US 10,706,820 B2 · Methods and apparatus for producing a multimedia display that includes olfactory stimuli

Abstract

A system may produce a multimedia presentation that includes visual stimuli, auditory stimuli, olfactory stimuli, thermal stimuli and air currents that are perceptible to a human user. All or part of the system may be housed in or affixed to a table or desk. Sensors may monitor physiology or activities of the user and provide feedback regarding the user's response to the presentation. A user may input instructions for the system. Based on these instructions, the system may present a multimedia presentation which tends to produce a target physiological state of the user that is specified in the instructions or which tends to maintain a current physiological state of the user. The system may employ a control space to control the presentation. This control space may have axes that correspond to how a user perceives multimedia presentations.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method comprising:

(a) selecting, from a set of stored scenes, a first scene that has coordinates in a contextual control space that are closer to target coordinates than are those of each other scene in the set;
and
(b) displaying the first scene to a human user;
wherein the first scene, when displayed, includes (i) olfactory stimuli, (ii) audio stimuli, (iii) video stimuli, and (iv) lighting that illuminates a table or desk.

1 more element

A system comprising:

(a) one or more scent dispensers;
(b) one or more electric fans;
(c) one or more heaters;
(d) an electronic display screen and one or more speakers;
(e) luminaires other than the electronic display screen and other than the one or more heaters;
(f) one or more computers;
and
(g) a table or desk;
wherein
(i) the one or more computers are programmed
(A) to select, from a set of stored scenes, a first scene that has coordinates in a contextual control space that are closer to target coordinates than are those of each other scene in the set, and
(B) to output a first set of instructions to display the first scene, and
(ii) the system is configured to display, in response to the first set of instructions, the first scene to a human user in such a way that the first scene, when displayed, includes (A) olfactory stimuli produced by the one or more scent dispensers, (B) audio stimuli produced by the one or more speakers, (C) video stimuli displayed by the screen, (D) infrared radiation produced by the one or more heaters, (E) lighting that illuminates the table or desk and that is emitted by the one or more luminaires, and (F) movement of air that is actuated by the one or more fans.

10 more elements

A system comprising:

(a) one or more scent dispensers;
(b) an electronic display screen;
(c) luminaires other than the electronic display screen;
(d) one or more speakers;
(e) one or more computers;
and
(f) a table or desk;
wherein
(i) the one or more computers are programmed
(A) to select, from a set of stored scenes, a first scene that has coordinates in a contextual control space that are closer to target coordinates than are those of each other scene in the set, and
(B) to output a first set of instructions to display the first scene, and
(ii) the system is configured to display, in response to the first set of instructions, the first scene to a human user in such a way that the first scene, when displayed, includes (A) olfactory stimuli produced by the one or more scent dispensers, (B) audio stimuli produced by the one or more speakers, (C) video stimuli displayed by the screen, and (D) lighting that illuminates the table or desk and that is emitted by the one or more luminaires.

9 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/544,497Filed 19 Aug 2019 · us provisional application

Priority

20 Aug 2018

Published

US 2020/0058269 A120 Feb 2020

Granted

7 Jul 2020

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

G09G 3/20
Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes: for presentation of an…
G09G 5/12
Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators: synchronisation between…
H04R 1/025
Casings; Cabinets ; Supports therefor; Mountings therein: arrangements for fixing loudspeaker transducers, e.g. in a box, furniture
H04R 1/028
Casings; Cabinets ; Supports therefor; Mountings therein: associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles

Methods and apparatus for producing a multimedia display that includes olfactory stimuli

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Methods and apparatus for producing a multimedia display that includes olfactory stimuli

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Abstract

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