US 12,035,431 B2
Methods and apparatus to control lighting effects based on media content
Markus Kurt Cremer, Orinda, CA (US); Robert Coover, Orinda, CA (US); Zafar Rafii, Berkley, CA (US); Aneesh Vartakavi, Emeryville, CA (US); Andreas Schmidt, San Pablo, CA (US); and Todd Hodges, Oakland, CA (US)
Assigned to GRACENOTE, INC., Emeryville, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/780,938
Filed by Gracenote Inc., Emeryville, CA (US)
PCT Filed Nov. 19, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/061263
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 27, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/108212, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 3, 2021.
Application 17/780,938 is a continuation of application No. 16/698,697, filed on Nov. 27, 2019, granted, now 11,071,182, issued on Jul. 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0418064 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. H05B 47/105 (2020.01); F21S 10/02 (2006.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01); F21W 106/00 (2018.01)
CPC H05B 45/20 (2020.01) [F21S 10/02 (2013.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01); F21W 2106/00 (2018.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method to generate a breathing effect, the method comprising:
identifying a media content and supplemental metadata corresponding to the media content, the supplemental metadata including tempo data and mood data;
extracting a tempo value from the tempo data, the tempo value corresponding to beats per minute of the media content;
generating light pulses based on the tempo value, the light pulses to pulse at an equal rate as the beats per minute; and
generating color control information to change a color of the light pulses based on the mood data.