Lighting Device Subset Control for Coherent Audio-Reactive Effects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for controlling lighting devices to create immersive music experiences often result in chaotic and unorchestrated light effects, especially when using advanced lighting devices like pixelated ones.
Innovation Solution
A system that selects subsets of lighting devices based on their type and configures them to render light effects with specific parameter values, ensuring global coherence while allowing advanced devices to utilize local effects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If all lighting devices render light effects simultaneously with the same parameters, then the system is simple to control, but the light effects appear chaotic and unorchestrated
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the plurality of lighting devices into different subsets (first subset and second subset) based on device types. Each subset receives different light effect parameter values, allowing coordinated control that prevents chaotic light effects while maintaining manageable system control through structured grouping.
2Adaptability or versatility
If advanced lighting devices like pixelated ones are used, then the lighting capabilities are enhanced, but the light effects become more chaotic and less orchestrated
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by providing different light effect parameter values to different subsets of lighting devices based on their capabilities. Advanced devices in the second subset receive specialized parameters that leverage their pixelated capabilities, while devices in the first subset receive parameters suited to their capabilities, ensuring each device contributes coherently to the overall light effect.
3Stability of the object's composition
If different parameter values are assigned to different lighting device types, then the light effects become more sophisticated and orchestrated, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system achieves universality by using a single controller that manages multiple lighting device types through a unified approach. The controller determines different light effect parameter values for different subsets of devices based on their types, allowing sophisticated coordinated control of diverse devices without requiring separate control systems for each device type.
Data Source
AI summary
A system is configured to select a first subset (11) and a second subset (13) from a plurality of lighting devices (11,13) based on a type of each of the lighting devices, obtain first audio characteristics of the audio content, obtain, based on the types of the lighting devices in the second subset, second audio characteristics of the audio content, determine first light effect parameter values (75,76,83,88,95,96) based on the first audio characteristics, determine second light effect parameter values (72,92) based on the second audio characteristics, determine first light effects (78,98) with the first light effect parameter values, determine second light effects (79,99) with the first light effect parameter values and the second light effect parameter values, and control the first subset to render the first light effects and the second subset to render the second light effects while the audio rendering system renders the audio content.