Patent ID: 9445040
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of delivery of aroma signals incorporated into a transmission of a recorded program to be displayed upon a multi-media device, the method comprising: generating a recording of a video data stream for each scene in the recorded program in a digital format; generating a recording of a sound data stream that corresponds to video data stream for each scene in the recorded program in a digital format; capturing the aroma smells through sensors; based upon the sensors, generating a recording of an aroma data stream that corresponds to both the video data stream and the sound data stream that corresponds to for each scene in the recorded program in a digital format; synchronizing in real-time the aroma data stream within the video and sound data stream wherein a merged data stream is formed for each scene of the recorded program; incorporating the merged data stream into an encoded digital transmission protocol wherein an encoded recorded program data stream is formed; transmitting an electronic signal on a communication medium that represents the encoded recorded program data stream; retrieving the electronic signal from the communication medium; decoding the electronic signal into the encoded recorded program data stream; decoding the aroma data stream from the encoded recorded program data stream; activating a control device containing a plurality of aroma scent units containing aroma stored as a pressurized gas operationally connected to an actuator; for each scene in the encoded recorded program data stream transmitting to the control device a data control sequence that represents a real-time aroma embedded therein; and initiating the actuator of selected aroma scent units to release the pressurized gas based upon the data control sequence, synchronizing real-time emission of scents from the plurality of aroma scent units based upon the data control sequence by the control device wherein the viewer senses the aroma while watching the recorded program on a multimedia device.