Nagravision S.a.

Joël M Conus

Corinne Le Buhan

Henri Kudelski

Christophe Nicolas

Luca Gradassi

The present invention relates to a software-defined radio chip or module suitable for integration on a host device. The software-defined radio chip comprises digital signal processing capability which includes standard digital signal processing hardware and reconfigurable programmable logic, the reconfigurable programmable logic is configured in such a way as to provide secure digital signal processing capability to the software-defined radio, thereby providing a secure software-defined radio.

Secure software-defined radio chip

An internet of things is disclosed, comprising plural SDR receivers and possibly a centralised system, where one or more of the receivers may be mobile. The internet of things thus allows for a very large proportion of RF signals present within a city, for example, to be monitored and analysed for the purpose of identifying, tracking and/or preventing criminal behaviour. The receivers may be equipped with secure SDRs for increased security and privacy and the system preferably includes artificial intelligence using machine learning technology, for increased adaptability among others. The system is flexible due to the programmability of the SDRs.

Automated surveillance system

The present invention relates to a system, and method for enforcing utility usage and metering functions by a utility meter associated with a utility consumer end user, connected to a remote utility management center by a communication network. The present invention proposes a utility meter for controlling and metering a least one utility consumption.

System and method to enforce utility meter security

One embodiment of the present invention discloses a process for sending an executable code to a security module locally connected to a receiving device. This security module comprises a microcontroller and a memory, the memory including at least one executable area provided to contain instructions suitable to be executed by the microcontroller, and at least one non-executable area, wherein the microcontroller cannot execute the instructions. The process includes dividing the executable code into blocks; adding at least one block management code to the blocks in order to create an extended block; introducing the content of an extended block into a message to be processed in the receiving device, in such a way that the whole executable code is contained in a plurality of messages; and sending a message to the receiving device, this message containing one of the extended blocks different from the first extended block.

Method of sending an executable code to a reception device and method of executing this code

This invention relates to a method for the transmission of management data to at least one multimedia unit or a group of multimedia units. This method is characterized in that said management data is sent in the form of at least one authorization message encrypted by means of at least one synchronization key (SK), the sending of said at least one authorization message being repeated cyclically and intended for said multimedia unit or said group of multimedia units, and in that the synchronization key is modified at least during each cycle.

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Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland

Joël M Conus