Information providing method, information providing system, scent imparting apparatus, scent detecting apparatus, and information management apparatus

An information providing system comprising:

• a scent imparting apparatus that adds a scented substance to a plant;
• a scent detecting apparatus that detects at least one of the scented substance or a metabolite of the scented substance released from the plant;
• and an information management apparatus, wherein
• the scent imparting apparatus includes
• an adder that adds the scented substance to the plant, and
• a transmitter that transmits to the information management apparatus, added-substance information indicating the scented substance added to the plant and production information regarding the plant,
• the scent detecting apparatus includes
• a detector that detects at least one of the scented substance or the metabolite of the scented substance released from the plant,
• a transmitter that transmits to the information management apparatus, detected-substance information indicating at least one of the scented substance or the metabolite detected by the detector,
• a receiver that receives the production information from the information management apparatus, and
• a presenter that presents the production information received by the receiver, and
• the information management apparatus includes
• a first receiver that receives the added-substance information and the production information transmitted by the transmitter of the scent imparting apparatus,
• a production information storage unit that stores the added-substance information and the production information received by the first receiver in association with each other,
• a second receiver that receives the detected-substance information transmitted by the transmitter of the scent detecting apparatus,
• an identifier that identifies the production information of the plant that is a detection target on the basis of the added-substance information and the production information stored in the production information storage unit and the detected-substance information received by the second receiver, and
• a transmitter that transmits the production information identified by the identifier to the scent detecting apparatus.

A scent detecting apparatus for detecting at least one of a scented substance or a metabolite of the scented substance released from a plant, the scent detecting apparatus comprising:

• a detector that detects at least one of the scented substance or the metabolite of the scented substance released from the plant;
• a transmitter that transmits detected-substance information indicating at least one of the scented substance or the metabolite detected by the detector;
• a receiver that receives from an information management apparatus that identifies, on the basis of added-substance information indicating the scented substance added to the plant, production information regarding the plant associated with the added-substance information, and the detected-substance information, the production information of the plant, the production information;
• and
• a presenter that presents the production information received by the receiver.

An information management apparatus comprising:

• a first receiver that receives added-substance information transmitted by a scent imparting apparatus that adds a scented substance to a plant and indicating the scented substance added to the plant, and production information regarding the plant;
• a production information storage unit that stores the added-substance information and the production information received by the first receiver in association with each other;
• a second receiver that receives detected-substance information transmitted by a scent detecting apparatus that detects at least one of the scented substance or a metabolite of the scented substance released from the plant and indicating at least one of the detected scented substance or the detected metabolite;
• an identifier that identifies the production information of the plant that is a detection target on the basis of the added-substance information and the production information stored in the production information storage unit and the detected-substance information received by the second receiver;
• and
• a transmitter that transmits the production information identified by the identifier to the scent detecting apparatus.