Apparatus and method for preventing a picture from being taken by flash photography
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1. An apparatus for obscuring a photographic image comprising, in combination:
- a triggering mechanism which will generate a signal when detecting a light signal which has characteristics of a photo flash illumination from a camera;
a sensor for detecting the light source;
a flash unit coupled to the triggering mechanism for generating a counteracting flash after receiving the signal generated by the triggering mechanism; and
a power supply for powering the apparatus;
wherein the triggering mechanism delays sending the generated signal for a short period of time after detecting the light source.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for preventing a photographic image from being taken has a triggering mechanism which will generate a signal when detecting a light signal indicative of a camera flash. A flash unit is coupled to the triggering mechanism for generating a counteracting flash after receiving the signal generated by the triggering mechanism. By generating a counteracting flash a very short time after detecting the flash, the apparatus saturates an area of the camera'"'"'s image field during the camera'"'"'s exposure period. Thus the image in that area is obscured.
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1. An apparatus for obscuring a photographic image comprising, in combination:
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a triggering mechanism which will generate a signal when detecting a light signal which has characteristics of a photo flash illumination from a camera;
a sensor for detecting the light source;
a flash unit coupled to the triggering mechanism for generating a counteracting flash after receiving the signal generated by the triggering mechanism; and
a power supply for powering the apparatus;
wherein the triggering mechanism delays sending the generated signal for a short period of time after detecting the light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for obscuring a photographic image from being taken comprising the steps of:
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sensing a light source indicative of a flash illumination from a camera;
generating a counteracting flash to saturate an area where the photographic image is being taken;
waiting for the camera'"'"'s overexposure period before generating the counteracting flash. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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