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Photographing apparatus, photographing restrain system, and photographing restrain release system

  • US 20040046871A1
  • Filed: 06/19/2003
  • Published: 03/11/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A photographing apparatus which comprises an electrically controlled photographing unit, a signal receiving unit to receive signals from an external remote apparatus, and a control unit which, when the signal output from the signal receiving unit is a control signal relating to the control of photographing by the photographing unit, responds the control signal, thereby controlling the photographing action or the action relating to photographing of the photographing unit, wherein said photographing control unit in response to said control signal performs any of restricting the number of pictures to be taken, prohibiting the use of flash at the time of photographing, restraining the image data of photographed pictures from being stored in the memory unit in the photographing apparatus or being output to an external apparatus, charging for photographing, and continuing said control for a prescribed period of time after reception of said control and subsequently releasing said control.

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