Methods and apparatus to control light pulsing effects based on media content

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12232229
APP PUB NO 20240298390A1
SERIAL NO

18663841

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Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to adjust device control information. The example apparatus comprises a light drive waveform generator to obtain metadata corresponding to media and generate device control information based on the metadata, the device control information to inform a lighting device to enable consecutive light pulses; an effect engine to apply an attack parameter and a decay parameter to consecutive light pulses corresponding to the device control information, the attack parameter and the decay parameter based on the metadata to affect a shape of the consecutive light pulses; and a color timeline generator to generate color information based on the metadata, the color information to inform the lighting device to change a color state.

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  • GRACENOTE, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Coover, Robert Orinda, US 78 240
Cremer, Markus Kurt Orinda, US 15 44
Hodges, Todd Oakland, US 9 19
Rafii, Zafar Berkley, US 48 206
Schmidt, Andreas San Pablo, US 466 8023
Vartakavi, Aneesh Emeryville, US 63 182

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