US 11,726,442 B2
Scent delivery system scheduling
John Thurston Chandler, Charlotte, NC (US); and Chad Alan Morton, Fort Mill, SC (US)
Assigned to Scent Air Technologies, LLC, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by ScentAir Technologies, LLC, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/20,233.
Application 17/020,233 is a continuation of application No. 15/284,092, filed on Oct. 3, 2016, granted, now 10,775,759.
Application 15/284,092 is a continuation of application No. 13/939,165, filed on Jul. 10, 2013, granted, now 9,460,404, issued on Oct. 4, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0072716 A1, Mar. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01); A61L 9/03 (2006.01); A61L 9/12 (2006.01); A61L 9/14 (2006.01); A45D 34/02 (2006.01); B05B 12/02 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); H04L 67/125 (2022.01); A61M 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC G05B 19/0426 (2013.01) [A45D 34/02 (2013.01); A61L 9/035 (2013.01); A61L 9/125 (2013.01); A61L 9/14 (2013.01); B05B 12/02 (2013.01); G05D 7/0629 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06314 (2013.01); H04L 67/125 (2013.01); A61L 2209/11 (2013.01); A61L 2209/111 (2013.01); A61L 2209/132 (2013.01); A61L 2209/16 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0016 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3561 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3584 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3592 (2013.01); A61M 2205/502 (2013.01); G05B 2219/25419 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for controlling one or more scent delivery units, the method comprising:
maintaining one or more scheduled events, each scheduled event being associated with control logic that identifies one or more scent delivery units to be activated during a first time period, the first time period being defined by an activation start time and an activation end time;
maintaining one or more scheduled anti-events, each scheduled anti-event being associated with control logic that identifies the one or more scent delivery units to be deactivated during a second time period, the second time period being defined by a deactivation start time and a deactivation end time; and
generating, based on the one or more scheduled events and the one or more scheduled anti-events, command data to be communicated to the one or more scent delivery units to control activation and deactivation of the one or more scent delivery units,
wherein generating the command data includes:
identifying a conflicting period of time during which control specified by the one or more scheduled events for the one or more scent delivery units differs from control specified by the one or more scheduled anti-events for the one or more scent delivery units, and
generating command data that gives priority to control specified by the one or more scheduled anti-events, control for the one or more scent delivery units being in accordance with the control logic of the one or more scheduled anti-events during the conflicting period of time and not in accordance with the control logic of the one or more scheduled events during the conflicting period of time.