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US 2012/0056546 A1Published application
Anti-paparazzi/identity protection system
OwnerAdam Harveyinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus described herein uses sensors to detect illumination indicative of an active auto-focus system in the IR, near IR, and visible light spectrums. This signal is used to trigger a light in the visible spectrum that disrupts a contrast differencing, passive auto-focus system.
Claims1
A method comprising:
- detecting a lighting event for capturing a photo;
- and
- responding with a light that disrupts the capturing of the photo.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.