RIM gets patent to stop Mr. Blurrycam

Given how much action BlackBerry 10 has seen thanks to quick people with cameras, many would argue with tacit approval from the management of RIM, in order to keep excitement of the BlackBerry 10 announcement coming on the 30th, this patent is counter productive in some ways.

Now, RIM has scored a patent which would “prevent inconspicuous use of cameras.” The way this would work according to the patent, a user would not be able to take a picture until the device has been held and focused for a certain amount of time. 

Once it makes it to future BlackBerry devices, that period of time would be determined by a company’s IT department.  Specific IT policies are a differentiator for BlackBerrys. With them, IT departments can lock down a company BlackBerry to do nothing, or open itself up to do whatever the user desires and everything else in between. In this case, the patent is geared for businesses to give them a tool to prevent employees from snapping spy pics of something super-secret.

In the past, RIM’s approach to this was to build devices without a camera altogether. This option gives companies more finite control while still allowing users to switch to personal settings during personal time.

sources: USPTO via Engadget

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RIM gets patent to stop Mr. Blurrycam

Given how much action BlackBerry 10 has seen thanks to quick people with cameras, many would argue with tacit approval from the management of RIM, in order to keep excitement of the BlackBerry 10 announcement coming on the 30th, this patent is counter productive in some ways.

Now, RIM has scored a patent which would “prevent inconspicuous use of cameras.” The way this would work according to the patent, a user would not be able to take a picture until the device has been held and focused for a certain amount of time. 

Once it makes it to future BlackBerry devices, that period of time would be determined by a company’s IT department.  Specific IT policies are a differentiator for BlackBerrys. With them, IT departments can lock down a company BlackBerry to do nothing, or open itself up to do whatever the user desires and everything else in between. In this case, the patent is geared for businesses to give them a tool to prevent employees from snapping spy pics of something super-secret.

In the past, RIM’s approach to this was to build devices without a camera altogether. This option gives companies more finite control while still allowing users to switch to personal settings during personal time.

sources: USPTO via Engadget

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RIM's keyboard-packing BlackBerry N-Series gets the Mr. Blurrycam treatment

Well, well, well, here's a holiday treat for the BlackBerry enthusiast in your life. CN Beta has a pair of enticing images purporting to be the forthcoming keyboard-packing N-Series from RIM. The picture of the back, sadly, is the sharper of the two, but the above shot still gives a pretty clear look at what may well be the BlackBerry 10 handset for those power users who just can't say goodbye to the world of physical keyboards. Either way, it won't be too long until we know for sure. In the meantime, we'll see you after the break for a view of what the back of such a device just might hold.

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