Anti-picture device

• US 20090080181A1
• Filed: 09/21/2007
• Published: 03/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Frank Gallagher
• Original Assignee: Frank Gallagher
• Inventors: Gallagher, Frank
• Granted Patent: US 7,896,509 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/103
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/00 Details of cameras or camera bodies; Accessories therefor lens hoods or caps G03B11/04

Abstract

The Anti-Picture with a circuit board for detecting camera'"'"'s radio frequency, a way of decoding said detected radio frequency, a switch/driver to trigger device, a way of producing light with one or more lighting elements, means of allowing said lighting element to reflect off of a one or more reflective surface to allow light to be directed and a means for all of said above to be encased a body wherein the said circuit board is able to communicate with a light element allowing the light to reflect off of the said reflective surfaces to over expose and or interrupt a photograph.

Claims

1. A Anti-picture taking device comprising:

a. a circuit board for detecting a camera'"'"'s radio frequency;

b. a means of decoding said detected radio frequency;

c. a means of a switch/driver to trigger device;

d. a means of producing light with one or more lighting elements;

e. a means of allowing said lighting element to reflect off of one or more reflective surface to allow light to be directed and,

d. a means for all of said above to be encased as one unit wherein the said circuit board is able to communicate with a light element allowing the light to reflect off of the said reflective surfaces to over expose and or interrupt a photograph.

2. The device in claim 1 in which said device is to aid in not having the user'"'"'s photograph taken unwillingly.

3. The device in claim 1 in which the device is able to be worn in multiple ways.

4. The device in claim 1 in which the device reflective surfaces are adjustable.

5. The device in claim 1 in which the device can have the lighting elements able to be manually trigged.

6. A device comprising:

a. a printed circuit board with control circuitry;

b. at least one lighting element;

c. a switch/driver to trigger said lighting elements;

d. at least one reflective surface to reflect and direct said light,

e. and a means for all said components to be housed as one unit.

7. A method of interfering with the taking of a photograph comprising the following steps in any order:

a. detecting a radio frequency or flash from a camera;

b. triggering a illumination source;

c. directing the illumination with the use of one or more reflective surfaces;

d. having it easily portable,

e. and having all said components in encased it a way where the user can wear it on their person.