Ambient Lighting Control via Video Scene Chrominance Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ambient light systems are limited in generating varied colors, leading to repetitive effects and user disinterest, as they often rely on analyzing video files or games with access restrictions and are restricted to white light intensities and flickering.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a receiving device with a processor that parses video content to detect scenes and generate commands for lighting devices to produce ambient light effects based on chrominance control data, including multiple colors, intensities, and timing, eliminating the need for manual association and allowing for dynamic color generation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing ambient light systems use white light only with intensity and flickering variations, then the system complexity is low, but the lighting variety and user engagement deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes by transitioning from single-color white light to multi-color LED lighting. The system uses RGB LED technology to generate various colors dynamically based on video content analysis, thereby increasing lighting variety and user engagement while maintaining manageable system complexity through integrated control algorithms.
2Reliability
If the system analyzes video file parameters to generate ambient light effects, then the lighting effectiveness improves, but the difficulty of detecting and measuring parameters increases due to access restrictions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs an intermediary approach by using a receiving device that acts as a mediator between the video content source and the ambient light system. This receiving device extracts necessary parameters (brightness, color, scene changes) from video content and translates them into control signals for the LED lighting, thereby overcoming direct access restrictions while maintaining lighting effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces direct mechanical/access-based video file analysis with an electronic signal processing approach. The receiving device processes video content through electronic means, extracting parameters without requiring direct file system access, thus reducing detection difficulty while preserving the ability to generate effective ambient light effects.
3Manufacturing precision
If manual association of scenes with ambient light effects is required, then the precision of scene-lighting matching improves, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the system to automatically analyze video content parameters and generate appropriate ambient light effects without requiring manual scene-lighting association. The automated parameter extraction and control signal generation maintain precise scene-lighting matching while significantly improving ease of operation, as users simply need to play video content without any additional configuration.
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AI summary
Methods and systems for producing ambient light effects based on video content are provided. A method of producing an ambient light effect includes providing a receiving device including a processor configured to parse incoming video content and receiving the video content including a plurality of scenes at the receiving device. The method further includes parsing the incoming video content and detecting at least one scene in the video content for association with at least one ambient light effect. The method also includes generating a command specifying at least one ambient light effect to be associated with at least one scene and sending the command from the receiving device to at least one lighting device in communication with the receiving device to generate at least one ambient light effect associated with at least one scene when the scene is displayed to a user.