JP2021096743A - Aroma generating system, control device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an aroma generating system with which it is possible to give a desired emotional effect to users by generation of an aroma.SOLUTION: An aroma generating system 100 comprises: an aroma generation unit 10 capable of generating one or more kinds of aroma and having a plurality of aroma generation schemes; a storage unit 60 in which is stored an emotion map that indicates the emotional effect obtained by a combination of the plurality of aroma generation schemes and one or more kinds of aroma; a selection unit 40 for selecting at least one of the plurality of aroma generation schemes as an intended scheme; an acceptance unit 20 for accepting, from a user, the designation of an emotional effected desired by the user; and a control unit 50 for determining, on the basis of the emotion map, the aroma to be combined with the intended scheme in order to realize the designated emotional effect, and causing the determined aroma to be generated using the intended scheme by the aroma generation unit 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a scent generation system, a control device, and a program.

There is known a technique for generating an aroma by volatilizing an aroma component contained in a solid or a liquid or spraying it as a droplet of a liquid (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). The scent is used to form the atmosphere of the space. The scent can also change a person's mood or emotions. For this reason, a technique for generating a scent by an apparatus has been proposed for the purpose of making the occupants in the space comfortable and for the purpose of further emphasizing the production of images or music.

Japanese Patent No. 5327416 U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2018/369847

The present invention provides a scent generation system or the like that can give a desired sensibility effect to a user by generating a scent.

The scent generation system according to one aspect of the present invention is a scent generation unit capable of generating one or more types of scents, and includes a scent generation unit having a plurality of scent generation methods, the plurality of scent generation methods, and the plurality of scent generation methods. A storage unit that stores an emotional map showing an emotional effect obtained by combining one or more types of scents, a selection unit that selects at least one of the plurality of scent generation methods as a target method, and a user. The reception unit that receives the designation of the desired sensibility effect from the user and the scent to be combined with the target method in order to realize the specified sensibility effect are determined based on the sensibility map, and the scent generation unit determines the scent. It is provided with a control unit that generates the scent of the scent using the target method.

The control device according to one aspect of the present invention is a scent generating unit capable of generating one or more types of scents, and is a control device that controls a scent generating unit having a plurality of scent generating methods.
A storage unit that stores a plurality of scent generation methods and a sensibility map showing a sensibility effect obtained by combining the one or more types of scents, and at least one of the plurality of scent generation methods as a target method. The selection unit to be selected, the reception unit that receives the designation of the sensitivity effect desired by the user from the user, and the fragrance to be combined with the target method in order to realize the specified sensitivity effect are determined based on the sensitivity map. The fragrance generating unit is provided with a control unit that generates a determined fragrance using the target method.

The program according to one aspect of the present invention is a program for operating a computer as the control device.

The scent generation system and the like of the present invention can give the user a desired sensibility effect by generating the scent.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the scent generation system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a sensitivity map in a two-dimensional map format. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of a sensitivity map in a two-dimensional map format. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a list-type sensitivity map. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an operation example 1 of the scent generation system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for designating a fragrance generation method. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for designating an emotional effect. FIG. 8 is a flowchart of an operation example 2 of the scent generation system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart of an operation example 3 of the scent generation system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for designating a scent generation pattern. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of an operation example 4 of the scent generation system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a method of calculating the degree of similarity based on the evaluation result of the scent of the user. FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the scent generation system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 14 is a flowchart of an operation example of the scent generation system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of arrangement information. FIG. 16A is a first diagram for explaining an example of a method for determining a target method and a combination of fragrances. FIG. 16B is a second diagram for explaining an example of a method for determining a target method and a combination of fragrances.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that all of the embodiments described below show comprehensive or specific examples. Numerical values, shapes, materials, components, arrangement positions and connection forms of components, steps, order of steps, etc. shown in the following embodiments are examples, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Further, among the components in the following embodiments, the components not described in the independent claims will be described as arbitrary components.

It should be noted that each figure is a schematic view and is not necessarily exactly shown. Further, in each figure, substantially the same configuration may be designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description may be omitted or simplified.

(Embodiment 1)
[Constitution]
First, the configuration of the scent generation system according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the scent generation system according to the first embodiment.

The scent generation system 100 according to the first embodiment is a system that generates scents from the scent generation unit 10 in order to provide the user with the sensibility effect desired by the user. The scent generation system 100 is used, for example, in a space inside a building. The building is, for example, a detached house or a house such as a multi-dwelling house, but may be another building.

According to the inventor's knowledge, even if the same scent (fragrance component) is generated from the scent generation unit 10, the user's perception of the scent differs depending on the scent generation method. For example, it has been experimentally and empirically confirmed that the user's perception of the scent differs between the case where the scent is provided to the user in the airflow and the case where the same scent is provided to the user without being placed in the airflow. .. That is, it is not enough to simply select the type of scent in order for the user to obtain the desired Kansei effect. In the scent generation system 100, it is realized that the user is provided with the sensibility effect desired by the user by further selecting the scent generation method and the like in addition to the type of scent.

As shown in FIG. 1, the scent generation system 100 includes a plurality of scent generation units 10, a reception unit 20, a display unit 30, a selection unit 40, a control unit 50, and a storage unit 60. The scent generation system 100 may include at least one scent generation unit 10.

First, the fragrance generating unit 10 will be described. The scent generating unit 10 is a device such as an aroma diffuser, for example. The scent generating unit 10 may be a device having a scent generating function, such as a humidifier, an air conditioner, or a circulator whose main purpose is not to generate scents. Further, in FIG. 1, the scent generation unit 10 has a configuration different from that of other components (reception unit 20, display unit 30, selection unit 40, control unit 50, and storage unit 60) included in the scent generation system 100. Although it is an element, it may be integrated with at least one of these other components.

A cartridge containing a liquid containing an aroma component (hereinafter, also referred to as a fragrance) is connected to the aroma generating section 10, and one or more types of aroma can be generated by exchanging the cartridge. Further, the scent generating unit 10 may have a configuration in which a plurality of cartridges can be connected and the scent can be switched without replacing the cartridges.

The scent generating unit 10 has a plurality of scent generating methods. The aroma generation method means a method for spraying an aroma component in the air, and examples thereof include a heating method, a mistification method, and a vaporization method. The heating method is a method in which the temperature is raised to volatilize the aroma component. The mist-forming method is a method in which a liquid containing an aroma component is mist-ized by ultrasonic vibration or the like and sprayed, and the diameter of the mist differs depending on the mist-forming method. The vaporization method is a method in which aroma components are volatilized by wind and sprayed. Further, in the present specification, a method in which a humidifying function or a blowing function is added to these methods is also defined as a fragrance generating method. For example, a heating method without humidification and a heating method with humidification are different. Treated as a scent generation method.

