Network-Based Surround-Light Environment for Media-Synchronized Lighting Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Consumer lighting elements, such as LEDs and mobile device indicators, lack a control system to dynamically drive lighting scenes in response to media presentations, as they cannot account for location information or lighting characteristics, leading to inadequate control of lighting during media content delivery.
Innovation Solution
A network-based surround-light environment system that determines lighting profiles and parameters for illuminating elements based on their location and media information, such as images and audio signals, to dynamically control lighting scenes in sync with media presentations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If individual illuminating elements are used without a control system, then device complexity is reduced, but the ability to dynamically drive lighting scenes in response to media presentations is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a set-top box as an intermediary device that mediates between media content delivery and illuminating elements. The set-top box receives media content, processes it to extract relevant features (color, intensity, audio levels), and generates appropriate lighting control signals. This intermediary approach enables dynamic lighting scenes without requiring complex control systems within each illuminating element itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The set-top box serves multiple functions: it acts as a media player, a lighting controller, and a signal processor. By consolidating these functions in a single device, the system achieves dynamic lighting scene control without distributing complex control capabilities across multiple illuminating elements, thus managing overall system complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual control of individual illuminating elements is used, then ease of operation is maintained, but the synchronization with media content delivery becomes inadequate
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by continuously monitoring media content features (video frames, audio levels) and automatically adjusting illuminating element parameters accordingly. The set-top box extracts real-time features from media content and uses this information to dynamically control lighting scenes, achieving automatic synchronization without manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The set-top box automatically performs the task of synchronizing lighting with media content by processing media features and generating appropriate control signals. This self-service approach eliminates the need for manual control while maintaining ease of operation through automated feature extraction and lighting parameter adjustment.
3Measurement precision
If traditional lighting control techniques are used, then device complexity is minimized, but the ability to account for location information and lighting characteristics becomes insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-configuring illuminating elements with location information and lighting characteristics before media playback. The set-top box stores this information and uses it to automatically select and adjust appropriate lighting parameters when media content is delivered, enabling precise location and characteristic awareness without complex real-time processing.
Data Source
AI summary
A method, apparatus, and user interface for providing a network based surround-light environment to dynamically drive lighting scenes are described. Location information of one or more illuminating elements relative to a display for presenting media information is determined. Lighting characteristic information for the one or more illuminating elements is determined. And a lighting profile for illuminating the one or more illuminating elements based on the location information and lighting characteristic information is determined.