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Method of and system for controlling an ambient light and lighting unit

  • US 7,369,903 B2
  • Filed: 06/20/2003
  • Issued: 05/06/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/04/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Method of controlling an ambient light, the method comprising:

  • receiving main program data and additional data by a receiver;

    setting a property of the ambient light based upon the additional data;

    including descriptive information about the main program data in the additional data;

    filtering the descriptive information from the additional data;

    setting a sensitivity of the ambient light to the main program data; and

    setting the property of the ambient light based upon the descriptive information and the sensitivity to enhance perception of the main program data, wherein a lower sensitivity results in less changes to the property of the ambient light over time than a higher sensitivity for the main program data.

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