CN110673498A - Smell analogue means, air conditioning equipment, multimedia equipment and terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a smell simulation device, air conditioning equipment, multimedia equipment and terminal equipment. The odor simulating apparatus includes: the standard odor library stores a plurality of standard odors; the odor mixer comprises at least one mixing container, is connected with the reference odor bank through a pipeline, receives a plurality of reference odors and mixes the reference odors to form target odors; a controller electrically connected to the scent mixer for controlling a ratio between a number of reference scents entering the mixing container. The device utilizes multiple different benchmark smells, mixes the collocation and forms the final required target smell to the effectual smell quantity that has expanded the smell analogue means and can carry out accurate allotment according to actual conditions's needs, has more extensive suitability.

Description

Smell analogue means, air conditioning equipment, multimedia equipment and terminal equipment

[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device

The invention relates to the technical field of smell simulation, in particular to a smell simulation device, air conditioning equipment, multimedia equipment and terminal equipment.

[ background of the invention ]

With the continuous progress of scientific technology, the types of information which can be provided or fed back by electronic equipment in the process of human-computer interaction are more and more. Especially for multimedia playing devices or amusement devices, how to provide rich real environment simulation information to ensure that users or users have good immersive experience is a current research hotspot.

Among them, human olfactory senses are an indispensable part in realizing user immersive experiences. Existing olfactory feedback or odor simulation is typically achieved by releasing an odor that is pre-stored in a container such as a cartridge or capsule.

In the process of implementing the invention, the applicant finds that the following problems exist in the prior art: the existing smell simulation method can realize single smell, only can store the smell in advance and cannot allocate the smell in real time according to the needs of actual conditions. Moreover, due to the limitation of manufacturing cost and storage space, the number of the smells provided by the smell simulation method is limited, the applicability is not wide enough, and the maintenance cost is high.

In order to get rid of the problems of single smell and the like, some existing electric stimulation methods provide a proper smell simulation mode for stimulating smell receptor nerves in the deep nasal cavity by attaching electrodes in the nasal cavity. However, the method of attaching the electrodes is likely to cause discomfort to the user and has a certain risk.

[ summary of the invention ]

The embodiment of the invention provides a smell simulation device, air conditioning equipment, multimedia equipment and terminal equipment, and aims to solve the technical problems that the existing smell simulation method can realize less smell and higher maintenance cost.

In order to solve the above technical problems, embodiments of the present invention provide the following technical solutions: a smell simulation device. The odor simulating apparatus includes:

the standard odor library stores a plurality of standard odors;

the odor mixer comprises at least one mixing container, is connected with the reference odor bank through a pipeline, receives a plurality of reference odors and mixes the reference odors to form target odors;

a controller electrically connected to the scent mixer for controlling a ratio between a number of reference scents entering the mixing container.

Optionally, the reference scent library comprises several independent scent storage units; each of the smell storage units is used for storing a reference smell raw material forming a single smell.

Optionally, the odor mixer further comprises an atomizer and a conduit flow control unit;

the atomizer is respectively connected with each smell storage unit in the reference smell library through a pipeline and is used for atomizing the reference smell raw materials to generate corresponding reference smells;

the pipeline flow control unit is arranged in a connecting pipeline between the atomizer and the mixing container; the controller is electrically connected with the pipeline flow control unit, and the proportion of the reference odor entering the mixing container is adjusted through the pipeline flow control unit.

Optionally, the pipeline flow control unit comprises an electrically controlled valve;

the electric control valve is arranged in a connecting pipeline between the atomizer and the mixing container; the controller is electrically connected with the electric control valve, and the proportion of the reference odor entering the mixing container is adjusted by controlling the opening degree of the electric control valve;

the pipeline flow control unit also comprises an air door and a steering engine for controlling the opening and closing of the air door; the steering wheel with controller electric connection adjusts through the opening and shutting of air door the proportion that benchmark smell got into mixing container.

Optionally, the odor mixer further comprises an atomizer and a titration device; the titration equipment is respectively connected with each smell storage unit in the reference smell library through a pipeline and is used for quantitatively controlling the mixing proportion of the smell raw materials; the atomizer is connected with the titration equipment and is used for atomizing the mixed odor raw materials.

