Method and system to disable recording

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016261735-A1
Application number	US-201514640223-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 6, 2015
Priority date	Mar 6, 2015
Publication date	Sep 8, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Various aspects of a method and system to disable recording are disclosed herein. The method is executed within a recording device. The recording device detects a signal generated by an electronic device when the recording device is within a pre-defined proximity range of the electronic device. In response to the detected signal, the recording is disabled.

First claim

1 . A method for disabling recording of data, said method comprising:
in a recording device:
detecting a signal generated by an electronic device in a case said recording device is within a pre-defined proximity range of said electronic device; and
disabling said recording of said data based on said detected signal,
wherein said detected signal is embedded with an identifier list which corresponds to one or more authorized recording devices.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein said recording is disabled in a case an identifier associated with said recording device does not match said identifier list.

3 . (canceled)

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein said detected signal comprises an embedded watermark, wherein said disabling of said data recording is based on said embedded watermark.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein said signal is transmitted by said electronic device via one of a radio frequency (RF) spectrum, a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) network, and a Bluetooth network.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein said signal is immune to be superimposed by a white noise signal.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein said signal is immune to be superimposed by another signal, wherein said another signal is previously copied from one or more electronic circuitries from within said recording device, previously transmitted by said recording device, and/or previously recorded within said recording device.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein said recording device is disabled in a case a white noise signal is detected.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising comparing strength of said detected signal with a pre-defined threshold value.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein said recording is disabled in a case said strength of said detected signal exceeds said pre-defined threshold value.

11 . A method for disabling recording of data, said method comprising:
in an electronic device:
transmitting a signal to a recording device in a case said recording device is within a pre-defined proximity range of said electronic device,
wherein a recording of said data by said recording device is disabled in response to said transmitted signal,
wherein said transmitted signal is embedded with an identifier list which corresponds to one or more authorized recording devices.

12 . The method according to claim 11 , further comprising generating said signal in a case said recording device is within a pre-defined proximity range of said electronic device.

13 . The method according to claim 11 , further comprising embedding a watermark within said transmitted signal.

14 . The method according to claim 11 , further comprising comparing an identifier associated with said recording device with said embedded identifier list.

15 . The method according to claim 14 , further comprising authorizing said recording device to record said data based on said comparison.

16 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein said signal is immune to be superimposed by a white noise signal and/or another signal, wherein said another signal is previously copied from one or more electronic circuitries from within said recording device, previously transmitted by said recording device, and/or previously recorded within said recording device.

17 . A system for disabling recording of data, said system comprising:
one or more circuits in a recording device, said one or more circuits being operable to:
detect a signal generated by an electronic device in a case said recording device is within a pre-defined proximity range of said electronic device; and
disable said recording of said data based on said detected signal,
wherein said detected signal is embedded with an identifier list which corresponds to one or more authorized recording devices.

18 . The system according to claim 17 , wherein said detected signal comprises an embedded watermark.

19 . The system according to claim 17 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to compare an identifier associated with said recording device with said identifier list embedded within said detected signal.

20 . The system according to claim 19 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to authorize said recording device to record said data based on said comparison.

21 . A system for disabling recording of data, said system comprising:
one or more circuits in an electronic device, said one or more circuits being operable to:
transmit a signal to a recording device in a case said recording device is within a pre-defined proximity range of said electronic device,
wherein a recording of said data by said recording device is disabled in response to said transmitted signal,
wherein said transmitted signal is embedded with an identifier list which corresponds to one or more authorized recording devices.

22 . The system according to claim 21 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to embed a watermark within said transmitted signal.

23 . The system according to claim 21 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to compare an identifier associated with said recording device with said embedded identifier list.

24 . The system according to claim 23 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to authorize said recording device to record said data based on said comparison.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Candelore Brant

Classifications

• H04M1/72463

  to restrict the functionality of the device · CPC title

• H04N23/661

  Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet · CPC title

• H04W4/80 Primary

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• H04M1/72572

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N5/23209

  Electricity · mapped topic