# US 2026/0065342 A1 · Mobile communications device with electronic nose

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- Number: US 2026/0065342 A1
- Document ID: US20260065342A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 19/380,101
- Filed: 2025-11-05
- Published: 2026-03-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-05-07
- Inventors: Hannah Elizabeth Amin; Alexander Himanshu Amin; Himanshu Subhash Amin
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260065342A1

## CPC

- G06Q 30/0623: {by investigating goods or services}
- G01N 33/0031: {comprising two or more sensors, e.g. a sensor array}
- G06F 16/9537: Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G01N: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (measuring or testing apparatus or processes other than immunoassay, involving enzymes or microorganisms C12M, C12Q)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A mobile wireless communications device comprising:
a sample delivery component that receives a headspace sample associated with a scent; and
a processor that executes the following computer-executable components stored in a memory:
a detection component that:
analyzes at least a portion of the headspace sample and generates a representation of at least the portion wherein the representation is a signal-derived representation; and
receives extrinsic information from a user, wherein the information comprises a scent to be filtered;
a filtering component that:
applies a first filtering criterion to the representation to facilitate identifying candidate matches to the representation; and
applies a second filtering criterion based upon the received extrinsic information:
a search component that:
generates a search query based on at least the representation and the filtering criterion, the search query excluding results that match the known scent; and
transmits the search query to a search engine that performs a search for the candidate matches; and
an input component that receives a result from the search engine, wherein the result identifies one or more candidate matches or features associated with the scent.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising a pattern recognition component that identifies a pattern in an image associate with the headspace sample, wherein the search component further generates the search query based in part on the identified image.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising:
an input component that receives a voice command, and wherein the search component further generates the search query based in part on the voice command.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising an inference component that trains a model to identify a source of at least the portion based on a history of identifying portions of headspaces.

### Claim 5

A mobile wireless communications device comprising:
a sample delivery component that receives a headspace sample associated with a scent; and
a processor that executes the following computer-executable components stored in a memory:
a detection component that:
analyzes at least a portion of the headspace sample and generates a representation of at least the portion wherein the representation is a spectrogram; and
receives extrinsic information from a user, wherein the information comprises a scent to be filtered;
a filtering component that:
applies a first filtering criterion to the representation to facilitate identifying candidate matches to the representation; and
applies a second filtering criterion based upon the received extrinsic information;
a search component that:
generates a search query based on at least the representation and the filtering criterion, the search query excluding results that match the known scent; and
transmits the search query to a search engine that performs a search for the candidate matches; and
an input component that receives a result from the search engine, wherein the result identifies one or more candidate matches or features associated with the scent.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The device of claim 5, wherein:
the sample delivery component receives the headspace sample in an area that comprises an animal track; and
the search component further generates the search query based at least in part on an image of the animal track.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The device of claim 5, wherein the detection component determines a level of freshness of the animal track based on a concentration of at least the portion of headspace that is associated with the animal.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The device of claim 5, further comprising a navigation component that determines, based on a concentration of the representation of at least the portion of headspace, a direction that, when traveled, leads to the animal.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The device of claim 8, wherein the navigation component further determines a location of the animal based on the direction and a global positioning system.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the detection component analyzes at least the portion of the headspace sample to detect a presence of an allergen, and the search component generates the search query based on the allergen.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising:
an output component that renders the result, wherein the one or more features comprises at least one of a solution to eradicate a plant associated with the scent, a level of danger associated with the scent, or a possible cause of the scent.

### Claim 12

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;
capturing a headspace of an airborne sample;
analyzing at least a portion of the airborne sample to identify a com position of the headspace and generating a representation of at least the portion, wherein the representation is a signal-derived representation;
receiving extrinsic information from a user comprising a scent to be filtered, the scent being a known scent intended to be excluded from search and match processing;
applying a first filtering criterion to the representation to facilitate identifying candidate matches to the representation;
applying a second filtering criterion based upon the received extrinsic information, limiting the number of identified candidate matches by excluding the known scent;
generating a search query based on at least the representation of the airborne sample and the filtering criterion to determine a characteristic of a source of the airborne sample, the search query excluding results matching the known scent;
transmitting the search query to a search engine;
receiving a result from the search engine, wherein the result identifies one or more candidate matches or features associated with the scent;
generating a subsequent search query to identify at least one product associated with the identified one or more candidate matches; and
purchasing the identified product.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12, wherein the extrinsic data describes at least one of a location of the capturing, an image associated with a potential source of the capturing, a date of the capturing, or a desired function that limits the potential source.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12, wherein the acts further comprise:
triggering the capturing of the headspace in response to detecting a triggering event, wherein the triggering event comprises at least one of a sneeze or a user exhaling.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12, wherein the airborne sample is captured from an exhalation of the user's breath.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15, wherein the acts further comprise:
determining the characteristic as at least one of a level of pleasantness of the user's breath or a blood sugar level of the user.

### Claim 17

A mobile phone, comprising:
a wireless transceiver;
a sample delivery component that gathers a headspace sample of an airborne scent; and
a processor that executes the following computer-executable components stored in a memory;
a detection component that:
receives extrinsic information from a user pertaining to an at least one scent to be filtered, the scent being a known scent;
generates a representation of a detected composition of the headspace sample, wherein the representation is a signal-derived representation;
a filtering component that filters the representation in connection with identifying potential candidate matches for the scent, excluding matches to the known scent prior to generating a search query;
a search component that queries a search engine based on textual data describing the condition of the gathering and the filtered representation of the detected composition, wherein the search engine performs a search to identify candidate matches for the scent;
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, and wherein the search component generates a subsequent search query to identify a product associated with the identified one or more candidate matches; and
an audio recognition component or a text recognition component receives instructions to purchase the identified product, wherein the system effects purchase of the product.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The mobile phone of claim 17, wherein the search engine searches a specialized model, based on expert opinions, to generate the result.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The mobile phone of claim 17, further comprising a navigation component that determines, based on a concentration of the representation, a direction that, when traveled, leads to a source of the headspace sample.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The mobile phone of claim 19, wherein the navigation component generates a marker identifying a location associated with the gathering the headspace sample and at least one of a date of the receiving the headspace sample, a time of the receiving the headspace sample, or a determined concentration of the source associated with at least the portion of the headspace sample.