibition circuit comprises a divider connected to the reading output from the store elements of the storage circuit.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
26 words
A portable object as in claim 21, characterized in that: each store element of the storage circuit consists of a store element of the store module.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
27 words
A portable object as in claim 16, characterized in that: the store element of the initialization circuit is one of the store elements of the store module.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
27 words
A portable object as in claim 1, characterized in that it includes in addition: a frequency limiter connected to an addressing counter connected to the store module.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
41 words
A portable object as in claim 1, characterized in that it comprises means for control of authorization of the access to the store module; the identification comparator actuating said means for control of authorization of the access to the store module.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
26 words
A portable object as in claim 19, characterized in that: each store element of the storage circuit consists of a store element of the store module.
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