Flavor Visualization Timing for Time-Varying Sensory Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies fail to visually and efficiently convey temporal changes in flavor to consumers or eaters as they occur during the consumption of food products or luxury articles.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for generating and displaying time-varying visual elements based on acquired flavor data, utilizing processor-generated data to synchronize visual changes with flavor changes, incorporating user-specific preferences and flavor elements, and adjusting display timing to match consumption pace.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If conventional sensory evaluation methods (TDS, TI, QDA) are used to measure temporal changes in flavor, then flavor data can be obtained, but the flavor changes cannot be visually conveyed to consumers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates visual copies (colorful bubbles) that represent the temporal changes in flavor elements. Instead of directly presenting the abstract flavor data, the system generates visual representations that copy and convey the essence of flavor dynamics, making invisible sensory changes visible to consumers
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary visualization system that translates flavor data into visual form. The bubbles act as mediators between the flavor experience and consumer perception, converting temporal flavor intensity data into visual parameters (size, color intensity) that can be perceived and understood
2Adaptability or versatility
If basic visual elements are associated with flavor elements, then flavor can be represented visually, but individual user preferences cannot be accommodated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-processing flavor data according to individual user preferences before visualization. The system adjusts the association between flavor elements and visual elements based on stored user preference data, customizing the visual representation to match each user's sensory perception patterns
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by customizing different aspects of the visual display according to individual user preferences. Each user receives a personalized visualization where the mapping between flavor elements and visual properties (color, size, shape) is optimized for their specific sensory characteristics
3Speed
If visual elements are displayed without timing adjustment, then flavor changes can be shown, but synchronization with consumption pace is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by adjusting the display timing and speed of visual elements based on measured consumption patterns. The system dynamically modifies visualization parameters to match the user's eating or drinking pace, ensuring that visual changes occur in sync with actual flavor experience
Data Source
AI summary
A method for displaying a time-varying flavor as a time-varying visual element includes a step 130A in which a processor acquires, from a memory, first data representing a time-varying flavor, and a generation step 140A in which the processor generates, on the basis of the first data, second data for displaying the time-varying flavor as a time-varying visual element.