Patent ID: 8928812
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A63F,G05B,H04N,H05B

Abstract:
1. A system for controlling ambient light effects comprising: a receiving device including at least one processor programmed to parse incoming video content to detect at least one portion of the incoming video content and determine at least one ambient light effect to be associated with the at least one portion of the video content; a home automation controller in communication with the at least one processor; at least one lighting device in communication with at least one of the receiving device and the home automation controller; wherein the processor of the receiving device is programmed to send a command from the receiving device to the home automation controller, the command specifying the at least one ambient light effect determined by the at least one processor to be associated with the at least one portion of the video content; and wherein the at least one lighting device includes at least one hardware controller adapted to, after receiving the command from the home automation controller, to generate the at least one ambient light effect specified in the command when the at least one portion of the video content is displayed to a user.