Method and apparatus and device for implementing television theater mode, and storage medium

• US 10,462,878 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2017
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Skyworth Electronics Incorporated (Skyworth Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Skyworth Electronics Incorporated (Skyworth Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wang, Xuan, Wu, Zhaobin, Yang, Jian, Yu, Minghuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Yenke, Brian P
• Application Number:
  US16/090,628
• Publication Number:
  US 20190116646A1
• Time in Patent Office: 676 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47H 2005/025 controlled by electronic sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A47H 5/02 Devices for opening and closing curtains
• CPC Class Codes: A47H 5/14 Apparatus for lowering curtains or the like in order to remove curtain rods A47H7/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2827 Reporting to a device within the home network; wherein the reception of the information reported automatically triggers the execution of a home appliance functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4131 home appliance, e.g. lighting, air conditioning system, metering devices home automation data switching networks exchanging configuration information on appliance services H04L12/2807
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42202 environmental sensors, e.g. for detecting temperature, luminosity, pressure, earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44204 Monitoring of content usage, e.g. the number of times a movie has been viewed, copied or the amount which has been watched monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; protecting generic digital content where the protection is independent of the precise nature of the content G06F21/10; arrangements for monitoring the use made of the broadcast services in broadcast systems H04H60/31
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44213 Monitoring of end-user related data arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4854 for modifying image parameters, e.g. image brightness, contrast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/445 for displaying additional information H04N5/50 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/60 for the sound signals
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/11 by determining the brightness or colour temperature of ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/165 following a pre-assigned programmed sequence; Logic control [LC]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for implementing a television theater mode, including: detecting playback content played by a playback terminal in real time when the playback terminal is in a playing status; when detecting that the playback terminal is playing a video, detecting current statuses of theater sound equipment, lighting equipment, and a curtain; sending a sound-and-light control command to a theater sound system and a curtain control system based on the current statuses of the theater sound equipment and the curtain, to adjust a current playback environment as a sound-and-light environment of the television theater mode; reading the video resource being played, determining a video image brightness change based on the read video resource, and sending the sound-and-light control command to the lighting control system, to adjust brightness of the indoor lighting equipment based the video image brightness change. Further disclosed is an apparatus for implementing a television theater mode.

Claims

1. A method for implementing a television theater mode, comprising:

detecting playback content played by a playback terminal in real time when the playback terminal is in a playing status;

in response to detecting that the playback terminal is playing a video, detecting current statuses of theater sound equipment, lighting equipment, and a curtain;

sending a sound-and-light control command to a theater sound system and to a curtain control system based on the current statuses of the theater sound equipment and the curtain, to adjust a current playback environment as a sound-and-light environment of the television theater mode; and

reading the video resource being played, determining a video image brightness change based on the read video resource, and sending the sound-and-light control command to a lighting control system to adjust brightness of the indoor lighting equipment based on the video image brightness change;

wherein the block of “

reading the video resource being played, determining a video image brightness change based on the read video resource, and sending the sound-and-light control command to a lighting control system to adjust brightness of the indoor lighting equipment based on the video image brightness change”

comprises;

decoding the video in play to obtain RGB component data of a frame not yet played of the video in play;

analyzing the RGB component data to obtain a brightness value of each pixel of the frame of the video, calculating an average brightness value of each frame based on the brightness values of the pixels, and receiving a current indoor lighting intensity sent by a light sensor;

converting the received current indoor light intensity into a current indoor brightness value, and calculating a brightness value difference between the average brightness value of each frame and the current indoor brightness value; and

determining whether the brightness value difference exceeds a preset brightness change threshold difference, and if the brightness value difference exceeds the preset brightness change threshold difference, transmitting the sound-and-light control command and the brightness value difference to the lighting control system, to adjust the brightness of the indoor lighting equipment based on the brightness value difference when the playback progresses to the corresponding frame.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the following operations subsequent to the block of “

converting the received current indoor light intensity into a current indoor brightness value, and calculating a brightness value difference between the average brightness value of each frame and the current indoor brightness value”

;

forming an average brightness value change curve by plotting the average brightness value of each frame and a corresponding time point of the frame, and calculating a rate of change of the change curve;

determining whether the rate of change is equal to or greater than a preset screen brightness change rate;

if the rate of change is equal to or greater than the preset screen brightness change rate, calculating a respective brightness value difference between each of the average brightness values on the change curve and the current indoor brightness value, selecting the brightness value difference having the maximum absolute value as a reference brightness value difference, and calculating a time difference between a corresponding time point of the reference brightness value difference and a current time point;

calculating a quotient N of the reference brightness value difference and the time difference, and determining whether an absolute value of N is less than or equal to a preset brightness change threshold; and

if the absolute value of N is less than or equal to the preset brightness change threshold, adding N to the current indoor brightness value, and repeatedly adding N to the brightness value produced by the addition of N to the current indoor brightness value when the playback progresses to a next frame, until the indoor brightness value coincides with the average brightness value corresponding to the reference brightness value difference;

otherwise adding the preset brightness change threshold to the current indoor brightness value or subtracting the preset brightness change threshold from the current indoor brightness value, and when the playback progresses to a next frame, repeatedly adding the preset brightness change threshold to the brightness value produced by the addition of the preset brightness change threshold to the current indoor brightness value, or repeatedly subtracting the preset brightness change threshold from the brightness value produced by the subtraction of the preset brightness change threshold from the current indoor brightness value, until the playback progresses to the corresponding time point of the reference brightness value difference.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the following operations subsequent to the block of “

adjusting brightness of the indoor lighting equipment based on the video image brightness change”

;

detecting during the video playback process whether the playback of the video ends or is paused;

in response to detecting that the playback is paused, outputting a prompt message prompting whether the theater mode is to be turned off; and

in response to detecting that the playback of the video ends, sending an instruction of restoring to initial states to the theater sound system, the lighting control system, and the curtain control system, allowing the theater sound equipment, the lighting equipment, and the curtain to be restored to their initial states.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the following operations prior to the block of “

detecting playback content played by a playback terminal in real time when the playback terminal is in a playing status”

;

turning on the theater mode in response to a received instruction, and connecting the playback terminal to the theater sound system, the lighting control system, and the curtain control system.

