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US 12,440,594 B2Granted
Generating olfactory experiences
AssigneeThe University of Sussex
InventorsMarianna Obrist, Emanuela Maggioni, Robert Cobden
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Abstract
A system (100) for generating an olfactory experience comprises a user interface (120) that allows a user to provide a set of input parameters that define a desired olfactory experience. The system (100) further comprises a set of processing modules (104) that convert the set of input parameters into a set of scent delivery instructions for one or more scent delivery devices (106), (108) to follow. The system *100) can allow a variety of desired olfactory experiences to be indicated by a user and then allow those desired olfactory experiences (or suitable approximations or equivalents thereof) to be provided by a variety of scent delivery devices that may be available to the system (100).
Claims21
A system for providing scent delivery instructions for generating an olfactory experience, the system comprising:
- a mapping circuit configured to:
- map a set of input parameters that define a desired olfactory experience to a set of scent stimuli, wherein the set of scent stimuli correspond to at least one scent, and wherein the mapping is based on the capabilities of one or more scent delivery devices intended to provide the desired olfactory experience;
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- provide for scent stimuli of the set of scent stimuli, conflict resolution method descriptors comprising indications of different permitted manners of modifying different ones of the scent stimuli in the event of a scheduling conflict, wherein respective ones of the conflict resolution method descriptors are provided for respective ones of the scent stimuli, and wherein respective ones of the conflict resolution method descriptors comprise one or more of:
- an indication for a particular scent stimuli of a temporal shift permitted for that particular scent stimuli;
- an indication for a particular scent stimuli of a duration reduction permitted for that particular scent stimuli;
- an indication for a particular scent stimuli of a spatial movement permitted for that particular scent stimuli;
- and an indication for a particular scent stimuli of a chemical alteration permitted for that particular scent stimuli;
- a control circuit configured to:
- determine the presence of one or more scheduling conflicts in the set of scent stimuli, and to resolve the one or more scheduling conflicts in the set of scent stimuli by, based on the conflict resolution method descriptors, performing one or more of the following conflict resolution actions:
- temporally shifting one or more conflicting scent stimuli;
- reducing the duration of one or more conflicting scent stimuli;
- spatially moving one or more conflicting scent stimuli;
- and chemically altering one or more conflicting scent stimuli;
- and
- generate a set of scent delivery instructions for the one or more scent delivery devices to follow, wherein the set of scent delivery instructions correspond to the set of scent stimuli after the one or more conflict resolution actions are performed;
- and
- a scent delivery device interface circuit configured to provide the set of scent delivery instructions to the one or more scent delivery devices.
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A computer implemented method of providing scent delivery instructions for generating an olfactory experience, the method comprising:
- mapping a set of input parameters that define a desired olfactory experience to a set of scent stimuli, wherein the set of scent stimuli correspond to at least one scent, and wherein the mapping is based on the capabilities of one or more scent delivery devices intended to provide the desired olfactory experience;
- providing for scent stimuli of the set of scent stimuli, conflict resolution method descriptors comprising indications of different permitted manners of modifying different ones of the scent stimuli in the event of a scheduling conflict, wherein respective ones of the conflict resolution method descriptors are provided for respective ones of the scent stimuli, and wherein respective ones of the conflict resolution method descriptors comprise one or more of:
- an indication for a particular scent stimuli of a temporal shift permitted for that particular scent stimuli;
- an indication for a particular scent stimuli of a duration reduction permitted for that particular scent stimuli;
- an indication for a particular scent stimuli of a spatial movement permitted for that particular scent stimuli;
- and an indication for a particular scent stimuli of a chemical alteration permitted for that particular scent stimuli;
- determining the presence of one or more scheduling conflicts in the set of scent stimuli and resolving one or more scheduling conflicts in the set of scent stimuli by, based on the conflict resolution method descriptors, performing one or more of the following conflict resolution actions:
- cancelling one or more conflicting scent stimuli;
- temporally shifting one or more conflicting scent stimuli;
- reducing the duration of one or more conflicting scent stimuli;
- spatially moving one or more conflicting scent stimuli;
- and chemically altering one or more conflicting scent stimuli;
- and
- generating a set of scent delivery instructions for the one or more scent delivery devices to follow, wherein the set of scent delivery instructions correspond to the set of scent stimuli after the one or more conflict resolution actions are performed;
- and
- providing the set of scent delivery instructions to the one or more scent delivery devices.
