JP2014067293A - Flavor provision system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a flavor provision device capable of increasing a degree of freedom for a flavor provision form.SOLUTION: A flavor provision system includes a storage device in which a plurality of fragrance retaining bodies 11 are stored, and a flavor provision device 30 for providing flavor. The flavor provision device 30 includes an accommodation part 31 for accommodating the fragrance retaining bodies 11, and an emission part for emitting flavor of the fragrance retaining bodies 11 accommodated in the accommodation part 31. The storage device includes a supply part for supplying a part of the plurality of fragrance retaining bodies 11 stored in a storage container 20 to the accommodation part 31 of the flavor provision device 30.

Description

  The technology of the present disclosure relates to a scent providing system that provides a scent.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, scent providing devices that provide a plurality of types of scents are known. The type of scent provided by the scent providing device is determined based on information transmitted from the web server, or is changed by video switching (see, for example, Patent Literature 1 and Non-Patent Literature 1).

JP 2010-257126 A

Monthly Display September 2010 (Vol.16, No.9, Vol.184, pp.72-79) (ISSN 1341-3961)

  By the way, when a scent providing device provides a scent according to a scene of a moving image, the scent providing device includes many types of fragrances, and a scent suitable for each of a large number of scenes is provided. However, when the scent providing device is carried by the user, the size of the device that can be carried by the user is limited, and therefore the number and type of fragrances accommodated in the scent providing device are limited. I must. It should be noted that the scent providing device is not limited to the case where a plurality of types of scents are changed according to the scene of the video, but even when a plurality of types of scents are provided and one type of scent is repeatedly provided. The same problem arises when is carried by the user.

  An object of the technology of the present disclosure is to provide a scent providing device capable of increasing the degree of freedom of a scent providing format.

  One aspect of the scent providing system according to the present disclosure includes a storage device that stores a plurality of fragrance holders, and a scent providing device that provides a scent. And the said fragrance providing apparatus is provided with the accommodating part which accommodates the said fragrance | flavor holding body, and the discharge | release part which discharge | releases the fragrance of the said fragrance | flavor holding body accommodated in the said accommodating part. Moreover, the said storage apparatus is provided with the supply part which supplies a part of these fragrance | flavor holding bodies stored in the said storage apparatus to the said accommodating part of the said fragrance provision apparatus.

  According to the above aspect, more fragrance holders than the fragrance holder housed in the housing portion of the scent providing device are stored in the storage device, and a part of the fragrance holder stored in the storage device is a scent providing device. Supplied to the storage section. Therefore, for example, when different scents are released from the scent providing device, the types of scents increase. For example, when a single scent is repeatedly provided, the time for which the scent is provided becomes longer. . As a result, the degree of freedom in providing the scent is increased.

  Another aspect of the scent providing system according to the present disclosure further includes a control device that controls supply of the fragrance holder by the supply unit. And the said control apparatus is based on the scent designation | designated information with which the attribute of fragrance is matched with a content, and the attribute data with which the said fragrance | flavor holding body is matched with the said scent attribute, The said corresponding to the input content A perfume holding body is supplied to the said accommodating part.

According to the said aspect, it becomes possible to provide the fragrance corresponding to a content.
In another aspect of the scent providing system according to the present disclosure, the storage device further includes a recovery unit that recovers the fragrance holder from the storage unit of the scent providing device to the storage device.

According to the said aspect, it becomes possible to collect | recover the fragrance | flavor holding body used for provision of fragrance to a storage apparatus.
In another aspect of the scent providing system according to the present disclosure, the storage device includes a plurality of storage chambers in which the plurality of the fragrance holders are stored, and the recovery unit includes the plurality of the fragrance holders in the scent. It accommodates in the said storage chamber mutually different for every attribute.

  According to the above aspect, the scent attribute can be managed for each storage room in the storage device. For example, when the scent attribute is a scent type, the same scent perfume is stored in the same storage room. By storing the holding body, it is possible to avoid the scents of the fragrance holding bodies from becoming turbid.

  In another aspect of the scent providing system according to the present disclosure, the fragrance holder has identification information of the fragrance holder, and the collection unit reads the identification information from the fragrance holder collected by the collection unit. A reading unit is provided.

According to the above aspect, the recovered fragrance holder can be identified.
In another aspect of the scent providing system according to the present disclosure, the fragrance holder includes a storage unit that stores the identification information, and the reading unit transmits the identification information stored in the storage unit via short-range wireless communication. Read by.

According to the above aspect, the fragrance holder can be identified without the fragrance holder and the reading unit being in contact with each other.
In another aspect of the scent providing system according to the present disclosure, the storage device includes a storage chamber in which the fragrance holder is stored. The supply section includes a connecting pipe that connects the storage chamber and the housing section, and a ventilation section that transports the scent holding body from the storage chamber to the housing section by air pressure-fed into the connecting pipe. Prepare.

According to the above aspect, since the fragrance holder is supplied by air pressure, smooth supply of the fragrance holder is realized regardless of the shape of the connecting portion between the storage device and the scent providing device.
In another aspect of the scent providing system according to the present disclosure, the storage device and the scent providing device can be separated from each other.

According to the said aspect, it becomes possible to utilize a scent | provide apparatus in the state isolate | separated from the storage apparatus.
In another aspect of the scent providing system according to the present disclosure, the scent providing device includes a housing that houses the housing portion, and the housing portion is connected to the storage device in a state separated from the housing. . And the said supply part supplies a part of said some fragrance | flavor holding body to the said accommodating part connected with the said storage apparatus.

  According to the said aspect, since only the accommodating part of a scent provision apparatus is connected with a storage apparatus, compared with the structure with which the whole scent provision apparatus and a storage apparatus are connected, size reduction of the connected structure is reduced. Is possible.

  In another aspect of the scent providing system according to the present disclosure, the scent providing device provides the scent designation information associated with the content of the scent and the scent persistent information associated with the fragrance holder. The control apparatus which controls the density | concentration of the fragrance to perform is provided.

According to the said aspect, since the density | concentration of the scent provided is controlled based on scent continuous information, the density | concentration of the scent corresponding to a content can be provided accurately.
In another aspect of the scent providing system according to the present disclosure, the scent providing system includes a control device that determines whether or not the fragrance holder is used based on the scent information associated with the fragrance holder.

According to the said aspect, since it is determined whether the fragrance | flavor holding body is a state suitable for use regarding the persistence state of fragrance, provision of fragrance is performed appropriately.
In another aspect of the scent providing system according to the present disclosure, the control device outputs a signal notifying that the fragrance holder is not suitable for use when it is determined that the fragrance holder is not suitable for use.

According to the above aspect, by notifying that the fragrance holder is not suitable for use, the fragrance holder can be replaced or the fragrance holder can be appropriately filled with the fragrance holder.
In another aspect of the scent providing system according to the present disclosure, the scent duration information includes period information.

According to the above aspect, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not the fragrance holder is used.
In another aspect of the scent providing system according to the present disclosure, the scent duration information includes a color of the fragrance holder.

According to the above aspect, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not the fragrance holder is used.
In another aspect of the scent providing system according to the present disclosure, the scent providing device has a function as a microphone for capturing sound.

  According to the above aspect, since the device for providing a scent has a function as a microphone, for example, in karaoke or the like, the burden of causing the user to carry a device for providing a scent separately increases. It becomes possible to suppress.

  According to the technology of the present disclosure, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom of the scent provision format.

It is a figure which shows the structure of a fragrance provision system about 1st Embodiment of the fragrance provision system in this indication. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the fragrance designation | designated information in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the storage room identification data in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the connection state of the storage apparatus and scent provision apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the connection state of the accommodating part in 1st Embodiment, and a conveyance pipe, Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state with large provision density | concentration of fragrance. It is a perspective view which shows the connection state of the accommodating part in 1st Embodiment, and a conveyance pipe, Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state with small provision density | concentration of fragrance. It is a partial expanded sectional view which expands and shows a part of sectional structure of the fragrance | flavor holding body in 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the fragrance provision system of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of the fragrance provision system of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structure of storage room identification data about 2nd Embodiment of the fragrance provision system in this indication. It is a figure which shows the connection state of the storage apparatus in 2nd Embodiment, and the accommodating part of a fragrance provision apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the fragrance provision system of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of the fragrance provision system of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the connection state of the storage apparatus of the fragrance provision system of a modification, and the accommodating part of a fragrance provision apparatus.