The scent generation method is determined depending on the hardware (mechanism) of the scent generation unit 10. For example, in order to have a plurality of scent generation methods, the scent generation unit 10 needs to have a plurality of types of hardware corresponding to the plurality of generation methods.

The scent generation system 100 may have a plurality of types of scent generation methods in the scent generation system 100, and one scent generation unit 10 may have one or a plurality of scent generation methods. When the scent generation system 100 includes only one scent generation unit 10, the scent generation unit 10 has a plurality of scent generation methods. When the scent generation system 100 includes a plurality of scent generation units 10, each of the plurality of scent generation units 10 may have one scent generation method.

In addition, the scent generation unit 10 can switch the scent generation pattern. Here, the scent generation pattern is different from the above-mentioned scent generation method. One scent generation method has one or more scent generation patterns. Specifically, the scent generation pattern is based on the scent generation time interval that generates or stops the scent generation, the length of the scent generation time per time, the amount of scent generation per time, and the like. is there.

The scent generation pattern is realized by combining software (algorithm) or the like with hardware corresponding to the scent generation method. The plurality of scent generation methods include a scent generation method in which a plurality of scent generation patterns can be switched, and a scent generation method in which only the default scent generation pattern can be used (the scent generation pattern cannot be changed). In addition, there are scent generation methods in which the length of the scent generation time per time can be changed, but the amount of scent generation per time cannot be changed. That is, the number and contents of the scent generation patterns differ depending on the scent generation method.

Next, the components other than the fragrance generating unit 10 will be described. The reception unit 20 receives from the user an operation for using the fragrance generation system 100. The reception unit 20 receives, for example, the designation of the fragrance generation method and the designation of the sensibility effect desired by the user from the user. The reception unit 20 is realized by, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, or the like. The reception unit 20 may be a component different from the other components included in the fragrance generation system 100, or may be integrated with at least one of these other components. The reception unit 20 may be a part of an independent device such as a remote controller, or may be a part of a mobile terminal (smartphone or tablet terminal) in which a dedicated application program is installed.

The display unit 30 displays information necessary for the user's operation, information necessary for notifying the user of the result of the user's operation, and the like. For example, the display unit 30 displays a screen for designating the scent generation method including the options of the scent generation method, a screen for designating the sensibility effect including the options of the sensibility effect, and the like. The display unit 30 is realized by a display panel such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL panel. The display unit 30 may be a component different from the other components included in the fragrance generation system 100, or may be integrated with at least one of these other components. The display unit 30 may be a part of an independent device such as a remote controller, or may be a part of a mobile terminal (smartphone or tablet terminal) in which a dedicated application program is installed.

The selection unit 40 selects one of a plurality of scent generation methods that can be used in the scent generation system 100 as the target method. The selection unit 40 selects, for example, a plurality of scent generation methods designated by the user through the reception unit 20 as the target method. The selection unit 40 is realized by, for example, a microcomputer or a processor.

When the user specifies the scent generation method, the scent generation unit 10 may be specified first, and then the scent generation method may be specified in two stages, or the scent generation unit 10 and the scent generation method may be specified. May be specified at once. When one scent generating unit 10 has only one scent generating method, only the scent generating unit 10 may be designated.

The control unit 50 reads the sensitivity map corresponding to the target method selected by the selection unit 40 (that is, the fragrance generation method specified by the user through the reception unit 20) from the storage unit 60, and this sensitivity map and the sensitivity effect desired by the user. The fragrance generating unit 10 is controlled based on the above. The control unit 50 is realized by, for example, a microcomputer or a processor.

The storage unit 60 is a storage device that stores a computer program executed by the selection unit 40 and the control unit 50, a sensitivity map, and the like. The storage unit 60 is, in other words, a database of sensitivity maps. The storage unit 60 is realized by a semiconductor memory, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or the like.

[Kansei map]
Next, the Kansei map will be described more specifically. The Kansei map is information showing what kind of Kansei effect can be obtained when a scent is generated by using a certain scent generation method. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a sensitivity map in a two-dimensional map format.

In the example of FIG. 2, points showing emotional effects such as "exciting", "fun", "calm", and "sleepy" are plotted on the two-dimensional coordinates. In addition, points showing what kind of sensibility effect can be obtained when six types of scents A to F are generated using a certain scent generation method (what position they come to in two-dimensional coordinates) are also plotted. ing.

The sensitivity map is created for each scent generation method, for example, and is stored in the storage unit 60 in advance. The method of creating the Kansei map will be described below.

When creating the Kansei map as shown in Fig. 2, when one of the six types of scents was generated using a certain scent generation method, the subject obtained (or felt that) what kind of Kansei effect was obtained. ) To get the evaluation data.

Here, the emotional effect may indicate, for example, the mood, emotion, or psychological state of the subject (the spraying of the scent makes the subject feel relaxed, active, happy, etc.). However, it may also give an impression or atmosphere of the space where the scent is generated (the spraying of the scent makes it feel like a bright space, a calm space, etc.).

The evaluation data for one scent generation method and one scent combination of one subject can be expressed as an N-dimensional vector composed of N evaluation values, where N is the number of sensibility effects. .. By applying factor analysis or multidimensional scaling (MDS) to the evaluation data, an N-dimensional vector can be compressed into a vector of about 2 to 3 dimensions. That is, it is possible to obtain the coordinates in the two-dimensional space or the three-dimensional space of the sensibility effect when one scent generation method and one scent are combined. By acquiring such evaluation data and performing analysis processing for each of the six types of scents, it is possible to create a sensibility map of a certain scent generation method as shown in FIG.

In addition, the sensibility map may further consider the fragrance generation pattern. That is, one point plotted on the sensitivity map may indicate a scent generation pattern and a combination of scents when a certain scent generation method is used. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of such a two-dimensional map format sensitivity map.

Further, in the present specification, the sensitivity map is described as being created for each scent generation method, but a plurality of sensitivity maps corresponding to a plurality of scent generation methods may be integrated. .. In other words, it is not essential that the Kansei map is created for each scent generation method.