Optionally, the odor simulation apparatus further comprises a cleaning device connected to the connecting pipe for cleaning the reference odor remaining in the connecting pipe, and an output device for driving the target odor output in the mixing container.

Optionally, the scent simulator further comprises an interaction device having a closed space of a preset volume; the output device is used for driving the target odor in the mixing container to be output to the closed space; the interaction device further comprises a scent recovery unit; the odor recovery unit is used for eliminating target odor in the closed space.

In order to solve the above technical problems, embodiments of the present invention further provide the following technical solutions: the air conditioning equipment comprises the odor simulating device; the controller of the odor simulator is specifically configured to: receiving a user instruction, triggering the odor simulation device to output a corresponding target odor, and outputting the target odor at an air outlet of the air conditioning equipment; the air conditioning equipment removes the current target odor through a fresh air system or indoor air circulation filtration.

In order to solve the above technical problems, embodiments of the present invention further provide the following technical solutions: a multimedia device. Wherein the multimedia device comprises the odor simulating apparatus as described above;

the controller of the odor simulator is specifically configured to: receiving video and/or audio information, and triggering the odor simulation device to output a corresponding target odor according to the scene evolution of the video and/or audio information on a time axis.

In order to solve the above technical problems, embodiments of the present invention further provide the following technical solutions: a terminal device. Wherein the terminal device comprises the odor simulating apparatus as described above;

the controller of the odor simulator is specifically configured to: and receiving a user instruction, and triggering the odor simulation device to output a corresponding target odor according to the user instruction.

Compared with the prior art, the odor simulation device provided by the embodiment of the invention utilizes various different reference odors to form the finally required target odor by mixing and matching, so that the number of the odors which can be provided by the odor simulation device is effectively expanded, and the odor simulation device can be accurately prepared according to the requirements of actual conditions, and has wider applicability. In addition, the device such as the electrode and the like cannot be additionally arranged on the body of the experiencer, so that the risk of discomfort is greatly avoided, and the experiencer can be more easily accepted by the user.

Furthermore, by combining scene information corresponding to the multimedia audio/video data and corresponding hardware equipment, the immersive experience of the user is effectively improved by combining the real environment smell simulation effect, and the method has a good application prospect.

[ description of the drawings ]

One or more embodiments are illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, which correspond to the figures in which like reference numerals refer to similar elements and which are not to scale unless otherwise specified.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an odor simulator provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a method for targeted odor synthesis provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a scent simulator provided in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a method for targeted odor synthesis provided by another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a controller according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a smell simulation device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[ detailed description ] embodiments

In order to facilitate an understanding of the invention, the invention is described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific examples. It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may be present. As used in this specification, the terms "upper," "lower," "inner," "outer," "bottom," and the like are used in the orientation or positional relationship indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and simplicity in description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be considered limiting of the invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Furthermore, the technical features mentioned in the different embodiments of the invention described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

"scent simulation" refers to the process of providing a scent to a user that corresponds to a current scene by any suitable means. For example, when a user views a picture of a grassland, olfactory cells of the user are excited by means of a chemical agent, an electric shock, or the like, so that the user feels a green grass smell corresponding to the grassland.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an odor simulation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, the odor simulating apparatus may include: a reference scent storage 100, a scent mixer 200, and a controller 300.

Wherein the reference scent library 100 is a scent source for the scent simulator. According to the corresponding classification standard, a plurality of middle reference smells are respectively and independently stored for use.

"odor" refers to a smell emitted from a particular object or scene that can be perceived by the human sense of smell. The reference odor refers to the basic odor which can be adjusted and mixed to form a plurality of odors through different proportions. I.e. the smallest partition unit under a predetermined odor classification criterion. Any of the scents contained in the scent classification system can be formed by combining these minimal split units in different proportions.

The reference scent is an abstract concept used for expressing scent emitted under various objects or scenes with similar characteristics, but not specific scent presented under a certain object or scene in reality. For example, the base flavor may be a "fruity flavor" that generally comprises a similar pleasing aroma emitted by nuts such as cocoa, chestnut, watermelon seed, etc. after heat treatment.

It should be noted that the definition of the reference scent depends in particular on the applied scent classification criteria. Different reference scents may be available in different scent classification criteria. For example, a reference scent in one of the classification criteria may comprise reference scents of two or three of the other classification criteria.