(First embodiment)
The scent providing system in the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9.
In the scent providing system of this embodiment, a moving image with sound used for karaoke is set as the content, and the scent providing system provides a preset scent according to the progress of the content. First, the configuration of such a fragrance providing system will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the scent providing system 10 includes a storage container 20 in which a plurality of fragrance holders 11 are stored, and a scent providing device that provides a scent by using the fragrance holder 11 supplied from the storage container 20. 30.

  The storage container 20 is formed with a plurality of storage chambers 21 in which the fragrance holders 11 are stored, and each of the plurality of fragrance holders 11 has a surface on which the fragrance is vaporized and has a storage chamber 21 for each type of fragrance. Stored in

  The scent providing device 30 includes a storage unit 31 into which the fragrance holder 11 supplied from the storage container 20 is placed, and the storage unit 31 is connected to the storage container 20 by a transport pipe 40 as a connection pipe. The scent providing device 30 also has a function as a microphone that takes voice and converts it into voice data. Such a scent providing device 30 is, for example, carried in a user's hand or installed on a microphone stand or the like.

  The control device 50 provided in the scent providing system 10 controls the supply of the fragrance holder 11 from the storage container 20 to the scent providing device 30. The control device 50 is mainly configured by a microcomputer having a central processing unit (CPU), a nonvolatile memory (ROM), and a volatile memory (RAM). In the ROM and RAM, data and programs used for various controls are stored, and storage room identification data as attribute data is stored as one of such data.

  The control device 50 has a connection function with the network NW and is connected to the content providing server 60 via the network NW. In the content providing server 60, a plurality of contents used for karaoke and scent designation information associated with each content are registered. The scent designation information is information that designates the details of the scent provided as the content progresses.

  Connected to the control device 50 are an operation unit 61 for a user to select content and a playback device 62 for playing back the content. The operation unit 61 is embodied by, for example, a remote controller. The playback device 62 is embodied by, for example, a display device that displays a moving image such as a display and an audio output device such as a speaker. When a content selection signal is input from the operation unit 61, the control device 50 requests the content providing server 60 to transmit the selected content. The content providing server 60 transmits the requested content and the scent designation information associated with the content to the control device 50.

  The control device 50 controls the supply of the fragrance holder 11 from the storage container 20 to the scent providing device 30 based on the received scent designation information and storage room identification data. Further, the control device 50 outputs the received content to the reproduction device 62 to reproduce the content, and controls the provision of the scent by the scent providing device 30 based on the scent designation information. When the user sings along with the reproduction of the content, the sound is taken into the scent providing device 30, transmitted to the control device 50, and output from the reproduction device 62. Thereby, a fragrance is provided according to the progress of the content in karaoke.

The scent designation information will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, in the scent designation information Da, the scent type ID that is identification information of the scent type, the time when the provision of the scent starts during the progress of the content, and the provision of the scent ends And the concentration at which the scent is provided are associated with each other. The provided concentration is set in three stages.

  For example, for the scent having the scent type ID “03A”, “00:10” at the progress time of the content associated with the scent designation information is set as the provision start time, and “00:25” is provided. End time. The provided concentration at this time is “3”. In addition, for the scent having the scent type ID of “05B”, “00:40” at the progress time of the content is the start time of provision, and “01:00” is the end time of the provision. The provided concentration at this time is “1”. For a scent having a scent type ID of “12D”, “01:05” in the content progress time is set as the start time of provision, and “01:15” is set as the end time of the provision. The provided concentration at this time is “2”.

  Thus, in the scent designation information Da, the type of scent provided from the scent provision system, the provision time, and the provision density are defined during the progress of the content associated with the scent designation information Da.

The storage room identification data will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, in the storage room identification data Db, the identification number given to the storage room 21, which is identification information of the storage room 21, and the scent of the fragrance holder 11 stored in the corresponding storage room 21 The type ID is associated.

  For example, the scent type ID “01A” is associated with the identification number “001”. That is, the fragrance holder 11 having the scent type ID “01A” is stored in the storage chamber 21 having the identification number “001”. Further, the scent type ID “02A” is associated with the identification number “002”, and the scent type ID “03A” is associated with the identification number “003”.

Thus, in the storage room identification data Db, the storage room 21 of the storage container 20 and the scent type of the fragrance holder 11 stored in the storage room 21 are associated with each other.
Detailed configurations of the storage container 20 and the scent providing device 30 will be described with reference to FIG. 4. In FIG. 4, for convenience of explanation, only the accommodating portion 31 is illustrated for the scent providing device 30.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the storage container 20 includes a rectangular parallelepiped apparatus main body 22 in which a plurality of storage chambers 21 are formed. Each of the plurality of storage chambers 21 has a cylindrical shape, and each peripheral wall of the plurality of storage chambers 21 is formed of a fluororesin or the like and has water repellency. Each of the plurality of storage chambers 21 is configured such that each of the upper side wall and the lower side wall is opened and closed.

  Each storage chamber 21 accommodates a fragrance holder 11 made of a porous material soaked with liquid fragrance. Each of the plurality of fragrance holders 11 has, for example, a spherical shape with a diameter of 7 mm, and is accommodated in different storage chambers 21 for each type of liquid fragrance. Each of the plurality of storage chambers 21 is assigned the identification number described above for identifying the storage chamber 21. That is, the some fragrance | flavor holding body 11 accommodated in the one storage chamber 21 hold | maintains the same kind of liquid fragrance | flavor mutually. And each of the some fragrance | flavor holding body 11 is isolated from the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 which hold | maintains another kind of liquid fragrance | flavor. Moreover, since the inner wall of the storage chamber 21 has water repellency, the fragrance evaporated from the fragrance holder 11 can be prevented from adhering to the inner wall of the storage chamber 21. Therefore, mixing of different types of fragrances inside the storage container 20 is suppressed.

  An opening / closing mechanism 23, which is a mechanism for individually opening and closing the lower side wall of each storage chamber 21, is provided at the lower portion of the apparatus main body 22. A funnel 24 is provided below the opening / closing mechanism 23, and a transfer pipe 40 is connected to a connecting pipe 25 that is a lower end of the funnel 24 via a switching valve 42. A venting mechanism 41 for sending compressed air is connected to the switching valve 42, and the venting mechanism 41 is composed of, for example, a high-pressure pump. The switching valve 42 is switched between a passing state in which the connecting pipe 25 and the conveying pipe 40 communicate with each other and a pressure feeding state in which the ventilation mechanism 41 and the conveying pipe 40 communicate with each other. The inner diameter of the transport pipe 40 and the inner diameter of the connecting pipe 25 are, for example, 8 mm.

  When the lower side wall of the storage chamber 21 is opened, the inside of the storage chamber 21 communicates with the inside of the funnel 24, and the fragrance holder 11 accommodated in the storage chamber 21 is connected along the inner side surface of the funnel 24. Roll down to tube 25. At this time, when the switching valve 42 is in the passing state, the fragrance holder 11 accommodated in the storage chamber 21 passes through the switching valve 42 and rolls down into the transport pipe 40.

  The accommodating part 31 of the scent providing device 30 includes an accommodating part main body 33 having a cylindrical shape, and two substrates 32 facing each other are disposed at both ends of the accommodating part main body 33. One of the two substrates 32 is formed with a communication hole communicating with the transfer tube 40, and the other of the two substrates 32 is formed with a scent discharge port at a position facing the communication hole. Constitutes the discharge part. A plurality of cylindrical storage chambers 34 are formed inside the storage unit main body 33, and each of the plurality of storage chambers 34 is equally distributed along the circumferential direction of the storage unit main body 33. Each of the plurality of storage chambers 34 has a size enough to accommodate one fragrance holder 11.

  The accommodating portion 31 includes a rotation mechanism 35 that is a mechanism for rotating the accommodating portion main body 33 along the circumferential direction of the accommodating portion main body 33. Of the positions where the storage chamber 34 is arranged by the rotation of the storage body 33, the position where the storage chamber 34 and the transfer tube 40 communicate with each other is set as the communication position. And when the rotation mechanism 35 rotates the accommodating part main body 33, each of the some accommodating chamber 34 will pass a communicating position in order along a rotation direction. At this time, the storage chamber 34 arranged at the communication position communicates with the transport tube 40 and the scent discharge port. Further, the storage chambers 34 other than the storage chamber 34 arranged at the communication position are sealed by the two substrates 32. Thereby, in the inside of the accommodating part 31, it is suppressed that the fragrance | flavor vaporized from the mutually different fragrance | flavor holding bodies 11 is mutually mixed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the storage chamber 34 arranged at the communication position, the opening on the transport tube 40 side and the opening of the transport tube 40 in the storage chamber 34 face each other. The accommodating portion 31 is provided with a displacement mechanism that is a mechanism for changing the overlapping area between the opening of the accommodating chamber 34 and the opening of the transport pipe 40. When the area where the opening of the storage chamber 34 and the opening of the transfer pipe 40 overlap is maximized by driving the displacement mechanism, the amount of air sent from the ventilation mechanism 41 to the storage chamber 34 disposed at the communication position is the largest. Become.

