[mdlug] OT - IR jamming

[Aaron Kulkis]

Drew wrote:
> At 01:06 PM 2/17/08, you wrote:
>> Kristian Erik Hermansen wrote:
>> http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/content/HP-Developing-Picture-Jamming-Technology-to-Block-Unwanted-Photographs-.htm
>>
>> Another reason to hanging on to my old 35mms.
> 
> It seems that even digital cameras should be able to be
 > unaffected, if either there is no provision for receiving
 > infrared signals or doing anything about them, or else the
 > IR sensor is blocked with something and you do the focusing
 > and everything else manually.
> 
> 
>> This seems like a very broad patent, surprise. I recently saw
 >> something like this in a movie.
> 
> 
> They don't even have one to show yet, and they're filing for a patent 
> on it!? WTF?

It has a use, quite obviously.