Operation limiting technique for a camera-equipped mobile communication terminal
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1. A system for limiting a plurality of camera functions in a mobile communication terminal equipped with a camera, comprising:
- at least one operation-limited area, wherein the mobile communication terminal is allowed to determine whether the mobile communication terminal is located within an operation-limited area;
a memory storing camera-function limitation data for each of the at least one operation-limited area, the camera-function limitation data indicating selective inhibition of the plurality of camera functions; and
a camera function controller for selectively inhibiting the plurality of camera functions depending on camera-function limitation data corresponding to an operation-limited area in which the mobile communication terminal is located.
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Abstract
A camera-equipped mobile communication terminal allows its own camera functions to be selectively inhibited according to camera-function inhibition flags included in a camera-function limiting signal broadcast by a radio station or based on GPS-measured location and camera-function inhibition flags for each operation-limited area. Appropriate function limitations on the camera-equipped mobile communication terminal and necessary function permissions can be made depending on situations or occasions.
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1. A system for limiting a plurality of camera functions in a mobile communication terminal equipped with a camera, comprising:
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at least one operation-limited area, wherein the mobile communication terminal is allowed to determine whether the mobile communication terminal is located within an operation-limited area;
a memory storing camera-function limitation data for each of the at least one operation-limited area, the camera-function limitation data indicating selective inhibition of the plurality of camera functions; and
a camera function controller for selectively inhibiting the plurality of camera functions depending on camera-function limitation data corresponding to an operation-limited area in which the mobile communication terminal is located. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for limiting a plurality of camera functions in a mobile communication terminal equipped with a camera, comprising:
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preparing at least one operation-limited area, wherein the mobile communication terminal is allowed to determine whether the mobile communication terminal is located within an operation-limited area;
storing camera-function limitation data for each of the at least one operation-limited area, the camera-function limitation data indicating selective inhibition of the plurality of camera functions; and
selectively inhibiting the plurality of camera functions depending on camera-function limitation data corresponding to an operation-limited area in which the mobile communication terminal is located. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A mobile communication terminal which is equipped with a camera and has a plurality of camera functions, comprising:
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a radio receiver for receiving a camera-function limiting signal from a radio station installed at a predetermined location;
a signal decoder for decoding the camera-function limiting signal to produce camera-function limitation data indicating selective inhibition of the plurality of camera functions; and
a camera function controller for selectively inhibiting the plurality of camera functions depending on camera-function limitation data. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A mobile communication terminal which is equipped with a camera and has a plurality of camera functions, comprising:
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a location detector for detecting a location of the mobile communication terminal;
a memory storing camera-function limitation data for each of at least one operation-limited area, wherein the camera-function limitation data indicates selective inhibition of the plurality of camera functions;
an area decision section for searching the operation-limited area memory for a detected location of the mobile communication terminal to determine whether the mobile communication terminal is located within an operation limited area; and
a camera function controller for selectively inhibiting the plurality of camera functions depending on camera-function limitation data corresponding to a found operation-limited area. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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