An audio speaker includes a glass, a light emitting device, a filter device, and a vibration device. The glass includes light scattering patterns and guides incoming light onto the light scattering patterns. The light emission device includes light emitting members and a control member. The filter device translates an audio signal to a control signal taking account of a plurality of different frequency bands, and transmits the control signals to the vibration device and the light emission device. The vibration device translates the control signals to controlled current applied to the light emitting members. The light intensities of the light emitting member relate to the controlled current and correspond to a height of illumination of the light scattering patterns.

Example systems and methods to transform events and/or mood associated with playing media into lighting effects are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a content identifier to identify content presented via a media presentation device based on a fingerprint associated with the content and derive metadata from the identified content. The example apparatus includes a content driven analyzer to determine a light effect to be produced by a light-generating device based on the metadata, generate an instruction for the light-generating device to produce the light effect, and transmit the instruction to the light-generating device during presentation of the content.

A method comprises obtaining (101) media content information and obtaining (103, 109) information indicating a degree of speech in the audio portion. The media content information comprises the media content and/or information determined by analyzing the media content and the degree of speech is determined based on an analysis of an audio portion of the media content. The method further comprises determining (107, 113) an extent to which the audio portion should be used to determine one or more light effects to be rendered while the media content is being rendered and determining (117) these light effects. The extent is determined based on the degree of speech and the light effects are determined based on an analysis (115) of the audio portion in dependence on the extent and based on an analysis of a video portion of the media content.

A toy includes a multi-connector for removable attachment to a variety of different styles of soothing devices such as pacifiers. The multi-connector includes one or more transverse tabs configured for individually or collectively releasably attaching to each of the different coupling part styles of the smoothing devices. In this way, the toy can be used with any of the different styles of soothing devices and still be safe because the axial pulling motion and forces that babies often apply to the toy when holding the pacifier in its mouth do not cause the components to separate. Also disclosed is a toy with a tab (transverse or not) that is retained on the toy by a primary attachment such as stitching and a secondary retainer for redundancy as a safety feature.

A toy includes a multi-connector for removable attachment to a variety of different styles of soothing devices such as pacifiers. The multi-connector includes one or more transverse tabs configured for individually or collectively releasably attaching to each of the different coupling part styles of the smoothing devices. In this way, the toy can be used with any of the different styles of soothing devices and still be safe because the axial pulling motion and forces that babies often apply to the toy when holding the pacifier in its mouth do not cause the components to separate. Also disclosed is a toy with a tab (transverse or not) that is retained on the toy by a primary attachment such as stitching and a secondary retainer for redundancy as a safety feature.

A lamp with lights with luminous characteristics which can vary according to external information sources, which comprises: at least one photoemitter device susceptible of producing a light radiation which can vary in intensity and color temperature, a data processing unit configured to drive the at least one photoemitter device, and means of interfacing with external information sources configured to transmit electrical/electronic audio data; and wherein the data processing unit is configured to cause a variation of the color temperature and/or of the light radiation intensity of the at least one photoemitter device according to the electrical/electronic audio data retrieved according to a previously determined encoding; the lamp further comprising audio interface means susceptible of allowing the reproduction of the electrical/electronic audio data and/or the recording of the electrical/electronic audio data, in simultaneous association with the variation of the color temperature and/or of the light radiation intensity.

A lamp with lights with luminous characteristics which can vary according to external information sources, which comprises: at least one photoemitter device susceptible of producing a light radiation which can vary in intensity and color temperature, a data processing unit configured to drive the at least one photoemitter device, and means of interfacing with external information sources configured to transmit electrical/electronic audio data; and wherein the data processing unit is configured to cause a variation of the color temperature and/or of the light radiation intensity of the at least one photoemitter device according to the electrical/electronic audio data retrieved according to a previously determined encoding; the lamp further comprising audio interface means susceptible of allowing the reproduction of the electrical/electronic audio data and/or the recording of the electrical/electronic audio data, in simultaneous association with the variation of the color temperature and/or of the light radiation intensity.

There is provided an apparatus configured to control a plurality of light emitting elements so that the light emitting elements display a lighting behavior based on audio output which is based on an audio file. The apparatus can include a control portion and a choreography portion. The control portion is operable to generate an instruction sequence which can be used to control the lighting behavior of the light emitting elements, the instruction sequence can include a plurality of lighting instructions. The choreography portion is operable to associate at least one lighting instruction from the plurality of lighting instructions with at least one portion of the audio file.

There is provided an apparatus configured to control a plurality of light emitting elements so that the light emitting elements display a lighting behavior based on audio output which is based on an audio file. The apparatus can include a control portion and a choreography portion. The control portion is operable to generate an instruction sequence which can be used to control the lighting behavior of the light emitting elements, the instruction sequence can include a plurality of lighting instructions. The choreography portion is operable to associate at least one lighting instruction from the plurality of lighting instructions with at least one portion of the audio file.

There is provided an apparatus configured to control a plurality of light emitting elements so that the light emitting elements display a lighting behavior. The apparatus includes a control portion operable to generate an instruction sequence. The instruction sequence controls the lighting behavior of the light emitting elements. The instruction sequence can include a plurality of lighting instructions. The control portion can include a first input portion and an option portion. The first input portion generates a first lighting instruction of the plurality of lighting instructions and the option portion can be operated by, for example, a user to present a second input portion for generating a second lighting instruction of the plurality of lighting instructions. The lighting behavior displayed by the light emitting elements can have a lighting sequence which is based on the instruction sequence where the first lighting instruction is followed by the second lighting instruction.