JP2018031882A - Perfume change display method and information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology that presents a change in perfume component so that a perfumer can easily grasp the change.SOLUTION: A perfume change display method outputs display in which a first dynamic image showing a change with time in the appearance of an object and a second dynamic image showing a change with time in the amount or ratio of a perfume component with respect to the object in a graph form are displayed while the time series of the dynamic images are associated with each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for displaying a change in aroma. In the present specification, “fragrance” or “fragrance” means an odor, and does not limit the quality of the odor.

Currently, various fragrance products with fragrances are in circulation. There are also many efforts to increase psychological effects by combining fragrance and video.
For example, in Patent Document 1, fragrance education that deepens the understanding of fragrance is performed efficiently by visually or auditorily presenting information related to the fragrance while releasing the fragrance to the fragrance release material. Is disclosed.
Patent Document 2 discloses a method of presenting an air tactile sensation to a person by an air flow during reproduction of at least one of video and sound, and presenting the scent associated with the video or the like to the person after the air flow is presented. Yes. According to this method, the approach of a person is detected and the inspiration of the person is naturally induced by air tactile sense, and the scent is presented at the timing when the inhalation occurs. It is disclosed that the content can be viewed with a sense of reality.

  On the other hand, there are people who are called "perfumers" as specialists who create fragrances for various products. The perfumer mixes the fragrances and creates a fragrance that evokes the image of various products.

JP 2008-65147 A JP 2013-162378 A

As disclosed in each of the above-described patent documents, there are currently various methods for effectively using aroma. However, there is currently no method for supporting the creation of fragrances, and the creation of fragrances is often left to the intuition and technology of the perfumer.
Companies that develop scented products use techniques such as analyzing the scent of aromatic plants such as roses and creating the scent of the product using the scent as a motif. It varies greatly depending on the belt and flowering state. For this reason, the composition information of the scent component of each time slot | zone is acquired by analyzing the fluctuation | variation of the discharge | released scent, and this information is provided to the perfumer.
However, simply by quantifying the composition information of the fragrance component as individual data, simply knowing the fragrance composition in a certain temporary state, it is not possible to compare which stage of the fragrance is reminiscent of the image. It is difficult to intuitively grasp the fluctuations of the scent, and it is not enough support for the perfumer to get motivation and inspiration.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a subject, and provides the technique which presents the fluctuation | variation of an aroma component easily.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention has the following aspects.

  The first aspect relates to an aroma change display method. The fragrance variation display method according to the first aspect includes a first video showing a temporal change in the appearance of an object and a second video showing a change over time in the amount or ratio of the fragrance component corresponding to the target in a graph format. A display that is reproduced in association with a time series is output.

  The second aspect relates to the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to the second aspect includes first acquisition means for acquiring image data of a first moving image indicating a change in appearance of an object over time, and time-series data of the amount or ratio of the fragrance component of the object. Based on the second acquisition means to acquire and the time-series data, respectively, generate a graph showing the amount or ratio of the fragrance component for each time, and using the generated graph, the amount or ratio of the fragrance component A moving image generating means for generating a second moving image showing a change over time in a graph format, and an output processing means for outputting a display in which the first moving image and the second moving image are reproduced in time series to the display device. .

  As another aspect of the present invention, a program that causes a computer to execute the method according to the first aspect described above may be used, or a computer-readable storage medium that records such a program may be used. This recording medium includes a non-transitory tangible medium.

  According to each said aspect, the technique which presents the fluctuation | variation of an aroma component easily can be provided.

It is a flowchart which shows the fragrance variation display method which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the aroma fluctuation | variation display in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows notionally the hardware structural example of the information processing apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows notionally the process structural example of the information processing apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the fragrance fluctuation | variation display in a modification. It is a table | surface which shows the time series data of the measured value of the extract | collected aroma component. It is a figure which shows the display of simultaneous reproduction | regeneration of the motion graph of a bar graph and the external appearance animation of a rose in a present Example. It is a figure which shows the display of simultaneous reproduction | regeneration of the motion graph of a bar graph and the external appearance animation of a rose in a present Example. It is a figure which shows the display of simultaneous reproduction | regeneration of the motion graph of a bubble chart and the external appearance animation of a rose in a present Example. It is a figure which shows the display (type 2) with which the list (table | surface of FIG. 6) of the fragrance component value as a comparative example and the appearance animation of a rose flower are arranged. It is a figure which shows the display (type 4) in which the line graph of the fragrance component value as a comparative example and the external appearance animation of a rose flower are located in a line. It is a figure which shows the evaluation result of a perfumer.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In addition, embodiment mentioned below is an illustration and this invention is not limited to the structure of the following embodiment.

First, an outline of the present embodiment will be described.
The fragrance variation display method according to the present embodiment includes a first moving image showing a change over time of the appearance of an object and a second moving image showing a change over time in the amount or ratio of the fragrance component corresponding to the object. A display that is played back in association with a series is output.
In the present embodiment, the “object” is not limited as long as it is an object reminiscent of aroma. As the “object”, as will be described later, an aromatic plant in which at least one of a shape, a color, a pattern, and a size varies with the passage of time is exemplified. A flower, a leaf, a root, or a fruit of a part of this aromatic plant may be set as the “object”. The “object” is not limited to plants, but may be clothing worn by a person or an animal, daily items used by a person or an animal, a landscape, or the like.

