Audio-Synchronized Lighting Control via Embedded Instructions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices with light emitting diodes (LEDs) for entertainment often have preset light shows that do not cater to individual user preferences, limiting customization options.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus with a control portion and a choreography portion that allows users to generate and associate lighting instructions with audio files, enabling customizable lighting behaviors based on audio output, and the ability to embed these instructions into the audio file for subsequent playback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If preset light shows are used, then the device can provide visual entertainment, but the customization capability is limited and cannot suit individual user preferences
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by embedding lighting instructions into the audio file during the audio encoding phase. The choreography portion associates lighting instructions with specific portions of the audio file and embeds them before playback, so that the lighting control data is prepared in advance and integrated with the audio content, enabling customization without adding complexity during real-time operation
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a copy of the lighting control information by embedding it within the audio file structure. Instead of requiring separate control systems or complex external devices, the lighting instructions are copied into the audio file itself, allowing the same file to carry both audio content and lighting control data, thus improving adaptability while maintaining simple device architecture
2Adaptability or versatility
If lighting instructions are embedded in audio files, then customization is enabled and lighting behavior can be synchronized with audio output, but the processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the lighting control functionality with the audio playback system. The choreography portion integrates lighting instruction embedding into the existing audio file structure, and the control portion retrieves and executes these instructions during normal audio playback. This merging approach enables lighting customization without requiring separate processing systems, as the same audio playback infrastructure handles both audio output and lighting control
Solution Approach 2:
The audio file structure is made universal to serve multiple functions: it carries both the audio content and the lighting control instructions. The modified audio file can be played back on standard audio devices while simultaneously controlling lighting elements, eliminating the need for specialized processing hardware and reducing overall system complexity while enabling extensive customization
Data Source
AI summary
There is provided an apparatus configured to control a plurality of light emitting elements so that the light emitting elements display a lighting behavior based on audio output which is based on an audio file. The apparatus can include a control portion and a choreography portion. The control portion is operable to generate an instruction sequence which can be used to control the lighting behavior of the light emitting elements, the instruction sequence can include a plurality of lighting instructions. The choreography portion is operable to associate at least one lighting instruction from the plurality of lighting instructions with at least one portion of the audio file.