US 12,261,976 B2
Olfactory stickers for chat and AR-based messaging
Andrés Monroy-Hernández, Seattle, WA (US); Sven Kratz, Mercer Island, WA (US); and Rajan Vaish, Beverly Hills, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/384,251.
Application 18/384,251 is a continuation of application No. 17/868,395, filed on Jul. 19, 2022, granted, now 11,811,964.
Prior Publication US 2024/0056524 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04M 1/72469 (2021.01); A61L 9/012 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/72439 (2021.01)
CPC H04M 1/72469 (2021.01) [A61L 9/012 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06T 11/00 (2013.01); H04M 1/72439 (2021.01); A61L 2209/11 (2013.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a processor;
a display configured to display an image as an olfactory sticker; and
an olfactory transducer coupled to the processor and configured to release a scent when a user interacts with the olfactory sticker, wherein the display comprises a touchscreen that is operable as a user interface and an intensity of the scent corresponds to a physical intensity of a user's interaction with the touchscreen.