Apple. Technology prevents fans to film concerts – Observer

In concert, there are always two kinds of people: those who film almost everything with your phone and who choose not to. But soon, thanks to a patent obtained by Apple, the scenario may be quite different. The brand has created a system that uses emitting infrared rays to off the cameras of mobile phones in places where image capture is prohibited

The patent has a complicated name -. “Systems and methods for receiving infrared data with a camera and designed to detect images based on visible light “- but the operation concerts is easy to explain: emitting infrared are placed on the stage and send commands to temporarily turn off the cameras of mobile phones. Mobile phones receive these commands, interpret them and the public no longer have access to the chambers of their own devices .

Scheme of operation of technology patented by Apple. Image: Apple / US Patent and Trademark Office

The concerts are not the only application for a technology like this. However, as explained by the newspaper The Guardian, a patent like this becomes relevant in the context of the music industry (in fact, the schemes presented by the brand even show a band on stage and an iPhone with the indication “Off Recording”). In many concerts, the band asked fans not to film and many complain of the low amounts paid in royalty when s songs are filmed and uploaded to platforms like YouTube .

Although this technology does not solve the problem at all, can be a step forward when it comes to prevent unauthorized videos end up on the internet. It is also possible that the technology applies only to the iPhone, which not prevent users with other types of devices – such as, for example, a camera. – To film concerts