Smart electric incense and perfume burner

[0026]The smart electric incense and perfume burner 100 is shown generally in FIGS. 1-2. The burner 100 includes an orb or substantially spherical housing 102, which is shown received in and resting upon a pedestal 104. The orb 102 functions as a portable, battery-operated, smart electric incense and perfume burner when it is not on the pedestal 104. The details of the pedestal 104 are described below with respect to FIGS. 1, 2, 15, and 16.

[0027]The orb 102 includes an upper chamber 106 centrally located at the top of the orb 102 for receipt of a capsule of liquid incense or perfume, the capsule having a wick and a heating element, as described further below with respect to FIG. 9. The top surface of the upper chamber 106 includes at least two semicircular, programmable push-buttons 107, 109, although others may be added as desired. The push-buttons 107, 109 are connected to a microprocessor for activating various functions, as described further below. The upper chamber 106 is shown in