Scent Apparatus with Marker Detection for Discharge Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing scent-emanating apparatuses face challenges in proving the discharge of scent substances due to the type or nature of the substances used, making it difficult to verify if the scent has been successfully emitted.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a discharging mechanism that releases both the scent substance and a detectable marking substance, along with a sensor to detect the marking substance, allows for indirect verification of scent emission, enabling the information processing apparatus to adjust and control the scent intensity based on detection results.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a scent substance is discharged for user perception, then the scent-emanating function is achieved, but the ability to prove discharge is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a marking substance as an intermediary that is discharged together with the scent substance. This marking substance serves as a detectable proxy that proves the discharge occurred, while the scent substance itself remains undetected by conventional sensors. The marking substance acts as a mediator between the discharge mechanism and the sensor, enabling verification without directly detecting the scent substance.
Solution Approach 2:
The marking substance creates a detectable copy or representation of the discharge event. Instead of directly detecting the scent substance, the system detects the marking substance that accompanies it, effectively creating a surrogate signal that proves the original discharge occurred. This copying approach allows indirect verification of the scent emission.
2Measurement precision
If a sensor is added to detect the marking substance, then discharge verification is enabled, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the need for complex mechanical or chemical analysis systems with a simple sensor that detects the marking substance. Instead of using sophisticated equipment to analyze the scent substance directly, the system uses a straightforward sensor to detect the presence of the marking substance, which serves as proof of discharge. This substitution simplifies the measurement system while maintaining detection accuracy.
3Ease of operation
If the discharging mechanism emits scent substance, then user experience is enhanced, but control and verification become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the sensor continuously monitors the marking substance in the discharged air and provides information back to the control system. This feedback loop allows the system to verify that discharge is occurring as intended and to adjust operation accordingly. The marking substance serves as the feedback signal, enabling real-time monitoring and control of the scent emission process.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution ensures that the scent-emanating apparatus can effectively prove and control the discharge of scent substances, maintaining desired scent intensity and preventing leakage, while also predicting cartridge replacement and detecting unexpected emissions.
Implementation Method 1
a sensor to detect the marking substance discharged by the discharging mechanism
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein is a scent-emanating apparatus including a discharging mechanism which permits a scent substance perceivable by a user together with a marker substance for detection to be discharged outwards, and a sensor to detect the marker substance discharged from the discharging mechanism.