Patents by Inventor SIMON RYCROFT

SIMON RYCROFT has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12062220
    Abstract: A method comprises obtaining (201) media content and information about the media content and selecting (203) a color extraction method from multiple color extraction methods based on the obtained information. The media content comprises video content and the color extraction methods differ from each other in that they extract different colors from the same pixels. The method further comprises extracting (205) a color from one or more frames of the video content by applying the selected color extraction method and determining (207) one or more light effects to be rendered on one more light sources while the one or more frames are being rendered. The one or more light effects are determined based on the extracted color. The method also comprises storing (209) a light script specifying the one or more light effects and/or controlling (211) the one or more light sources to render the one or more light effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Simon Rycroft, Tobias Borra, Dragan Sekulovski, Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu
  • Patent number: 11903104
    Abstract: A method (400) of controlling a plurality of lighting units (112, 114) of a lighting system (100) is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Paul Ulco Broekman, Simone Maria Stavenuiter, Simon Rycroft
  • Patent number: 11510300
    Abstract: A method of determining light effects based on analysis of media content comprises allowing (401) a user to influence a video weight and an audio weight. The video weight represents a weight of video content in the determination of the light effects and the audio weight represents a weight of audio content in the determination. The method further comprises obtaining (405) information relating to the video content and/or information relating to the audio content, determining (407) the light effects to be rendered while the media content is being rendered. The method also comprises storing a light script specifying the light effects and/or controlling (409) one or more light sources to render the light effects. The light effects are determined based on the information relating to the video content in dependence on the video weight and based on the information relating to the audio content in dependence on the audio weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Simon Rycroft, Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu, Tobias Borra
  • Patent number: 11386661
    Abstract: A method of creating a light script for a video is disclosed. The light script comprises lighting control instructions for controlling one or more light sources when the video is being displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Anthonie Hendrik Bergman, Simon Rycroft, Jonathan David Mason, Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu, Jacobus Dingenis Machiel Van Boven
  • Publication number: 20220039239
    Abstract: A method of determining light effects based on analysis of media content comprises allowing (401) a user to influence a video weight and an audio weight. The video weight represents a weight of video content in the determination of the light effects and the audio weight represents a weight of audio content in the determination. The method further comprises obtaining (405) information relating to the video content and/or information relating to the audio content, determining (407) the light effects to be rendered while the media content is being rendered. The method also comprises storing a light script specifying the light effects and/or controlling (409) one or more light sources to render the light effects. The light effects are determined based on the information relating to the video content in dependence on the video weight and based on the information relating to the audio content in dependence on the audio weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: SIMON RYCROFT, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, TOBIAS BORRA
  • Publication number: 20210410251
    Abstract: A method comprises obtaining (201) media content and information about the media content and selecting (203) a color extraction method from multiple color extraction methods based on the obtained information. The media content comprises video content and the color extraction methods differ from each other in that they extract different colors from the same pixels. The method further comprises extracting (205) a color from one or more frames of the video content by applying the selected color extraction method and determining (207) one or more light effects to be rendered on one more light sources while the one or more frames are being rendered. The one or more light effects are determined based on the extracted color. The method also comprises storing (209) a light script specifying the one or more light effects and/or controlling (211) the one or more light sources to render the one or more light effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: SIMON RYCROFT, TOBIAS BORRA, DRAGAN SEKULOVSKI, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU
  • Patent number: 11057671
    Abstract: A method of controlling a connected lighting system based on audio-visual content. The method comprises automatically performing operations of: color extraction from an image comprised in video component of the audio-visual content, calculating an audio intensity level of an audio sample of the audio component of the audio-visual content, determining of a first target light color and a first audio intensity level based on the extracted color and the calculated audio intensity level; and controlling at least one lighting device according to the determined first target light color and the first audio intensity level. This method provides for control in a manner which increases immersion of a user experiencing the audio-visual content as being rendered by, for example a TV, through providing light effects by a connected lighting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Simon Rycroft, Jonathan David Mason, Anthonie Hendrik Bergman, Jacobus Dingenis Machiel Van Boven
  • Publication number: 20200275152
    Abstract: A method of controlling a connected lighting system based on audio-visual content. The method comprises automatically performing operations of: color extraction from an image comprised in video component of the audio-visual content, calculating an audio intensity level of an audio sample of the audio component of the audio-visual content, determining of a first target light color and a first audio intensity level based on the extracted color and the calculated audio intensity level; and controlling at least one lighting device according to the determined first target light color and the first audio intensity level. This method provides for control in a manner which increases immersion of a user experiencing the audio-visual content as being rendered by, for example a TV, through providing light effects by a connected lighting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: SIMON RYCROFT, JONATHAN DAVID MASON, ANTHONIE HENDRIK BERGMAN, JACOBUS DINGENIS MACHIEL VAN BOVEN
  • Publication number: 20200234052
    Abstract: A method of creating a light script for a video is disclosed. The light script comprises lighting control instructions for controlling one or more light sources when the video is being displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: ANTHONIE HENDRIK BERGMAN, SIMON RYCROFT, JONATHAN DAVID MASON, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, JACOBUS DINGENIS MACHIEL VAN BOVEN