“First moving image” and “second moving image” mean images with movement. For this reason, the “first moving image” and the “second moving image” may be individually reproducible moving images, or may be individual partial moving image areas in one moving image.
The “first moving image” may be a moving image obtained by photographing the appearance of an object by some method, or may be a moving image obtained by performing some image processing on the appearance image of the object. Good. As the former, for example, there is a moving image obtained by imaging such as visible light, far-infrared and near-infrared rays, and X-rays. As the latter, for example, there is a moving image obtained by synthesizing an appearance image of a target object with an image showing an aroma component generated from the target object or a temporal change of some other component.
The “aroma component corresponding to the object” indicated by the “second moving image” may be any aroma component that has some relationship with the object indicated by the first image. That is, the “aroma component corresponding to the object” may be an aroma component actually collected from the object itself shown in the first image, or as the object and the object shown in the first image. Although it is different, the aroma component extract | collected from the same kind of target object may be sufficient, and the aroma component associated with the target object shown by a 1st image may be sufficient.
The “second moving image” is a moving image that shows the change over time in the amount or ratio of the aroma component in a graph format. For this reason, the “second moving image” may be a moving image in which the amount or ratio of the fragrance component dynamically changes with time, or the time or the amount or ratio of the fragrance component that is statically indicated. It may be a moving image that dynamically shows the progress of. As the former, a moving image in which the region indicating the fragrance component value in the pie chart or the band graph dynamically changes is illustrated, and as the latter, the time is shown in the line graph in which the ordinate indicates the odor component value and the horizontal axis indicates the time. The moving image in which the mark to show moves dynamically on a horizontal axis is illustrated.
Moreover, the ratio of the fragrance component shown in the second moving image may be a ratio to a certain reference value (such as a maximum value) in the same fragrance component, or may be a relative ratio between the fragrance components. . Further, the ratio of the fragrance component may be a value indicating the odor intensity in consideration of the odor sensitivity.

“Time series is associated” between “first video” and “second video” means that the time axis of the first video and the time axis of the second video are associated with each other in some relationship. . For this reason, both moving images may be synchronized on a common time axis using actual time, or may be associated with the same time in different years, months, or days.
Further, the display output method in the present embodiment is not limited. The display may be output to a display device such as a television, a monitor, or a head mounted display, or may be projected on a wall or the like using a projector.

According to the present embodiment, by outputting the display as described above, the viewer can easily associate the change in the appearance of the object with the variation in the fragrance component, and intuitively grasp the variation in the fragrance component. can do. Thereby, for example, the perfumer can intuitively grasp the amount or ratio of the aroma component corresponding to a certain state of the appearance of the object, and easily obtain motivation and inspiration for aroma development. Is expected to be.
Further, as the present embodiment, an information processing apparatus that causes the display device to output the above-described display and a program that causes a computer to execute the above-described display output can be realized.

  Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described in more detail. In the following description, the above-mentioned “first moving image” is expressed as an appearance moving image, and “second moving image” is expressed as a motion graph. In addition, “amount or ratio of aroma component” is expressed as aroma component value.

[Aroma change display method]
FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an aroma variation display method (hereinafter also referred to as this method) according to the present embodiment.
This method includes step (S11), step (S13), step (S15), step (S17), step (S19), step (S21), step (S23), and step (S25).

Step (S11) is a step of acquiring image data of the appearance moving image of the object. In the example of FIG. 1, this method acquires a still image group obtained by continuously photographing an object at a predetermined interval as the image data. The “constant interval” may be arbitrary, may be determined in advance, or may be determined based on the sampling interval of the aroma component value as described later.
In the method (S11), the method may acquire moving image data shot by slow motion shooting or time-lapse shooting as the image data, or acquire moving image data obtained by normal moving image shooting. May be. When moving image data that can be used as it is as an appearance moving image is acquired in the step (S11), the step (S21) may be omitted.

  When this method is executed by a computer such as an information processing apparatus to be described later, the step (S11) may be executed automatically or based on a user operation. When the step (S11) is automatically executed, the computer can acquire the image data of the appearance moving image by communication from the camera. The computer can also acquire the image data from a portable recording medium or another computer based on a user operation.

Step (S13) is a step of acquiring time-series data of aroma component values corresponding to the object.
The time-series data of the fragrance component value is data in which the fragrance component value and the time information are associated with each other.
When this method is executed by a computer such as an information processing apparatus to be described later, the step (S13) can be executed based on a user operation. For example, the computer can acquire the time-series data from a portable recording medium or another computer based on a user operation. Further, when the user manually inputs the time-series data into a file on the computer, the computer can acquire the file of the time-series data.

  In this embodiment, the fragrance component value obtained by analyzing the fragrance collected from the object indicated by the image data acquired in the step (S11) is used. Furthermore, the collection of the fragrance is performed at a predetermined sampling period during the photographing period of the object for obtaining the image data. Thereby, it is possible to show the correspondence between the change in the fragrance component value collected from the common object on the common time axis and the appearance change. In other words, the viewer can be presented with a realistic correspondence between the actual appearance change of the object and the variation of the aroma component that was actually released from the object at the time, resulting in stronger inspiration. Can be given.