In the process of implementing the invention, it is surprisingly found that the smell also has the characteristics similar to the color, the reference smell is similar to the three primary colors in the color, and a plurality of different smells can be obtained by mutually harmonizing a plurality of basic smells.

The reference odor specifically selected for use can be obtained by summarizing a large number of experimental data from human olfactory experiences. Of course, also on the particular real-world scene to be simulated. In some embodiments, 16 reference odors may be selected as the basis for the synthetic blend of odors, with many different odors being obtained by scaling.

In the actual operation process, the smells which are frequently contacted in life and are frequently needed to be used in entertainment scenes such as films, televisions, games and the like can be firstly classified. For example, the method can be divided into natural substances (flower fragrance, fruit fragrance, wood, herbal, special spice and the like), animals (grease, protein, body fluid, metabolite and the like), artificial substances (metal, plastic, rubber, mineral extraction objects comprising petroleum products, leather, wax, chemical products such as gunpowder, solvents such as paint and the like), environmental odors (seawater, dust, fog, rain, mildew and the like), and various flavors are separated and recombined to determine proper reference odors and the blending mode of the reference odors.

Then, based on the mixture of one or more odors, the fine adjustment is performed by adding the odor. The fine-tuned odor may be an oxidation, odor of microbial metabolites, simple odor with significant regulatory effects, such as sour-sweet, bitter, spicy, etc.

For example, sour, sweet, spicy, etc. tastes are added to the general fruit flavor to simulate the flavors of different fruits. In other embodiments, a woody scent (paper) can also be used to mix the odors of microbial metabolites (simulating mold) and dirt (dust, dust mite odors) to simulate library odors.

The "baseline odor" may be generated from any suitable type of odor material, as long as the corresponding baseline odor is generated. That is, different odor materials may produce the same baseline odor. For example, ethyl valerate may be used to simulate the baseline odor "fruity".

The odor mixer 200 is a reaction site where odor mixing is performed, and the reference odor is mixed by the odor mixer to form a target odor. In the scent mixer, at least one mixing container is included for connecting with the reference scent storage through a pipe, receiving several reference scents and mixing to form a target scent.

The mixing container 210 of the odor mixer 200 may be any type of container that provides a sealed space with a certain volume. In the mixing container, a plurality of connection pipes may be connected to the reference smell library to guide the reference smells to flow from the reference smell library into the mixing container and to be mixed.

Specifically, the odor material that generates the base odor may use a material having any suitable form. Only a single baseline scent needs to be emitted. For example, the reference odor may be stored or stored in the form of a liquid (in the form of aromatherapy essential oil or the like) in the form of a compressed gas, or an organic matter dissolved in a specific solvent, or the like. The scent material may be a liquid, gaseous, or even solid material when stored, depending on the design or use requirements.

In other embodiments, the odor raw material can be provided with a proper dilution multiple or a proper dilution amount according to the needs of actual conditions to provide a reference odor with a proper concentration, so that the problems of odor deterioration, human discomfort, potential safety hazards and the like caused by over-high odor concentration are avoided.

The reference odor library stores odor materials by adopting a plurality of independent odor storage units. The odor storage unit can adopt any suitable container according to the needs of actual conditions (such as the form of the odor raw material), for example, a glass container or a plastic packaging box filled with a cotton core, and the like, which can provide enough air tightness, and only needs to ensure that the odor raw material can be stored for a long time.

Correspondingly, the odor mixer can be further provided with a corresponding odor trigger device for triggering the odor raw material to generate a corresponding reference odor. The specific selection of the scent trigger means to be used may be set as required by the actual situation, and any suitable form of scent trigger means may be used.

To summarize, any suitable form of scent material, scent storage unit carrying scent material, and scent trigger device may be employed, depending on the needs of the design. Can carry out corresponding setting according to the equipment condition of reality between the three, only need can satisfy the long-time smell raw materials of preserving to trigger the smell raw materials that can be convenient, form corresponding benchmark smell can.

For example, the odorous material in the liquid state may be heated by means of atomizer heating in a manner similar to that of an electronic cigarette. Or the solid flavor raw materials are ignited by controllable flame combustion in a fragrance candle mode, and the flavor raw materials can be rapidly diffused by using a rapidly volatile solution in a spray mode.

