Personalized Scent Control for Multi-User Spaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies fail to consider individual differences in optimal scents for multiple users in the same space, leading to suboptimal scent control.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with an input unit for sensing information and a control unit that analyzes user states and attributes to control scent output from multiple scent output apparatuses positioned strategically in the space, ensuring each user receives a scent tailored to their preferences and environment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single scent output apparatus is used in a shared space, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ability to provide personalized scents for multiple users deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the shared space into multiple user-specific zones by strategically positioning multiple scent output apparatuses throughout the space. Each apparatus is assigned to serve a specific user based on detected user attributes and preferences, enabling personalized scent delivery without requiring a single complex centralized system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements local quality by allowing different regions of the shared space to have different scent characteristics tailored to individual users. Each user's preferred scent type and intensity is applied locally to their designated area, creating personalized sensory environments within the broader shared space.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple scent output apparatuses are deployed, then personalized scent control for multiple users is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the control functions of multiple scent output apparatuses into a single centralized control unit. This control unit receives sensing information about multiple users, determines optimal scent assignments, and coordinates all scent output apparatuses, thereby managing complexity centrally rather than requiring independent control for each device.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an information processing apparatus as an intermediary between users and scent output apparatuses. This intermediary analyzes user attributes, manages scent preferences, and translates complex control requirements into simple operational commands for the scent delivery system, reducing overall system complexity.
3Manufacturing precision
If scent output is controlled based on detailed user analysis, then the quality of personalized scent presentation is improved, but the processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-storing user attribute information and scent preferences in advance. When users enter the shared space, the system quickly retrieves pre-analyzed data rather than performing comprehensive real-time analysis, significantly reducing processing time while maintaining high precision in scent control decisions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where user responses to scents are continuously monitored and stored. This feedback loop allows the system to refine scent preferences over time, improving precision with each interaction while reducing the computational burden of initial analysis through learned patterns.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes an input unit and a control unit. Sensing information sensed in a predetermined space is input into the input unit. The control unit controls, in accordance with a result obtained by analyzing states or attributes of a plurality of users existing in the space on a basis of the sensing information, output of a scent from the scent output apparatus to each of the users for each user.