  Various methods can be used for collecting aroma from the object. For example, the aroma can be collected by sucking from the object and adsorbing the aroma onto the adsorbent in the aroma collection tube. In this case, by replacing the fragrance collection tube at a predetermined sampling period, the fragrance collection tube is acquired at each sampling time, and the fragrance is heated and desorbed from each fragrance collection tube and introduced into the gas chromatograph mass spectrometer. The aroma component value to be analyzed can be obtained at each sampling time.

The step (S15) is a step of performing data interpolation of the time series data of the fragrance component values acquired in the step (S13). As the data interpolation method here, a known data interpolation method such as Lagrange interpolation, spline interpolation, Bezier curve interpolation, or data interpolation using the least square method may be used. However, when data interpolation is not required, such as when the sampling period of the fragrance component is sufficiently short, the step (S15) may be omitted.
In the following process, time-series data obtained by adding the aroma component value interpolated in the process (S15) to the time-series data of the aroma component value acquired in the process (S13) is used. Hereinafter, this time series data is simply expressed as time series data of aroma component values.

Step (S17) is a step of generating a graph of aroma component values using time series data of aroma component values including interpolated data. In the step (S17), a graph including axes indicating a plurality of types of aroma components is generated for the number of values of each aroma component included in the time series data.
The type of the graph generated in the step (S17) is preferably one that indicates each fragrance component value at a unique (unique) position for each fragrance component. In other words, in the step (S17), it is preferable to select a graph type other than a graph type (for example, a line graph) in which fragrance component values of different fragrance components may completely overlap. For example, the graph includes a bar graph, a bubble chart, a pie chart, and a radar chart. According to such a graph showing each fragrance component value at a unique (unique) position for each fragrance component, it becomes easier to grasp the fragrance component value by distinguishing each fragrance component.
Moreover, the graph which decided the specific position for every fragrance component according to the characteristic for every fragrance component may be sufficient. For example, there is a bubble chart in which the saturated vapor pressure (mmHg) is taken on one axis and the aroma sensitivity threshold (ng / Lair) is taken on the other axis. According to such a graph type, it is possible to allow the perfumer to grasp the variation of the fragrance component while adding the characteristic of the fragrance component.

Step (S19) is a step of generating a motion graph of aroma component values using the graph group generated in step (S17). The generated motion graph is a moving image that dynamically changes in time series a graph (graph generated in step (S17)) that indicates the amount or ratio of each fragrance component at a unique position for each fragrance component. Is preferred.
For example, in this method, in the step (S19), each graph generated in the step (S17) is stored as image data, and each image data is arranged in time series to be animated to generate a motion graph. A known method may be used as a method for converting the image data into a moving image. For example, by setting a playback time for each image data or a total playback time, it is possible to create a moving image in which each image is displayed and switched for a predetermined time.

Step (S21) is a step of generating an appearance moving image using the image data acquired in step (S11).
When a still image group obtained by continuously capturing an object at a predetermined interval is acquired in the step (S11), the still images are arranged in time series and animated by the same method as in the step (S19). Thus, an appearance moving image can be generated. At this time, the acquired still image group may be thinned to reduce the number of images, and then animated.
Further, when the moving image data obtained by normal shooting in the step (S11) is acquired as the image data, frame thinning is performed from the moving image data (reducing the frame rate) as necessary, and the appearance moving image is obtained. It can also be.

Step (S23) is a step that enables simultaneous reproduction of the motion graph generated in step (S19) and the appearance moving image generated in step (S21).
For example, when the motion graph and the appearance moving image are generated as separate moving image files, the two moving image files can be reproduced simultaneously. At this time, one file including two moving image files or linked with each moving image file may be generated. Reproduction of each moving image file at a certain predetermined opportunity (for example, detection of a predetermined user operation) can be realized by general software processing.

  In the example of FIG. 1, the motion graph and the appearance moving image are generated in separate processes, but the one moving image file may be generated so that both moving images are displayed in the local area of one moving image file. In this case, the process (S19) and the process (S21) may be integrated into one process. Then, the motion data and the appearance moving image are converted into a local region by arranging the image data and the graph generated in the step (S17) for each time as one still image, and arranging the still image in time series to make a moving image. One video file that can be displayed with can be generated. In this case, the step (S23) may not be executed.

Here, when the time series of the image data acquired in the step (S11) and the time series data acquired in the step (S13) correspond, the motion graph generated in the step (S19) and the step (S21) ) Is also in a state in which time series are naturally associated with each other. For this reason, by reproducing both moving images simultaneously, both moving images are reproduced in association with time series.
When the motion graph is generated based on the aroma component values collected from the object at a predetermined sampling period during the shooting period of the image of the object that forms the appearance video, the motion graph and the appearance are reproduced by simultaneous playback. The video is played back synchronously on a common time axis.

