Aroma generator
AssigneeSony Group Corporation
InventorsCedric Duvert, Hideaki Tachino, Yukito Inoue, Shuji Fujita
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Abstract
An aroma generator including a cartridge holding unit equipped with a cartridge that holds a fragrance, and a control unit that automatically selects a type of the fragrance in the cartridge according to sensing information obtained from the outside. The sensing information may be external environment information and/or biological information. Furthermore, the aroma generator may further include an air blower that blows the fragrance in the cartridge, and the control unit may automatically change blowing intensity of the air blower according to the sensing information.
Claims16
An aroma generator, comprising:
- a cartridge holding unit that comprises a cartridge that holds a plurality of fragrances, wherein
- the cartridge comprises a plurality of ventilation flow paths that each hold a fragrance of the plurality of fragrances, and
- the cartridge is rotatable within the cartridge holding unit;
- an air-blowing flow path configured to communicate with one of the plurality of ventilation flow paths to blow air through the cartridge;
- and
- circuitry configured to select one type of fragrance from the plurality of fragrances in the cartridge based on sensing information, wherein the selection comprises a rotation of the cartridge to switch a ventilation flow path of the plurality of ventilation flow paths that communicates with the air-blowing flow path.
An aroma generator, comprising:
- a cartridge holding unit that comprises a cartridge that holds a plurality of fragrances, wherein
- the cartridge comprises a plurality of ventilation flow paths that each hold a fragrance of the plurality of fragrances, and
- the cartridge is rotatable within the cartridge holding unit;
- a sensor configured to obtain sensing information;
- an air-blowing flow path configured to communicate with one of the plurality of ventilation flow paths to blow air through the cartridge;
- and
- circuitry configured to select one type of fragrance from the plurality of fragrances in the cartridge based on the sensing information, wherein the selection comprises a rotation of the cartridge to switch a ventilation flow path of the plurality of ventilation flow paths that communicates with the air-blowing flow path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.