Olfactory Expression Display System for Preference Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
People find it difficult to accurately express and convey the smell or taste of an object to others due to limited vocabulary and recognition of the correspondence between the smell/taste and its expression.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device with identifying, display control, and switching means that displays expressions related to the smell or taste of an object, allowing users to switch between single-object and multi-object display modes to distinguish common and unique expressions, and provides a relationship image between selected expressions and other objects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple objects are displayed simultaneously, then the user can compare expressions across objects, but the display becomes complex and difficult to understand
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the display into separate regions: a first display region showing expressions for a first object, and a second display region showing expressions for a second object. This segmentation allows users to compare expressions across objects while maintaining clear, organized visual presentation for each individual object, preventing display complexity from becoming overwhelming.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a spatial dimension by displaying expressions for multiple objects in different regions of the display interface. Instead of mixing all expressions together, each object's expressions are allocated to distinct spatial zones, enabling comparison across objects while preserving the clarity of individual object representations through dimensional separation.
2Measurement precision
If expressions for each object are displayed separately, then the unique characteristics of each object are clear, but the common characteristics across objects are not easily identifiable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs dynamic display modes that can switch between showing expressions for individual objects separately and showing aggregated expressions common to multiple objects. This dynamic adaptability allows the system to maintain precise differentiation of unique object characteristics while also highlighting common characteristics when needed, preventing information loss about shared attributes.
3Measurement precision
If the system provides detailed expression information for each object, then the user can accurately identify preferences, but the information processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and displays only the relevant expression information for each object in dedicated display regions, separating the essential preference-related data from unnecessary complexity. By taking out and presenting only the key expression characteristics needed for preference identification, the system maintains high accuracy while reducing information processing complexity.
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AI summary
The relationship between the smell or taste of an object and the expression of the smell or taste can be grasped, and the user can grasp what smell or taste they prefer. In the single-sample display mode, a system displays a group of expressions relating to the olfactory sense stimulated by a sample, and if any expression is selected by the user, the system displays a relationship image indicating the relationship between the selected expression and other samples corresponding to the olfactory sense associated with the expression. In addition, in the multiple-sample display mode, the system displays, for each of plural samples, a group of expressions relating to the sense of smell stimulated by each sample, and displays an expression common to plural samples among the group of expressions.