Systems and methods for coupling the operations of an air handling device and a volatile composition dispenser

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11226124-B2
Application number	US-201514879110-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2015
Priority date	Oct 9, 2015
Publication date	Jan 18, 2022
Grant date	Jan 18, 2022

Abstract

A system for circulating a volatile composition throughout at least one room is provided. The system includes a central communication unit capable of receiving incoming signals and sending outgoing instructions. The central communication unit comprises a memory configured to store settings. The system includes a volatile composition dispenser capable of delivering the volatile composition into the air. The volatile composition dispenser is communicably connectable with the central communication unit through a wireless communication link. The system includes an air handling device communicably connectable with the central communication unit and configured to move air throughout the at least one room upon receipt of an outgoing instruction from the central communication unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for circulating a volatile composition throughout at least one room, the system comprising:
a central communication unit capable of receiving incoming signals and sending outgoing instructions, the central communication unit comprising a memory configured to store settings;
a volatile composition dispenser capable of delivering the volatile composition into the air of the at least one room, wherein the volatile composition dispenser is communicably connectable with the central communication unit through a wireless communication link, wherein the volatile composition dispenser is movable throughout the at least one room or movable into a different room; and
an air handling device communicably connectable with the central communication unit and configured to move air throughout the at least one room upon receipt of an outgoing instruction from the central communication unit wherein the central communication unit sends an outgoing instruction to the air handling device to turn on after the volatile composition dispenser sends a signal to the central communication unit that the volatile composition dispenser is turned off.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication link is selected from the group consisting of: Wi-Fi; Bluetooth; ZigBee, 6LoWPAN, Thread, Mesh Network, or combinations thereof.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the volatile composition dispenser comprises a sensor for measuring temperature or level of volatiles in the air.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the volatile composition dispenser is configured with mesh network border router functionality.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the volatile composition dispenser is a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the volatile composition dispenser is communicably connectable with an ad hoc wireless mesh network.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least two volatile composition dispensers are communicably connectable with the central communication unit.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the central communication unit uses an algorithm to determine the optimal volatile composition levels and air handling device operation profiles.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the algorithm is a machine learning algorithm.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Hasenoehrl Erik John

Classifications

• F24F3/16

  by purification, e.g. by filtering; by sterilisation; by ozonisation · CPC title

• F24F8/30

  by ionisation · CPC title

• F24F11/70 Primary

  Control systems characterised by their outputs; Constructional details thereof · CPC title

• F24F11/63

  Electronic processing · CPC title

• F24F11/58

  using Internet communication · CPC title