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US 10,592,510 B2Granted
Mobile communications device with electronic nose
OwnerAlexander Himanshu Amin, Himanshu Subhash Amininventors
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a mobile electronic system that gathers and analyzes odors, airborne chemicals and/or compounds. A signature or representation of the odors, airborne chemicals and/or compounds can be generated. Extrinsic data associated with the odors, airborne chemicals and/or compounds or capturing the odors, airborne chemicals and/or compounds can be identified. A model can be generated based on the representation and the extrinsic data. Filters can be generated based on the extrinsic data. The model can be searched for candidate matches, solutions, or other results based on the representation and the filters. Results can be generated based on the search and candidate matches.
Claims20
A mobile wireless communications device comprising:
- a wireless transceiver;
- a processor that executes the following computer-executable components stored in a memory:
- an image capture device that captures an image of a visible object associated with a scent;
- a sample delivery component that collects a headspace sample of the scent;
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- a detection component that analyzes the captured image and the headspace sample associated with the scent, and generates a representation of the headspace sample;
- a filtering component that applies at least one filtering criterion to the representation to facilitate identifying candidate matches to the representation;
- a search component that:
- generates a search query based on at least the representation, the analyzed image and the at least one filtering criterion;
- and
- wirelessly transmits the search query to a search engine that performs a search for the candidate matches;
- and
- an input component that wirelessly receives a result from the search engine, wherein the result identifies one or more candidate matches or features associated with the scent, wherein the search component generates the search query to identify an animal associated with the representation of at least a portion of the headspace.
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A method, comprising:
- employing a processor, located in a mobile device, to execute computer executable components stored in a memory to perform the following acts:
- collecting by a sample delivery component, a headspace of an airborne sample;
- analyzing, by a detection component, the airborne sample to identify a composition of the headspace;
- receiving an image of a visible object associated with the airborne sample;
- analyzing, by the detection component, the image to determine identity of the visible object in connection with narrowing potential sources of the headspace sample;
- filtering potential candidate matches for the scent;
- querying, by a search component and based on the composition of the airborne sample, the determined identity of the visible object, and extrinsic data, a library to determine a characteristic of a source of the airborne sample, wherein the search component generates a search query to identify a plant associated with a representation of at least a portion of the headspace;
- wirelessly transmitting the search query to a search engine that performs a search for the candidate matches;
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- wirelessly receiving a result from the search engine, wherein the result identifies one or more matches or features associated with the scent and identifies supplemental information about the plant comprising beneficial and harmful properties of the plant.
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A mobile phone, comprising:
- a wireless transceiver;
- an image capture device that captures an image of a visible object associated with an airborne scent;
- a sample delivery component that gathers a headspace sample of the airborne scent;
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- a processor that executes the following computer-executable components stored in a memory:
- a detection component that generates a representation of a detected composition of the headspace sample, and analyzes the captured image to determine an identity of the visible object in connection with narrowing potential sources of the headspace sample;
- a filtering component that filters the representation in connection with identifying potential candidate matches for the scent;
- a search component that queries a search engine based on data describing a condition of the gathering, the image and the filtered representation of the detected composition, wherein the search engine generates a search query to identify a pathogen associated with a representation of at least a portion of the headspace;
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- an input component that renders a result from the search engine, wherein the result identifies one or more candidate pathogen matches or features associated with the headspace sample, wherein the result identifies a safe concentration threshold associated with the pathogen.
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A mobile wireless communications device comprising:
- a processor that executes the following computer-executable components stored in a memory:
- a capture component that receives an input, the input comprising:
- an image, captured by the mobile wireless communications device, of an unidentified animal;
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- a scent, obtained by the mobile wireless communications device, associated with the image;
- a detection component that analyzes the input, and generates a representation of the input;
- a search component that:
- generates a search query based on the representation to identify the unidentified animal associated with the representation;
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- transmits the search query to a search engine that performs a search for animals associated with the representation;
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- an input component that receives a result from the search engine, wherein the result comprises an identification of the unidentified animal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.