  As shown in FIG. 6, as the area where the opening of the storage chamber 34 and the opening of the transfer pipe 40 overlap is reduced by driving the displacement mechanism, the air is sent from the ventilation mechanism 41 to the storage chamber 34 arranged at the communication position. The amount of air is also reduced. That is, the amount of air flowing to the scent discharge port is changed by changing the size of the overlapping area between the opening of the storage chamber 34 and the opening of the transport pipe 40 arranged at the communication position. As a result, the amount of fragrance delivered to the outlet is adjusted, so that the concentration of scent provided is adjusted. In the present embodiment, the driving of the displacement mechanism is controlled based on the scent designation information, and the size of the overlapping area between the opening of the storage chamber 34 and the opening of the transfer tube 40 is adjusted in three stages.

A detailed configuration of the fragrance holder 11 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the fragrance holder 11 is formed of a porous material such as porous ceramic or porous resin, and has a large number of pores on the surface and inside of the fragrance holder 11. The surface of the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 is an uneven surface, Comprising: Liquid fragrance | flavor is hold | maintained in many pores as a recessed part. On the surface of the fragrance holder 11, only the top of the convex portion is covered with the hydrophobic portion 12, and the hydrophobic portion 12 is formed of a hydrophobic material such as Teflon (registered trademark). In other words, in the fragrance holder 11, only the portion of the surface of the fragrance holder 11 that comes into contact with other members is covered with the hydrophobic material.

  The liquid fragrance held in the pores of the fragrance holder 11 is stored in the pores when the fragrance holder 11 is immersed in the liquid fragrance for a predetermined time. At this time, the liquid fragrance is suppressed from adhering to the portion of the surface of the fragrance holder 11 where the hydrophobic portion 12 is formed. As a result, the liquid fragrance is prevented from adhering from the fragrance holder 11 to the member in contact with the surface of the fragrance holder 11. And on the surface of the fragrance | flavor holding body 11, liquid fragrance | flavor evaporates except the top part of the convex part in which the hydrophobic part 12 was formed.

  The electrical configuration of the scent providing system will be described with reference to FIG. In the following, only the control related to the supply of the fragrance holder 11 and the provision of the fragrance among the controls performed by the control device 50 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a storage container drive unit 51, a terminal drive unit 52, and a ventilation system drive unit 53 are connected to the control device 50. The storage container driving unit 51 includes an opening / closing mechanism driving unit 51 a that drives the opening / closing mechanism 23. The terminal drive unit 52 includes a rotation mechanism drive unit 52 a that drives the rotation mechanism 35. The ventilation system driving unit 53 includes a switching valve driving unit 53a that drives the switching valve 42, a ventilation mechanism driving unit 53b that drives the ventilation mechanism 41, and a displacement mechanism driving unit 53c that drives the displacement mechanism.

  When supplying the fragrance holder 11, the control device 50 sequentially specifies the storage chambers 21 associated with the scent type ID specified by the scent designation information based on the scent designation information and the storage room identification data. Then, the specified opening / closing command of the storage chamber 21 is output to the opening / closing mechanism driving unit 51a. The opening / closing mechanism driving unit 51 a drives the opening / closing mechanism 23 in response to an opening / closing command from the control device 50. Thereby, the storage chamber 21 for storing the fragrance holder 11 corresponding to the scent designated by the scent designation information is opened and closed, and the fragrance holder 11 is taken out of the storage container 20.

  When supplying the fragrance holder 11, the control device 50 calculates the rotation timing of the storage unit body 33 and the rotation amount of the storage unit body 33. At this time, the control device 50 sets the rotation amount of the accommodating portion main body 33 so that the accommodating chamber 34 arranged at the communication position is shifted by one. Then, the control device 50 outputs a control signal based on the calculated rotation amount to the rotation mechanism drive unit 52a at the calculated rotation timing. The rotation mechanism drive unit 52 a drives the rotation mechanism 35 in response to a control signal from the control device 50. Thereby, the accommodating part main body 33 rotates and the accommodating chamber 34 in which the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 supplied next is accommodated is arrange | positioned in a communicating position.

  When providing the scent, the control device 50 calculates the rotation timing of the storage unit body 33 and the rotation amount of the storage unit body 33 based on the scent designation information and the progress of the content. At this time, in the control device 50, the storage chamber 34 in which the fragrance holder 11 corresponding to the type of scent designated by the scent designation information is placed at the communication position at the time designated by the scent designation information. As described above, the rotation timing of the container main body 33 and the rotation amount of the container main body 33 are calculated. Then, the control device 50 outputs a control signal based on the calculated rotation amount to the rotation mechanism drive unit 52a at the calculated rotation timing. The rotation mechanism drive unit 52 a drives the rotation mechanism 35 in response to a control signal from the control device 50. Thereby, the storage chamber 34 in which the predetermined fragrance holder 11 is placed is arranged at the communication position, and the scent designated by the scent designation information is provided at a designated time according to the progress of the content.

  When supplying the fragrance holder 11, the control device 50 calculates the switching timing of the switching valve 42 according to the movement of the fragrance holder 11 from the storage container 20 by the opening / closing mechanism 23. And the control apparatus 50 outputs the control signal based on the calculated switching timing to the switching valve drive part 53a. The switching valve drive unit 53a drives the switching valve 42 in response to a control signal from the control device 50. Thereby, the switching valve 42 is switched, and the passing state and the pressure feeding state are switched.

  When supplying the fragrance holder 11, the control device 50 calculates the drive timing of the ventilation mechanism 41 in accordance with the switching of the switching valve 42 and the movement of the fragrance holder 11 from the storage container 20. And the control apparatus 50 outputs the control signal based on the calculated drive timing to the ventilation mechanism drive part 53b. The ventilation mechanism drive unit 53 b drives the ventilation mechanism 41 in response to a control signal from the control device 50. Thereby, the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 in the conveyance pipe 40 is conveyed to the accommodating part 31 of the fragrance provision apparatus 30. FIG.

  The control device 50 also calculates the drive timing of the ventilation mechanism 41 based on the scent designation information and the progress of the content when providing the scent. At this time, the control device 50 calculates the drive timing of the ventilation mechanism 41 so that the ventilation mechanism 41 is driven in accordance with the next timing when the scent is provided. And the control apparatus 50 outputs the control signal based on the calculated drive timing to the ventilation mechanism drive part 53b. The ventilation mechanism drive unit 53 b drives the ventilation mechanism 41 in response to a control signal from the control device 50. Thereby, air is supplied toward the storage chamber 34 located at the communication position, and the air containing the fragrance in the storage chamber 34 is carried to the scent discharge port.

  When providing the scent, the control device 50 calculates the displacement timing and the amount of displacement of the transport pipe 40 with respect to the storage chamber 34 arranged at the communication position based on the scent designation information and the progress of the content. At this time, based on the scent designation information, the control device 50 determines the area where the opening of the storage chamber 34 and the opening of the transfer tube 40 overlap next to the scent of the scent to be provided next. The displacement timing and the displacement amount are calculated so as to have a size according to the provided density. Then, the control device 50 outputs a control signal based on the calculated displacement amount to the displacement mechanism driving unit 53c at the calculated displacement timing. The displacement mechanism driving unit 53c receives the control signal from the control device 50 and drives the displacement mechanism. Thereby, when providing a scent, the overlapping area of the opening of the storage chamber 34 and the opening of the transport tube 40 is changed in accordance with the concentration of each scent provided by the scent designation information.

The operation of the scent providing system will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 9, first, when the operation unit 61 is operated by the user, content to be sung in karaoke is selected (step S <b> 10). In response to the selection, the control device 50 acquires the corresponding content and the scent designation information associated with the content from the content providing server 60 (step S11).