Further, the Kansei map is not limited to the two-dimensional map format, and for example, a list of which Kansei effect is closest to each of a plurality of points in the two-dimensional map format (that is, what kind of Kansei effect can be obtained). It may be a modified version. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a list-type sensitivity map. When generating such a list-format sensitivity map, the average value of the evaluation data of all subjects (the average value of each of the N evaluation values) is used as it is, and the sensitivity value is equal to or higher than a certain value. The effects may be listed as the emotional effects obtained by this scent.

Further, the Kansei map may be created separately as a map showing an Kansei effect such as mood and a map showing an Kansei effect such as an impression of space. The Kansei map may be in any form as long as it is information indicating the Kansei effect obtained by the scent generation method and the combination of scents (or the scent generation method, the scent generation pattern, and the combination of scents).

The sensibility effect is not limited to the one showing the mood of the user and the one showing the impression of the space. Sensitive effects also include behavioral effects (eg, wanting to move the body) and physiological effects (eg, sleeping well).

[Operation example 1]
Next, operation example 1 of the fragrance generation system 100 will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an operation example 1 of the fragrance generation system 100. In the following operation example 1, it is assumed that the sensitivity map of FIG. 2 is used as the sensitivity map.

First, the display unit 30 displays a screen for designating the fragrance generation method based on the control of the control unit 50 (S11). FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for designating a fragrance generation method. When such a screen is displayed, the reception unit 20 receives from the user the designation (designation operation) of the fragrance generation method (S12).

The selection unit 40 selects the scent generation method specified by the user as the target method (S13), and the control unit 50 selects the sensitivity map of the target method (that is, the scent generation method specified by the user) from the storage unit 60. Read (S14).

Next, the display unit 30 displays a screen for designating the sensitivity effect based on the control of the control unit 50 (S15). FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for designating an emotional effect. On the screen for designating the Kansei effect, for example, the Kansei effect plotted on the Kansei map read in step S14 (in the case of the Kansei map as shown in FIG. 2, "exciting", "fun", and "calm". Only 4 types of "sleepy") are displayed as options. The display unit 30 may display either the map-format Kansei map or the list-format Kansei map as it is (or by editing it as appropriate) as a screen for designating the Kansei effect.

When such a screen is displayed, the reception unit 20 receives the designation (designation operation) of the sensitivity effect from the user (S16). The control unit 50 determines the scent to be combined with the target method in order to realize the sensibility effect specified in step S16, based on the sensibility map read out in step S14 (S17).

Specifically, the control unit 50 determines the scent corresponding to the point closest to the point showing the sensibility effect specified by the user on the sensibility map shown in FIG. 2 as the scent to be combined with the target method. For example, when the user specifies "fun" as the sensibility effect, the control unit 50 selects (determines) the scent B corresponding to the point that is originally close to the point indicating "fun" in the sensibility map of FIG.

The point indicating "fun" is also a vector (from the origin) indicating "fun". Therefore, the control unit 50 finds the angle formed by the vector indicating "fun" and the vector of the scent, and selects the scent B having the smallest angle difference as the scent closest to the sensibility effect of "fun". You may (decide).

Then, the control unit 50 controls the scent generating unit 10 having the target method to generate the scent determined in step S17 by using the target method (S18). Such control is realized, for example, by the control unit 50 transmitting a control signal to the fragrance generation unit 10 by wire or wireless communication.

Users have different tastes regarding fragrance. Therefore, in step S17, two or more points close to the points indicating the emotional effect specified by the user are determined in order from the closest point, and two or more scents corresponding to the determined two or more points are presented as candidates. You may ask the user which of the candidates to use. In this case, the display unit 30 displays a screen for designating the scent (a screen on which the above candidates are shown).

Further, when the user selects a scent in this way, the control unit 50 may learn the user's scent preference based on the selection result. In this case, in step S17, the scent is determined based on the learning result in consideration of the user's preference. Further, at the start of use of the scent generation system 100, an input operation of information indicating the user's scent preference (in other words, the priority of the scent) is received, and this information is stored in the storage unit 60. Then, in step S17, the control unit 50 determines a plurality of scents corresponding to a plurality of points located within a predetermined distance from the point showing the sensitivity effect specified by the user as candidates, and then based on the information indicating the preference. It is also possible to determine the scent most preferred by the user from the candidates.

Further, for the user who is accustomed to the scent generation system 100 and the user who is familiar with the scent, the display unit 30 displays the sensibility map in step S15, and the user looks at the sensibility map and is close to the sensibility effect that he / she wants directly. Moreover, it is also useful to have a configuration that specifies a scent that suits one's taste.

As described above, the scent generation system 100 can determine the optimum combination of scent and scent generation method in order to realize the sensibility effect desired by the user by using the sensibility map.

In Operation Example 1, an example in which a two-dimensional map format sensitivity map is used has been described, but instead of the two-dimensional map format, a list format sensitivity map as shown in FIG. 4 is used. May be good. As shown in FIG. 4, in the list-type Kansei map, the scent generation method, the scent generation pattern, the scent type, and the closest sensibility effect are associated with each other. Therefore, it is possible to uniquely determine the combination of the scent generation method, the scent generation pattern, and the scent type in order to realize the desired Kansei effect.

Further, in the list-type Kansei map, there may be a plurality of combinations of scent generation methods, scent generation patterns, and scent types associated with the same Kansei effect. In such a case, the same Kansei effect is associated with the same Kansei effect. If the plurality of combinations to be obtained are arranged in the order of the closest distances on the two-dimensional map to the Kansei effect, the control unit 50 can obtain the closest Kansei effect, the scent generation method, the scent generation pattern, and the type of scent. The combination of can be determined. In this way, in the list-type Kansei map, the order of the lists may indicate the proximity to the Kansei effect.

Further, if the information indicating the distance to the Kansei effect is included in the Kansei map in the list format, the control unit 50 can use the Kansei map in the list format in the same manner as the Kansei map in the two-dimensional map format. For example, the control unit 50 can determine a scent type and a scent generation pattern within a certain distance or less from a certain sensibility effect by using a list-type sensibility map. In addition, the learning result of the user's preference can be reflected in the list-format sensitivity map.

[Operation example 2]
In the operation example 1, the control unit 50 determines the target method and the scent to be combined with the target method in order to realize the specified sensitivity effect, but the scent generation pattern may be further determined in addition to the scent. FIG. 8 is a flowchart of an operation example 2 of such a scent generation system 100. In the following operation example 2, it is assumed that the sensitivity map of FIG. 3 is used as the sensitivity map. In the following description of the operation example 2, the description of the matters already mentioned in the operation example 1 will be omitted as appropriate.

