1. A security method, comprising:
accepting identity information regarding a vehicle;
intercepting communication between one or more wireless communication terminals located on board the vehicle and a wireless communication network;
processing the intercepted communication so as to identify respective countries of origin of the terminals;
making a comparison between the countries of origin of the terminals and the identity information of the vehicle; and
invoking an action responsively to the comparison.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein making the comparison comprises detecting an inconsistency between the identity information of the vehicle and one or more of the countries of origin of the terminals.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein processing the intercepted communication comprises processing network events occurring in the wireless communication network responsively to the communication.
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein processing the network events comprises extracting from the network events first information indicative of locations of the terminals, and further extracting from the network events second information indicative of the countries of origin of the terminals.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the first information comprises one of a Serving Area Identifier (SAI) and a cell identifier (CELL_ID) specified in the network events.
6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the second information comprises Country Code (CC) fields of International Mobile Subscriber Identities (IMSI) specified in the network events.
7. The method according to claim 4, wherein processing the network events comprises extracting the first and second information pertaining to a given terminal from first network events sent over a first interface in the wireless communication network, and extracting a Mobile Systems International Subscriber Identity Number (MSISDN) of the given terminal from second network events sent over a second interface in the wireless communication network, which is different from the first interface.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein processing the network events comprises correlating a first subset of the first network events with a second subset of the second network events.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the network events in the first and the second subsets specify an identifier of the given terminal, and wherein correlating the first subset with the second subset comprises associating the first and second subsets responsively to the identifier.
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the identifier comprises an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI).
11. A security apparatus, comprising:
a network interface, which is connected to a wireless communication network and is operative to intercept communication between one or more wireless communication terminals located on board a vehicle and the wireless communication network; and
a processor, which is coupled to accept identity information of the vehicle, to process the intercepted communication so as to identify respective countries of origin of the terminals, to make a comparison between the countries of origin of the terminals and the identity information of the vehicle, and to invoke an action responsively to the comparison.
12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the processor is coupled to detect an inconsistency between the identity information of the vehicle and one or more of the countries of origin of the terminals, and to invoke the action responsively to the inconsistency.
13. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the network interface is operative to accept network events occurring in the wireless communication network responsively to the communication with the terminals, and wherein the processor is coupled to process the intercepted network events.
14. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the processor is coupled to extract from the network events first information indicative of locations of the terminals, and to further extract from the network events second information indicative of the countries of origin of the terminals.
15. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the first information comprises one of a Serving Area Identifier (SAI) and a cell identifier (CELL_ID) specified in the network events.
16. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the second information comprises Country Code (CC) fields of International Mobile Subscriber Identities (IMSI) specified in the network events.
17. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the processor is coupled to extract the first and second information pertaining to a given terminal from first network events sent over a first interface in the wireless communication network, and to extract a Mobile Systems International Subscriber Identity Number (MSISDN) of the given terminal from second network events sent over a second interface in the wireless communication network, which is different from the first interface.
18. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the processor is coupled to correlate a first subset of the first network events with a second subset of the second network events.
19. The apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the network events in the first and the second subsets specify an identifier of the given terminal, and wherein the processor is coupled to correlate the first subset with the second subset by associating the first and second subsets responsively to the identifier.
20. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the identifier comprises an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI).
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An imaging apparatus, comprising:
an imaging unit;
a communication unit configured to execute data communication with a predetermined number of external devices;
a search unit configured to search for external devices capable of executing data communication with the communication unit;
a mode setting unit configured to set one of a plurality of imaging modes; and
a determination unit configured to, in a case that a number of external devices the search unit has found is greater than the predetermined number, determine with which of the external devices communication is to be activated,
wherein, the determination unit is further configured to, in a case that the imaging unit executes an imaging process, preferentially activate communication with external devices that are used in the imaging process, and to determine which external devices communication is to be activated in accordance with an order of priority, wherein the priority is based on the imaging mode set by the mode setting unit.
2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the external devices include a flash device and a microphone, and
wherein the determination unit is configured to, in a case that the mode setting unit sets a still image shooting mode, give priority to communication with the flash device over communication with the microphone.
3. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the external devices include a flash device and a microphone, and
wherein the determination unit is configured to, in a case that the mode setting unit sets a moving image shooting mode, give priority to communication with the microphone over communication with the flash device.
4. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the determination unit is configured to, if the number of external devices the search unit has found is greater than the predetermined number and if the communication unit receives a status from each of the external devices, sequentially switch a communication state of at least one of the external devices to activate, and
wherein the communication unit is configured to receive a status from the external devices whose communication state is switched to active.
5. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the external devices include a flash device and a global positioning system (GPS), and
wherein the determination unit is configured to, at least while the imaging unit is shooting a still image, give priority to communication with the flash device over communication with the GPS.
6. The imaging apparatus according to claim 5,
wherein the determination unit is configured to, after shooting the still image, preferentially activate communication with the GPS.
7. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the external devices include a microphone and a global positioning system (GPS), and
wherein the determination unit is configured to, at least while the imaging unit is shooting a moving image, give priority to communication with the microphone over communication with the GPS.
8. The imaging apparatus according to claim 7,
wherein the determination unit is configured to, after shooting the moving image, preferentially activate communication with the GPS.
9. A method of controlling an imaging apparatus that executes data communication with a predetermined number of external devices, the method comprising:
executing an imaging process;
searching for external devices configured to execute the data communication;
setting a mode to one of a plurality of imaging modes; and
determining, if a number of external devices have been found that is greater than the predetermined number, with which of the external devices communication is to be activated,
wherein, further determining, in a case that the imaging process is executed, to preferentially activate communication with external devices that are used in the imaging process and to determine which external devices communication is to be activated in accordance with an order of priority, wherein the priority is based on the imaging mode set by the mode setting unit.
10. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium configured to store a program for causing a computer to execute the method of claim 9.