Smell emission control apparatus for television receiver

• US 5,398,070 A
• Filed: 10/06/1993
• Issued: 03/14/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Goldstar Jewellery LLC
• Original Assignee: Goldstar Jewellery LLC
• Inventors: Lee, Dong H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Groody, James J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Metjahic, Safet
• Application Number:
  US08/132,318
• Time in Patent Office: 524 Days
• Field of Search: 358/142, 358/146, 358/147, 358/93, 358/83, 358/1, 358/22, 358/143, 358/188
• US Class Current: 348/553
• CPC Class Codes: A63J 2005/008 Smell sense
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4131 home appliance, e.g. lighting, air conditioning system, metering devices home automation data switching networks exchanging configuration information on appliance services H04L12/2807
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4348 Demultiplexing of additional data and video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8133 specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video program
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/44 Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards H04N5/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/08 Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band , e.g. by time division H04N7/007 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/088 the inserted signal being digital
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 261/65 Vaporizers

Abstract

A television receiver includes structure for receiving video and audio signals in addition to a transmission section for converting a composite signal in which a video signal and a smell signal are mixed. The smell signal is generated at an amplifier of a TV camera. The television receiver includes a detection circuit for sensing the smell signal. Upon sensing the smell signal, the smell signal can be used for actuating a plurality of smells located in separate smell emitting devices. These emitting devices include, for example, a heating plate and a fan which upon actuation causes perfume in the emitting device to be emitted. This device is then defused into, for example, a room and the smell matches a picture shown on the CRT. This enables a viewer to not only hear and see the picture from a television but also to sense smell related to the contents of the displayed picture.

Claims

1. A smell emission control apparatus for a television receiver comprising:

transmission means for converting a composite signal in which a video signal and a smell signal are mixed and an audio signal into electrical signals and transmitting the converted electrical signals, said transmission means having a camera, a mike, smell signal generation means, an amplifier and a transmitter, said camera providing the video signal, said mike providing the audio signal, said smell signal generation means providing the smell signal, said amplifier amplifying the audio signal from said mike and the composite signal in which the video signal from said camera and the smell signal from said smell signal generation means are mixed, said transmitter converting the amplified audio and composite signals from said amplifier into the electrical signals and transmitting the converted electrical signals;

reception means for converting the electrical signals transmitted from said transmission means into video, audio and smell signals and outputting the video, audio and smell signals through a Braun tube, a speaker and a corresponding one of a plurality of smell emission devices;

tuning means for receiving the electrical signals transmitted from said transmission means through an antenna and converting the received electrical signals into the audio signal and the composite signal in which the video and smell signals are mixed;

detection means for detecting composite and audio intermediate frequency components from an output of said tuning means to extract the composite and audio signals being placed on composite and audio intermediate frequencies, respectively;

smell signal detection means for detecting the smell signal from the composite signal from said detection means;

infrared-ray signal reception means for receiving an infrared-ray signal from a remote controller and outputting a mode signal corresponding to the received infrared-ray signal;

key matrix means for outputting a mode signal according to a user'"'"'s selection;

control means, including a microcomputer, for outputting a control signal to perform a mode corresponding to a mode signal from said infrared-ray receiver or from said key matrix unit;

audio signal amplification and output means for amplifying the audio signal from said detection means, wave-shaping the amplified audio signal and outputting the resultant audio signal through the speaker in response to the control signal from said control means; and

means for generating and emitting a smell according to the control signal from said microcomputer and from said smell signal detection means;

wherein said smell signal generating and emitting means further comprises;

smell signal processing means responsive to the control signal from said control means for processing the smell signal from said smell signal detection means to output smell select data, smell intensity data, fan drive data and heat drive data necessary to the smell emission, the smell select data indicating a kind of a smell to be emitted, the smell intensity data indicating an intensity of the smell to be emitted, the fan drive data and the heat drive data indicating the time of the smell to be emitted;

smell emission device selection means for selecting one of the plurality of smell emission devices in response to the smell select data from said smell signal processing means;

smell emission device control signal output means for outputting a control signal in response to the smell intensity data from said smell signal processing means to drive the smell emission device selected by said smell emission device selection means;

heat generation means for outputting fan and heat drive signals in response to the fan and heat drive data from said smell signal processing means;

decoding means for decoding the fan and heat drive signals from said heat generation means and outputting the decoded signals to the smell emission device selected by said smell emission device selection means;

each of said smell emission devices emitting a corresponding smell in response to the control signal from said smell emission device control signal output means and the output signals from said decoding means; and

wherein each of said smell emission devices includes;

a container for containing a concentrated perfume therein;

a heat plate disposed under said container, said heat plate heating said container in response to the decoded heat drive signal from said decoding means to allow a smell to be emitted from the concentrated perfume in said container;

a suction port disposed at the front of said container, said suction port sucking external air;

a fan disposed between said suction port and said container, said an blowing the air sucked through said suction port to said container in response to the decoded fan drive signal from said decoding means to allow the smell to be rapidly emitted from the concentrated perfume in said container or remove the emitted smell; and

a discharge port disposed at the rear of said container, said discharge port discharging the smell emitted from the concentrated perfume in said container externally.

