APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERACTION BETWEEN CONTENT AND OLFACTORY RECOGNITION DEVICE

• US 20130154797A1
• Filed: 12/18/2012
• Published: 06/20/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: LEE, Hae-Ryong, PARK, Jun-Seok, BYUN, Hyung-Gi, KIM, Jeong-Do, RYOO, Dong-Wan, LEE, Jeon-Woo
• Granted Patent: US 9,310,781 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.74
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 1/00 Comparing elements, i.e. elements for effecting comparison directly or indirectly between a desired value and existing or anticipated values
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/002 Specific input/output arrangements not covered by G06F3/01 - G06F3/16 other optical apparatus G02B27/00

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for interaction between content and an olfactory recognition device. In the method for interaction between an olfactory recognition device and a content device, the method allows the olfactory recognition device to interact with the content device. If a connection to the content device has been made to enable data communication with the content device, an open signal is transmitted to the content device. As a response to the open signal, an approval signal is received from the content device. A device information datasheet that is information about the olfactory recognition device is transmitted to the content device in response to the approval signal. An acknowledgement signal is received from the content device.

Claims

1. A method for interaction between an olfactory recognition device and a content device, the method allowing the olfactory recognition device to interact with the content device, comprising:

if a connection to the content device has been made to enable data communication with the content device, transmitting an open signal to the content device;

receiving, as a response to the open signal, an approval signal from the content device;

transmitting a device information datasheet that is information about the olfactory recognition device to the content device in response to the approval signal; and

receiving an acknowledgement signal from the content device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, after receiving the acknowledgement signal, transmitting initial mode information to the content device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising, when using a new mode signal without using an initial mode signal, transmitting new mode information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the information about the olfactory recognition device includes at least one of basic information of a sensor, information of the sensor, limitation information of the sensor, and information of calibration.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the interaction is performed by one or more of an automatic mode, a manual mode, and a reference mode.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the automatic mode is a mode in which data is automatically transferred every set time, the manual mode is a mode in which recognized odor information is transferred whenever the content device requests the recognized odor information, and the reference mode is a mode in which the olfactory recognition device automatically transfers the recognized odor information only when the recognized odor information is equal to or greater than a preset reference value, or only when the recognized odor information is equal to or less than the reference value.

7. An olfactory recognition system for recognizing an odor provided by a user or a spontaneously generated odor and causing a reaction to the odor in content, comprising:

an olfactory recognition device including a plurality of gas sensors, the olfactory recognition device recognizing the odor and generating data as a result of the recognition;

a content device for receiving the recognition result data and then producing a reaction to the recognition result data; and

an interface for bidirectionally performing transmission and reception of data including the recognition result data between the olfactory recognition device and the content device.

8. The olfactory recognition system of claim 7, wherein:

the olfactory recognition device comprises a device module, a device information service stack, a device information datasheet, and a device communication module, and

the device module comprises a gas sensor for olfactory recognition, drives the gas sensor, and controls an overall function of the device module including a communication function, the device information service stack provides functions and service functions for information exchange between the olfactory recognition device and the content device, and the device information datasheet includes electrical characteristics and sensor characteristics of the gas sensor for olfactory recognition.

9. The olfactory recognition system of claim 8, wherein:

the device information datasheet includes a metadata structure of information about the gas sensor, the metadata structure including basic information of the sensor, information of the sensor, limitation information of the sensor, and information of calibration, and

the basic information of the sensor indicates a template number of metadata and a type of the sensor, the information of the sensor indicates output of a signal measured as information about the sensor, resistance of the sensor, and a response time, the limitation information of the sensor indicates limitations of the sensor, and the information of calibration indicates information about calibration of the sensor.

10. The olfactory recognition system of claim 8, wherein the device information service stack provides some or all of the functions and the service functions for information exchange between the olfactory recognition device and the content device, and comprises a data format configuration unit, a recognized odor information service function, and a device information datasheet service function.

11. The olfactory recognition system of claim 10, wherein:

the data format configuration unit functions to convert measured and recognized odor information provided by the device module, and device datasheet information provided by the device information datasheet into a format of information required by the content,

the recognized odor information service function includes a function required to convert sensor data converted into standard information into a format usable by the content and a function required to transfer information from or to the content device, and

the device information datasheet service function includes a function required to transfer information provided by the device information datasheet to the content.

12. The olfactory recognition system of claim 7, wherein:

the content device comprises a content communication module, a content information service stack, and content, and

the content information service stack provides a function required to exchange information between the content device and the olfactory recognition device and a service function required to serve recognized odor information to the content.

13. The olfactory recognition system of claim 8, wherein a method of processing data between the olfactory recognition device and the content device is performed by a data processing structure for transferring initial information, a data processing structure for transferring an odor, and a data processing structure for changing a mode.

14. The olfactory recognition system of claim 8, wherein the data processing structure for transferring initial information is implemented using transfer of data between the device information service stack and a content information service stack of the content device, and is configured such that if the device information service stack transmits an open signal, the content information service stack having received the open signal receives an approval signal as a response to the open signal from the content device, and such that the device information service stack transmits to the content device the device information datasheet that is information about the olfactory recognition device in response to reception of the approval signal, receives an acknowledgement signal from the content device, and transmits initial mode information to the content information service stack.

15. The olfactory recognition system of claim 14, wherein the content information service stack transmits new mode information when the initial mode information is not used.

16. The olfactory recognition system of claim 8, wherein a method of allowing the olfactory recognition device to interact with the content device is performed by one or more of an automatic mode, a manual mode, and a reference mode.

17. The olfactory recognition system of claim 16, wherein the automatic mode is configured such that recognized odor information is transmitted to a content information service stack of the content device every set time, and such that the content information service stack having received the recognized odor information provides the recognized odor information to content.

18. The olfactory recognition system of claim 16, wherein the manual mode is a mode in which recognized odor information is requested from a content information service stack of the content device using an odor information request signal whenever the content requires recognized odor information, and is configured such that the content information service stack having received the odor information request signal forwards the odor information request signal to a device information service stack of the olfactory recognition device, and such that the device information service stack of the olfactory recognition device having received the odor information request signal transmits recognized odor information, the recognized odor information being forwarded to content via the content information service stack.

19. The olfactory recognition system of claim 16, wherein the reference mode is configured such that whether the recognized odor information is equal to or greater than a reference value, or whether the recognized odor information is equal to or less than the reference value is checked, and such that a device information service stack of the olfactory recognition device automatically provides recognized odor information to a content information service stack of the content device only when a specific condition is satisfied.

20. The olfactory recognition system of claim 16, wherein when the content is intended to change a recognized odor information transfer mode, if new mode information is transmitted to a content information service stack of the content device, and the content information service stack transmits a mode change request signal to a device information service stack of the olfactory recognition device, the device information service stack of the olfactory recognition device provides an approval signal to the content information service stack, and the content information service stack transmits mode information desired to be changed to the device information service stack of the olfactory recognition device.