Programmable scent emitter

A method of intermittently and periodically exposing a scent vapor to the atmosphere for timed intervals and intermittently preventing said scene vapor from being exposed to the atmosphere between said timed intervals with a scent emitter having a housing, a scent container in said housing, at least one first opening in said housing, at least one second opening in said scent container, a timer in said housing, and a linkage coupling said timer to said scent container for periodically moving said scent container to effect communication between said first and second openings, said method comprising the steps of providing a source of said scent vapor in said scent container, periodically exposing said source of said scent vapor to the atmosphere for timed intervals by effecting said communication between said first and second openings, and alternately preventing said source of said scent vapor from being exposed to the atmosphere between said timed intervals by terminating said communication between said first and second openings.