Patent ID: 8878991

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a processor; and memory storing a lighting effects database, wherein each of a plurality of lighting effects stored in the lighting effects database corresponds to a set of sequenced ambient lighting instructions for outputting the lighting effect over a plurality of light sources, and storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the apparatus to control ambient lighting by: receiving video data; querying a lighting scheme database based on the video data to identify a lighting scheme corresponding to the video data, wherein each lighting scheme identifies a timed sequence of lighting effects; receiving the corresponding lighting scheme; outputting, based on the video data, video content for display on a display screen operatively connected to the apparatus; querying the lighting effects database for a set of ambient lighting instructions corresponding to the lighting effects identified in the lighting scheme; and outputting the corresponding set of ambient lighting instructions time-synchronized with the video content, said ambient lighting instructions performing the lighting effects over a plurality of light channels, wherein each light channel is associated with a location of a different light source of the plurality of light sources in relation to a location of the display screen.