Quote Originally Posted by Xei View Post
I don't get what the Apple technology is though, from that blurb. "Software that can detect when iPhone owners are using their cameras and disable the function"... that really doesn't make any sense. Who is doing the disabling?
The person using the phone will be the one disabling it's camera functions. It will be deactivated via data encoded [299] infrared signal sensors or offset [590] trigger transmitters placed at concert venues and other locations. The transmitter will be located where imaging, capturing videos and pictures are prohibited, triggering the encoded data which will represent a command initiating the camera infrared sensors to disable it's recording functionality temporarily.

Afaik there will be triggers installed at concert venues so whenever a user hold up their phone to record a live concert the sensors will command the phone to shut down recording.



anyway here's the diddy on it.

United States Patent Application 20110128384
Kind Code A1
Tiscareno; Victor ; et al. June 2, 2011
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING INFRARED DATA WITH A CAMERA DESIGNED TO DETECT IMAGES BASED ON VISIBLE LIGHT
United States Patent & Trademark Office
Abstract

Systems and methods for receiving infrared data with a camera designed to detect images based on visible light are provided. A system can include a camera and image processing circuitry electrically coupled to the camera. The image processing circuitry can determine whether each image detected by the camera includes an infrared signal with encoded data. If the image processing circuitry determines that an image includes an infrared signal with encoded data, the circuitry may route at least a portion of the image (e.g., the infrared signal) to circuitry operative to decode the encoded data. If the image processing circuitry determines that an image does not include an infrared signal with encoded data, the circuitry may route the image to a display or storage. Images routed to the display or storage can then be used as individual pictures or frames in a video because those images do not include any effects of infrared light communications.
Inventors: Tiscareno; Victor; (Issaquah, WA) ; Jonhson; Kevin; (Mundelein, IL) ; Lawrence; Cindy; (University Place, WA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
Cupertino
CA

Serial No.: 629678
Series Code: 12
Filed: December 2, 2009

Current U.S. Class: 348/164; 348/E5.09
Class at Publication: 348/164; 348/E05.09
International Class: H04N 5/33 20060101 H04N005/33
Claims

Funny this was filed back in 2009.

One thing is for certain, certain people are going to have a field day trying to crack this one.