ODOUR AND/OR GAS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An odour and/or gas identification system, comprising a portable electronic device comprising a chemical sensor, wherein the sensor is sensitive to to different analytes and is adapted for supplying a measurement tuple, said measurement tuple comprising a set of tuple elements, and each tuple element of the set of tuple elements providing a value measured during at least one of an odour or gas measurementwherein said measurement is made by a dedicated cell of the chemical sensor, or wherein said measurement is made under a dedicated operating condition of the chemical sensor or of a cell of the chemical sensor;
- a database containing a set of reference tuples with each reference tuple representing at least one of an odour or gas and comprisinga set of tuple elements with each tuple element of the set of tuple elements providing a value characteristic sensible by the chemical sensor in the presence of at least one of the odour or gas represented by a corresponding reference tuple, andan identifier for the odour and/or gas represented by the corresponding reference tuple;
an evaluation unit for comparing the measurement tuple to one or more reference tuples out of the set of reference tuples, and subject to a result of the comparison, returning at least one odour or gas identifier to the portable electronic device.
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Abstract
A method for identifying an odour and/or gas, an odour and/or gas is measured with a portable electronic device comprising a chemical sensor, the chemical sensor being sensitive to different analytes. A measurement tuple is supplied which comprises a set of tuple elements with each tuple element of the set of tuple elements providing a value measured by a dedicated cell of the chemical sensor and/or under a dedicated operating condition of the chemical sensor or of a cell of the chemical sensor. The measurement tuple is compared to one or more reference tuples with each reference tuple representing an odour and/or gas and comprising a set of tuple elements and an identifier for the odour and/or gas represented by the reference tuple. One or more odour and/or gas identifiers are returned to the portable electronic device subject to a result of the comparison.
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20 Claims
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1. An odour and/or gas identification system, comprising a portable electronic device comprising a chemical sensor, wherein the sensor is sensitive to to different analytes and is adapted for supplying a measurement tuple, said measurement tuple comprising a set of tuple elements, and each tuple element of the set of tuple elements providing a value measured during at least one of an odour or gas measurement
wherein said measurement is made by a dedicated cell of the chemical sensor, or wherein said measurement is made under a dedicated operating condition of the chemical sensor or of a cell of the chemical sensor; -
a database containing a set of reference tuples with each reference tuple representing at least one of an odour or gas and comprising a set of tuple elements with each tuple element of the set of tuple elements providing a value characteristic sensible by the chemical sensor in the presence of at least one of the odour or gas represented by a corresponding reference tuple, and an identifier for the odour and/or gas represented by the corresponding reference tuple; an evaluation unit for comparing the measurement tuple to one or more reference tuples out of the set of reference tuples, and subject to a result of the comparison, returning at least one odour or gas identifier to the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for identifying an odour and/or gas, comprising the steps of
Measuring at least one of an odour or gas with a portable electronic device comprising a chemical sensor, the chemical sensor being sensitive to different analytes; -
supplying a measurement tuple comprising a set of tuple elements with each tuple element of the set of tuple elements providing a value measured during at least one of an odour or gas measurement wherein said measurement is made by a dedicated cell of the chemical sensor, or wherein said measurement is made under a dedicated operating condition of the chemical sensor or of a cell of the chemical sensor; comparing the measurement tuple to one or more reference tuples with each reference tuple representing at least one of an odour or gas and comprising a set of tuple elements with each tuple element of the set of tuple elements providing a value characteristic sensible by the chemical sensor in the presence of the odour and/or gas represented by a corresponding reference tuple, and an identifier for the odour or gas represented by the reference tuple; and returning at least one odour or gas identifier to the portable electronic device subject to a result of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program medium comprising computer program code for implementing the following steps when executed on a processing unit:
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comparing a measurement tuple received from a chemical sensor unit and comprising a set of tuple elements with each tuple element of the set of tuple elements providing a value measured by a dedicated cell of the chemical sensor and/or under a dedicated operating condition of the chemical sensor or of a cell of the chemical sensor during at least one of an odour or gas measurement, to one or more reference tuples with each reference tuple representing at least one of an odour or gas and comprising a set of tuple elements with each tuple element of the set of tuple elements providing a value characteristic sensible by the chemical sensor in the presence of the odour or gas represented by the concerned reference tuple, and an identifier for the odour or gas represented by the reference tuple; and returning at least one odour or gas identifier subject to a result of the comparison.
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