Bias setting in a scent delivery system
First Claim
1. A scent delivery system comprising:
- a plurality of scent delivery units, wherein each scent delivery unit is configured to deliver scent at a variable scent level by being turned on and off successively according to a variable duty cycle, wherein the variable duty cycle includes an “
on”
time duration and an “
off”
time duration, and wherein each of the plurality of scent delivery units is associated with a corresponding base scent setting; and
a central controller configured to control the plurality of scent delivery units, wherein controlling the plurality of scent delivery units includes;
defining a group of scent delivery units from the plurality of scent delivery units,receiving input indicating a scent level bias to be applied to the base scent setting of each scent delivery unit included in the group for a particular activation period, andgenerating command data for each scent delivery unit included in the group, wherein the command data is generated by applying the scent level bias to the base scent setting using a predefined algorithm, wherein the predefined algorithm modifies the base scent setting using the scent level bias, and wherein when the command data is received at a scent delivery unit included in the group, the corresponding scent level of the scent delivery unit is varied based on the generated command data.
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Abstract
A scent delivery system includes scent delivery units that are configured to deliver scent at a variable scent level by being turned on and off successively according to a variable duty cycle. The scent delivery units are associated with corresponding base scent settings. The scent delivery system also includes a central controller configured to control the scent delivery units by generating command data based on a scenting schedule that indicates a desired activation time for more than one implicated scent delivery unit. The scenting schedule is configured to further indicate a scent level bias to be applied to the base scent settings that are associated with different of the implicated scent delivery units. The central controller is configured to generate the command data, based upon a variation in the scent level bias, that takes into account a corresponding variation to duty cycles that are associated with different of the implicated scent delivery units and to communicate the command data to the different implicated scent delivery units.
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28 Claims
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1. A scent delivery system comprising:
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a plurality of scent delivery units, wherein each scent delivery unit is configured to deliver scent at a variable scent level by being turned on and off successively according to a variable duty cycle, wherein the variable duty cycle includes an “
on”
time duration and an “
off”
time duration, and wherein each of the plurality of scent delivery units is associated with a corresponding base scent setting; anda central controller configured to control the plurality of scent delivery units, wherein controlling the plurality of scent delivery units includes; defining a group of scent delivery units from the plurality of scent delivery units, receiving input indicating a scent level bias to be applied to the base scent setting of each scent delivery unit included in the group for a particular activation period, and generating command data for each scent delivery unit included in the group, wherein the command data is generated by applying the scent level bias to the base scent setting using a predefined algorithm, wherein the predefined algorithm modifies the base scent setting using the scent level bias, and wherein when the command data is received at a scent delivery unit included in the group, the corresponding scent level of the scent delivery unit is varied based on the generated command data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for delivering scent comprising:
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providing a plurality of scent delivery units, wherein each scent delivery unit is configured to deliver scent at a variable scent level by turning scent delivery units on and off successively according to a variable duty cycle, wherein the variable duty cycle includes an “
on”
time duration and an “
off’
time duration, and wherein each of the plurality of scent delivery units is associated with a corresponding base scent setting; andcontrolling the plurality of scent delivery units, wherein controlling the plurality of scent delivery units includes; defining a group of scent delivery units from the plurality of scent delivery units, receiving input indicating a scent level bias to be applied to the base scent setting of each scent delivery unit included in the group for a particular activation period, and generating command data for each scent delivery unit included in the group, wherein the command data is generated by applying the scent level bias to the base scent setting using a predefined algorithm, wherein the predefined algorithm modifies the base scent setting using the scent level bias, and wherein when the command data is received at a scent delivery unit included in the group, the corresponding scent level or the scent delivery unit is varied based on the generated command data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more computers, which, upon such execution, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
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providing a plurality of scent delivery units, wherein each scent delivery unit is configured to deliver scent at a variable scent level by turning scent delivery units on and off successively according to a variable duty cycle, wherein the variable duty cycle includes an “
on”
time duration and an “
off’
time duration, and wherein each of the plurality of scent delivery units is associated with a corresponding base scent setting; andcontrolling the plurality of scent delivery units, wherein controlling the plurality of scent delivery units includes; defining a group of scent delivery units from the plurality of scent delivery units, receiving input indicating a scent level bias to be applied to the base scent setting of each scent delivery unit included in the group for a particular activation period, and generating command data for each scent delivery unit included in the group, wherein the command data is generated by applying the scent level bias to the base scent setting using a predefined algorithm, wherein the predefined algorithm modifies the base scent setting using the scent level bias, and wherein when the command data is received at a scent delivery unit included in the group, the corresponding scent level of the scent delivery unit is varied based on the generated command data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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