In some embodiments, continuing to refer to fig. 1, the scent mixer may further include: an atomizer 220, and a conduit flow control unit 230.

The atomizer may in particular be a device for converting a liquid into a gas in the form of atomized droplets using any kind of atomization principle. For example, it may be an atomizer implemented by using a heating wire, using an electric heating method, or an ultrasonic atomizer using an ultrasonic oscillation principle.

The pipe flow control unit is a device provided in the pipe for controlling the amount of gas passing through the pipe per unit time. Which may in particular be implemented using one or a combination of devices of any type.

For example, the conduit flow control unit may be an electrically controlled valve including at least one control port that is adapted to adjust the valve from fully closed to fully open in response to a received electrical signal.

The specific selection of the electrically controlled valve to be used can be determined according to the requirements of actual conditions or the control mode executed by the controller. For example, a solenoid valve with only two states of open and closed can be used simply to adjust the flow rate of scent flowing through per unit time by means of a duty cycle by the controller 300. In other embodiments, an electric valve with adjustable opening degree can be selected, and the controller can control the opening degree of the electric valve through the level of the electric signal, so as to control the flow of the odor flowing through the unit time.

Or, the pipeline flow control unit can also be realized by an air door and a steering engine for controlling the opening and closing of the air door. The steering wheel with controller electric connection adjusts through the opening and shutting of air door the proportion that benchmark smell got into mixing container.

In the practical operation process of the odor simulation device provided in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the complete odor simulation step includes:

201. the various odor materials from the reference odor bank are respectively atomized into aerosol by the atomizer.

202. Different gas sprays are mixed in a mixing container in corresponding proportion through a pipeline flow control unit.

203. Mixing in a mixing container to form target odor, and outputting.

Of course, the odor mixer may also use other suitable means or procedures to accomplish the mixing of the target gases. For example, in other embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the odor mixer may further include an atomizer 220 and a titration apparatus 230.

Wherein the titration device 230 is respectively connected with each odor storage unit in the reference odor library through a pipeline and is used for quantitatively controlling the mixing ratio of the odor raw materials.

The titration device 230 may use any suitable metering device for capturing or determining a corresponding amount of odorous material into the atomizer. It depends on the form of the odorous material and the storage method. For example, when the odorous raw material is in a liquid state, it can be achieved using a titration apparatus with a set volume of metering tube.

The metering tube has a set unit volume (e.g., 1ml or 2 ml). After the odor raw material is filled in the metering tube every time, the odor raw material is output under the driving of gas pressure. The controller can quantitatively control the mixing ratio of the odor raw materials by controlling the times of releasing the liquid from the metering pipe.

An atomizer 220 is connected to the titration apparatus 230 for atomizing the mixed scent material. The atomizer may use the same or different atomizing device as the above-described embodiment. The details of which have been described in the above embodiments, and are not described herein.

In the practical operation process of the odor simulation device provided in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the complete odor simulation step includes:

401. the controller controls the output quantity of various odor raw materials through the titration equipment.

402. The output odorous raw materials are mixed in a mixing container in advance to form mixed odorous raw materials.

403. Atomizing the mixed odor raw materials by an atomizer to form target odor and outputting the target odor.

It should be noted that the odor simulation steps shown in fig. 2 and 4 are for illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Based on the inventive concept disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art can adjust the execution sequence of one or more steps according to the needs of actual situations, and accordingly change the connection relationship between the components and the specifically adopted component structure, so as to achieve the same technical effect and solve the same technical problem (i.e. release the target odor). All changes in the components and their connections are readily contemplated.

The controller 300 is a control core of the scent simulation apparatus. It may in particular be implemented using any suitable type of electronic device having a certain electronic computing power. Fig. 6 is a block diagram of a controller 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 5, the controller may include: a central processor 310, a storage unit 320, and a control unit 330. The central processor 310 is communicatively connected to the storage unit 320 and the control unit 330, respectively.

In some embodiments, the central processor 310, the storage unit 320 and the control unit 330 may be integrated on the same controller motherboard. In other embodiments, the central processor 310, the storage unit 320 and the control unit 330 may also be implemented by one or more discrete hardware units or functional modules, respectively.

The central processor 310 may be any type of single-threaded or multi-threaded processor. The processor 310 may have one or more processing cores and at least one input interface. It can be used as a control center for acquiring data through the input interface, executing logic operation function through the processing core, issuing operation processing result, etc.