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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer software code which, when executing on a data processing circuit of a data processing system, performs a method of providing scent delivery instructions for generating an olfactory experience, the method comprising:
- mapping a set of input parameters that define a desired olfactory experience to a set of scent stimuli, wherein the set of scent stimuli correspond to at least one scent, and wherein the mapping is based on the capabilities of one or more scent delivery devices intended to provide the desired olfactory experience;
- providing for scent stimuli of the set of scent stimuli, conflict resolution method descriptors comprising indications of different permitted manners of modifying different ones of the scent stimuli in the event of a scheduling conflict, wherein respective ones of the conflict resolution method descriptors are provided for respective ones of the scent stimuli, and wherein respective ones of the conflict resolution method descriptors comprise one or more of:
- an indication for a particular scent stimuli of a temporal shift permitted for that particular scent stimuli;
- an indication for a particular scent stimuli of a duration reduction permitted for that particular scent stimuli;
- an indication for a particular scent stimuli of a spatial movement permitted for that particular scent stimuli;
- and an indication for a particular scent stimuli of a chemical alteration permitted for that particular scent stimuli;
- wherein the method further comprises determining the presence of one or more scheduling conflicts in the set of scent stimuli and resolving one or more scheduling conflicts in the set of scent stimuli by, based on the conflict resolution method descriptors, performing one or more of the following conflict resolution actions:
- cancelling one or more conflicting scent stimuli;
- temporally shifting one or more conflicting scent stimuli;
- reducing the duration of one or more conflicting scent stimuli;
- spatially moving one or more conflicting scent stimuli;
- and chemically altering one or more conflicting scent stimuli;
- and
- generating a set of scent delivery instructions for the one or more scent delivery devices to follow, wherein the set of scent delivery instructions correspond to the set of scent stimuli after the one or more conflict resolution actions are performed;
- and
- providing the set of scent delivery instructions to the one or more scent delivery devices.
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A system for providing scent delivery instructions for generating an olfactory experience, the system comprising:
- an olfactory application for receiving a set of input parameters defining a desired olfactory experience, wherein the set of input parameters includes at least two of:
- an indication of one or more desired intensity properties, an indication of one or more desired spatial properties, an indication of one or more desired emotions to invoke in the user, and an indication of one or more desired associations to cause the user to make;
- a mapping circuit configured to map the set of input parameters to a set of one or more scent stimuli to provide the desired olfactory experience, and if the set of one or more scent stimuli are not available, to select an available set of one or more scent stimuli based on:
- the capabilities of one or more scent delivery devices intended to provide the desired olfactory experience;
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- a user profile descriptor, wherein the user profile descriptor maps one or more scent stimuli to corresponding perceptual descriptors specific to a user of the system and the perceptual descriptors indicate at least two of:
- a perceived intensity value for the scent stimuli that is specific to a user;
- a perceptual threshold value for the scent stimuli that is specific to a user;
- one or more natural associations for the scent stimuli that are specific to a user;
- one or more descriptive keywords for the scent stimuli that are specific to a user;
- and one or more emotion values for the scent stimuli;
- and
- a scent delivery device interface configured to provide a set of scent delivery instructions that correspond to the set of one or more scent stimuli to the one or more scent delivery devices.
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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer software code which, when executing on a data processing circuit of a data processing system, performs a method of providing scent delivery instructions for generating an olfactory experience, the method comprising:
- receiving a set of input parameters defining a desired olfactory experience, wherein the set of input parameters includes at least two of:
- an indication of one or more desired intensity properties, an indication of one or more desired spatial properties, an indication of one or more desired emotions to invoke in the user, and an indication of one or more desired associations to cause the user to make;
- mapping the set of input parameters to a set of one or more scent stimuli to provide the desired olfactory experience, and if the set of one or more scent stimuli are not available, to select an available set of one or more scent stimuli based on:
- the capabilities of one or more scent delivery devices intended to provide the desired olfactory experience;
- and
- a user profile descriptor, wherein the user profile descriptor maps one or more scent stimuli to corresponding perceptual descriptors specific to a user of the system and the perceptual descriptors indicate at least two of:
- a perceived intensity value for the scent stimuli that is specific to a user;
- a perceptual threshold value for the scent stimuli that is specific to a user;
- one or more natural associations for the scent stimuli that are specific to a user;
- one or more descriptive keywords for the scent stimuli that are specific to a user;
- and one or more emotion values for the scent stimuli;
- and
- providing a set of scent delivery instructions that correspond to the set of one or more scent stimuli to the one or more scent delivery devices.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.