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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2004
Moon-heui Lee, Gumi-si, KR;
Jeon-man Park, Seongnam-si, KR;
Moon-Heui Lee, Gumi-si, KR;
Jeon-Man Park, Seongnam-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for locking a camera in a portable terminal by means of a cipher apparatus connected to the portable terminal. The portable terminal includes the camera for photographing an image, a memory for storing secret codes, an image processor for processing the photographed image, and a display unit for displaying the processed image. The method comprises the steps of the cipher apparatus receiving information of the portable terminal, establishing a secret code, and transmitting enciphered data; the portable terminal receiving the enciphered data and stopping an operation of the camera; and the cipher apparatus receiving information reporting a locked state of the camera, and storing and displaying the secret code and a telephone number of the portable terminal.