Apple recently filed a patent application for its iPhone camera which includes some curious product impacts.Most significantly, the filing includes information noting how an infrared sensor will be paired with the phone's camera. One practical result of this piggybacked gadgetry is that "interested parties" would be able to disable the camera. Among those "interested" would most likely include live performance producers, the motion picture industry, and transportation security officials.
One question that quickly arises is why Apple would put R&D efforts into the infrared sensor. It's not as if retail consumers have been clamoring for the device. How would Apple market this "upgrade"? And to whom?
For more details, the patentlyapple.com story about the Apple patent filing is a useful starting point.
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