  Based on the acquired scent designation information, the control device 50 identifies the scent type ID designated by the scent designation information, and further, stores corresponding to the identified scent type ID based on the storage room identification data. The chamber 21 is specified. Then, the control device 50 outputs an opening / closing command for opening / closing the lower wall of the specified storage chamber 21 to the opening / closing mechanism 23, and the opening / closing mechanism 23 is specified according to the opening / closing command from the control device 50. The lower side wall of the storage chamber 21 is opened and closed. Thereby, when the lower side wall of the specified storage chamber 21 is opened and closed, one of the fragrance holders 11 in the specified storage chamber 21 falls toward the funnel 24. The fragrance holder 11 that has fallen on the funnel 24 rolls along the inner surface of the funnel 24 and enters the connecting pipe 25.

  At this time, the control device 50 outputs a control signal for setting the switching valve 42 to the passing state. When the fragrance holder 11 passes through the switching valve 42, the control device 50 outputs a control signal for setting the switching valve 42 in a pressure-feeding state and a control signal for pumping compressed air from the ventilation mechanism 41. To do. As a result, the switching valve 42 is switched to the pressure feeding state, compressed air is sent from the ventilation mechanism 41 to the transport pipe 40, and the fragrance holder 11 is pressure fed. The perfume holding body 11 thus pumped enters the storage chamber 34 arranged at the communication position.

  When the fragrance holder 11 enters the storage chamber 34, the control device 50 rotates the storage unit main body 33 by the rotation mechanism 35, and shifts the storage chamber 34 arranged at the communication position by one along the rotation direction. Subsequently, the storage chamber 21 associated with another scent type ID designated by the scent designation information is opened and closed, and the perfume holder 11 is repeatedly transported through the transport tube 40 and enters the storage chamber 34. It is. Thereby, the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 corresponding to all the fragrance kind ID designated by fragrance designation | designated information is supplied to the fragrance provision apparatus 30 from the storage container 20. FIG. That is, the control device 50 moves the fragrance holder 11 from the storage chamber 21 to the accommodating portion 31 of the scent providing device 30 by controlling the opening / closing mechanism 23, the ventilation mechanism 41, the switching valve 42, and the rotation mechanism 35. (Step S12).

  When all of the fragrance holders 11 corresponding to the scent designation information are carried to the storage unit 31 of the scent providing device 30, the control device 50 outputs a playback signal for playing back the content to the playback device 62 to output the content. Reproduce.

  At the same time, the control device 50 contains the fragrance holder 11 corresponding to the fragrance type ID provided along the progress of the content based on the scent provision start time and end time specified by the scent designation information. 34 is arranged at the communication position. Thereby, liquid fragrance | flavor vaporizes from the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 arrange | positioned in a communicating position, and as a result of coming out outside from a discharge port, fragrance is provided from the fragrance provision apparatus 30. FIG. Moreover, the control apparatus 50 switches the switching valve 42 to a pumping state. Thereby, since compressed air is sent from the ventilation mechanism 41, the air in the storage chamber 34 located at the communication position is carried toward the discharge port, so that the provision of the scent is promoted. That is, the control device 50 controls the ventilation mechanism 41, the displacement mechanism, and the rotation mechanism 35 so that the scent designated by the scent designation information is scented at the designated concentration at the designated time according to the progress of the content. Provided from the providing device 30 (step S13).

  In addition, the fragrance | flavor holding | maintenance body 11 is supplied in the order used according to progress of a content, and is put in the storage chamber 34 in order. That is, in the accommodating part main body 33, the fragrance | flavor holding bodies 11 which entered the accommodating chamber 34 are arranged in the order used. Therefore, when providing the scent, the scent can be provided in a simple manner by rotating the storage unit main body 33 and shifting the storage chambers 34 arranged at the communication position one by one. In addition, when there is a time during which the scent is not provided during the progress of the content, a part of the storage room 34 arranged in the storage unit main body 33 is set as the storage room 34 in which the fragrance holder 11 is not placed, and this storage room 34. Is placed in the communication position. This makes it possible to stop providing the scent.

  As described above, a scent according to the progress of the content is provided. At this time, the fragrance holder 11 used at the time of reproduction of one content is supplied from the storage container 20 to the scent providing device 30 to provide the scent. That is, the storage container 20 stores a fragrance holder 11 of a type that can handle a plurality of contents, and the fragrance holder 11 to be used is supplied to the scent providing device 30 according to the selected content. . Therefore, it is possible to increase the types of scents that can be provided as a scent providing system without being restricted by the size of the scent providing device 30, and thus it is possible to provide scents corresponding to a large number of contents. . In other words, since the scent providing device 30 contains only the fragrance holder 11 used at the time of reproducing the content each time, the configuration of the scent providing device 30 carried by the user can be simplified. it can. Moreover, since the fragrance | flavor holding bodies 11 other than the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 used at the time of reproduction | regeneration of the content are stored in the storage container 20, it can suppress deterioration of the fragrance | flavor contained in the fragrance | flavor holding body 11.

  Further, since the scent providing device 30 also functions as a microphone, the user can enjoy singing and scenting without separately carrying a device for providing scent during karaoke. At this time, since the source of the fragrance is the fragrance holder 11 having the liquid fragrance held in the pores, the fragrance from the fragrance providing device 30 is compared with the case where the fragrance is put in the container in a liquid state. Leakage is suppressed. Therefore, the freedom degree regarding the handling of the scent providing device 30 such as the direction in which the scent providing device 30 is carried is also improved. In addition, since the scent is provided to the user of the scent providing device 30, the scent can be quickly switched while suppressing the amount of the scent used compared to the case where the scent is provided throughout the room. Done.

  Further, when a song is performed along with the reproduction of the content, the timing of breathing of the user is assumed to some extent according to the content. Therefore, in the scent designation information, the timing of providing the scent and the timing of driving the ventilation mechanism 41 are regulated in accordance with the assumed breathing timing, so that the scent providing system can be efficiently used with a small amount of fragrance. A scent can be provided to a person. In karaoke, the content is a short video of about several minutes, and the content to be used is selected from a huge number of content. When singing, the microphone is held close to the nasal cavity. Therefore, the configuration of this embodiment in which the fragrance holder 11 to be used is supplied from the storage container 20 to the scent providing device 30 according to the selected content is effectively applied.

  In the present embodiment, the storage device is configured by the storage container 20, the transfer pipe 40, the vent mechanism 41, and the switching valve 42, and the opening / closing mechanism 23, the funnel 24, the connecting pipe 25, the transfer pipe 40, the vent mechanism 41, and The supply unit is configured by the switching valve 42.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the effects listed below can be obtained.
(1) A part of the fragrance holder 11 stored in the storage container 20 is supplied to the accommodating portion 31 of the scent providing device 30 and used for providing the scent. In other words, depending on the purpose, the fragrance holder 11 is supplied from the storage container 20 to the scent providing device 30, thereby increasing the number of fragrance holders 11 that can be accommodated in the scent providing device 30 serving as the scent providing source. Can be provided. As a result, it is possible to increase the types of fragrance provided.

  (2) The fragrance holder 11 is supplied from the storage container 20 to the scent providing device 30 based on the scent designation information associated with the content. Therefore, since the fragrance holder 11 used at the time of reproduction of one content is designated by one scent designation information, the fragrance holder 11 can be supplied efficiently. Moreover, in such an aspect, it becomes possible to provide a scent corresponding to the case where there are many types of content by increasing the kind of scent provided.

  (3) Based on the storage room identification data Db and the scent designation information Da in which the storage room 21 and the scent type of the fragrance holding body 11 accommodated in the storage room 21 are associated, the fragrance holding body 11 Since the supply is performed, the perfume holder 11 to be supplied is accurately selected.

  (4) Since the aroma mechanism 41 is used and the fragrance holder 11 is supplied by air pressure, the fragrance holder 11 of the fragrance holder 11 can be used regardless of the shape of the connecting portion between the storage container 20 and the accommodating portion 31 of the scent providing device 30. Smooth conveyance is realized.

  (5) The scent is provided by the scent providing device 30 integrated with the microphone without using a separate device for providing the scent. Therefore, in karaoke, it is possible to provide a scent while suppressing an increase in the burden on the user.

(Second Embodiment)
The scent providing system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The second embodiment is mainly different from the first embodiment in that the storage container 20 and the scent providing device 30 are connected and the scent providing device 30 has a function of collecting the fragrance holder 11. Different. Therefore, below, the connection structure of the storage container 20 and the scent providing device 30 and the recovery function of the fragrance holder 11 from the scent providing device 30 will be mainly described. Note that components that are substantially the same as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  In addition, the identification information used for identification of the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 is added to the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 of this embodiment. The identification information is written on the IC chip embedded in the fragrance holder 11 as an RFID tag. The holder ID which is this identification information is used when the fragrance holder 11 is collected and accommodated in the storage container 20.

