(19)
(11) EP 3 861 431 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
16.11.2022 Bulletin 2022/46

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
05.10.2022 Bulletin 2022/40

(21) Application number: 19809611.7

(22) Date of filing: 01.10.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 7/58(2006.01)
 H04L 9/08(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G06F 7/588; H04L 9/0852; Y04S 40/20
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2019/058340
(87) International publication number:
WO 2020/070641 (09.04.2020 Gazette 2020/15)

(54)

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING RANDOM BIT SEQUENCES

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON ZUFÄLLIGEN BITSEQUENZEN

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE GÉNÉRATION DE SÉQUENCES DE BITS ALÉATOIRES

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 01.10.2018 IT 201800009064

(43) Date of publication of application:
11.08.2021 Bulletin 2021/32

(73) Proprietor: Random Power S.r.l.
20129 Milan (IT)

(72) Inventors:
  • MALINVERNO, Luca
    21100 Varese (IT)
  • CACCIA, Massimo Luigi Maria
    20129 Milano (IT)
  • PAOLUCCI, Lorenza
    20129 Milano (IT)

(74) Representative: Mozzi, Matteo et al
Jacobacci & Partners S.p.A. Via Senato, 8
20121 Milano
20121 Milano (IT)


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