Mobile device controlled dynamic room environment using a cast device

Abstract

A mobile device analyzes data associated with media handled by a cast device connected to a display device. The mobile device causes control signals to be sent, via the one or more communication interfaces, to one of multiple different devices in a room to change an operational parameter associated with the one of the multiple different devices.

1 . A method, comprising:
 receiving, at a mobile device, data associated with certain media;   analyzing, by the mobile device, the data associated with the certain media, wherein the certain media comprises audio or video media and wherein analyzing the data comprises
 recognizing a content of speech within the audio or video media; 
   determining, by the mobile device, at least one parameter associated with one or more devices in a room environment to change based on the analysis; and   sending, from the mobile device, control signals to the one or more devices to cause the at least one parameter to be changed.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data associated with the certain media comprises the certain media in streaming form and further comprising:
 streaming, from the mobile device to a cast device, the certain media for media playback.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data associated with the certain media comprises an address associated with the certain media and the certain media in streaming form and further comprising:
 sending, from the mobile device to a cast device, the address for retrieval and playback of the certain media by the cast device.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data associated with certain media comprises the certain media in streaming form. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data identifies one or more characteristics of the certain media determined by a cast device. 
     
     
         6 . (canceled) 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 selecting, by the mobile device, the one or more devices from among a plurality of room devices in the room environment,   wherein determining the at least one parameter associated with the one or more devices to change comprises:   selecting the at least one parameter associated with the one or more devices based on results of the analysis.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the control signals to the one or more devices comprise at least one of:
 control signals to increase or decrease a brightness of a device comprising a light;   control signals to change a color of a device comprising a light;   control signals to change air temperature of a device comprising an air conditioning unit; and   control signals to change a volume or quality of sound of a device comprising a speaker.   
     
     
         9 . A portable electronic device, comprising:
 a first wireless communication interface configured to:
 download, via a source in an external network, a room environment application, 
 send a request to receive media from a network media source in the external network, and 
 receive, responsive to the request, data associated with the requested media, wherein the requested media is streamed from the network media source subsequent to receiving the request; 
   a second wireless communication interface configured to communicate via a wireless local area network (LAN) or a wireless personal area network (PAN); and   a processing unit configured to execute the downloaded room environment application to:
 analyze, subsequent to sending the request to receive the media from the network media source and subsequent to the requested media being streamed from the network media source, the data associated with the requested media, wherein the requested media comprises audio or video media and wherein analyzing the data associated with the requested media comprises:
 identifying actions occurring within a scene of the video media, 
 identifying movement within a scene contained in the video media, or 
 recognizing a content of speech within the audio or video media, and 
 
 cause control signals to be sent, via the second wireless communication interface, to one of multiple different room devices within a room environment to change an operational parameter associated with the one of the multiple different room devices based on the analysis of the data associated with the requested media. 
   
     
     
         10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . The portable electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the data associated with the requested media comprises the requested media in streaming form and wherein the processing unit is further configured to execute the room environment application to:
 receive, via the first wireless communication interface, the requested media from the network media source, and   stream, from the portable electronic device to a cast device, the requested media for media playback.   
     
     
         12 . The portable electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to execute the room environment application to:
 send, via the first or second wireless interface, to a cast device, an address for retrieval and playback of the requested media by the cast device.   
     
     
         13 . The portable electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the data associated with the requested media comprises the requested media in streaming form. 
     
     
         14 . The portable electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the data identifies one or more characteristics of the requested media determined by a cast device. 
     
     
         15 . The portable electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to execute the room environment application to:
 select the one of the multiple different room devices from among a plurality of room devices currently residing in the room environment,   wherein the processing unit is further configured to execute the room environment application to:
 select the operational parameter associated with the one of the multiple different room devices based on results of the analysis. 
   
     
     
         16 . The portable electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the control signals to the one of the multiple different room devices comprise at least one of:
 control signals to increase or decrease a brightness of a device comprising a light;   control signals to change a color of a device comprising a light;   control signals to change air temperature of a device comprising an air conditioning unit; or   control signals to change a volume or quality of sound of a device comprising a speaker.   
     
     
         17 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions executable by at least one processor, the computer-readable medium comprising:
 one or more instructions for receiving data associated with certain media;   one or more instructions for analyzing the data associated with the certain media, wherein the certain media comprises audio or video media:   one or more instructions for identifying room devices currently residing in a room environment;   one or more instructions for selecting one or more current room devices from the identified current room devices based on the analysis;   one or more instructions for selecting parameters of the selected one or more current room devices to be controlled based on the analysis;   one or more instructions for determining target values for the selected parameters of the selected one or more current room devices based on the analysis;   one or more instructions for populating a database with the determined target values for the selected parameters of the selected one or more current room devices; and   one or more instructions for retrieving the determined target values for the selected parameters of the selected one or more current room devices from the database and causing control signals to be sent to the selected one or more current room devices to cause the selected parameter to be changed based on the determined target values.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the data associated with the certain media comprises the certain media in streaming form and further comprising:
 one or more instructions for causing the certain media to be streamed to a cast device for media playback.   
     
     
         19 - 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the control signals to be sent to the selected one or more current room devices comprise at least one of:
 control signals to increase or decrease a brightness of a device comprising a light;   control signals to change a color of a device comprising a light;   control signals to change air temperature of a device comprising an air conditioning unit; or   control signals to change a volume or quality of sound of a device comprising a speaker.   
     
     
         22 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the data associated with the certain media comprises an address associated with the certain media and the certain media in streaming form and further comprising:
 one or more instructions for cause the address to be sent to a cast device for retrieval and playback of the certain media by the cast device.   
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile device comprises one of a computer having wireless capability, a cellular telephone, or a personal digital assistant (PDA) having wireless capability. 
     
     
         24 . The portable electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the first wireless communication interface and the second wireless communication interface are different communication interfaces. 
     
     
         25 . The portable electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the portable electronic device comprises one of a computer having wireless capability, a cellular telephone, or a personal digital assistant (PDA) having wireless capability. 
     
     
         26 . The portable electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the received data, associated with the requested media, does not include control or instructional data associated with controlling the operational parameter of the one of the multiple different room devices.