Strange new iPhone Patent to do with Infrared provides potential for lots of interaction with the real world.

Apple is always filing patents for strange and fantastic things that never seem to find their way into actual products. But an application published today details some interesting tech that we could actually see getting jammed into a future iPhone (for better or worse) By pairing an infrared sensor with the camera already on board, portable devices could receive data from transmitters placed, well, wherever.

Via Engaget Patently Apple The glorified QR code reader will be able to do things far beyond opening links to websites such as

• transmitters could potentially disable certain features, such as the camera, to prevent recording at movie theaters and music venues.
• Watermarks can also be applied to photos identifying businesses or copyrighted content.
• museums could bean information about upcoming exhibits to a iPhone user's device or launch an audio tour simply by using a QR code or IR.

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