The storage room identification data Db will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 10, in the storage room identification data Db, the identification number of the storage room 21, the fragrance type ID of the fragrance holder 11 stored in the storage room 21, and the holder ID of the fragrance holder 11 The accumulated use time in which the fragrance holder 11 is used for providing a scent is associated.

  For example, the storage room identification number “001” is associated with the scent type ID “01A” and three holder IDs “a01A”, “b01A”, and “c01A”. That is, in the storage chamber 21 having the identification number “001”, the fragrance holder 11 having the holder ID “a01A”, the fragrance holder 11 having the holder ID “b01A”, and “c01A” A fragrance holder 11 having a holder ID is stored. These three fragrance holders all hold the fragrance corresponding to the fragrance type ID “01A”. For each of the three holding body IDs, the fragrance holding body 11 corresponding to each holding body ID is used for providing the scent by the scent providing device 30 before that time as the cumulative usage time. Accumulated time is recorded.

  In addition, the identification number “002” of the storage room is associated with the scent type ID “02A” of the fragrance holder 11 stored in the storage room 21, and the two stored in the storage room 21. The holder IDs “a02A” and “b02A” of the fragrance holder 11 are associated with each other. And the accumulated time when each fragrance | flavor holding body 11 was used for provision of fragrance is matched and memorize | stored in each holding body ID.

  Thus, in the storage room identification data Db of this embodiment, in addition to the storage room 21 and the scent type ID, the holding body ID of the fragrance holding body 11 stored in the storage room 21 and each fragrance holding body 11 include The accumulated time used for providing the scent is associated.

Detailed configurations of the storage container 20 and the scent providing device 30 will be described with reference to FIG. 11.
As shown in FIG. 11, in the present embodiment, the storage container 20 and the scent providing device 30 are directly connected. At the upper end of the scent providing device 30, a connection port 36 that connects the inside and the outside of the scent providing device 30 is formed. The storage unit 31 is stored inside the scent providing device 30, and the connection port 36 communicates with one of the plurality of storage chambers 34. The storage chamber 34 disposed at a communication position that is a position communicating with the connection port 36 is changed by the rotation of the storage unit main body 33 by the rotation mechanism 35.

  The scent providing system 10 includes a base 37 on which the scent providing device 30 is placed. The base 37 is disposed immediately below the connecting tube 25 in the storage container 20, and the scent providing device 30 is placed on the base 37, whereby the connecting port 36 of the scent providing device 30 and the connecting tube 25 of the storage container 20. And are connected. Thus, supply and collection | recovery of the fragrance | flavor holding | maintenance body 11 are performed in the state with which the fragrance providing apparatus 30 and the storage container 20 were connected.

  On the other hand, when the scent is provided, the scent providing device 30 is separated from the base 37 and the storage container 20 and carried by the user. Inside the scent providing device 30, a blower mechanism 38 for sending air from the side opposite to the connection port 36 is provided in the accommodation chamber 34 arranged at the communication position. The air blowing mechanism 38 is configured by a fan or the like, takes air from an outside air intake port formed in the scent providing device 30, and blows air toward the accommodation chamber 34 disposed at the communication position. When the air blowing mechanism 38 is driven in a state where the scent providing device 30 is separated from the storage container 20, the air in the storage chamber 34 disposed at the communication position receives air from the air blowing mechanism 38 and causes the discharge portion to be discharged. It goes out of the scent providing device 30 from the connecting port 36 that constitutes it.

  An accommodation mechanism 26 for individually opening and closing the upper side wall of each storage chamber 21 is provided in the upper part of the apparatus main body 22 in the storage container 20. The funnel 24 of the storage container 20 and the upper part of the apparatus main body 22 are connected to each other by a recovery pipe 27 that serves as a passage for the fragrance holder 11 when the fragrance holder 11 is recovered. A reading unit 28 for reading the holder ID of the fragrance holder 11 is provided at a connection portion between the recovery tube 27 and the upper portion of the apparatus main body 22 constituting the recovery unit. The reading unit 28 reads the holding body ID from the fragrance holding body 11 by short-range wireless communication, and transmits the read holding body ID to the control device 50. The recovery pipe 27 is connected to a decompression mechanism 29 that sucks air in the recovery pipe 27 to decompress the inside of the recovery pipe 27.

The electrical configuration of the scent providing system will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 12, a storage container drive unit 51 and a terminal drive unit 52 are connected to the control device 50. The storage container driving unit 51 includes an opening / closing mechanism driving unit 51 a that drives the opening / closing mechanism 23, a decompression mechanism driving unit 51 b that drives the decompression mechanism 29, and an accommodation mechanism drive unit 51 c that drives the accommodation mechanism 26. The terminal drive unit 52 includes a rotation mechanism drive unit 52 a that drives the rotation mechanism 35 and a blower mechanism drive unit 52 b that drives the blower mechanism 38.

  When supplying the fragrance holder 11, the control device 50 sequentially specifies the storage chambers 21 associated with the scent type ID specified by the scent designation information based on the scent designation information and the storage room identification data. Then, the specified opening / closing command of the storage chamber 21 is output to the opening / closing mechanism driving unit 51a. The opening / closing mechanism driving unit 51 a drives the opening / closing mechanism 23 in response to an opening / closing command from the control device 50. Thereby, the storage chamber 21 for storing the fragrance holder 11 corresponding to the scent designated by the scent designation information is opened and closed, and the fragrance holder 11 is taken out of the storage container 20.

  When collecting the fragrance holder 11, the control device 50 determines the drive timing of the decompression mechanism 29 according to the state of the collection and storage of the fragrance holder 11 from the storage container 20 by the rotation mechanism 35 and the storage mechanism 26. calculate. At this time, the controller 50 reduces the pressure in accordance with the timing at which the previously collected fragrance holder 11 is accommodated in the storage chamber 21 and the accommodation chamber 34 that accommodates another fragrance holder 11 is disposed at the communication position. The drive timing of the decompression mechanism 29 is calculated so that the mechanism 29 is driven. And the control apparatus 50 outputs the control signal based on the calculated drive timing to the decompression mechanism drive part 51b. The decompression mechanism drive unit 51 b receives the control signal from the control device 50 and drives the decompression mechanism 29. Thereby, the inside of the collection tube 27 is depressurized, and the fragrance holder 11 is drawn into the storage container 20 from the storage chamber 34 disposed at the communication position and is carried to the reading unit 28.

  When the fragrance holder 11 is accommodated, the control device 50 identifies and specifies the storage chamber 21 associated with the holder ID based on the storage room identification data and the holder ID read by the reading unit 28. The command to open / close the storage chamber 21 is output to the accommodation mechanism drive unit 51c. The accommodation mechanism drive unit 51 c receives the opening / closing command from the control device 50 and drives the accommodation mechanism 26. Thereby, the upper wall of the storage chamber 21 corresponding to the recovered fragrance holder 11 is opened and closed, and the fragrance holder 11 is accommodated in the storage chamber 21.

  When supplying the fragrance holder 11, the control device 50 rotates the storage body 33 of the storage portion 31 according to the scent designation information and the supply status of the fragrance holder 11 to the scent providing device 30 by the opening / closing mechanism 23. And calculate the amount of rotation. At this time, the control device 50 sets the rotation amount of the accommodating portion main body 33 so that the accommodating chamber 34 arranged at the communication position is shifted by one. And the control apparatus 50 outputs the control signal based on the calculated rotation amount to the rotation mechanism drive part 52a at the calculated timing. The rotation mechanism drive unit 52 a drives the rotation mechanism 35 in response to a control signal from the control device 50. Thereby, the accommodating part main body 33 rotates and the accommodating chamber 34 in which the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 supplied next enters is arrange | positioned in a communicating position.

  The control device 50 also calculates the rotation timing and the rotation amount of the housing portion main body 33 based on the scent designation information and the progress of the content even when providing the scent. At this time, in the control device 50, the storage chamber 34 in which the fragrance holder 11 corresponding to the scent type ID designated by the scent designation information is placed at the communication position at the time designated by the scent designation information. Thus, the rotation timing and the rotation amount of the container main body 33 are calculated. And the control apparatus 50 outputs the control signal based on the calculated rotation amount to the rotation mechanism drive part 52a at the calculated timing. Then, the rotation mechanism drive unit 52 a drives the rotation mechanism 35 in response to a control signal from the control device 50. Thereby, the storage chamber 34 in which the predetermined fragrance holder 11 is placed is arranged at the communication position, and the scent designated by the scent designation information is provided at a designated time according to the progress of the content.