2. A smell emission control apparatus for a television receiver comprising:

transmission means for converting a composite signal in which a video signal and a smell signal are mixed and an audio signal into electrical signals and transmitting the converted electrical signals, said transmission means having a camera, a mike, smell signal generation means, an amplifier and a transmitter, said camera providing the video signal, said mike providing the audio signal, said smell signal generation means providing the smell signal, said amplifier amplifying the audio signal from said mike and the composite signal in which the video signal from said camera and the smell signal from said smell signal generation means are mixed, said transmitter converting the amplified audio and composite signals from said amplifier into the electrical signals and transmitting the converted electrical signals;

reception means for converting the electrical signals transmitted from said transmission means into video, audio and smell signals and outputting the video, audio and smell signals through a Braun tube, a speaker and a corresponding one of a plurality of smell emission devices;

tuning means for receiving the electrical signals transmitted from said transmission means through an antenna and converting the received electrical signals into the audio signal and the composite signal in which the video and smell signals are mixed;

detection means for detecting composite and audio intermediate frequency components from an output of said tuning means to extract the composite and audio signals being placed on composite and audio intermediate frequencies, respectively;

smell signal detection means for detecting the smell signal from the composite signal from said detection means;

infrared-ray signal reception means for receiving an infrared-ray signal from a remote controller and outputting a mode signal corresponding to the received infrared-ray signal;

key matrix means for outputting a mode signal according to a user'"'"'s selection;

control means, including a microcomputer, for outputting a control signal to perform a mode corresponding to a mode signal from said infrared-ray receiver or from said key matrix unit;

audio signal amplification and output means for amplifying the audio signal from said detection means, wave-shaping the amplified audio signal and outputting the resultant audio signal through the speaker in response to the control signal from said control means;

means for generating and emitting a smell according to the control signal from said microcomputer and from said smell signal detection means;

wherein said smell signal generating and emitting means further comprises;

smell signal processing means responsive to the control signal from said control means for processing the smell signal from said smell signal detection means to output smell select data, smell intensity data, fan drive data and heat drive data necessary to the smell emission, the smell select data indicating a kind of a smell to be emitted, the smell intensity data indicating an intensity of the smell to be emitted, the fan drive data and the heat drive data indicating the time of the smell to be emitted;

smell emission device selection means for selecting one of the plurality of smell emission devices in response to the smell select data from said smell signal processing means;

smell emission device control signal output means for outputting a control signal in response to the smell intensity data from said smell signal processing means to drive the smell emission device selected by said smell emission device selection means;

heat generation means for outputting fan and heat drive signals in response to the fan and heat drive data from said smell signal processing means;

decoding means for decoding the fan and heat drive signals from said heat generation means and outputting the decoded signals to the smell emission device selected by said smell emission device selection means;

each of said smell emission devices emitting a corresponding smell in response to the control signal from said smell emission device control signal output means and the output signals from said decoding means; and

wherein said smell signal processing means includes;

a data recognition unit for reading the smell data, the smell intensity data, the fan drive data and the heat drive data from the smell signal from said smell signal detection means in response to a clock from said smell signal detection means,

an interface unit for outputting a drive signal in response to the control signal from said control means; and

a storage unit for storing the smell select data, the smell intensity data, the fan drive data and the heat drive data from said data recognition unit in response to the drive signal from said interface unit,

3. A smell emission control apparatus for a television receiver comprising:

transmission means for converting a composite signal in which a video signal and a smell signal are mixed and an audio signal into electrical signals and transmitting the converted electrical signals, said transmission means having a camera, a mike, smell signal generation means, an amplifier and a transmitter, said camera providing the video signal, said mike providing the audio signal, said smell signal generation means providing the smell signal, said amplifier amplifying the audio signal from said mike and the composite signal in which the video signal from said camera and the smell signal from said smell signal generation means are mixed, said transmitter converting the amplified audio and composite signals from said amplifier into the electrical signals and transmitting the converted electrical signals;

reception means for converting the electrical signals transmitted from said transmission means into video, audio and smell signals and outputting the video, audio and smell signals through a Braun tube, a speaker and a corresponding one of a plurality of smell emission devices;

tuning means for receiving the electrical signals transmitted from said transmission means through an antenna and converting the received electrical signals into the audio signal and the composite signal in which the video and smell signals are mixed;

detection means for detecting composite and audio intermediate frequency components from an output of said tuning means to extract the composite and audio signals being placed on composite and audio intermediate frequencies, respectively;

smell signal detection means for detecting the smell signal from the composite signal from said detection means;

infrared-ray signal reception means for receiving an infrared-ray signal from a remote controller and outputting a mode signal corresponding to the received infrared-ray signal;

key matrix means for outputting a mode signal according to a user'"'"'s selection;

control means, including a microcomputer, for outputting a control signal to perform a mode corresponding to a mode signal from said infrared-ray receiver or from said key matrix unit;

audio signal amplification and output means for amplifying the audio signal from said detection means, wave-shaping the amplified audio signal and outputting the resultant audio signal through the speaker in response to the control signal from said control means; and

means for generating and emitting a smell according to the control signal from said microcomputer and from said smell signal detection means; and

wherein each of said smell emission devices includes;

a container for containing a concentrated perfume therein;

a heat plate disposed under said container, said heat plate heating said container in response to a decoded heat drive signal from a decoding means to allow a smell to be emitted from the concentrated perfume in said container,

a suction port disposed at the front of said container, said suction port sucking external air;

a fan disposed between said suction port and said container, said fan blowing the air sucked through said suction port to said container in response to a decoded fan drive signal from the decoding means to allow the smell to be rapidly emitted from the concentrated perfume in said container or remove the emitted smell; and

a discharge port disposed at the rear of said container, said discharge port discharging the smell emitted from the concentrated perfume in said container externally.