US 2017/0322535 A1 · BIAS SETTING IN A SCENT DELIVERY SYSTEM

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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Dependent claims

A scent delivery system comprising:

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 being associated with corresponding base scent settings;
and
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 being 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,
wherein 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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A 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:

delivering scent at a variable scent level by turning scent delivery units on and off successively according to a variable duty cycle, the scent delivery units being associated with corresponding base scent settings;
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 further indicating a scent level bias to be applied to the base scent settings that are associated with different of the implicated scent delivery units;
and
communicating the command data to the different implicated scent delivery units to control the different implicated scent delivery units,
wherein generating the command data comprises generating 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.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Bias setting in a scent delivery system

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Bias setting in a scent delivery system

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Abstract

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