Portable digital devices
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1. A method of controlling usage of a portable digital device having one of an audio or an image data recording function, the method including inhibiting operation of said digital device when said portable digital device is located in a specific geographic region.
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Abstract
A system for controlling usage of a portable digital device having an audio 5 and/or image data recording or capture function. Operation of the data recording or capture function is inhibited when the portable digital device is located in a specific geographic region.
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36 Claims
- 1. A method of controlling usage of a portable digital device having one of an audio or an image data recording function, the method including inhibiting operation of said digital device when said portable digital device is located in a specific geographic region.
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25. A method of controlling usage of a portable digital device having a data recording function, the method comprising detecting operation of said data recording function, and preventing one of a normal store operation and a normal transmission operation relating to the captured data.
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26. A method of controlling transmission of data over a communications network, the method comprising steps of:
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broadcasting a source-identifying signal to a specific geographical region;
detecting attempted transmission of data including the source-identifying signal over the network, and preventing the attempted transmission of data including the source-identifying signal.
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27. A method of storing data relating to devices detected as being present in a specific geographical region and transmitting marketing data to the devices.
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28. A method of disabling a data capture function of a portable digital device connectable to a communications network, the method including steps of:
- detecting disconnection of the device from the network, and preventing a normal store operation and a normal transmission operation relating to captured data upon said disconnection.
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29. A portable digital device including one of audio recording or imaging, comprising:
a means for inhibiting operation of said device when said device is located in a predetermined geographic region.
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31. A security monitoring base station operable to detect presence of a portable digital device including one of an audio recording or imaging devices in a prohibited zone and to transmit to said portable digital device a signal inhibiting operation of said device.
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32. A method of controlling usage of a portable digital device including a data recording function that is normally disabled, the method comprising enabling operation of said data recording function when said portable digital device is located outside a predetermined geographic region.
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33. A method for capturing security information relating to a portable digital device which includes an imaging function, said method comprising enabling operation of said imaging function in response to an interrogation or enabling signal from a central station.
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34. A computer program on a computer readable medium for controlling a portable digital device having a data recording function for capturing at least one of audio or video data, said program comprising:
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computer executable instructions for detecting when said portable digital device is located in a specific geographical region; and
computer executable instructions for initiating operation of said data recording/capture function when said digital device is located in said specific geographic region.
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35. A computer program on a computer readable medium for controlling a portable digital device including the function of recording at least one of audio and visual imaging data, said program comprising:
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computer executable instructions for determining when said portable digital device is located in a predetermined geographic region; and
computer executable instructions for inhibiting operation of said audio recording/imaging device when said device is located in said geographic region.
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36. A computer program on a computer readable medium for controlling a portable digital device including a data recording function for at least one of audio or visual data that is normally disabled, said computer program comprising:
computer executable instructions for enabling operation of said data recording function when said portable digital device is located in a predetermined location with respect to a geographic region.
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