A process (S25) is a process of outputting the display by which an appearance animation and a motion graph are reproduced simultaneously to one or more display devices. This display is preferably output to one or more display devices in a state in which the appearance moving image and the motion graph can be simultaneously compared.
Here, there are the following forms of output of both moving images “in a state where they can be compared simultaneously”. For example, a mode in which both moving images are arranged and output simultaneously in the display area of one display device, a mode in which one moving image is simultaneously output to each display region of two adjacent display devices, and the transmittance of one moving image There are a mode in which both moving images are superimposed and output simultaneously on the display area of one display device in a raised state, and a mode in which both moving images are switched to a display region of one display device while switching with a time difference.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of aroma variation display in the present embodiment.
In the example of FIG. 2, the appearance video AM and the motion graph MG are displayed adjacent to each other. In addition, rose flowers are targeted, and 12 kinds of fragrance components “Rose Oxide”, “Citronellal”, “Linaroll”, “Phenyl aceticdehyde”, “Citronellyl Acetate”, “Citral”, “Gerany Acetate”, “Citronellol”, “Nerol”, “Geraniol”, “Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol”, and “Methyl Eugenol” are targeted for analysis.
In the motion graph MG, 12 types of aroma components are shown on the horizontal axis, and aroma component values are shown on the vertical axis. And the ratio of each value which makes the maximum value for every fragrance component 100% is made into the fragrance component value.

In this display, a state in which a rose blooms from a bud state is dynamically displayed in the appearance video AM, and 12 kinds of fragrance components collected from the rose on the time axis common to the appearance video AM in the motion graph MG. The fluctuation of each value is dynamically displayed. In other words, the motion graph MG in the example of FIG. 2 shows how the length of the bar for each fragrance component changes dynamically.
For this reason, FIG. 2 shows the appearance of a rose at a certain time and the distribution of fragrance component values collected from the rose.

According to the present embodiment, by outputting the display as shown in FIG. 2, the viewer can easily associate the state of flowering of the rose with the variation of the corresponding fragrance component. It is possible to intuitively grasp the variation of the aroma component emitted from the scent. Thereby, for example, the perfumer can intuitively grasp the distribution of the fragrance component value corresponding to the flowering state of the rose flower, and it becomes easy to obtain motivation and inspiration for the fragrance development. Be expected.
In addition, the appearance video shows the appearance of flowering plants or the ripening of fruits with the passage of time, and the fragrance component value indicated by the motion graph periodically increases or decreases with the passage of time. However, an aroma component that tends to increase toward flowering or maturity may be included. According to such a display, not only does the fragrance component value increase from the bud toward flowering or the fruit ripening, but the fragrance component value increases with time even in the flowering state or the mature state. Can show motivation and inspiration to the perfumer.

  In the flowchart shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of steps are described in order, but the execution order of the steps executed in the present embodiment is not limited to the description order. In the present embodiment, the order of the illustrated steps can be changed within a range that does not hinder the contents. For example, the step (S11) and the step (S13) may be performed in reverse order or may be performed simultaneously. Further, the appearance animation generation (step (S21)) and the motion graph generation (step (S19)) may be performed in the reverse order or may be executed simultaneously.

[Information processing equipment]
Next, an information processing apparatus (hereinafter referred to as an information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment) that executes the fragrance variation display method according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.
FIG. 3 is a diagram conceptually illustrating a hardware configuration example of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment.
The information processing apparatus 10 is a so-called computer, and includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a memory 12, an input / output interface (I / F) 13, a communication unit 14, and the like that are connected to each other via a bus. The number of hardware elements forming the information processing apparatus 10 is not limited, and these hardware elements can be collectively referred to as an information processing circuit. Further, the information processing apparatus 10 may include hardware elements not shown in FIG. 3, and the hardware configuration is not limited.

The CPU 11 may be configured by an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), or the like in addition to a general CPU.
The memory 12 is a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), or an auxiliary storage device (such as a hard disk).
The input / output I / F 13 can be connected to user interface devices such as the output device 15 and the input device 16. The output device 15 is at least one of a device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display, a device that displays a screen corresponding to drawing data processed by the CPU 11, a printing device, and the like. Further, the output device 15 may be a projector device that projects a display corresponding to the drawing data. The input device 16 is a device that receives an input of a user operation such as a keyboard and a mouse. The output device 15 and the input device 16 may be integrated and realized as a touch panel.
The communication unit 14 performs communication via a communication network with other computers, exchange of signals with other devices, and the like. A portable recording medium or the like can be connected to the communication unit 14. Further, the communication unit 14 may be connected to a camera (not shown) that captures an object for an appearance video.
Further, the information processing apparatus 10 and a device incorporating a camera may be used.

FIG. 4 is a diagram conceptually illustrating a processing configuration example of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment.
The information processing apparatus 10 includes a first acquisition unit 21, a second acquisition unit 22, a moving image generation unit 23, an output processing unit 24, and the like. These processing modules are software elements, and are realized, for example, by executing a program stored in the memory 12 by the CPU 11. This program is installed from, for example, a portable recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc) or a memory card or another computer on the network via the input / output I / F 13 or the communication unit 14, and stored in the memory 12. May be.
The information processing apparatus 10 executes the above-described fragrance variation display method by the operations of the first acquisition unit 21, the second acquisition unit 22, the moving image generation unit 23, and the output processing unit 24. In other words, the information processing apparatus 10 can execute the above-described aroma variation display method by executing the installed program.

The 1st acquisition part 21 acquires the image data of the appearance animation which shows the time-dependent change of the appearance of a subject. That is, the 1st acquisition part 21 performs the above-mentioned process (S11). The acquired “image data” and the “object” related to the image data are as described above. In other words, examples of the object include aromatic plants in which at least one of shape, color, pattern, and size varies with time.
The first acquisition unit 21 can acquire the image data from an external computer, device, portable recording medium, or the like via the input / output I / F 13 or the communication unit 14.