5. A device for implementing a television theater mode, comprising a processor and a memory storing a television theater mode implementation program, the processor being configured to execute the television theater mode implementation program to perform the following operations:

detecting playback content played by a playback terminal in real time when the playback terminal is in a playing status;

in response to detecting that the playback terminal is playing a video, detecting current statuses of theater sound equipment, lighting equipment, and a curtain;

sending a sound-and-light control command to a theater sound system and to a curtain control system based on the current statuses of the theater sound equipment and the curtain, to adjust a current playback environment as a sound-and-light environment of the television theater mode; and

reading the video resource being played, determining a video image brightness change based on the read video resource, and sending the sound-and-light control command to a lighting control system to adjust brightness of the indoor lighting equipment based on the video image brightness change;

wherein the processor is further configured to execute the television theater mode implementation program to perform the following operations;

decoding the video in play to obtain RGB component data of a frame not yet played of the video being played;

analyzing the RGB component data to obtain a brightness value of each pixel of the frame of the video, calculating an average brightness value of each frame based on the brightness values of pixels, and receiving a current indoor lighting intensity sent by a light sensor;

converting the received current indoor light intensity into a current indoor brightness value, and calculating a brightness value difference between the average brightness value of each frame and the current indoor brightness value; and

determining whether the brightness value difference exceeds a preset brightness change threshold difference, and if the brightness value difference exceeds the preset brightness change threshold difference, transmitting the sound-and-light control command and the brightness value difference to the lighting control system, to adjust the brightness of the indoor lighting equipment based on the brightness value difference when the playback progresses to the corresponding frame.

6. The device as recited in claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the television theater mode implementation program to perform the following operations:

forming an average brightness value change curve by plotting the average brightness value of each frame and a corresponding time point of the frame, and calculating a rate of change of the change curve;

determining whether the rate of change is equal to or greater than a preset screen brightness change rate;

if the rate of change is equal to or greater than the preset screen brightness change rate, calculating a respective brightness value difference between each of the average brightness values on the change curve and the current indoor brightness value, selecting the brightness value difference having the maximum absolute value as a reference brightness value difference, and calculating a time difference between a corresponding time point of the reference brightness value difference and a current time point;

calculating a quotient N of the reference brightness value difference and the time difference, and determining whether an absolute value of N is less than or equal to a preset brightness change threshold; and

if the absolute value of N is less than or equal to the preset brightness change threshold, adding N to the current indoor brightness value, and repeatedly adding N to the brightness value produced by the addition of N to the current indoor brightness value when the playback progresses to a next frame, until the indoor brightness value coincides with the average brightness value corresponding to the reference brightness value difference;

otherwise adding the preset brightness change threshold to the current indoor brightness value or subtracting the preset brightness change threshold from the current indoor brightness value, and when the playback progresses to a next frame, repeatedly adding the preset brightness change threshold to the brightness value produced by the addition of the preset brightness change threshold to the current indoor brightness value, or repeatedly subtracting the preset brightness change threshold from the brightness value produced by the subtraction of the preset brightness change threshold from the current indoor brightness value, until the playback progresses to the corresponding time point of the reference brightness value difference.

7. The device as recited in claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the television theater mode implementation program to perform the following operations:

detecting during the video playback process whether the playback of the video ends or is paused;

in response to detecting that the playback is paused, outputting a prompt message prompting whether the theater mode is to be turned off; and

in response to detecting that the playback of the video ends, sending an instruction of restoring to initial states to the theater sound system, the lighting control system, and the curtain control system, allowing the theater sound equipment, the lighting equipment, and the curtain to be restored to their initial states.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing one or more programs executable by one or more processors to perform the following operations:

detecting playback content played by a playback terminal in real time when the playback terminal is in a playing status;

in response to detecting that the playback terminal is playing a video, detecting current statuses of theater sound equipment, lighting equipment, and a curtain;

sending a sound-and-light control command to a theater sound system and to a curtain control system based on the current statuses of the theater sound equipment and the curtain, to adjust a current playback environment as a sound-and-light environment of the television theater mode; and

reading the video resource being played, determining a video image brightness change based on the read video resource, and sending the sound-and-light control command to a lighting control system to adjust brightness of the indoor lighting equipment based on the video image brightness change;

wherein the block of “

reading the video resource being played, determining a video image brightness change based on the read video resource, and sending the sound-and-light control command to a lighting control system to adjust brightness of the indoor lighting equipment based on the video image brightness change”

comprises;

decoding the video in play to obtain RGB component data of a frame not yet played of the video in play;

analyzing the RGB component data to obtain a brightness value of each pixel of the frame of the video, calculating an average brightness value of each frame based on the brightness values of the pixels, and receiving a current indoor lighting intensity sent by a light sensor;

converting the received current indoor light intensity into a current indoor brightness value, and calculating a brightness value difference between the average brightness value of each frame and the current indoor brightness value; and

determining whether the brightness value difference exceeds a preset brightness change threshold difference, and if the brightness value difference exceeds the preset brightness change threshold difference, transmitting the sound-and-light control command and the brightness value difference to the lighting control system, to adjust the brightness of the indoor lighting equipment based on the brightness value difference when the playback progresses to the corresponding frame.