Aroma display, aroma display control device, aroma scheduling server and computer program

An aroma display control device, for controlling one or a plurality of aroma displays, comprising:

• a communication destination information storage means for storing communication destination information enabling communication with said one or a plurality of aroma displays as communication destinations;
• a message receiving means for receiving an external message;
• a correspondence storage means for storing correspondence between an event name of an event and aroma information related to a scent to be generated at the event;
• an event notification extracting means for extracting an event notification including an event name from a message received by said message receiving means;
• an aroma reading means for reading aroma information corresponding to said event name from said correspondence storage means;
• and
• a command transmitting means for transmitting a command to an aroma display as a communication destination stored in said communication destination information storage means so that a scent is emitted in accordance with the aroma information read by said aroma reading means.

An aroma scheduling server, comprising:

• a timer;
• a correspondence storage means for storing correspondence between an event name of an event and an identification number of a scent to be generated at the event;
• an access information storage means storing access information to an aroma display;
• a schedule information storage means, receiving from a user, inputs of an event name, start time and end time of the event, and location information specifying the location where the event takes place, for storing schedule information including the event name, the start time and the end time, and said location information;
• an identification number reading means for reading, from said correspondence storage means, an identification number of a scent corresponding to said event name input by said user, and for adding it to said schedule information corresponding to said event name;
• a schedule information reading means for detecting whether a piece of schedule information having substantially the same start time as the time indicated by the timer exists in the schedule information stored in said schedule information storage means, and for reading the detected piece of schedule information;
• and
• an event notification transmitting means for transmitting an event notification including scent identification information, scent emission duration, and an event name determined in accordance with the read piece of schedule information to a destination determined by the access information included in the piece of schedule information read by said schedule information reading means;
• wherein
• said schedule information storage means includes an emission-interval-added schedule information storage means, receiving, from a user, inputs of an event name, start time and end time of the event, and location information specifying the location where the event takes place and time interval for emitting a scent at the event, for storing schedule information including the event name, the start time and the end time, said location information and the emission time interval;
• said scheduling server further comprising:
• an aroma emission time calculating means for calculating aroma emission time at which said scent is to be emitted for said event based on the event start time and the emission time interval;
• said schedule information reading means includes an aroma emission schedule information reading means for detecting whether a piece of schedule information having the emission time substantially the same as the time indicated by said timer exists in said schedule information stored in said emission-interval-added schedule information storage means, and for reading the detected piece of schedule information.