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An apparatus for the remote or local delivery of stored or real-time aroma sensory information to an end user of a multimedia device. The present invention includes an aroma converter for encoding aroma information into electrical signals, a delivery system for delivering the electrical signals, and

An apparatus for the remote or local delivery of stored or real-time aroma sensory information to an end user of a multimedia device. The present invention includes an aroma converter for encoding aroma information into electrical signals, a delivery system for delivering the electrical signals, and a retrieval system for receiving and processing the electrical signals to control the aroma or combination of aromas emitted by one or more aroma release chambers.

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[ What is claimed is:] [14.] A multimedia system, comprising:a system for processing multimedia data including aroma data;a control system for processing the multimedia data and for generating control signals;at least one aroma release system for generating a predetermined aroma based on the multime

[ What is claimed is:] [14.] A multimedia system, comprising:a system for processing multimedia data including aroma data;a control system for processing the multimedia data and for generating control signals;at least one aroma release system for generating a predetermined aroma based on the multimedia data, each aroma release system including:a container having an opening;a door controlled by the control signals for selectively covering the opening in the container;an aroma source located in the container for producing a predetermined aroma;an air filtration system located within the container for filtering air entering the container to remove aromas previously generated by the aroma release chamber from the air entering the container; andan air displacement system for selectively displacing a stream of air through the container to release the predetermined aroma.