The second acquisition unit 22 acquires time-series data of the amount or ratio (aroma component value) of the aroma component of the object. That is, the 2nd acquisition part 22 performs the above-mentioned process (S13). The acquired “time series data” and the “object” related to the time series data are as described above. Therefore, the time-series data acquired by the second acquisition unit 22 analyzes the fragrance collected from the object at a predetermined sampling period during the shooting period of the object for acquiring the image data of the appearance moving image. A fragrance component value obtained in this manner may be included. This method for analyzing and extracting the aroma component value is also as described above.
The second acquisition unit 22 can acquire the time series data from an external computer, device, portable recording medium, or the like via the input / output I / F 13 or the communication unit 14. The second acquisition unit 22 can also store the time-series data input by the user by operating the input device 16 as a file in the memory 12 and use this file.

  Furthermore, the second acquisition unit 22 may perform data interpolation on the time-series data acquired as described above as necessary. That is, the 2nd acquisition part 22 may perform the above-mentioned process (S15). The data interpolation method is as described above.

  Based on the time-series data (including interpolated values) acquired by the second acquisition unit 22, the moving image generation unit 23 generates a graph indicating the aroma component value for each time, and uses the generated graph. Then, a motion graph is generated that shows the change over time of the aroma component value in a graph format. That is, the moving image generating unit 23 executes the above-described step (S17) and step (S19). The graph generation method and the motion graph generation method are as described above. The “motion graph” itself is also as described above, and is preferably a moving image in which a graph showing each aroma component value at a unique position for each aroma component is dynamically changed in time series.

  Furthermore, the moving image generation unit 23 can also generate an appearance moving image based on the image data acquired by the first acquisition unit 21. That is, the moving image generating unit 23 may execute the above-described step (S21). However, when moving image data that can be directly used as an appearance moving image is acquired by the first acquisition unit 21, the moving image generation unit 23 does not have to execute the appearance moving image generation process. The “appearance animation” and the generation method thereof are as described above.

The output processing unit 24 outputs to the output device 15 (display device) a display that is reproduced in association with the appearance moving image and the motion graph. That is, the output processing unit 24 performs the above-described step (S23) and step (S25).
As a result, when the motion graph is generated based on the aroma component value collected from the object at a predetermined sampling period during the shooting period of the image of the object forming the appearance video, the motion is reproduced by simultaneous reproduction. The graph and the appearance movie are played back synchronously on a common time axis.
Moreover, it is preferable that the output process part 24 outputs the said display to the one or more output devices 15 (display apparatus) in the state which can contrast an external appearance moving image and a motion graph simultaneously. The output form of both moving images “in a state where they can be compared simultaneously” is as described above.

  Each processing module of the information processing apparatus 10 described above may operate spontaneously or may operate upon detection of a predetermined user operation using the input device 16.

[Supplement]
Here, a supplementary description will be given of the relationship between the sampling period of the fragrance component value and the shooting time width between adjacent frames forming the appearance moving image.
First, the photographing time width is preferably shorter than the sampling period. By doing in this way, the fluctuation | variation of an aroma component value can be seen following the time-dependent change of an external appearance.
Furthermore, it is preferable that the sampling period and the photographing time width are determined so as to have a correlation. For example, when the sampling period is a day unit or a week unit and the shooting time width is set to 1/100 (seconds) or less using a high-speed camera or the like, the change display speed of the aroma component value It becomes difficult to grasp the fluctuation of the fragrance component value and the change in appearance over time, such as too loose.

  Therefore, it is preferable that the photographing time width between adjacent frames (still image data) forming the appearance moving image is set to be equal to or less than the sampling period of the fragrance component value and equal to or more than 1/120 of the sampling period. This is an index for setting the measured value display speed of the fragrance component value within 2 seconds in order to make it easier to grasp the relationship between the variation of the fragrance component value and the change in appearance over time. The measured value display speed of the fragrance component value within 2 seconds means that the measured value of one fragrance component value is not displayed longer than 2 seconds, that is, the display of the measured value of one fragrance component value is not performed. It means to switch within 2 seconds.

Hereinafter, the relationship between the photographing time width and the sampling period (1/120) and the actual value display speed of the aroma component value will be described with examples. First, consider that the moving image playback rate is set to the highest level of 60 fps at the present time, the sampling period and the shooting period are set to 1 hour, and a moving image (appearance moving image and motion graph) of 30 seconds is generated.
In order to generate a 30-second moving image, it is preferable that 1800 pieces of image data (still images) are captured, and according to the above relationship, it is preferable that 15 or more actual measurement values of aroma component values are acquired. Since the sampling period is 1 hour, the sampling period is set to 4 minutes or less, and since the imaging period is 1 hour, the imaging time width is set to 2 seconds.
That is, it is preferable that the photographing time width is set to 1/120 (= 2/240) or more of the sampling period.
Note that the value “1/120” depends on the moving image playback rate. Therefore, in the above example, when the moving image playback rate is assumed to be 30 fps (normal television level), the shooting time width is 60 of the sampling period. It is preferable to set to 1 / (= 4/240) or more. This value “1/60” naturally belongs to the range of “1/120 or more”.

