US5471045A
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Smart card locking process
Assignee: Gemplus SA
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Filing: 1992-05-05
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Granted: 1995-11-28
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Expires: 2012-05-05
Abstract
Abstract A method of locking a smart card to block the operation of at least one protected program stored in a read-only memory or ROM of the smart card, the smart card incorporating a central processor, the ROM, an erasable programmable read-only memory or EPROM and a random access memory or RAM, the method including the steps of: entering a logic lock in the EPROM, making multiple copies of the logic lock in the EPROM, carrying out a logic OR on the logic lock in the EPROM and the multiple copies of the logic lock in the EPROM in order to block the performance of the protected program upon the detection of either (a) the logic lock in the EPROM or (b) at least one of the multiple copies of the logic lock in the EPROM, recopying the logic lock in the RAM, and performing the logic OR on the logic lock in the EPROM, the multiple copies of the logic lock in the EPROM, and the logic lock in the RAM.
Inventors
- 👤 Francois Geronimi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 17:46
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/10; G07F7/1008; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/341; G06Q20/357; G01; G01R; G01R31/00; G01R31/28; G01R31/317; G01R31/31719
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of locking a smart card to block the operation of at least one protected program stored in a read-only memory or ROM of the smart card, the smart card incorporating a central processor, the ROM, an erasable programmable read-only memory or EPROM and a random access memory or RAM, the method comprising the steps of: entering a logic lock in the EPROM, making multiple copies of the logic lock in the EPROM, carrying out a logic OR on the logic lock in the EPROM and the multiple copies of the logic lock in the EPROM in order to block the performance of the protected program upon the detection of either (a) the logic lock in the EPROM or (b) at least one of the multiple copies of the logic lock in the EPROM, recopying the logic lock in the RAM, and performing the logic OR on the logic lock in the EPROM, the multiple copies of the logic lock in the EPROM, and the logic lock in the RAM.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of locking a smart card to block the operation of at least one protected program stored in a read-only memory or ROM of the smart card, the smart card incorporating a central processor, the ROM, an erasable programmable read-only memory or EPROM and a random access memory or RAM, the method comprising the steps of: entering a logic lock in the EPROM, making multiple copies of the logic lock in the EPROM, carrying out a logic OR on the logic lock in the EPROM and the multiple copies of the logic lock in the EPROM in order to block the performance of the protected program upon the detection of either (a) the logic lock in the EPROM or (b) at least one of the multiple copies of the logic lock in the EPROM, recopying the logic lock in the RAM, and performing the logic OR on the logic lock in the EPROM, the multiple copies of the logic lock in the EPROM, and the logic lock in the RAM.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the logic lock in the RAM is updated during the performance of the protected program.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the updating is performed at random time intervals.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
158 words
A method of locking a smart card to block the operation of at least one protected program stored in a read-only memory or ROM of the smart card, the smart card incorporating a central processor, the ROM, an erasable programmable read-only memory or EPROM and a random access memory or RAM, the method comprising the steps of: entering a logic lock in the EPROM, making multiple copies of the logic lock in the EPROM, carrying out a logic OR on the logic lock and the multiple copies in order to block the performance of the protected program upon the detection of one of (a) the logic lock and (b) at least one of the multiple copies, and, prior to entering the logic lock in the EPROM, entering a false lock in the RAM in order to instantaneously test the blocking of the protected program, said false lock and the corresponding blocking disappearing when the smart card is deenergized.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
158 words
A method of locking a smart card to block the operation of at least one protected program stored in a read-only memory or ROM of the smart card, the smart card incorporating a central processor, the ROM, an erasable programmable read-only memory or EPROM and a random access memory or RAM, the method comprising the steps of: entering a logic lock in the EPROM, making multiple copies of the logic lock in the EPROM, carrying out a logic OR on the logic lock and the multiple copies in order to block the performance of the protected program upon the detection of one of (a) the logic lock and (b) at least one of the multiple copies, and, prior to entering the logic lock in the EPROM, entering a false lock in the RAM in order to instantaneously test the blocking of the protected program, said false lock and the corresponding blocking disappearing when the smart card is deenergized.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
159 words
A method of locking a smart card to block the operation of at least one protected program stored in a read-only memory or ROM of the smart card, the smart card incorporating a central processor, the ROM, an erasable programmable read-only memory or EPROM, a random access memory or RAM, and an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory or EEPROM the method comprising the steps of: entering a logic lock in the EPROM, making multiple copies of the logic lock in the EPROM, carrying out a logic OR on the logic lock and the multiple copies in order to block the performance of the protected program upon the detection of one of the logic lock and at least one of the multiple copies, and, prior to entering the logic lock in the EPROM, entering a false lock in the EEPROM in order to instantaneously test the blocking of the projected program, then erasing the false lock and the corresponding blocking.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
159 words
A method of locking a smart card to block the operation of at least one protected program stored in a read-only memory or ROM of the smart card, the smart card incorporating a central processor, the ROM, an erasable programmable read-only memory or EPROM, a random access memory or RAM, and an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory or EEPROM the method comprising the steps of: entering a logic lock in the EPROM, making multiple copies of the logic lock in the EPROM, carrying out a logic OR on the logic lock and the multiple copies in order to block the performance of the protected program upon the detection of one of the logic lock and at least one of the multiple copies, and, prior to entering the logic lock in the EPROM, entering a false lock in the EEPROM in order to instantaneously test the blocking of the projected program, then erasing the false lock and the corresponding blocking.
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