The processing of steps S11 to S16 is the same as that of the operation example 1. After step S16, the control unit 50 reads out the scent and the scent generation pattern to be combined with the target method in order to realize the sensibility effect specified in step S16 in the sensibility map (in operation example 2, FIG. 3). (S27).

Specifically, the control unit 50 should combine the scent and the scent generation pattern corresponding to the point closest to the point showing the sensibility effect specified by the user on the sensibility map shown in FIG. 3 with the target method. Determined as a scent generation pattern. For example, when the user specifies "fun" as the sensibility effect, the control unit 50 selects a pair of fragrance B and pattern 2 corresponding to a point that is close to the point indicating "fun" in the sensibility map of FIG. decide. If the same scent B is a pair of scent B and pattern 1, the sensibility effect will be "exciting". Therefore, when "fun" is specified as the emotional effect, the pair of fragrance B and pattern 1 is not selected (determined).

In the example of FIG. 3, the Kansei effect of the scent A is "exciting" regardless of which scent generation pattern is combined. Since the pair of fragrance A and pattern 2 has the highest "exciting" sensibility effect, the pair of fragrance A and pattern 2 is usually selected (determined). However, since the sensibility effect does not differ greatly in any of the generation patterns, the default pattern may be adopted, or the pattern 1 may be adopted. As described above, for the scent in which the difference in the scent generation pattern has almost no effect on the sensitivity effect, a rule such as determining the default scent generation pattern may be set in advance.

Then, the control unit 50 applies the scent determined in step S27 to the scent generation unit 10 which has the target method and can use the determined scent generation pattern, and the scent generation pattern determined in the target method and step S27. Is used to control the generation (S28). Such control is realized, for example, by the control unit 50 transmitting a control signal to the fragrance generation unit 10 by wire or wireless communication.

As described above, the scent generation system 100 can determine the optimum combination of scent, scent generation method, and scent generation pattern in order to realize the sensibility effect desired by the user by using the sensibility map. ..

[Operation example 3]
The operation example 1 and the operation example 2 are based on the premise that the scent generation method is specified by the user, but the scent generation pattern may be specified instead of the scent generation method. FIG. 9 is a flowchart of an operation example 3 of such a scent generation system 100. In the following description of the operation example 3, the description of the matters already mentioned in the operation examples 1 and 2 will be omitted as appropriate.

First, the display unit 30 displays a screen for designating the fragrance generation pattern based on the control of the control unit 50 (S31). FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for designating a scent generation pattern. When such a screen is displayed, the reception unit 20 receives from the user the designation (designation operation) of the fragrance generation pattern (S32).

The selection unit 40 selects the scent generation pattern specified by the user as the target pattern (S33), and the control unit 50 stores the sensitivity map related to the target pattern (that is, the scent generation pattern specified by the user). Read from 60 (S34).

Next, the display unit 30 displays a screen for designating the sensitivity effect based on the control of the control unit 50 (S35). When such a screen is displayed, the reception unit 20 receives the designation (designation operation) of the sensitivity effect from the user (S36).

The control unit 50 determines the scent and the scent generation method to be combined with the target pattern in order to realize the sensibility effect specified in step S36 based on the sensibility map read out in step S34 (S37).

Specifically, the control unit 50 determines the scent and the scent generation method corresponding to the point closest to the point showing the sensibility effect specified by the user on the sensibility map as the scent to be combined with the target pattern. It is not essential to determine the scent generation method, and when the scent generation pattern is specified and the scent generation method is naturally determined, the scent generation method is not determined.

Then, the control unit 50 has a determined scent generation method, and the scent generation unit 10 that can use the target pattern uses the scent generation method determined in step S37 and the target pattern. Control to generate. Such control is realized, for example, by the control unit 50 transmitting a control signal to the fragrance generation unit 10 by wire or wireless communication.

As described above, the scent generation system 100 can determine the optimum combination of scents and scent generation patterns in order to realize the sensibility effect desired by the user by using the sensibility map.

The operation example 3 may be combined with the operation example 1. That is, the user may specify three methods, a scent generation method, a scent generation pattern, and a sensibility effect. In this case, the control unit 50 determines the designated scent generation method and the scent to be combined with the designated scent generation pattern in order to realize the designated sensitivity effect based on the sensitivity map, and generates the scent. In the part 10, the determined scent is generated by using the designated scent generation method and the designated scent generation pattern.

[Operation example when a new fragrance generator is added (Operation example 4)]
Next, an operation example when a new scent generation unit 10 is added to the scent generation system 100 will be described. First, a list of devices stored in the storage unit 60 before the new fragrance generation unit 10 is added to the fragrance generation system 100 will be described.

The device list stored in the storage unit 60 includes all the scent generation units 10 existing in the initial state, and information indicating the scent generation method. In addition, in the device list, spec information related to the scent generation method and scent generation pattern existing in the initial state (for example, mist diameter when spraying liquid fragrance by ultrasonic method, scent generation time interval, scent generation) The minimum value, median value, maximum value such as amount, temperature range of heating method, humidity range of humidifier, air volume of air conditioner, etc.) are included. In addition, in the device list, information indicating the Kansei map corresponding to the fragrance generation method (information for specifying the Kansei map such as the Kansei map ID or the map name. If the Kansei map is in a list format, etc., it is not available. May be good) and so on.

The device list may be held (stored) by another element such as the selection unit 40, or may be stored in a database or the like different from the storage unit 60. Further, the device list may be divided into a list of the scent generation method and the sensitivity map ID, a list of the scent generation unit 10, the scent generation method and the specification information, and the like.

An operation example when a new scent generation unit 10 is added to the scent generation system 100 in a state where such a device list is stored in the storage unit 60 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of an operation example 4 of such a scent generation system 100.

The addition of a new scent generation unit 10 to the scent generation system 100 means that, for example, a communication connection between the control unit 50 and the new scent generation unit 10 is established. First, the control unit 50 acquires the scent generation method possessed by the new scent generation unit 10 and the spec information (hereinafter, also referred to as the scent generation method) of the new scent generation unit (S41). The control unit 50 acquires, for example, the scent generation method of the new scent generation unit 10 from the new scent generation unit 10 by communication. Further, the reception unit 20 may accept a manual input operation of the user's scent generation method or the like, and the control unit 50 may acquire the scent generation method or the like of the new scent generation unit 10 from the user via the reception unit 20. ..