[Modification]
According to the fragrance variation display method according to the present embodiment, as described above, it is expected that a perfumer can easily obtain motivation and inspiration for fragrance development. Furthermore, it is possible to associate the product developed by the perfumer with the aroma and the appearance or aroma component distribution of the object motivated or inspired by the perfume during the development of the aroma. it can. By presenting this correspondence to the consumer, the advertising effect of the product is also expected.
Therefore, in the display in which the appearance movie and the motion graph are reproduced at the same time, in one or both of the reproduced appearance movie and the motion graph, the amounts of plural kinds of aroma components corresponding to the aroma (odor) of the target product Alternatively, the timing at which the ratio is indicated by the motion graph may be presented.
Here, the “target product” is a product having some relationship with the fragrance component distribution shown in the motion graph. For example, as described above, a product in which the fragrance recalled from the fragrance component distribution is added. It is.
There are various methods of “timing presentation”. For example, there is a method of stopping the reproduction of an appearance moving image and a motion graph for a predetermined time at a timing when an aroma component distribution corresponding to a target product is displayed. There is also a method of changing the color of at least a part of the display or adding a decoration at the timing when the distribution of the fragrance component corresponding to the target product is displayed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an aroma variation display in the modified example. In the example of FIG. 5, in addition to the appearance moving image AM and the motion graph MG, an image PD of the target product is further displayed. Then, at the timing when the fragrance component distribution corresponding to the fragrance added to the target product is indicated by the motion graph MG, the reproduction of the appearance moving image AM and the motion graph MG is stopped for a certain period of time. Furthermore, in the example of FIG. 5, a character string MK2 “Moment indicating an aroma component distribution corresponding to the product” is displayed at that time, and a frame MK1 is displayed on the shooting time display of the appearance moving image AM.
Thereby, since the relationship between the target product and the distribution of the aroma component or the appearance can be presented in an easy-to-understand manner, the viewer can be interested in the target product, and the advertising effect of the target product can be expected.

  Examples will be given below to explain the above-mentioned contents in more detail. The above-described embodiment is not limited to the description of the following examples.

In this example, roses (variety: Kazan Riku) purchased from the farm were used as the object. The state of flowering from the state of the bud just before the flowering of the rose is photographed over 42 hours, and during the photographing (42 hours), from the rose flower, a predetermined sampling period (every 2 hours) ) Was collected.
For the shooting, a digital camera capable of time-lapse shooting was used, and the state of the flower was time-lapse shot every 3 minutes. As a result, in the present example, 840 still images with a shooting time width of 3/3 were acquired (step (S11)).

On the other hand, for collecting aroma, a rose bud was covered with a glass cover, and an aroma collection tube was attached to the opening of the cover. A scent pump was attached to the scent collection tube, and the scent of the rose was adsorbed by the adsorbent inside the collection tube by suction with the pump at a flow rate of 100 mL / min. The aroma collection tube was replaced every 2 hours, and a total of 21 aroma collection tubes were acquired in 42 hours. The room where the roses were placed was set at a room temperature of 26 degrees and a humidity of 60% RH.
The fragrance was heated and desorbed from each of the obtained fragrance collection tubes using a heat desorption apparatus and introduced into a gas chromatograph mass spectrometer (GC-MS). From the obtained chromatogram (total ion chromatogram, TIC), the peak area for each aromatic component to be analyzed was calculated, and the ratio of each aromatic component to the maximum value of the component was calculated as the aromatic component value.
In this example, as shown in FIG. 6, as the fragrance components to be analyzed, 12 types of fragrance components “Rose Oxide”, “Citronellal”, “Linaroll”, “Phenylacetaldehyde”, “Citronellyl Acetate”, “ “Citral”, “Germany Acetate”, “Citronellol”, “Nerol”, “Geraniol”, “Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol”, “Methyl Eugenol” were analyzed.
FIG. 6 is a table showing time-series data of measured values of the collected aroma components. In the example of FIG. 6, each fragrance component value is shown as a percentage with respect to the maximum value of the fragrance component. For example, the aroma component “Gerany Acetate” has a maximum value (100%) at the last 13 o'clock and a lower value at other times.
In the present embodiment, the time series data shown in FIG. 6 is acquired in the above-described step (S13).

  Further, data interpolation was performed on the time-series data shown in FIG. 6 (step (S15)). In this embodiment, a cubic spline interpolation method is used as a data interpolation method, and the interpolation data is calculated by commercially available software.

Subsequently, the time-series data of the aroma component values including the interpolation data was graphed using commercially available software. In this example, two types of graphs, a bar graph and a bubble chart, were generated, and the generated graph was output as an image file (step (S17)).
Furthermore, the image file group is animated using commercially available software, thereby generating two types of motion graphs (bar graph and bubble chart) for about 28 seconds (step (S19)).
On the other hand, 840 still images were converted into moving images using commercially available software, and an appearance moving image of about 28 seconds was generated (step (S21)).

In the present embodiment, as described above, the motion graph and the appearance movie are generated as separate movie files, arranged side by side on one slide using commercially available software, and can be reproduced simultaneously on one screen. (Step (S23)).
Then, the slide is displayed on a display of a PC (Personal Computer), and a display as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B is output (step (S25)).
7A and 7B are diagrams showing a display of simultaneous reproduction of a motion graph of a bar graph and a rose appearance moving image in the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a simultaneous playback display of a bubble chart motion graph and a rose appearance moving image in the present embodiment.
In the example of FIGS. 7A and 7B, the appearance moving image AM displays the shooting time in addition to the rose image, so that the time-lapse situation can be seen. The size of each fragrance component value is indicated by the length of the bar graph, and the size of each fragrance component value is indicated by the size of the bubble in the bubble chart.

