[Courtesy of United States Patent and Trademark Office]
Apple has been granted a new US patent for its technology which can disable iPhone cameras during music concerts and other public events by using infrared signals.
Thanks to the mass distribution of smartphones, people holding their hands up high to record what's going on at concerts have become a common scene. But such acts seriously disturb other people and block their view, along with concerns that copyrights of the artists could be violated.
Some experts predict the tech giant is very unlikely to actually use its new technology in preventing people from recording at public events but it could be used at private events such as celebrity wedding or by law enforcements to prohibit filming in certain areas.
Apple's patent reads: "An infrared emitter can be located in areas where picture or video capture is prohibited, and the emitter can generate infrared signals with encoded data that includes commands to disable the recording functions of devices. An electronic device can then receive the infrared signals, decode the data and temporarily disable the device’s recording function based on the command."
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