Next, the control unit 50 refers to the device list stored in the storage unit 60, and determines whether or not the device list includes the same scent generation method as that of the new scent generation unit 10. (S42). When the control unit 50 determines that the device list includes the same scent generation method as the scent generation method of the new scent generation unit 10 (Yes in S42), the sensitivity map ID corresponding to this scent generation method is displayed. The sensibility map to be shown is specified as a sensibility map of the new fragrance generating unit 10 (S43). At this time, the control unit 50 adds the spec information of the new fragrance generation unit 10 and the specified sensitivity map ID to the device list.

When the control unit 50 determines that the device list does not include the same scent generation method as the scent generation method of the new scent generation unit 10 (No in S42), the spec information and the device of the new scent generation unit 10 By comparing with the spec information of the scent generation method included in the list, it is determined whether or not there is a scent generation method similar (for example, the degree of similarity is higher than a predetermined value) among the existing scent generation methods. (S44). When the control unit 50 determines that a similar scent generation method exists among the existing scent generation methods (Yes in S44), the control unit 50 newly updates the sensitivity map indicated by the sensitivity map ID corresponding to the scent generation method having the highest degree of similarity. It is specified as a sensitivity map of the fragrance generating portion 10 (S45). At this time, the control unit 50 adds the spec information of the new fragrance generation unit 10 and the specified sensitivity map ID to the device list.

The similarity based on the spec information is calculated based on, for example, the similarity of all the parameters included in the spec information. Of all the parameters included in the spec information, the parameters to be emphasized for each fragrance generation method may be determined in advance, and the similarity based on the spec information may be calculated based on the similarity of the parameters to be emphasized. Since the scent generation method can be expressed by a vector composed of a plurality of parameters included in the spec information, the similarity between the two scent generation methods is the cosine similarity between the two vectors or the Euclidean distance between the two vectors. It can be calculated using the general calculation method of.

When the control unit 50 determines that there is no similar scent generation method among the existing scent generation methods (No in S44), the control unit 50 calculates the similarity based on the user's scent evaluation result (S46), and the existing scent. The sensitivity map indicated by the sensitivity map ID corresponding to the scent generation method having the highest degree of similarity among the generation methods is specified as the sensitivity map of the new scent generation unit 10 (S47). At this time, the control unit 50 adds the spec information of the new fragrance generation unit 10 and the specified sensitivity map ID to the device list. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a method of calculating the degree of similarity based on the evaluation result of the scent of the user.

Specifically, the control unit 50 generates a reference scent in the new scent generation unit 10 using a new scent generation method, and the reception unit 20 receives an input operation of the evaluation result of the sensitivity effect on the reference scent. As the evaluation items, the same items as those for creating the sensitivity map are used, but it is also possible to simplify the evaluation by using each dimension after dimension compression by principal component analysis or factor analysis as the evaluation item. It is possible. As a result, as shown in FIG. 12A, the position (coordinates) of the reference incense on the sensitivity map is determined. The coordinates of the reference incense can be calculated by leaving the weight obtained by calculation such as factor analysis and the value of the load amount.

The standard scent is a scent whose sensibility effect is likely to change due to a different scent generation method, and several types (three types in the example of FIG. 12) are selected in advance. As shown in FIG. 12B, the existing Kansei maps of the aroma generation methods 1 to 3 include points (coordinates) indicating the Kansei effect of the reference incense in advance. The control unit 50 compares the coordinates of the reference scent obtained as the evaluation result with the coordinates of the reference scent on the existing sensitivity map to determine which scent generation method the new scent generation method is close to (that is, similarity). Is high) can be specified. The "closeness" here is not the closeness of the scent generation method itself, but the closeness of the generated scent from the viewpoint of sensitivity evaluation.

The reference incense is, for example, one that changes in the scent generation method 1 but does not change in the scent generation methods 2 and 3, one that changes in the scent generation methods 1 and 2 but does not change in the scent generation method 3, and the scent generation method 1. It suffices to combine several types, such as those that do not change in 2 and 2 but change in the fragrance generation method 3. It suffices that a plurality of standard incenses that can discriminate the difference in the scent generation method are combined, and it is not necessary that the difference in the scent generation method cannot be discriminated by only one standard scent.

As described above, the scent generation system 100 can use the existing sensibility map as the sensibility map of the new scent generation unit 10 when the new scent generation unit 10 is added to the scent generation system 100. ..

Further, the scent generation system 100 stores in the storage unit 60 a sensibility map obtained by correcting (synthesizing, projecting, etc.) a plurality of existing sensibility maps as a sensibility map of the scent generation method possessed by the new scent generation unit 10. You may. That is, the fragrance generation system 100 may newly create a sensibility map using an existing sensibility map.

For example, it is conceivable that there are a plurality of fragrance generation methods having the highest degree of similarity in step S47. Specifically, the evaluation result is an intermediate result between the scent generation method 1 and the scent generation method 2. In such a case, the control unit 50 may create a new sensitivity map. For example, when the evaluation result is an intermediate result between the scent generation method 1 and the scent generation method 2, the control unit 50 takes the average value of the two sensitivity maps corresponding to the two scent generation methods. A new Kansei map can be generated.

Further, as another example in the case where a plurality of scent generation methods having the highest degree of similarity exist in step S47, the evaluation result is similar to the scent generation method 1 in some parts and similar to the scent generation method 2 in some parts. It is possible that there is. In such a case, the control unit 50 can create a sensibility map in which similar parts of the two sensibility maps corresponding to the two scent generation methods are joined together.

When the control unit 50 can express the three points indicating the evaluation result of the reference scent determined by the evaluation result as a projective transformation of the three points indicating the sensibility effect of the reference scent in the existing sensibility map, the control unit 50 displays the existing sensibility map. It is also possible to create a Kansei map by performing a projective transformation so that the evaluation results of the standard incense match.

Further, the fragrance generation system 100 may create a new sensibility map without using the existing sensibility map. For example, it is conceivable that the similarity calculated in step S46 is equal to or less than a predetermined value for any existing scent generation method (there is no scent generation method having a similarity higher than the predetermined value). In such a case, the control unit 50 may create a new Kansei map without using the existing Kansei map. In this case, an automatic program that creates a new Kansei map based on the evaluation result of the standard incense is prepared. This automatic program is executed by, for example, the control unit 50, but a component other than the control unit 50 (for example, a sensitivity evaluation unit) may be provided and executed by the component.

