# US 10,118,190 B2 · Scent dispensing apparatus and method for the control thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,118,190 B2 - Document ID: US10118190B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/917,689 - Filed: 2018-03-11 - Published: 2018-07-12 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2015-02-04 - Applicants: Yoav Ben-David; Moshe Zach - Inventors: Yoav Ben-David; Moshe Zach - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10118190B2 ## CPC - H04L 67/04: specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability - A61L 9/12: Apparatus, e.g. holders, therefor - A61L 9/14: using sprayed or atomised substances {including air-liquid contact processes} - B05B 12/02: for controlling time, or sequence, of delivery - B05B 17/0607: {generated by electrical means, e.g. piezoelectric transducers} - B05B 17/0669: {Excitation frequencies} - H04L 67/1061: using node-based peer discovery mechanisms (static access to replicated servers H04L67/1006; service discovery H04L67/51) - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - H04L 67/125: involving control of end-device applications over a network - H04L 69/00: Network arrangements, protocols or services independent of the application payload and not provided for in the other groups of this subclass (networks security protocols H04L9/40; wireless communication networks H04W) - A61L 2209/111: Sensor means, e.g. motion, brightness, scent, contaminant sensors - A61L 2209/132: Piezo or ultrasonic elements for dispensing - B60R 16/08: fluid - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - A61L: METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES (preservation of bodies or disinfecting characterised by the agents employed A01N; preserving, e.g. sterilising, food or foodstuffs A23; preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes A61K) - B05B: SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F25/72; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by spraying B05D) - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract An apparatus for dispensing compounds bearing scent in which one or more scent dispensing units contain each one scent bearing compound and is activated mechanically by an electromechanical activator. A user handled device contains a controller, a memory and a communications device. Resident hardware includes a resident channel for communicating with the user handled device and a controlled driver for controlling the scent dispenser mechanically. A wireless peer to peer communications system carries out the communications between the user device and the resident hardware. The user can input parameter for controlling the dispensing unit through a user device interface. A controller in the resident hardware implements a dispenser activation scheme, mechanically expressed by the activator of the scent dispensing unit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for dispensing compounds bearing scent, comprising: a. at least one scent dispensing unit comprising at least one scent bearing compound and an electromechanical dispenser providing droplets to the ambient atmosphere, b. an user-handled hardware comprising a user-handled hardware controller, a memory, a communications device and a user interface through which input parameters are inputted to a dispenser activation profile; c. resident hardware for controlling said electromechanical dispenser; said resident hardware comprising a resident hardware controller activating said electromechanical dispenser by using an activator driver according to a predetermined activation profile; d. a wireless peer to peer channel implementing the communications between said user-handled device and said resident hardware; and wherein said resident hardware controller is preprogrammed to activate said electromechanical dispenser by using said activator driver according to a predetermined activation profile in a vehicle, in a room or cabinet. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said user-handled hardware is at least one smartphone or tablet computer paired with said resident hardware. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a GPS receiver absolute position and speed of said user-handled hardware are measured and are registered in said user-handled hardware, when said user-handled hardware and resident hardware wireless peer to peer channel is deactivated since wireless connection between said user-handled hardware and resident hardware is interrupted. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said activation profile comprises at least one parameter of a duty cycle selected from the group consisting of frequency of vibration bursts, number of said vibration bursts per unit time, duration of said bursts and any combination thereof. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said activation profile where the unit active time—the on time combination duration of said vibration bursts are accumulated, registered or saved in the resident hardware memory. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said unit active time—the on time combination duration of said vibration bursts that were accumulated, registered or saved in the resident hardware memory are sent via the said interconnected peer to peer wireless link to the said user-handled hardware. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The apparatus as in claim 5, wherein said wireless peer to peer channel is a Bluetooth channel a Classic or Bluetooth Low Energy channel. ### Claim 8 A method for controlling the dispensation of scent into the ambient atmosphere by a scent dispending unit, said method comprising the steps of: a. providing an apparatus for dispensing compounds bearing scent comprising: i. at least one scent dispensing unit comprising at least one scent bearing compound and an electromechanical dispenser providing droplets to the ambient atmosphere, ii. an user-handled hardware comprising a controller, a memory a communications device and a user device interface through which input user parameters are inputted to an activation profile of said dispenser; iii. resident hardware for controlling said at least one scent dispenser; said resident hardware comprising a controller activating said electromechanical dispenser by using an activator driver; and iv. a wireless peer to peer channel implementing the communications between said user-handled device and said resident hardware; b. forming a wireless peer to peer channel by interconnecting said user-handled hardware and resident hardware; c. transmitting activation profile from said user hardware; d. transmitting at least one dispenser activation profile which includes frequency of vibration parameter and an activation duty cycle to said resident hardware; wherein said resident hardware controller is preprogrammed to activate said electromechanical dispenser by using said activator driver according to a predetermined activation profile in a vehicle or in a room or cabinet. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein said user-handled hardware and resident hardware are interconnected by said wireless peer to peer channel and deactivated when wireless connection between said user handled hardware and resident hardware is interrupted. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein said GPS receiver absolute position and speed of said user-handled hardware are measured and are registered in said user-handled hardware, when said user-handled hardware and resident hardware wireless peer to peer channel is deactivated since wireless connection between said user-handled hardware and resident hardware is interrupted. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein said activation profile where the unit active time—the on time combination duration of said vibration bursts are accumulated, registered or saved in the resident hardware memory. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein said user-handled hardware and resident hardware are interconnected by said wireless peer to peer channel and deactivated when wireless connection between said user handled hardware and resident hardware is interrupted. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12 wherein said GPS receiver absolute position and speed of said user-handled hardware are measured and are registered in said user-handled hardware, when said user-handled hardware and resident hardware wireless peer to peer channel is deactivated since wireless connection between said user-handled hardware and resident hardware is interrupted. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein said unit active time—the on time combination duration of said vibration bursts that were accumulated, registered or saved in the resident hardware memory are sent via the said interconnected peer to peer wireless link to the said user-handled hardware.