The storage unit 320 is a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, distributed storage device remotely located from the central processor 310, or other non-volatile solid state storage device, or the like. Which has a program storage area for storing a non-volatile software program or non-volatile computer-executable program (which may also be referred to as "software").

These computer-executable programs may be called by the central processor 310 to cause the central processor 310 to perform one or more method steps. The memory 320 may also have a data storage area for storing the operation result issued and output by the central processing unit 310.

In particular, the storage unit 320 may also store or maintain a database of target scents. The target odor database stores a plurality of proportional formulas of target odors (i.e., how the target odors are formed by combination of reference odors). The target odor database may specifically take the form of any type of database, depending on the needs of the actual application or the data format used, as long as it is capable of recording a sufficient number of ratio recipes and supporting the search function.

The control unit 330 is a lower-level control device with respect to the central processor 310. The odor simulator can be directly connected with other functional equipment (such as an electric control valve) of the odor simulating device, and outputs electric signals to control the functional equipment to be matched with each other so as to complete the synthesis task of target odor.

The odor simulation device provided by the embodiment of the invention can simulate and obtain common odors in various scenes by using a limited number of reference odors in a combined and prepared mode, effectively expands the number of odors which can be simulated by the odor simulation device and has good applicability.

In addition, in the industrial production process, the standardized design can be realized, the reference smell can be conveniently supplemented, the consumable production and maintenance cost is low, and the method has a good application prospect.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an odor simulation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. Compared with the scent simulator shown in fig. 1, the scent simulator shown in fig. 6 is additionally provided with a plurality of different device modules or functional units to provide rich use functions.

As shown in fig. 6, the scent simulation apparatus may further include, in addition to the device module shown in fig. 1: the cleaning apparatus 400 is electrically connected to the controller 300.

The cleaning device 400 is a device module connected with the connecting pipeline and used for cleaning the connecting pipeline and the reference odor remained in the electric control valve. This may in particular be achieved by any suitable type of device with odour removal function, for example a forced air device (such as a fan) or an automated cleaning, filtering device (such as an odour filter layer loaded with activated carbon) depending on the wind force.

In the actual use process, under the control of the controller 300, the cleaning device 400 removes the reference odor remaining in the connecting pipes and the electrically controlled valves in time to avoid affecting the synthesis of the next target odor.

In some embodiments, continuing to refer to fig. 6, the scent simulation apparatus may further include: an output device 500 in electrical communication with the controller 300.

Wherein the output device 500 is used to drive a target scent output within the mixing container. The output device 500 may be implemented by a blower or the like capable of providing a suitable wind force.

In other embodiments, the output device 500 may also be a device for generating negative pressure, and the target scent is output from the mixing container by means of external negative pressure.

The output device 500 is used for driving the target odor in the mixing container to be output to the external environment, so that the smell of the user is activated, and the user can feel personally on the scene.

In still other embodiments, with continuing reference to fig. 6, the odor simulator can further include: the interaction device 600.

The interactive device 600 is a closed space with a preset volume that can form a personal space for the user to achieve effects such as immersive audio-video playback. Which may specifically employ any suitable type of interactive device 600 to form an enclosed space for personal use by a user. For example, it may be a helmet that fits over the head of the user.

Specifically, in order to better meet the requirements of entertainment and the like and increase the comfort and the simulation effect, the interaction device can be a cabin structure similar to a space capsule.

At least one openable cabin door is arranged on the surface of the cabin body. When the hatch door is opened, the user can get in and out of the cabin body. When the hatch door is closed, the closed space is formed, and the user can feel as if he is personally on the scene by matching with one or more other interaction devices (such as a display screen, a sound device and the like).

When the capsule is adopted, a large enough closed space can be designed, and a plurality of users can be accommodated in the capsule simultaneously, so that the users can enter the capsule simultaneously, and the same olfactory experience can be obtained.

Preferably, a scent recovery unit 610 may also be disposed within the interaction device 600. The odor recovery unit is used for eliminating the target odor in the closed space. It may be in particular any type of device or installation capable of accelerating the disappearance of the odours, such as a small aspirating circulation device or the like.