[Effects, etc.]
As described above, the scent generation system 100 is a scent generation unit 10 capable of generating one or more types of scents, and the scent generation unit 10 having a plurality of scent generation methods and a plurality of scent generation methods. A storage unit 60 that stores an emotional map showing an emotional effect obtained by combining one or more types of scents, a selection unit 40 that selects at least one of a plurality of scent generation methods as a target method, and a user. The reception unit 20 that receives the designation of the desired Kansei effect from the user and the scent to be combined with the target method in order to realize the specified Kansei effect are determined based on the Kansei map, and the determined scent is determined by the scent generating unit 10. Is provided with a control unit 50 that generates the above using the target method.

By using the sensitivity map, such a scent generation system 100 can determine the optimum combination of scent and scent generation method in order to realize the sensitivity effect desired by the user. Therefore, the scent generation system 100 can give the user a desired sensibility effect by generating the scent determined by the determined scent generation method in the scent generation unit 10.

Further, in the operation examples 1 to 3, the scent generation system 100 further includes a display unit 30 that displays a screen for designating the scent generation method. The reception unit 20 further receives the designation of the scent generation method from the user when the screen is displayed, and the selection unit 40 selects the plurality of scent generation methods designated by the user as the target method.

By using the sensitivity map, such a scent generation system 100 can determine the scent to be combined with the scent generation method specified by the user in order to realize the sensitivity effect to be performed by the user. Therefore, the scent generation system 100 can give the user a desired sensibility effect by generating the scent determined by the designated scent generation method in the scent generation unit 10.

Further, in the operation example 2, the Kansei map shows the Kansei effect obtained by combining a plurality of scent generation methods, one or more kinds of scents, and a plurality of scent generation patterns. The control unit 50 determines the scent and the scent generation pattern to be combined with the target method in order to realize the specified Kansei effect based on the Kansei map, and the scent generation unit 10 determines the determined scent as the target method. It is generated using a scent generation pattern.

By using the sensitivity map, such a scent generation system 100 can determine the optimum combination of scent, scent generation method, and scent generation pattern in order to realize the sensitivity effect desired by the user. Therefore, the scent generation system 100 can give the user a desired sensibility effect by generating the scent determined by the determined scent generation method and the scent generation pattern in the scent generation unit 10.

Further, in the operation example 3, the scent generation system 100 is a scent generation unit 10 capable of generating one or more types of scents, and the scent generation unit 10 capable of selecting a plurality of scent generation patterns and a plurality of scents. A storage unit 60 that stores an generation pattern and an emotional map showing an emotional effect obtained by combining one or more types of scents, and a selection unit 40 that selects at least one of a plurality of scent generation patterns as a target pattern. The reception unit 20 that receives the designation of the sensibility effect desired by the user from the user, and the scent that should be combined with the target pattern in order to realize the specified sensibility effect are determined based on the sensibility map, and the scent generation unit 10 determines. It includes a control unit 50 that generates a determined scent using a target pattern.

By using the sensitivity map, such a scent generation system 100 can determine the optimum combination of scent and scent generation pattern in order to realize the sensitivity effect desired by the user. Therefore, the scent generation system 100 can give the user a desired sensibility effect by generating the scent determined by the determined scent generation pattern in the scent generation unit 10.

Further, in the operation example 4, the control unit 50 has a scent generation method (hereinafter, also referred to as a first scent generation method) possessed by the new scent generation unit 10 when a new scent generation unit 10 is added to the scent generation system 100. As the sensitivity map of (described), a sensitivity map corresponding to a scent generation method similar to the first scent generation method (hereinafter, also referred to as a second scent generation method) among a plurality of scent generation methods is stored in the storage unit 60. Remember.

Such a scent generation system 100 uses an existing sensibility map as the sensibility map of the scent generation method possessed by the new scent generation unit 10 when a new scent generation unit 10 is added to the scent generation system 100. Thereby, the fragrance determination process can be performed.

Further, in the operation example 4, when the new scent generation unit 10 is added to the scent generation system 100, the control unit 50 generates the reference scent in the new scent generation unit 10 by using the first scent generation method. Based on the evaluation result of the user's sensitivity effect on the reference scent received by the reception unit 20, the sensitivity map corresponding to the second scent generation method similar to the first scent generation method is specified, and the specified sensitivity map is first. It is stored in the storage unit 60 as a sensitivity map of the scent generation method.

Such a scent generation system 100 has a scent generation method that the new scent generation unit 10 has based on the evaluation result of the user's sensitivity effect when a new scent generation unit 10 is added to the scent generation system 100. By using the existing Kansei map as the Kansei map, the fragrance determination process can be performed.

Further, in the operation example 4, when the new scent generation unit 10 is added to the scent generation system 100, the control unit 50 has a plurality of sensibility maps of the first scent generation method possessed by the new scent generation unit 10. Of the scent generation methods, the sensibility map obtained by correcting the sensibility map corresponding to the second scent generation method is stored in the storage unit 60. The correction here is, for example, a combination of a plurality of Kansei maps, a projective transformation of the Kansei maps, and the like.

Such a scent generation system 100 corrects an existing sensibility map as a sensibility map of the scent generation method possessed by the new scent generation unit 10 when a new scent generation unit 10 is added to the scent generation system 100. By using the thing, the fragrance determination process can be performed.

Further, the present invention may be realized as a control device which is a scent generating unit 10 capable of generating one or more kinds of scents and controls a scent generating unit 10 having a plurality of scent generating methods. Such a control device includes a storage unit 60 in which a plurality of scent generation methods and a sensibility map showing a sensibility effect obtained by combining one or more types of scents are stored, and at least one of the plurality of scent generation methods. The selection unit 40 that selects one as the target method, the reception unit 20 that receives the designation of the sensitivity effect desired by the user from the user, and the fragrance that should be combined with the target method in order to realize the specified sensitivity effect are displayed on the sensitivity map. The fragrance generating unit 10 is provided with a control unit 50 for generating the determined fragrance by using the target method.

By using the Kansei map, such a control device can determine the optimum combination of fragrance and fragrance generation pattern in order to realize the Kansei effect desired by the user. Therefore, the control device can give the user a desired sensibility effect by generating the scent determined by the determined scent generation pattern in the scent generation unit 10.

The control device as described above is, for example, a dedicated remote controller (dedicated device) for the fragrance generation system 100, but the application program is installed on a general-purpose information terminal (general-purpose device) such as a smartphone or tablet terminal. It may be realized by. The present invention may be realized as a program for operating such a computer as the control device.