According to the display shown in each figure, the appearance animation AM and the motion graph MG can be easily compared, and as the roses bloom, each aroma component value increases or decreases, and the aroma component ratio changes. You can intuitively grasp how you are doing. Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, it is possible to easily grasp that the distribution of the aroma component value varies depending on the time even in the flowering state that is visually determined to be approximately the same.
Here, the bubble chart of FIG. 8 is a bubble chart in which the vertical axis indicates the saturated vapor pressure (mmHg), the horizontal axis indicates the aroma sensitivity threshold (ng / Lair), and the radius of each bubble is the volatilization amount. Also good. According to such a bubble chart, a region where the saturated vapor pressure is high and the fragrance sensitivity threshold is high (mainly a component contributing to the top note), on the contrary, a region where the saturation vapor pressure is low and the fragrance sensitivity threshold is low (mainly , The component contributing to the last note (residual scent)), and the region where the saturated vapor pressure is high but the fragrance sensitivity threshold is low (mainly the component contributing to the top to middle notes), while the saturated vapor pressure is low but the fragrance sensitivity threshold Each fragrance component value (volatilization amount) is indicated by the size of the bubble at a position corresponding to the characteristics of each fragrance component such as a high region (mainly a component that contributes to the middle to the last note when used in large amounts). Therefore, it is possible to allow the perfumer to grasp the variation of the fragrance component while adding the characteristics of the fragrance component. In addition, what is necessary is just to utilize well-known information about the saturated vapor pressure and fragrance sensitivity threshold value for every fragrance component.

Furthermore, the present inventors verified the effect of the above-described embodiment by using the time series data of the fragrance component value of the rose flower and the still image group acquired as described above. Specifically, 8 types of display were shown to two perfumers, and then each perfumer was evaluated for the degree of receiving a hint of fragrance creation such as motivation or inspiration for each display.
The eight types of display are as follows.
Type 1: A display in which a list of aroma component values (table in FIG. 6) and a rose flower still image (at the time of flowering) are arranged.
Type 2: A display in which a list of aroma component values (table in FIG. 6) and a rose flower appearance video are arranged side by side.
Type 3: A display in which a line graph of fragrance component values and a still image of rose flowers (at the time of flowering) are arranged side by side.
Type 4: A display in which a line graph of aroma component values and an appearance movie of rose flowers are arranged side by side.
Type 5: A display in which a bar graph motion graph and a rose flower still image are arranged side by side.
Type 6: A display in which a bar graph motion graph and a rose flower appearance video are arranged side by side.
Type 7: A display in which a bubble chart motion graph and a rose flower still image (when in bloom) are arranged side by side.
Type 8: A display in which a bubble chart motion graph and a rose flower appearance video are arranged side by side.
Among the eight types of displays, types 6 and 8 correspond to the aroma variation display of the present embodiment, and the other types correspond to comparative examples.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display (type 2) in which a list of fragrance component values (table of FIG. 6) as a comparative example and an appearance moving image of rose flowers are arranged. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display (type 4) in which a line graph of fragrance component values and a moving image of rose flowers are arranged as a comparative example.
In the line graph, as shown in FIG. 10, the horizontal axis indicates time, the vertical axis indicates the fragrance component value, and 12 kinds of fragrance components are indicated by different marks.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the evaluation results of the perfumer. In FIG. 11, the evaluation of each perfumer is shown in five levels (1 to 5 points) as to the degree of receiving a hint of fragrance creation.
As shown in FIG. 11, in the comparative example, there are many comments such as “difficult to understand” and “difficult to see” and low evaluation (3 points or less), but for types 6 and 8 corresponding to this embodiment, “interesting Comments such as "Waku" and "Let's get a hint" and a high evaluation (4 points or more) are attached.
As a result of this evaluation, the display that simultaneously reproduces the motion graph and the appearance video as in the present embodiment is easier to intuitively grasp the variation of the aroma component than other display forms, Information alone has demonstrated that perfumers provide sufficient support for motivation and inspiration. For example, it is possible to give an incense creation hint to the perfumer such that an aromatic component with a small increase / decrease among the displayed aromatic components is used as a base aromatic component, and an aromatic component with a large increase / decrease is used as an accent.

  Part or all of the above contents can also be specified as follows. However, the above-mentioned content is not limited to the following description.

<1> A first moving image showing a temporal change in the appearance of an object and a second moving image showing a change over time in the amount or ratio of the aroma component corresponding to the object in a graph format are reproduced in time series. Output
Aroma variation display method.

