ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,463,955, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to BANKS AND ACQUIRERS INTERNATIONAL HOLDING (Paris).

"Data transmission method, device and corresponding program" was invented by Michael Menardais (Saint-Menard-en-Jalles, France), Loic Tourlonias (Villeurbanne, France), Mickael Bouyaud (Verrieres-le-Buisson, France) and Remi Bertholet (Guilherand, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for transmitting data between a first electronic module including a general-purpose processor and a second electronic module including a secure processor, the two modules being combined in an electronic device, the first module executing a first operating s...