Smell recovery unit 610 based on extra setting, the current target smell of clearance that can be quick satisfies that the smell links up comparatively closely, needs to send the user demand in scenes such as multiple target smell or the target smell undersize that sends in succession.

In other embodiments, the odor simulation apparatus may not use an interactive device, and when the odor simulation apparatus is directly used in a public space in cooperation with an air conditioner, the odor recovery device may be implemented by a large-scale air filtration or replacement device such as a fresh air system or an air purifier.

Of course, when the odor recovery device is neglected to be used, the target odor which is output currently can be eliminated in a way that the concentration of the target odor is reduced and the odor naturally dissipates.

In some embodiments, the scent information transmitted to the scent generation device may be encoded in a preset protocol. After receiving the encoded data, the controller can decode the encoded data accordingly and acquire the scent information such as the time of the target scent required to be triggered, the reference scent involved by the target scent, the ratio between the reference scents, and the like.

After the controller acquires the smell information, the controller can control the smell generation device to output the correct target smell at the correct time so as to obtain good user experience.

In this embodiment, the scent information may be edited using a MIDI audio transmission protocol. The MIDI audio transmission protocol mainly relates to three data of "time", "musical instrument" and "tone". Each data is a 128-bit signal.

Accordingly, the reference smell can be edited as MIDI data information as a musical instrument and the proportion of the reference smell as a tone. Then output to the scent generating device as one of the audio tracks of multimedia data (e.g., video, game) or directly as separate audio data. And finally, outputting the corresponding target odor after the analysis by the odor generating device.

Of course, based on the inventive concept disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art can also edit the scent information by using any other suitable type of protocol according to the needs of the actual situation, and the editing is not limited to using the MIDI audio transmission protocol, and for the convenience of presentation, the description is not repeated herein.

In the actual use process, when the odor generating device is not connected, the odor information compiled into the audio track does not influence the playing of normal multimedia data or streaming media data, and can be perfectly compatible with the existing equipment. After the smell generating device is connected, the smell information can be executed, and a corresponding target smell is sent out, so that a user has better use experience.

In this manner, scent information can be added to media content with little impact on existing content and facilities. And when the data is transmitted through paths such as the Internet, the existing data form is used, so that the data transmission method is more convenient and easier to be compatible.

It should be noted that, based on the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, modifications, combinations, or simple changes made to the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention for applying the odor simulation apparatus to different practical use scenarios are all alternative ways that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art, and belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

The following describes in detail specific applications of the odor simulation apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention in many different scenarios with reference to specific examples.

1) Applications on multimedia devices:

"multimedia device" refers to an electronic device capable of playing audio-video data for a user. The multimedia devices include, but are not limited to, game devices, televisions, personal computers for internet interactive activities such as instant messaging, laptop computers, tablet computers, and large public entertainment facilities such as movie theaters and amusement parks.

In the process of playing audio and video data by the multimedia device, a series of continuous scene evolution or changes of the audio and video data on a time axis may exist. The controller 300 can receive the scene evolution of the video and/or audio information on the time axis through the input port, and trigger the odor simulation device to output the target odor corresponding to the scene at the moment at the corresponding time.

When the user performs internet interaction, the controller 300 may also trigger the odor simulation apparatus to output a corresponding target odor in a manner of code interface triggering when a specific event occurs.

2) Application on a terminal device:

"terminal device" refers to any electronic device belonging to the user side with direct interaction with the user, and the portable terminal device includes but is not limited to vehicle-mounted air conditioner, central air conditioner, distributed air conditioner, portable air conditioner, etc.

In the use process of the terminal equipment, one or more target smells can be provided for a user based on an additional added smell simulation device so as to meet the use requirements of the user.

In the actual use process, the user can input a user instruction according with the intention of the user through the interactive equipment of the terminal equipment, such as a touch screen, a key, a remote controller and the like. After receiving a user instruction, the controller of the odor simulation device can trigger the odor simulation device to output a corresponding target odor according to the user instruction, so that the use requirement of a user is met.

For example, lavender fragrance can be provided according to a user instruction in the refrigeration process of the vehicle-mounted air conditioner so as to improve the use experience of the user.

In summary, the odor simulation device provided in the embodiment of the present invention obtains a large amount of common odors by adjusting the mixing ratio of the reference odors with a small number, so as to effectively improve the number and accuracy of simulated odors of the odor simulation device, and facilitate the standardized production of consumables of the odor simulation device, so that consumables can be supplemented more conveniently and cost is lower.

