IP Library Granted Patent US 10,451,952
Granted Patent B2
US 10,451,952 · App. 16/161,830 · Granted Oct 22, 2019

Systems and methods to transform events and/or mood associated with playing media into lighting effects

Inventors: Markus Kurt Cremer (Orinda, CA); Shashank Merchant (Emeryville, CA); Aneesh Vartakavi (Emeryville, CA)
Assignee: GRACENOTE, INC.
G02F1/25G02F1/0121G06F16/00G06F16/783
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Patent No.
US 10,451,952
App. No.
16/161,830
Granted
Oct 22, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Example systems and methods to transform events and/or mood associated with playing media into lighting effects are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a content identifier to identify a first event occurring during presentation of media content at a first time. The example apparatus includes a content driven analyzer to determine a first lighting effect to be produced by a light-producing device based on the first event and instruct the light-producing device to produce the first lighting effect based on the first event during presentation of the media content. The content identifier is to identify a second media event occurring during presentation of the media content at a second time after the first time. The content driven analyzer is to instruct the light-producing device to one of maintain the first lighting effect based on the second event or produce a second lighting effect based on the second event during presentation of the media content.

Claims (42)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a content identifier to identify a first event occurring during presentation of media content at a first time; and

a content driven analyzer to:

determine a first lighting effect to be produced by a light-producing device based on the first event; and

instruct the light-producing device to produce the first lighting effect based on the first event during presentation of the media content, the content identifier to identify a second media event occurring during presentation of the media content at a second time after the first time, the content driven analyzer to instruct the light-producing device to one of maintain the first lighting effect based on the second event or produce a second lighting effect based on the second event during presentation of the media content.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the content identifier is to:

identify the first event based on fingerprint associated with the media content; and

identify metadata associated with one or more of the first event or the media content, the content driven analyzer to determine the first lighting effect based on the metadata.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the metadata includes one or more of a mood tag, an event tag, or a genre tag.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first lighting effect includes a first color of a light to be produced by the light-producing device and the second lighting effect includes a second color of the light.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first lighting effect includes hue or an intensity of a light to be produced by the light-generating device.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the content identifier is to identify the second event based on a time stamp associated with the second event.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the content identifier is to identify the second event based on a fingerprint generated for the second event during the presentation of the media content.

8. A system comprising:

a controller to:

identify a feature of media content presented via a media playback device based on fingerprint data associated with the media content; and

determine a light effect for the media content based on the feature; and

a light-generating device to:

receive an instruction from the controller including the light effect; and

produce the light effect during the presentation of the media content.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the controller is to identify the feature based on metadata associated with the media content.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the content is video content and the controller is to identify a dominant color of a frame of the video content or a block of frames of the video content as the feature based on the fingerprint data.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the lighting effect is to be associated with the frame or the block of frames of the video content.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the feature is a first feature for a first portion of the media and the light effect is a first light effect for the first portion of the media and the controller is to:

identify a second feature of a second portion of the media; and

determine a second light effect to be produced by the light-generating device based on the second feature, the light-generating device to produce the second light effect during the presentation of the second portion of the media.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the second feature is an event occurring during the presentation of the media, the second feature to trigger the controller to transmit a second instruction including the second light effect to the light-generating device.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the light effect includes one or more of hue of a light to be produced by the light-generating device, an intensity of the light, blinking of the light, or strobing of the light.

15. A non-transitory machine readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one machine to at least:

identify a first event occurring during presentation of media content at a first time;

determine a first lighting effect to be produced by a light-producing device based on the first event; and

instruct the light-producing device to produce the first lighting effect based on the first event during presentation of the media content;

identify a second media event occurring during presentation of the media content at a second time after the first time; and

instruct the light-producing device to one of maintain the first lighting effect based on the second event or produce a second lighting effect based on the second event during presentation of the media content.

16. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the at least one machine to

identify the first event based on fingerprint associated with the media content;

identify metadata associated with one or more of the first event or the media content; and

determine the first lighting effect based on the metadata.

17. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the metadata includes one or more of a mood tag, an event tag, or a genre tag.

18. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the first lighting effect includes a first color of a light to be produced by the light-producing device and the second lighting effect includes a second color of the light.

19. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the first lighting effect includes hue or an intensity of a light to be produced by the light-generating device.

20. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the machine to identify the second event based on a time stamp associated with the second event.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE (REEL 054066 / FRAME 0064) Recorded May 11, 2023
From: CITIBANK, N.A.
To: A. C. NIELSEN COMPANY, LLC; EXELATE, INC.; GRACENOTE, INC.; GRACENOTE MEDIA SERVICES, LLC; THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC; NETRATINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 063605/0001 →
RELEASE (REEL 053473 / FRAME 0001) Recorded May 11, 2023
From: CITIBANK, N.A.
To: A. C. NIELSEN COMPANY, LLC; EXELATE, INC.; GRACENOTE, INC.; GRACENOTE MEDIA SERVICES, LLC; THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC; NETRATINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 063603/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2023
From: GRACENOTE DIGITAL VENTURES, LLC; GRACENOTE MEDIA SERVICES, LLC; GRACENOTE, INC.; TNC (US) HOLDINGS, INC.; THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
To: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063574/0632 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2023
From: GRACENOTE DIGITAL VENTURES, LLC; GRACENOTE MEDIA SERVICES, LLC; GRACENOTE, INC.; TNC (US) HOLDINGS, INC.; THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
To: CITIBANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 063561/0381 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 31, 2023
From: GRACENOTE DIGITAL VENTURES, LLC; GRACENOTE MEDIA SERVICES, LLC; GRACENOTE, INC.; TNC (US) HOLDINGS, INC.; THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 063560/0547 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENTS LISTED ON SCHEDULE 1 RECORDED ON 6-9-2020 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 053473 FRAME 0001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SUPPLEMENTAL IP SECURITY AGREEMENT. Recorded Oct 7, 2020
From: A.C. NIELSEN (ARGENTINA) S.A.; A.C. NIELSEN COMPANY, LLC; ACN HOLDINGS INC.; ACNIELSEN CORPORATION; ACNIELSEN ERATINGS.COM; AFFINNOVA, INC.; ART HOLDING, L.L.C.; ATHENIAN LEASING CORPORATION; CZT/ACN TRADEMARKS, L.L.C.; EXELATE, INC.; GRACENOTE, INC.; GRACENOTE DIGITAL VENTURES, LLC; GRACENOTE MEDIA SERVICES, LLC; NETRATINGS, LLC; NIELSEN AUDIO, INC.; NIELSEN CONSUMER INSIGHTS, INC.; NIELSEN CONSUMER NEUROSCIENCE, INC.; NIELSEN FINANCE CO.; NIELSEN FINANCE LLC; NIELSEN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.; NIELSEN MOBILE, LLC; NMR INVESTING I, INC.; TCG DIVESTITURE INC.; TNC (US) HOLDINGS, INC.; THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC; VIZU CORPORATION; VNU MARKETING INFORMATION, INC.; NMR LICENSING ASSOCIATES, L.P.; NIELSEN HOLDING AND FINANCE B.V.; THE NIELSEN COMPANY B.V.; VNU INTERNATIONAL B.V.
To: CITIBANK, N.A
Reel/Frame 054066/0064 →
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 9, 2020
From: A. C. NIELSEN COMPANY, LLC; ACN HOLDINGS INC.; ACNIELSEN CORPORATION; ACNIELSEN ERATINGS.COM; AFFINNOVA, INC.; ART HOLDING, L.L.C.; ATHENIAN LEASING CORPORATION; CZT/ACN TRADEMARKS, L.L.C.; EXELATE, INC.; GRACENOTE, INC.; GRACENOTE DIGITAL VENTURES, LLC; GRACENOTE MEDIA SERVICES, LLC; NETRATINGS, LLC; NIELSEN AUDIO, INC.; NIELSEN CONSUMER INSIGHTS, INC.; NIELSEN CONSUMER NEUROSCIENCE, INC.; NIELSEN FINANCE CO.; NIELSEN FINANCE LLC; NIELSEN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.; NIELSEN MOBILE, LLC; NIELSEN UK FINANCE I, LLC; NMR INVESTING I, INC.; TCG DIVESTITURE INC.; TNC (US) HOLDINGS, INC.; THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC; VIZU CORPORATION; VNU MARKETING INFORMATION, INC.; NMR LICENSING ASSOCIATES, L.P.; NIELSEN HOLDING AND FINANCE B.V.; THE NIELSEN COMPANY B.V.; VNU INTERNATIONAL B.V.
To: CITIBANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053473/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2018
From: CREMER, MARKUS KURT; MERCHANT, SHASHANK; VARTAKAVI, ANEESH
To: GRACENOTE, INC.
Reel/Frame 047258/0805 →
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