Patent ID: 7786889
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
1. An atmosphere device comprising a lighting unit, a fragrance unit and an interface for controlling both a setting of at least one of the lighting color or intensity of the lighting unit and at least one of a setting of the odor spectrum or intensity of the fragrance unit, said user interface comprising a plurality of transponders and a detecting device for detecting transponders, each transponder being arranged to control a particular setting and to assume a first position corresponding to a state in which said transponder is not detected by the detecting device, and a second position corresponding to a state in which said transponder is detected by the detecting device and sends a return signal, said return signal controlling both at least one of the lighting color and/or intensity of the lighting unit and at least one of the odor spectrum or intensity of the fragrance unit, wherein the detecting device is incorporated in a bowl-like container and the transponders are incorporated in tangible objects, a transponder being in its first position when it is outside the bowl like container and in its second position when it is inside the bowl-like container, wherein each tangible lighting object has a color corresponding to the lighting color for which it is arranged to control.