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)
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11. 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 (12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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13. 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.
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