USING NETWORK SERVER TO ESTABLISH TV SETTING

• US 20090219442A1
• Filed: 02/29/2008
• Published: 09/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Hironaka, Takashi, Wu, Max
• Granted Patent: US 8,171,507 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/687
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42202 environmental sensors, e.g. for detecting temperature, luminosity, pressure, earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4854 for modifying image parameters, e.g. image brightness, contrast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6547 comprising parameters, e.g. for client setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/58 in dependence upon ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

TV settings such as brightness can be established by sending from a TV signals from an ambient light sensor to a network server, with the network server establishing settings such as brightness in response for a program being played on the TV.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

sending from a TV signals representative of ambient light impinging on the TV;

receiving from a network server at least one signal representing an optimized display setting correlated to the ambient light; and

changing a current setting of the TV to the optimized display setting.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting is brightness.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising sending from the TV to the server an identification of a current audio-video program being displayed on the TV, the optimized setting being based at least in part on the identification.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the program is from a disk player.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising sending from the TV to the server an identification of a TV monitor associated with the TV, the optimized setting being based at least in part on the identification.

6. The method of claim 3, comprising sending from the TV to the server an identification of a TV monitor associated with the TV, the optimized setting being based at least in part on both identifications.

7. A TV, comprising:

a chassis;

a TV processor in the chassis;

a TV display associated with at least one setting having a value;

a light sensor mounted to receive light impinging on at least a portion of the chassis, the light sensor communicating with the TV processor;

wherein

the processor establishes the value of the setting based at least in part on information generated by the light sensor.

8. The TV of claim 7, wherein the information from the light sensor is sent to a server on a wide area network, the processor receiving from the server information relating to an optimum value for the setting.

9. The TV of claim 7, wherein the setting is brightness.

10. The TV of claim 8, wherein the TV sends to the server an identification of a current audio-video program being displayed on the TV, the optimum value being based at least in part on the identification.

11. The TV of claim 10, wherein the program is from a disk player.

12. The TV of claim 8, wherein the TV sends to the server an identification of a TV monitor associated with the TV, the optimum value being based at least in part on the identification.

13. A system comprising:

means on a TV chassis for displaying an audio video stream;

means associated with the means for displaying for generating a signal representative of ambient light impinging on the means for displaying; and

a processor in the TV chassis sending the signal to a server on a wide area network;

the processor executing logic to receive at least one setting value from the server and to apply the setting value to the means for displaying.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the setting value is a brightness value.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the setting value is based at least in part on the signal.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the setting value is based at least in part on an identification of a current audio-video program being displayed by the means for displaying.

17. The system of claim 13, comprising a disk player providing the stream.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the setting value is based at least in part on an identification of the means for displaying.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein the setting value is based at least in part on the signal and on an identification of a current audio-video program being displayed by the means for displaying.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the setting value is based at least in part on an identification of the means for displaying.