Artificial olfactory system and methods for media sensing and identification

A method of encoding a material comprising:

• manufacturing a material with at least one exudable chemical compound to form at least one sensible region at least on a media, wherein the at least one sensible region defines a pattern that defines encoded information.

A method of encoding a material comprising tagging a material with at least one exudable chemical compound to form at least one sensible region at least on a media, wherein the at least one sensible region defines sensible code information.

A method for handling and/or processing a material comprising:

• sensing at least one exudable chemical compound which has been placed at least on the material in a pattern that defines encoded information.

An apparatus for processing encoded image recording media comprising:

• at least one of an exudable chemical compound sensing device and an exudable chemical compound tagging device.

A method of encoding an image recording media comprising:

• tagging an image recording media with at least one exudable chemical compound in a pattern that defines encoded information.

A method of reading an encoded recording media comprising:

• sensing at least one exudable chemical compound, which has been arranged in a pattern to define encoded information provided at least on the encoded recording media, with an exudable chemical compound sensing device;
• deciphering the encoded information defined by the at least one exudable chemical compound pattern, and;
• relating the deciphered encoded information to a user.

An encoded exudant containing media, comprising:

• media fabricated from a material;
• and
• at least one exudable chemical compound provided at least on the media, that is sensible by an exudant chemical compound sensing device, the at least one exudable chemical compound provide in a pattern that defines encoded information based on at least one of, the at least one exudable chemical compound, the quantity of the at least one exudable chemical compound and the arrangement of the at least one exudable chemical compound on the media.