Many artists have recently expressed their dislike for those at concerts who seemto watch the whole event through their smartphone.Apple, though, is trying to solve that problem.
The tech giant has been granted a patent that will help disable theiPhonecamera function against the user's will at certain locations, be they at an Adele concert, a cinema, or even just a classified location.Apple describes a technology whereby an infrared emitter is placed in areas where photography is barred, with this generating signals that have encoded data with camera-blocking commands.
The iPhone then receives this signal, decodes the data, and blocks the user from taking photos or recording video.Thepatentreads: "[The device] may be unable to display or store images if the device has received a command to disablerecording. If a user selects a record function while that function is temporarily disabled, [the display] may provide a black screen with [a notification] to notifythe user that recording has been disabled."
Of course, it's important to point out that this selfie-denying technology is just a patent, meaning there's a strong chance Apple never chooses to bring it on board a future iPhone. If they do, though, we'll all have go back to enjoying things live — can you imagine such a world?
From:Digital Spy UK
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