  When providing the scent, the control device 50 calculates the drive timing and the drive amount of the blower mechanism 38 based on the scent designation information and the progress of the content. At this time, the control device 50 calculates the drive timing of the blower mechanism 38 so that the blower mechanism 38 is driven in accordance with the next timing when the scent is provided. Moreover, the control apparatus 50 calculates the drive amount of the ventilation mechanism 38 according to the provision density | concentration of the fragrance designated by fragrance designation | designated information. And the control apparatus 50 outputs the control signal based on the calculated drive amount to the ventilation mechanism drive part 52b at the calculated timing. The blower mechanism drive unit 52 b receives the control signal from the control device 50 and drives the blower mechanism 38. Thereby, the air containing the fragrance | flavor in the storage chamber 34 located in a communicating position is conveyed to the connection port 36 by the designated density | concentration.

The operation of the scent providing system will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 13, first, when the operation unit 61 is operated by the user, content to be sung in karaoke is selected (step S <b> 20). In response to the selection, the control device 50 acquires the corresponding content and scent designation information associated with the content from the content providing server 60 (step S21).

  Based on the acquired scent designation information and storage room identification data, the control device 50 specifies the storage room 21 of the storage container 20 in which the fragrance holder 11 used for providing the scent is stored. And the control apparatus 50 moves the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 from the said storage chamber 21 to the accommodating part 31 of the fragrance provision apparatus 30 by controlling the opening / closing mechanism 23 and the rotation mechanism 35 (step S22).

  At this time, the supply of the fragrance holder 11 is performed in a state where the scent providing device 30 and the storage container 20 are connected. For example, in response to the selection of the content, a notification requesting the user to install the scent providing device 30 on the base 37 is made, whereby the scent providing device 30 and the storage container 20 are connected by the user. The

  Next, when receiving the scent designation information, the control device 50 specifies the storage room 21 associated with one of the scent type IDs designated by the scent designation information based on the storage room identification data. Then, based on a command from the control device 50, the lower wall of the specified storage chamber 21 is opened by the opening / closing mechanism 23. As a result, one of the fragrance holders 11 in the storage chamber 21 falls toward the funnel 24 and enters the connecting pipe 25.

  The fragrance holder 11 that has entered the connection pipe 25 enters the accommodation chamber 34 that is disposed at the communication position from the connection port 36 of the scent providing device 30 that is connected to the connection pipe 25. When the fragrance holder 11 enters the storage chamber 34, the storage body 33 is rotated by the rotation mechanism 35, and the storage chamber 34 disposed at the communication position is shifted by one. Then, the storage chamber 21 associated with another scent type ID designated by the scent designation information is opened, and the scent holding body 11 enters the accommodation chamber 34 repeatedly. Thereby, the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 corresponding to all the fragrance kind ID designated by fragrance designation | designated information is supplied to the fragrance provision apparatus 30 from the storage container 20. FIG. When the scent providing device 30 and the storage container 20 are connected, the rotation mechanism 35 in the scent providing device 30 is controlled by sending a signal to the scent providing device 30 via the base 37. This is performed in synchronization with the control of each mechanism of the storage container 20.

  When all of the fragrance holders 11 corresponding to the scent designation information are carried to the storage unit 31 of the scent providing device 30, the control device 50 outputs a signal to the playback device 62 to play back the content. At the same time, the control device 50 controls the rotation mechanism 35 and the air blowing mechanism 38 to adjust the scent defined by the scent designation information at a specified concentration at a specified time according to the progress of the content. (Step S23).

  At this time, the scent is provided in a state where the scent providing device 30 and the storage container 20 are separated. For example, the fragrance providing device 30 and the storage container 20 are separated by the user by notifying the user of the removal of the fragrance providing device 30 with the completion of the supply of the fragrance holder 11. The

  As the content is played back by the playback device 62, the storage chamber 34 containing the fragrance holder 11 corresponding to the provided scent type ID is rotated to the communication position based on the scent designation information. Thereby, liquid fragrance | flavor vaporizes from the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 arrange | positioned in a communicating position, and as a result of coming out outside from the connection port 36, fragrance is provided from the fragrance provision apparatus 30. FIG.

  At this time, since the air from the air blowing mechanism 38 is performed, the air in the storage chamber 34 located at the communication position is carried toward the connection port 36, and thus the provision of the scent is promoted. Further, the amount of air blown from the blower mechanism 38 is controlled according to the provided concentration specified by the scent designation information. Thereby, the density | concentration of the scent provided is controlled. Thus, in this embodiment, the connection port 36 becomes a fragrance discharge port. When the scent providing device 30 and the storage container 20 are separated, the rotation mechanism 35 and the air blowing mechanism 38 in the scent providing device 30 are controlled by wireless communication with the control device 50.

  When the reproduction of the content and the provision of the scent are completed, the control device 50 collects the fragrance holder 11 from the scent providing device 30 to the storage container 20 by controlling the rotation mechanism 35 and the decompression mechanism 29 (step). S24).

  At this time, the fragrance holder 11 is collected in a state where the scent providing device 30 and the storage container 20 are connected. For example, when the user is notified of the installation of the scent providing device 30 on the base 37 with the end of the reproduction of the content, the scent providing device 30 and the storage container 20 are set by the user. Connected. When the inside of the collection tube 27 is decompressed by the decompression mechanism 29, the fragrance holder 11 in the storage chamber 34 located at the communication position is drawn into the storage container 20 and collected based on the pressure difference. The drawn fragrance holder 11 moves to the reading unit 28 through the funnel 24 and the collection tube 27 of the storage container 20.

  Then, the recovered fragrance holder 11 is read by the reading unit 28 with the holder ID (step S25). At this time, the reading unit 28 reads the holding body ID of the fragrance holding body 11 and transmits the read holding body ID to the control device 50. In the storage room identification data Db, the control device 50 adds the accumulated usage time associated with the corresponding holding body ID to the time when the perfume holding body 11 is used due to the provision of the scent this time, thereby accumulating the usage. Update time.

  Next, the control device 50 determines whether or not the perfume holder 11 is suitable for continued use based on the read holder ID and storage room identification data (step S26). That is, the control device 50 determines whether or not the updated accumulated usage time exceeds the specified time. At this time, the specified time is set to an appropriate value as the time during which the generation of the scent from the fragrance holder 11 is maintained at a sufficient concentration, based on the amount and nature of the liquid fragrance held by the fragrance holder 11. The In addition, the time when the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 was used for provision of this fragrance may be calculated based on fragrance designation | designated information, even if it calculates | requires by measuring the actual operation time in the fragrance provision apparatus 30. Good.

  When it is determined that the updated accumulated use time is equal to or less than the specified time, the control device 50 specifies the storage room 21 associated with the holder ID based on the storage room identification data. To do. Next, a signal for opening the upper wall of the specified storage chamber 21 is output to the opening / closing mechanism 23 based on a command from the control device 50. Thereby, the upper surface of the specified storage chamber 21 is opened, and the fragrance holder 11 is accommodated in the storage chamber 21. That is, when it determines with it being suitable for continuous use, the control apparatus 50 accommodates the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 in the specified storage chamber 21 by controlling the accommodation mechanism 26 (step S27).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the updated accumulated use time exceeds the specified time, a notification that the perfume holder 11 is not suitable for continuous use is given. That is, when it determines with it being unsuitable for continuous use, the control apparatus 50 notifies that the said fragrance | flavor holding body 11 is not suitable for continuous use (step S28). In addition, when the notification that the fragrance holder 11 is not suitable for continuous use is made, the corresponding fragrance holder 11 is taken out by the administrator, and if necessary, refilling the new fragrance holder 11 or the control device 50. Registration of data on the new fragrance holder 11 is performed.

  Thereafter, the processes of step S24 to step S28 are repeated until all the fragrance holders 11 accommodated in the scent providing device 30 are collected. That is, the container main body 33 is continuously rotated by the rotation mechanism 35, and the fragrance holder 11 is collected in the storage container 20 from the storage chamber 34 newly disposed at the communication position, and the suitability for continuous use is determined. Is repeated. Thereby, all the fragrance | flavor holding bodies 11 put into the fragrance providing apparatus 30 are collect | recovered by the storage container 20. FIG. In addition, after the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 is collect | recovered, supply of the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 and provision of fragrance are repeated with selection of a new content.

