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US 2019/0160195 A1Published application
Digital aroma dispersion system and network
AssigneeInhalio, Inc.
InventorKeith Kelsen
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a digital aroma system that provides a scented air on demand in a room or a vehicle. Fragrance cartridges are held in a fragrance module having a manifold and valves that are controlled by a processor. A user can select a specific fragrance and the processor can open valves to direct airflow through the fragrance cartridge associated with the requested fragrance.
Claims21
A method for using digital aroma system comprising:
- providing a fragrance module comprising a plurality of dry fragrance cartridges each having a cartridge housing and a plurality of substrates infused with fragrance molecules within the cartridge housing, a processor and valves controlled by the processor for selectively transmitting air through the plurality of dry fragrance cartridges wherein each of the plurality of dry fragrance cartridges has a different fragrance and fragrance molecules in the fragrance cartridges have different molecular weights;
- selecting a first fragrance through a user interface;
- transmitting a first control signal from the user interface to the processor;
- opening a first valve to create a first flow path through a first dry fragrance cartridge associated with the first fragrance;
- directing air through the first flow path and the first dry fragrance cartridge;
- transmitting some of the dry fragrance from the first dry fragrance cartridge to an outlet;
- selecting a second fragrance with the input of the user interface;
- transmitting a second control signal from the user interface to the processor;
- opening a second valve to create a second flow path through a second dry fragrance cartridge associated with the second fragrance;
- directing the air through the second flow path and the second dry fragrance cartridge;
- and
- transmitting some of the dry fragrance from the second dry fragrance cartridge to the outlet.
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A method for using digital aroma system comprising:
- providing a fragrance module comprising a plurality of cartridge slots each having an radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, plurality of dry fragrance cartridges each having a cartridge housing and a plurality of substrates infused with fragrance molecules within the cartridge housing, a processor and valves controlled by the processor for selectively transmitting air through the plurality of dry fragrance cartridges wherein each of the plurality of dry fragrance cartridges has a different fragrance and fragrance molecules in the fragrance cartridges have an RFID tag;
- reading the RFID tag for each of the dry fragrance cartridges by the RFID reader at each of the plurality of cartridge slots;
- displaying a plurality of fragrances on a user interface;
- selecting a first fragrance on the user interface;
- transmitting a first control signal from the user interface to the processor;
- opening a first valve to create a first flow path through a first dry fragrance cartridge associated with the first fragrance;
- directing air through the first flow path and the first dry fragrance cartridge;
- transmitting some of the dry fragrance from the first dry fragrance cartridge to an outlet;
- selecting a second fragrance with the input of the user interface and transmitting a second control signal from the user interface to the processor;
- opening a second valve to create a second flow path through a second dry fragrance cartridge associated with the second fragrance;
- directing air through the second flow path and the second dry fragrance cartridge;
- and
- transmitting some of the dry fragrance from the second dry fragrance cartridge to the outlet.
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A method for using digital aroma system comprising:
- providing a fragrance module comprising a plurality of dry fragrance cartridges each having a cartridge housing and a plurality of substrates infused with fragrance molecules within the cartridge housing, a remote fragrance sensor, a processor and valves controlled by the processor for selectively transmitting air through the plurality of dry fragrance cartridges wherein each of the plurality of dry fragrance cartridges has a different fragrance;
- selecting a first fragrance through a user interface;
- transmitting a first control signal from the user interface to the processor;
- opening a first valve to create a first flow path through a first dry fragrance cartridge associated with the first fragrance;
- directing air through the first flow path and the first dry fragrance cartridge;
- transmitting some of the dry fragrance from the first dry fragrance cartridge to an outlet;
- detecting a first concentration of the dry fragrance from the first dry fragrance cartridge by the remote fragrance sensor;
- transmitting the first concentration from the remote fragrance sensor to the processor;
- adjusting the air through the first flow path and the first dry fragrance cartridge based upon the first concentration;
- selecting a second fragrance with the input of the user interface;
- transmitting a second control signal from the user interface to the processor;
- opening a second valve to create a second flow path through a second dry fragrance cartridge associated with the second fragrance;
- directing the air through the second flow path and the second dry fragrance cartridge;
- transmitting some of the dry fragrance from the second dry fragrance cartridge to the outlet;
- detecting a second concentration of the dry fragrance from the first dry fragrance cartridge by the remote fragrance sensor;
- transmitting the second concentration from the remote fragrance sensor to the processor;
- and
- adjusting the air through the second flow path and the second dry fragrance cartridge based upon the second concentration.
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