(Embodiment 2)
[Constitution]
In the second embodiment, a scent generation system in which a plurality of scent generation units 10 are installed in different rooms will be described. FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the scent generation system according to the second embodiment. In the following description of the second embodiment, the description will be focused on the differences from the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 13, the scent generation system 100a according to the second embodiment includes a plurality of scent generation units 10, a reception unit 20, a display unit 30, a selection unit 40, a control unit 50, and a storage unit. 60 and a plurality of sensor units 70 are provided. One scent generating unit 10 is arranged in each of the plurality of rooms 80, and one sensor unit 70 is also arranged in each of the plurality of rooms 80.

The sensor unit 70 detects the presence of the user in the room in which the sensor unit 70 is arranged. The sensor unit 70 is, for example, a general motion sensor that detects infrared rays emitted from a human body, but is not limited to the motion sensor. For example, the sensor unit 70 is a lighting switch for the room 80, and may detect that the lighting has changed from the off state to the on state in the room 80 as if the user is in the room 80. That is, it may be considered that the user is in the room when the lighting is changed from the off state to the on state. Further, the sensor unit 70 may be a sensor or the like that detects a wireless tag possessed by the user.

[Operation example]
Next, an operation example of the fragrance generation system 100a will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart of an operation example of the fragrance generation system 100a. The operation examples described below may be combined with the operation examples 1 to 4 described in the first embodiment in any way.

First, each of the plurality of sensor units 70 detects the presence of the user in the room in which the sensor unit 70 is arranged (S51). The selection unit 40 has a scent contained in the scent generation unit 10 installed in the room in which the user's presence is detected, based on the detection result information acquired from the sensor unit 70 and the arrangement information stored in the storage unit 60. The generation method is selected as the target method (S52). FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of arrangement information.

In the arrangement information, the room ID (identification information), the ID of the sensor unit 70, the ID of the scent generation unit 10, and the scent generation method of the scent generation unit 10 are associated with each other. Such arrangement information is stored in the storage unit 60 in advance. By referring to the arrangement information, the selection unit 40 can select the scent generation method associated with the ID of the sensor unit 70 included in the detection result information acquired from the sensor unit 70 as the target method. In the example of FIG. 15, when the selection unit 40 acquires the detection result information from the sensor unit 70 installed in the room 1, the selection unit 40 selects the scent generation method 1 and the scent generation method 2.

It is not essential that the arrangement information is directly referred to by the selection unit 40, the selection unit 40 transmits a selection request including the ID of the sensor unit 70 to the control unit 50, and the control unit 50 refers to the arrangement information. Then, the fragrance generation method associated with the ID of the sensor unit 70 included in the selection request may be selected as the target method.

Next, the control unit 50 reads out the sensitivity map of the target method from the storage unit 60 (S53). The display unit 30 displays a screen for designating the sensitivity effect based on the control of the control unit 50 (S54). When a plurality of scent generation methods are selected in step S52 (that is, when a plurality of sensibility maps are read in step S53), in step S54, all the sensibility effect options that can be realized by the plurality of scent generation methods are displayed. Will be done. In the first embodiment (scent generation system 100), only the emotional effects that can be realized by one scent generation method specified by the user are displayed as options.

When such a screen is displayed, the reception unit 20 receives the designation (designation operation) of the sensitivity effect from the user (S55). The control unit 50 determines the optimum target method and fragrance combination based on the sensitivity map read out in step S53 in order to realize the sensitivity effect specified in step S55 (S56). 16A and 16B are diagrams for explaining an example of a method for determining a target method and a combination of fragrances (a diagram showing two Kansei maps read out in step S53).

When the user specifies the sensibility effect "fun", the point closest to "fun" in the sensibility map of the scent generation method 1 shown in FIG. 16A is the point showing scent B, and the scent generation shown in FIG. 16B. The point closest to "fun" in the Kansei map of Method 2 is also the point showing fragrance B. Here, since the combination of the scent generation method 2 and the scent B is closer to the sensibility effect "fun" than the combination of the scent generation method 1 and the scent B, the control unit 50 uses the combination of the scent generation method 2 and the scent B. decide. In other words, the control unit 50 selects the scent generation method 2 as the final target method, and determines the scent B as the scent to be combined with the final target method.

The point indicating "fun" is also a vector (from the origin) indicating "fun". Therefore, the control unit 50 finds the angle formed by the vector indicating "fun" and the scent vector in each of the sensibility map of the scent generation method 1 and the sensibility map of the scent generation method 2, and obtains the largest angle difference. The combination of the small scent and the scent generation method may be selected (determined) as the combination of the scent and the scent generation method closest to the sensibility effect of "fun".

When the sensitivity map includes information on the scent generation pattern, the control unit 50 determines the combination of the target method, the scent, and the scent generation pattern in step S56.

Then, the control unit 50 controls the scent generating unit 10 having the target method to generate the scent determined in step S56 by using the target method (S57). Such control is realized, for example, by the control unit 50 transmitting a control signal to the fragrance generation unit 10 by wire or wireless communication.

As described above, the scent generation system 100a detects the room in which the user is staying and selects a sensitivity map corresponding to the scent generation method that can be used in the room. The user of the scent generation system 100a does not need to select the scent generation method. Then, the scent generation system 100a can automatically determine the scent generation method and the combination of scents that are most suitable for the sensibility effect desired by the user.

[Effects, etc.]
In the scent generation system 100a, the scent generation unit 10 is arranged in each of the plurality of rooms 80. The scent generation system 100a further includes a scent generation system having a sensor unit 70 for detecting the presence of the user in each of the plurality of rooms 80 and a scent generation unit 10 arranged in the room 80 in which the presence of the user is detected. It is provided with a display unit 30 that displays the options of the sensibilities that can be realized by the above. The reception unit 20 further receives the designation of the sensitivity effect from the user when the options are displayed.

Such a scent generation system 100a can accept the designation of an appropriate sensitivity effect from the user by not displaying the options of the sensitivity effect that cannot be realized in the room 80 in which the user is located.

Further, for example, the selection unit 40 selects at least one of the plurality of fragrance generation methods as the target method based on the detection result of the sensor unit 70.

Such a scent generation system 100a can give an appropriate sensibility effect to the user by selecting the scent generation method that can be used in the room 80 in which the user is located as the target method.