  As described above, a preset scent is provided as the content progresses. Furthermore, since the fragrance holder 11 used in the scent providing device 30 is collected in the storage container 20 and separated and accommodated in the storage chamber 21, the fragrance holder 11 can be used repeatedly. Moreover, since the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 used with the fragrance providing apparatus 30 is collect | recovered, supply of the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 at the time of reproduction | regeneration of the following content is advanced efficiently.

  Moreover, since holding body ID is attached | subjected to each of the fragrance | flavor holding bodies 11, and holding body ID and the accumulated use time of each fragrance | flavor holding body 11 are matched and memorize | stored, consumption of fragrance | flavor for every fragrance | flavor holding body 11 is stored. You can manage the amount. Therefore, the state in which a fragrance is appropriately provided is maintained even during continuous use.

  In the present embodiment, a storage device is configured from the storage container 20, and a supply unit is configured from the opening / closing mechanism 23, the funnel 24, and the connecting pipe 25. In addition, the storage mechanism 26, the recovery pipe 27, the reading unit 28, and the decompression mechanism 29 constitute a recovery unit.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, in addition to the effects (1) to (3) and (5) of the first embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(6) Since the fragrance holder 11 used for providing the scent by the scent providing device 30 is collected and stored, the fragrance holder 11 can be reused. In addition, the supply of the fragrance holder 11 during the reproduction of the next content is efficiently advanced.

  (7) Based on the holding body ID and the storage room identification data Db, the recovered fragrance holding body 11 is accommodated in the corresponding storage room 21. Therefore, the recovered fragrance holder 11 is accurately separated.

  (8) The holder ID is attached to the fragrance holder 11 as an RFID tag and is read by short-range wireless communication. Therefore, the perfume holder 11 is identified in a non-contact manner and accurately in a short time.

  (9) Since the scent providing device 30 is separated from the storage container 20, the scent providing device 30 can be carried and used in a place away from the storage container 20 when providing the scent. Therefore, the freedom degree about the utilization form of the fragrance providing apparatus 30 increases.

(10) Since it is determined whether or not the fragrance holding body 11 is in a state suitable for continuous use with respect to the collected fragrance holding body 11, the scent is appropriately provided.
(11) By notifying that the fragrance holder 11 is not suitable for continuous use, it is possible to appropriately replace the fragrance holder 11 and fill the fragrance holder 11 with the fragrance.

  (12) As the scent persistence information used for determining whether or not the fragrance holder 11 is in a state suitable for continuous use, the fragrance holder 11 is used for providing scent by the scent providing device 30. Cumulative usage time is used. This makes it possible to accurately determine whether or not the fragrance holder 11 is continuously used.

(Modification)
Each of the above embodiments can be implemented with the following modifications.
-From the housing | casing which covers the internal mechanism in the fragrance provision apparatus 30, the accommodating part 31 may be removed and only the accommodating part 31 may be connected with the storage container 20. FIG.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 14, the storage container 20 is connected to the connecting pipe 25 by an installation part 39 in which the accommodation part 31 is installed. When supplying the fragrance holder 11, the storage unit 31 is installed in the installation unit 39 in a state where the fragrance holder 11 is not inserted. In the same manner as in the above-described embodiment, the fragrance holder 11 is placed in each storage chamber 34 based on the scent designation information under the control of the control device 50. When the supply of the fragrance holder 11 is completed, the storage unit 31 is removed from the installation unit 39 and installed in the casing of the scent providing device 30, and the scent is provided in the same manner as in the above embodiment. Also at the time of collection | recovery of the fragrance | flavor holding body 11, the accommodating part 31 is removed from the housing | casing of the fragrance provision apparatus 30, and is installed in the installation part 39, and collection | recovery of the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 is performed similarly to the said embodiment. According to such a configuration, the connection configuration of the scent providing device 30 and the storage container 20 can be reduced in size compared to the configuration in which the scent providing device 30 and the storage container 20 are connected.

-In 1st Embodiment, the provision density | concentration of fragrance may be controlled by the change of the air supply amount from the ventilation mechanism 41, or the change of the flow volume of the air in the inside of the conveyance pipe 40. FIG.
-In 1st Embodiment, the collection | recovery of the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 similar to 2nd Embodiment and the accommodation mechanism may be provided. When the collection mechanism is not provided, the fragrance holder 11 may be discarded for each use.

  -In 2nd Embodiment, the control apparatus 50 may use the information of accumulated use time, when driving the ventilation mechanism 38 based on the provision density | concentration of the fragrance designated by fragrance designation information. The concentration of the fragrance diffused from the surface of the fragrance holder 11 decreases continuously as the remaining amount of the liquid fragrance held by the fragrance holder 11 decreases. Therefore, by driving the blower mechanism 38 according to the accumulated use time and the type of the fragrance, the concentration of the scent can be controlled more accurately in accordance with the specified provided concentration. In addition to the accumulated usage time and the type of fragrance, the accuracy of the concentration of the scent provided can be further improved by using the temperature information of the storage container 20.

  In the second embodiment, the collected fragrance holder 11 may not be accommodated in the storage chamber 21 of the storage container 20. That is, only the collection of the fragrance holder 11 from the scent providing device 30 is performed, and the collected fragrance holder 11 may be collected in a predetermined portion different from the storage chamber 21, for example.

  -In 2nd Embodiment, when a content is reproduced | regenerated continuously, the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 which is not used by the following content, ie, the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 which is not designated by the fragrance designation | designated information corresponding to the following content Only the scent providing device 30 may be selectively collected. According to this, the supply of the fragrance holder 11 during the reproduction of the next content is efficiently advanced. In this case, when the fragrance holder 11 for the next content is supplied, the vacant storage chamber 34 is arranged at the connection position.

-In 2nd Embodiment, collection | recovery of the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 and supply of the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 corresponding to the content reproduced | regenerated next may be performed in parallel.
-In 2nd Embodiment, specification of the storage chamber 21 in which the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 is accommodated is the control apparatus 50. 11 may be performed by associating with the type of scent held by 11. In this case, the control device 50 specifies the type of the fragrance holder 11 from the storage chamber 34 from which the fragrance holder 11 has been collected based on the association between the storage chamber 34 and the type of the fragrance holder 11. The storage chamber 21 to be identified is specified. This also enables the collected fragrance holder 11 to be separated. However, as in the above-described embodiment, the accuracy of the separation of the fragrance holder 11 is improved when the type of the fragrance holder 11 and the corresponding storage chamber 21 are specified by reading the holder ID.

  In the second embodiment, when it is determined that the fragrance holder 11 is not suitable for continuous use, the fragrance holder 11 may be subsequently replaced or the fragrance holder 11 may be filled with the fragrance. When the fragrance holder 11 is replaced, the used fragrance holder 11 and the new fragrance holder 11 that holds the same fragrance previously provided in the fragrance providing system are replaced, and the new fragrance holder 11 is replaced. While being accommodated in the corresponding storage chamber 21, the storage chamber identification data is rewritten in accordance with the new fragrance holder 11. Moreover, when the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 is filled with a fragrance | flavor, the said fragrance | flavor holding | maintenance is carried out to the liquid fragrance | flavor of the same kind as the liquid fragrance | flavor which the used fragrance | flavor holding body 11 hold | maintains among the liquid fragrance | flavors previously equipped with the fragrance providing system. The body 11 is immersed and filled with a fragrance. And the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 with which the fragrance | flavor was filled is accommodated in the corresponding storage chamber 21, and the accumulated use time of storage chamber identification data is rewritten.

  In the second embodiment, the identification information of the fragrance holder 11 is not limited to the use of an RFID tag, and an identification number that can be recognized by a camera is formed on the surface of the fragrance holder 11, and this can be used as identification information. Good. In this case, the reading unit 28 reads the identification information of the fragrance holder 11 by imaging the fragrance holder 11 with the camera.

  In the second embodiment, the accumulated usage time of the fragrance holder 11 as the scent persistence information is stored in the IC chip embedded in the fragrance holder 11 and is read together with the holder ID by the reading unit 28. Also good. The accumulated usage time may be stored in a server connected to the scent providing system via the network NW. In short, the control device 50 determines whether or not the scent holding body 11 is suitable for continuous use. It may be stored in a usable form.

