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That's the problem - if it only existed on the iPhone you basically have no significant suppression, particularly once it's known. Going to a protest, take you
by Tyrannosaurs 15y ago
That's the problem - if it only existed on the iPhone you basically have no significant suppression, particularly once it's known.
Going to a protest, take your Flip, your camera, your Android phone, whatever.
Unless it's almost universal there's little or no point.
And Apple just patented it so no-one else can implement it....
- pyre 15y ago> And Apple just patented it so no-one else > can implement it.... [citation needed]
- ghurlman 15y agohttp://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=Tiscareno.IN.&OS=IN/Tiscareno&RS=IN/Tiscareno http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Se...
- jerf 15y agoI think it may have been an observation that patents can be licensed. Having a patent doesn't mean nobody else will implement it. Further, if a government requires it, they'll do whatever it takes to make sure you will include it. If that means legislatively nulling the patent, they'll do it.
- Tyrannosaurs 15y agoThe whole basis of the original post is that this is a potential use of a patent Apple has filed. (Not one which is mentioned in the patent I believe).
- antihero 15y agoAnd most handsets can be rooted/jailbroken to disable said features anyway.
- icebraining 15y agoI think the patent includes a specialized chip. The OS may be unable to control it, if it communicates directly with the camera.