<2> The second moving image is a moving image that dynamically changes a graph showing the amount or ratio of each fragrance component in a unique position for each fragrance component in time series.
The fragrance variation display method according to <1>.
<3> The object is an aromatic plant in which at least one of a shape, a color, a pattern, and a size varies with the passage of time.
The fragrance variation display method according to <1> or <2>.
<4> The second moving image is based on a value obtained by analyzing an aroma collected from the object at a predetermined sampling period during a shooting period of the image of the object forming the first moving image. Is generated,
The display reproduces the first video and the second video in synchronization with a common time axis.
The fragrance variation display method according to any one of <1> to <3>.
<5> The second moving image is generated based on the value obtained at the predetermined sampling period and a value obtained by data interpolation of the value.
The fragrance variation display method according to <4>.
<6> A photographing time width between adjacent frames forming the first moving image is set to be 1/120 or more of the predetermined sampling period.
<4> or the fragrance variation display method according to <5>.
<7> The first video shows a state where a flowering plant or a fruit matures with the passage of time,
The fragrance component shown by the second moving image includes an fragrance component that shows a tendency to increase toward flowering or maturation while the amount or ratio thereof periodically increases and decreases with the passage of time.
The fragrance variation display method according to any one of <1> to <6>.
<8> The display is output to one or more display devices in a state where the first moving image and the second moving image can be simultaneously compared.
<1> to the fragrance variation display method according to any one of <7>.
<9> In the display, in at least one of the first moving image and the second moving image, the amount or the ratio of a plurality of types of aroma components corresponding to the aroma of the target product is the second moving image. Presents the timing indicated,
The fragrance variation display method according to any one of <1> to <8>.
<10> first acquisition means for acquiring image data of a first moving image indicating a change in appearance of the object over time;
Second acquisition means for acquiring time-series data of the amount or ratio of the aromatic component of the object;
Based on the time-series data, a graph indicating the amount or ratio of the fragrance component is generated for each time, and the change over time of the amount or ratio of the fragrance component in a graph format is generated using the generated graph. A moving image generating means for generating two moving images;
An output processing means for outputting a display in which the first moving image and the second moving image are reproduced in association with time series;
An information processing apparatus comprising:
<11> The second moving image is a moving image that dynamically changes a graph showing the amount or ratio of each fragrance component at a unique position for each fragrance component in time series.
The information processing apparatus according to <10>.
<12> The object is an aromatic plant in which at least one of a shape, a color, a pattern, and a size varies with the passage of time.
The information processing apparatus according to <10> or <11>.
<13> The time-series data acquired by the second acquisition unit includes fragrances collected from the object at a predetermined sampling period during the imaging period of the image of the object forming the first moving image. Including the values obtained from the analysis,
The output processing means outputs the display for reproducing the first moving image and the second moving image in synchronization with a common time axis.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of <10> to <12>.
<14> The second acquisition means acquires the time-series data including the interpolated value by performing data interpolation on the value obtained at the predetermined sampling period.
The information processing apparatus according to <13>.
<15> The first video shows how a flowering plant blooms over time,
The fragrance component shown by the second moving image includes an fragrance component that tends to increase toward flowering while the amount or ratio thereof periodically increases and decreases with the passage of time.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of <10> to <14>.
<16> The output processing means outputs the display to the one or more display devices in a state where the first moving image and the second moving image can be simultaneously compared.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of <10> to <15>.

10 Information processing apparatus 11 CPU
12 Memory 13 Input / output I / F
14 communication unit 15 output device 16 input device 21 first acquisition unit 22 second acquisition unit 23 moving image generation unit 24 output processing unit

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A display in which a first moving image showing a temporal change in the appearance of an object and a second moving image showing a change over time in the amount or ratio of an aroma component corresponding to the object in a graph format are reproduced in time series correspondence. Output,
Aroma variation display method. The second video is a video that dynamically changes in time series a graph showing the amount or ratio of each fragrance component at a unique position for each fragrance component,
The fragrance variation display method according to claim 1. The object is an aromatic plant in which at least one of shape, color, pattern, and size varies with the passage of time.
The aroma variation display method according to claim 1 or 2. The second moving image is generated based on a value obtained by analyzing an aroma collected from the object at a predetermined sampling period during a shooting period of the image of the object forming the first moving image. And
The display reproduces the first video and the second video in synchronization with a common time axis.
The fragrance variation display method according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The second moving image is generated based on the value obtained at the predetermined sampling period and a value obtained by data interpolation of the value.
The fragrance variation display method according to claim 4. The shooting time width between adjacent frames forming the first moving image is set to 1/120 or more of the predetermined sampling period.
The fragrance variation display method according to claim 4 or 5. The first video shows how a flowering plant blooms or a fruit matures over time,
The fragrance component shown by the second moving image includes an fragrance component that shows a tendency to increase toward flowering or maturation while the amount or ratio thereof periodically increases and decreases with the passage of time.
The fragrance variation display method according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The display is output to one or more display devices in a state where the first moving image and the second moving image can be simultaneously compared.
The aroma variation display method according to any one of claims 1 to 7. In the display, at least one of the first moving image and the second moving image that is being reproduced is the timing at which the amount or the ratio of a plurality of types of aroma components corresponding to the aroma of the target product is indicated by the second moving image. Present,
The fragrance variation display method according to any one of claims 1 to 8. First acquisition means for acquiring image data of a first moving image indicating a change in appearance of the object over time;
Second acquisition means for acquiring time-series data of the amount or ratio of the aromatic component of the object;
Based on the time-series data, a graph indicating the amount or ratio of the fragrance component is generated for each time, and the change over time of the amount or ratio of the fragrance component in a graph format is generated using the generated graph. A moving image generating means for generating two moving images;
An output processing means for outputting a display in which the first moving image and the second moving image are reproduced in association with time series;
An information processing apparatus comprising:

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