  In the second embodiment, as the scent duration information, in addition to the cumulative use time of the fragrance holder 11, at least one of the liquid fragrance replenishment date and time, the liquid fragrance quality assurance period, and the temperature information of the storage chamber 21 Period information may be used. While being stored in the storage chamber 21, the liquid fragrance is slightly vaporized from the fragrance holder 11, and therefore when the liquid fragrance replenishment date and time is used as the fragrance persistence information, the fragrance holder 11 can be used continuously. It is possible to accurately determine suitability. Moreover, since the deterioration rate of a fragrance | flavor changes with kinds of liquid fragrance | flavor, even if the quality assurance period of a liquid fragrance | flavor is used as scent lasting information, the appropriateness of the continuous use of the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 can be determined correctly. It becomes possible. In addition, the volatile liquid fragrance tends to vaporize and deteriorate as the temperature of the storage chamber 21 increases. Therefore, even if temperature information such as the temperature history of the storage chamber 21 or the accumulated temperature is used as the scent continuous information, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not the fragrance holder 11 is continuously used.

  -In 2nd Embodiment, the suitability of the continuous use of the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 may be determined by the color of the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 as scent continuous information. In this case, for example, the fragrance holder 11 is formed of a material whose light reflectance changes according to the amount of liquid to be held, or a material whose color changes according to humidity. And in the reading part 28, the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 is imaged with a camera, the color of the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 is determined, and based on the determined color of the fragrance holding body 11, the continuous use of the fragrance holding body 11 is performed. The suitability is determined. This also makes it possible to accurately determine whether or not the fragrance holder 11 is continuously used.

  The number of the fragrance holders 11 stored in the storage chamber 21 may be one or two or more. When the number of the fragrance holders 11 is one, when the same scent is designated multiple times corresponding to different scenes in one scent designation information, the same accommodation in the accommodation unit 31 is provided when providing the scent The chamber 34 is rotated a plurality of times to the communication position. On the other hand, when the number of the fragrance holders 11 is plural, when the same fragrance is designated a plurality of times corresponding to different scenes, the fragrance that holds the same fragrance in the accommodating portion 31 in accordance with the order. Since a plurality of holding bodies 11 can be accommodated, the mode of rotation of the accommodating portion 31 when providing the scent can be simplified.

A plurality of fragrance holders 11 may be isolated from each other in one storage chamber 21.
The configuration for providing the scent in the scent providing device 30 is not limited to the configuration in which the storage unit 31 is rotated, and a configuration in which the storage unit 31 is reciprocated may be employed. The point is that the fragrance holder 11 supplied from the storage container 20 may be used to provide a scent.

  The control device 50 may be provided in the storage container 20, may be provided in the scent providing device 30, or may be separate from the storage container 20 and the scent providing device 30. In such a case, a mechanism that is not directly connected is controlled by wireless communication or the like. Further, the function of the control device 50 may be divided and provided in the storage container 20 and the scent providing device 30. Moreover, you may provide the control apparatus which performs control regarding the function as a microphone of the fragrance providing apparatus 30 separately from the control apparatus 50. FIG.

  The scent providing system may include a plurality of scent providing devices 30. In this case, one piece of scent designation information is associated with one content, and the same combination of fragrance holders 11 based on one piece of scent designation information may be supplied to a plurality of scent provision devices 30. A plurality of scent designation information may be associated with each other, and different combinations of the fragrance holders 11 based on the different scent designation information may be supplied to the plurality of scent providing devices 30.

When selecting content, for example, additional attributes such as gender may be input, and different scent designation information may be transmitted to the control device 50 according to the input attributes.
The scent providing device 30 may be provided with an adjustment unit that allows the user to adjust the provided concentration. In this case, the provision concentration of the scent is initially set to the provision concentration designated by the scent designation information, and then controlled according to the input from the adjustment unit. According to this, it becomes possible to provide the scent according to the user's preference.

  In the scent designation information, the holder ID may be specified instead of the scent type ID, and the identification number of the storage chamber 21 and the holder ID may be associated with each other in the storage room identification data. Also by this, the storage chamber 21 corresponding to the specified holding body ID is specified, and the fragrance holding body 11 corresponding to the predetermined scent is supplied to the scent providing device 30.

The scent designation information may be a configuration in which the scent attribute and the content are associated with each other, and the scent attribute may be, for example, at least one of the scent type and the scent concentration.
-Attribute data should just be the structure by which a fragrance | flavor holding body and the attribute of fragrance are matched, and it is the structure by which the identification number attached | subjected to the storage chamber 21 which stores the fragrance | flavor holding body 11 and the attribute of fragrance are matched. The configuration is not limited, and the holding body ID and the attribute of the scent may be associated with each other.

The content and scent designation information may be stored in advance in the scent providing system.
The scent providing device 30 may be separate from the microphone used for karaoke. Also by this, the scent is provided from the scent providing device 30 in accordance with the progress of the content.

  The scent providing system is a separate device from the karaoke device, and the scent designation information is not limited to the content for karaoke, but other audio-attached videos, audio only, or displayed still images, etc. It may be information defined corresponding to the content. Furthermore, the scent providing system is not limited to a device that provides a preset scent according to the progress of content, but may be a device that provides a preset scent according to time, place, and other factors. . In addition, the scent providing system may be a device in which the fragrance holding body 11 that is arbitrarily selected is supplied from the storage container 20 to the scent providing device 30 without using the scent designation information, and the scent is provided.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Fragrance provision system, 11 ... Fragrance holder, 20 ... Storage container, 21 ... Storage chamber, 23 ... Opening / closing mechanism, 24 ... Funnel, 25 ... Connection pipe, 26 ... Housing mechanism, 27 ... Collection pipe, 28 ... Reading part , 29 ... Depressurization mechanism, 30 ... Scent providing device, 31 ... Storage unit, 34 ... Storage chamber, 35 ... Rotation mechanism, 50 ... Control device.

Claims (15)

A storage device for storing a plurality of perfume holders;
A scent providing device for providing a scent,
The scent providing device is
An accommodating portion for accommodating the fragrance holder;
A discharge part for releasing the scent of the fragrance holder contained in the storage part,
The storage device
A supply unit that supplies a part of the plurality of fragrance holders stored in the storage device to the storage unit of the scent providing device;
Aroma offering system. A control device for controlling the supply of the fragrance holder by the supply unit;
The control device includes:
Scent designation information that associates scent attributes with content,
Based on the attribute data in which the fragrance holder is associated with the attribute of the scent,
The scent providing system according to claim 1, wherein the fragrance holding body corresponding to the input content is supplied to the housing unit. The storage device
The scent providing system according to claim 1, further comprising a collection unit that collects the fragrance holder from the storage unit of the scent providing apparatus to the storage device. The storage device
A plurality of storage chambers in which the plurality of the fragrance holders are stored;
The collection unit
The scent providing system according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of fragrance holders are housed in the storage chambers different from each other for each attribute of the scent. The fragrance holder has identification information of the fragrance holder,
The collection unit includes a reading unit that reads the identification information from the fragrance holder collected by the collection unit.
The scent providing system according to claim 4. The fragrance holder includes a storage unit in which the identification information is stored,
The scent providing system according to claim 5, wherein the reading unit reads the identification information stored in the storage unit by short-range wireless communication. The storage device
A storage room in which the fragrance holder is stored;
The supply unit
A connecting pipe that connects the storage chamber and the accommodating portion;
The scent providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: a ventilation unit that conveys the scent holding body from the storage chamber to the housing unit by air fed into the connection pipe. The scent providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the storage device and the scent providing device are capable of being separated from each other. The scent providing device comprises:
A housing for housing the housing portion;
The accommodating portion is
It is connected to the storage device in a state separated from the housing,
The supply unit
The scent providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a part of the plurality of fragrance holders is supplied to the housing unit connected to the storage device. A control device that controls the concentration of the scent provided by the scent providing device based on the scent designation information in which the scent concentration is associated with the content and the scent duration information associated with the fragrance holder. Item 10. The scent providing system according to any one of Items 1 to 9. The scent providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising a control device that determines suitability of use of the fragrance holder based on scent persistence information associated with the fragrance holder. The scent providing system according to claim 11, wherein the control device outputs a signal notifying that the fragrance holder is not suitable for use when it is determined that the fragrance holder is not suitable for use. The scent providing system according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein the scent duration information includes period information. The scent providing system according to any one of claims 10 to 13, wherein the scent duration information includes a color of the fragrance holder. The scent providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the scent providing device has a function as a microphone for capturing voice.

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