Patent ID: 8576340
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of producing an ambient light effect, the method comprising: providing a receiving device configured to parse an incoming video file; receiving the video file at the receiving device, the video file including at least one track specifying at least one ambient light effect associated with at least one portion of the video file, the at least one track including chrominance control data specifying at least one light color to be generated by at least one lighting device in communication with the receiving device; parsing the video file at the receiving device to separate the at least one track specifying the at least one ambient light effect; sending a command from the receiving device to the at least one lighting device specified in the at least one track to generate the at least one ambient light effect specified in the at least one track; and causing the at least one lighting device specified in the at least one track and receiving the command to generate the at least one light color specified by the chrominance control data when the at least one portion of the video file associated with the at least one ambient light effect is displayed.