Scent dispensing apparatus and method for the control thereof

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 at least one electromechanical dispenser;
• said resident hardware comprising a resident hardware controller activating said electromechanical dispenser by means of 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 means of said activator driver according to a predetermined activation profile when 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.

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 means of an activator driver;
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• 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 means of said activator driver according to a predetermined activation profile when 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.