Further, a trigger mechanism capable of timely and fast response is provided. In the practical application process, the target odor output can be directly triggered according to the time axis or the code interface of the audio and video data.

Furthermore, by using the combination of the atomizer and the electric control valve, the concentrated liquid is atomized into the aerosol, then the mixing proportion is adjusted by the electric control valve, and the aerosol is fully mixed in the mixing container and then the target odor is released and output. Such a way may make the scent more accurate.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; within the idea of the invention, also technical features in the above embodiments or in different embodiments may be combined, steps may be implemented in any order, and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the invention as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of brevity; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. An odor simulator, comprising:

the standard odor library stores a plurality of standard odors;

the odor mixer comprises at least one mixing container, is connected with the reference odor bank through a pipeline, receives a plurality of reference odors and mixes the reference odors to form target odors;

a controller electrically connected to the scent mixer for controlling a ratio between a number of reference scents entering the mixing container.

2. The scent simulator of claim 1 wherein said reference scent reservoir includes a plurality of individual scent storage units; each of the smell storage units is used for storing a reference smell raw material forming a single smell.

3. The odor simulator of claim 2 wherein said odor mixer further comprises an atomizer and a conduit flow control unit;

the atomizer is respectively connected with each smell storage unit in the reference smell library through a pipeline and is used for atomizing the reference smell raw materials to generate corresponding reference smells;

the pipeline flow control unit is arranged in a connecting pipeline between the atomizer and the mixing container; the controller is electrically connected with the pipeline flow control unit, and the proportion of the reference odor entering the mixing container is adjusted through the pipeline flow control unit.

4. The odor simulator of claim 3 wherein said conduit flow control unit comprises an electrically controlled valve;

the electric control valve is arranged in a connecting pipeline between the atomizer and the mixing container; the controller is electrically connected with the electric control valve, and the proportion of the reference odor entering the mixing container is adjusted by controlling the opening degree of the electric control valve;

the pipeline flow control unit also comprises an air door and a steering engine for controlling the opening and closing of the air door; the steering wheel with controller electric connection adjusts through the opening and shutting of air door the proportion that benchmark smell got into mixing container.

5. The odor simulator of claim 2 wherein said odor mixer further comprises an atomizer and a titration device;

the titration equipment is respectively connected with each smell storage unit in the reference smell library through a pipeline and is used for quantitatively controlling the mixing proportion of the smell raw materials;

the atomizer is connected with the titration equipment and is used for atomizing the mixed odor raw materials.

6. The odor simulator of claim 3 further comprising: a cleaning device, an interaction device and an output device,

the cleaning device is connected with the connecting pipeline and is used for cleaning reference odor remained in the connecting pipeline; the interaction device is provided with a closed space with a preset volume, and the output device is used for driving the target odor in the mixing container to be output to the closed space;

the interaction device further comprises a scent recovery unit; the odor recovery unit is used for eliminating target odor in the closed space.

7. The odor simulator of any of claims 1-6 wherein said controller is provided with at least one input;

the input end is used for receiving odor information coded by a preset protocol; the controller analyzes and obtains the odor information, and controls the odor simulation device to trigger a plurality of types of reference odors and the proportion between the reference odors at corresponding moments so as to form target odors in a mixed mode;

wherein the preset protocol comprises a MIDI audio transmission protocol.

8. An air conditioning apparatus, characterized in that it comprises an odour simulation device according to any of claims 1-7; the controller of the odor simulator is specifically configured to: receiving a user instruction, triggering the odor simulation device to output a corresponding target odor, and outputting the target odor at an air outlet of the air conditioning equipment; the air conditioning equipment removes the current target odor through a fresh air system or indoor air circulation filtration.

9. A multimedia device, characterized in that it comprises a scent simulator as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7;

the controller of the odor simulator is specifically configured to: receiving video and/or audio information, and triggering the odor simulation device to output a corresponding target odor according to the scene evolution of the video and/or audio information on a time axis.

10. A terminal device, characterized in that it comprises a scent simulation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7;

the controller of the odor simulator is specifically configured to: and receiving a user instruction, and triggering the odor simulation device to output a corresponding target odor according to the user instruction.

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