(Other embodiments)
Although the embodiments have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

For example, in the operation example 1 of the first embodiment, the user specifies only the desired Kansei effect through the reception unit, and the selection unit and the control unit realize the Kansei effect specified by the user based on the Kansei map. You may decide the fragrance generation method and the fragrance combination suitable for this.

Similarly, in the operation example 3 of the first embodiment, the user specifies only the desired Kansei effect through the reception unit, and the selection unit and the control unit specify the Kansei effect specified by the user based on the Kansei map. A scent generation pattern and a scent combination suitable for achieving this may be determined.

Further, in the above embodiment, the fragrance generation system is realized by a plurality of devices, but it may be realized as a single device. When the scent generation system is realized by a plurality of devices, the components included in the scent generation system may be distributed to the plurality of devices in any way. Moreover, the fragrance generation system may be realized as a client-server system.

For example, the communication method between the components in the above embodiment is not particularly limited. Further, in the communication between the components, a relay device (not shown) may intervene.

Further, in the above embodiment, another processing unit may execute the processing executed by the specific processing unit. For example, the process executed by the selection unit may be executed by the control unit. Further, the order of the plurality of processes may be changed, or the plurality of processes may be executed in parallel.

Further, in the above embodiment, each component may be realized by executing a software program suitable for each component. Each component may be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU or a processor reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.

In addition, each component may be realized by hardware. For example, each component may be a circuit (or integrated circuit). These circuits may form one circuit as a whole, or may be separate circuits from each other. Further, each of these circuits may be a general-purpose circuit or a dedicated circuit.

In addition, general or specific embodiments of the present invention may be realized in recording media such as systems, devices, methods, integrated circuits, computer programs or computer-readable CD-ROMs. Further, it may be realized by any combination of a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program and a recording medium.

For example, the present invention may be realized as a scent generation method executed by a computer such as a scent generation system, or may be realized as a program for causing a computer to execute such a scent generation method. Further, the present invention may be realized as a computer-readable non-temporary recording medium in which such a program is recorded.

In addition, it is realized by a form obtained by applying various modifications to each embodiment that can be conceived by those skilled in the art, or by arbitrarily combining the components and functions in each embodiment without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Also included in the present invention.

10 Fragrance generation unit 20 Reception unit 30 Display unit 40 Selection unit 50 Control unit 60 Storage unit 70 Sensor unit 80 Room 100, 100a Fragrance generation system

Claims (11)

A scent generating section capable of generating one or more types of scents, and a scent generating section having a plurality of scent generating methods.
A storage unit in which a sensitivity map showing the sensitivity effect obtained by the combination of the plurality of scent generation methods and one or more types of scents is stored, and
A selection unit that selects at least one of the plurality of scent generation methods as the target method, and
A reception unit that accepts the designation of the emotional effect that the user wants from the user, and
A control unit that determines a scent to be combined with the target method in order to realize the specified sensitivity effect based on the sensitivity map, and generates the determined scent in the scent generation unit using the target method. A fragrance generation system equipped with. The Kansei map shows the Kansei effect obtained by combining the plurality of scent generation methods, the one or more kinds of scents, and the plurality of scent generation patterns.
The control unit determines a scent and a scent generation pattern to be combined with the target method in order to realize the designated sensibility effect based on the sensibility map, and the determined scent is applied to the target in the scent generation unit. The fragrance generation system according to claim 1, wherein the fragrance generation system is generated using a method and a determined fragrance generation pattern. When a new scent generation unit is added to the scent generation system, the control unit serves as a sensitivity map of the first scent generation method possessed by the new scent generation system, and is the first of the plurality of scent generation methods. The scent generation system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a sensitivity map corresponding to a second scent generation method similar to the one scent generation method is stored in the storage unit. The control unit is used when a new scent generation unit is added to the scent generation system.
A reference scent is generated in the new scent generation section using the first scent generation method.
Based on the evaluation result of the user's sensitivity effect on the reference scent received by the reception unit, a sensitivity map corresponding to the second scent generation method similar to the first scent generation method is specified.
The scent generation system according to claim 3, wherein the specified sensibility map is stored in the storage unit as the sensibility map of the first scent generation method. When a new scent generation unit is added to the scent generation system, the control unit serves as a sensitivity map of the first scent generation method possessed by the new scent generation system, and is the second of the plurality of scent generation methods. The scent generation system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sensibility map obtained by correcting the sensibility map corresponding to the scent generation method is stored in the storage unit. In addition, it is equipped with a display unit that displays a screen for specifying the scent generation method.
The reception unit further receives the designation of the fragrance generation method from the user when the screen is displayed.
The scent generation system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the selection unit selects one of the plurality of scent generation methods designated by the user as the target method. The scent generating part is arranged in each of a plurality of rooms, and is arranged in each of the plurality of rooms.
The scent generation system further
A sensor unit that detects the presence of the user in each of the plurality of rooms,
It is provided with a display unit that displays the options of the sensibility effect that can be realized by the scent generation method possessed by the scent generation unit arranged in the room where the user's presence is detected.
The scent generation system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the reception unit further receives a designation of a sensitivity effect from the user when the option is displayed. The scent generation system according to claim 7, wherein the selection unit selects at least one of the plurality of scent generation methods as the target method based on the detection result of the sensor unit. A scent generating section capable of generating one or more types of scents, and a scent generating section capable of selecting a plurality of scent generating patterns.
A storage unit in which the plurality of scent generation patterns and a sensibility map showing the sensibility effect obtained by the combination of the one or more kinds of scents are stored.
A selection unit that selects at least one of the plurality of scent generation patterns as a target pattern, and
A reception unit that accepts the designation of the emotional effect that the user wants from the user, and
A control unit that determines a scent to be combined with the target pattern in order to realize the specified sensitivity effect based on the sensitivity map, and generates the determined scent in the scent generation unit using the target pattern. A fragrance generation system equipped with. A scent generating unit capable of generating one or more types of scents, and a control device for controlling a scent generating unit having a plurality of scent generating methods.
A storage unit in which a sensitivity map showing the sensitivity effect obtained by the combination of the plurality of scent generation methods and one or more types of scents is stored, and
A selection unit that selects at least one of the plurality of scent generation methods as the target method, and
A reception unit that accepts the designation of the emotional effect that the user wants from the user, and
A control unit that determines a scent to be combined with the target method in order to realize the specified sensitivity effect based on the sensitivity map, and generates the determined scent in the scent generation unit using the target method. A control device equipped with. A program for operating a computer as the control device according to claim 10.

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