Abstract:
A system is provided for protecting at least one element of an unattended transaction terminal, referred to as the element to be protected. The system includes features for protecting the element or elements to be protected, delivering at least one of interaction with at least one user of the unattended transaction terminal; and features for detecting an abnormality according to the interaction.
Abstract:
A system for detecting an intrusion in an electronic device. The system includes at least one optical sensor connected to at least one security module of the electronic device. The optical sensor and the security module are configured to detect a variation in light intensity measured by the optical sensor as compared with a reference light intensity associated with at least one pre-determined light source inside the electronic device. The variation in light intensity represents a risk of intrusion into the electronic device.
Abstract:
It is proposed a device and method for finding nilcatenations, and proposes nilcatenation detection techniques, which can be applied to blockchains, and even constitute a proof of useful work, as the periodic removal of nilcatenations keeps a ledger size as small as possible. Banks and blockchains need to keep track of an ever-increasing list of transactions between the accounts owned by their users. However, as time goes by, many of these transactions can be safely “forgotten”, in the sense that purging a set of transactions that compensate each other does not impact the network's semantic meaning i.e. the vector Bt of amounts representing the balances of users at a given point in time t. Nilcatenation refers to a collection of past transaction vectors having no effect on Bt. Removing these transactions yields a smaller, but equivalent set of transactions.
Abstract:
A method of character recognition is implemented by an electronic device to recognize, in an image representing an object comprising at least one raised character, called a basic image, at least one raised character of the basic image. The method includes: a phase of processing at least one image, the phase including at least one implementation of a Phong reflection module and delivering at least one identification image; and a phase of identifying characters as a function of the basic image and the at least one identification image.
Abstract:
A memory card reader body has a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape and a slot for inserting a memory card. The reader body furthermore includes a housing for receiving a memory card connector, and at least one protection circuit. The body includes an upper lid and a lower lid, where the protection circuit is positioned on an internal face of the upper lid.
Abstract:
A method self-adapts signal quality of non-audio data exchanged via an audio channel between a mobile terminal and a payment accessory. The method includes at least one iteration of the following acts: reception, by the mobile terminal, of a reference signal transmitted by the payment accessory; analysis, in the mobile terminal, of the received reference signal, the analysis delivering at least one item of information representative of the quality of the reference signal, referred to as quality information; transmission, by the mobile terminal to the payment accessory, of the quality information. In the above iteration, the roles of the mobile terminal and the payment accessory can be switched.
Abstract:
A method is provided for detecting a risk of replacement, at a sales point, of an authentic electronic payment terminal by a fraudulent electronic payment terminal. Wherein the method includes generating an alert when a number of transactions geographically associated with the sales point is above a pre-determined threshold.
Abstract:
A method for controlling access to preliminarily identified resources is disclosed. The method is implemented by an electronic device having means of access to said resources to be controlled. The method has: a step for receiving a request, coming from a program, for access to a current resource; a step for obtaining at least one access parameter for access to said current resource within a resource-characterizing data structure; and a step for modulating access to said current resource as a function of said at least one preliminarily obtained access parameter.
Abstract:
A paper cutter for a printer adapted to being integrated into an electronic device. The paper cutter is transparent and has at least some of the following optical properties: a ray arriving at a first viewing angle is at least partly refracted to arrive on said paper, and a ray arriving at a second viewing angle is totally reflected.
Abstract:
The technology relates to a secured integrated circuit connector. More particularly, the technology relates to a connection strip for an integrated circuit connector, comprising a contact zone for the reading of an integrated circuit. According to the technology, said connection strip comprises at least one electrically insulated zone.