Detecting and thwarting content signals originating from theatrical performances
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a sensor adapted to be located in a theatrical performance venue;
a signal generator; and
a processor,wherein the sensor is configured to detect RF noise emission from an imaging device within the theatrical performance venue and to generate a reporting signal related thereto, andwherein the processor is configured to receive the reporting signal from the sensor, determine, using stored emission signatures of a plurality of different imaging devices, if the RF noise emission is indicative of a presence of an imaging device that has transmitted a content signal and, when so determined, actuate the signal generator to transmit a thwarting signal.
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Abstract
A system and method of detecting and thwarting the use of unauthorized imaging systems at theatrical performances. Sensors are deployed at a theatrical event to detect a focusing signal and/or the RF signal of an unauthorized imaging device. De-focusing signals are used to disrupt the auto focus system of imaging devices that do not use IR focusing systems. A thwarting signal comprising invisible light frequencies may be combined to produce a thwarting signal that is received by the CCD of an imaging device as white light thereby rendering the recorded image unusable. Emission signatures of imaging devices are stored in a datastore and distributed to users of thwarting systems via a network. Emission signatures are associated with thwarting signals to allow detection and thwarting systems to respond quickly to the use of an unauthorized imaging device.
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19 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a sensor adapted to be located in a theatrical performance venue; a signal generator; and a processor, wherein the sensor is configured to detect RF noise emission from an imaging device within the theatrical performance venue and to generate a reporting signal related thereto, and wherein the processor is configured to receive the reporting signal from the sensor, determine, using stored emission signatures of a plurality of different imaging devices, if the RF noise emission is indicative of a presence of an imaging device that has transmitted a content signal and, when so determined, actuate the signal generator to transmit a thwarting signal. - 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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