Apple patent will block your iPhone at concerts

Seas of smartphones recording live performances could soon become a thing of the past

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A newly-granted Apple patent could have big implications for concert-goers keen to record live acts on their phones.

Filed by Apple in 2011 and granted this week, the document - snappily-titled "Systems and methods for receiving infrared data with a camera designed to detect images based on visible light" - sets out a system for remotely disabling iPhone cameras, using a live concert as a prime example of where it could work.

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