KR20170073976A - Portable terminal and the contol method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable terminal comprising: a signal receiving unit for receiving a signal; A signal processor for processing the received signal; An output unit for outputting information based on the processed signal; A user command input unit for receiving a user command; A communication unit for communicating with at least one external device; A control unit for controlling the communication unit to perform communication with the at least one external device; A housing for receiving the signal receiving unit, the signal processing unit, the output unit, the user command input unit, the communication unit, and the control unit; And a perfume emitting portion provided in one area of the housing to emit a perfume.
Accordingly, the portable terminal can provide the user with the fragrance, and more emotional use becomes possible.

Description

[0001] PORTABLE TERMINAL AND THE CONTOL METHOD THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to a portable terminal, and more particularly, to a portable terminal and a control method of a portable terminal that include a perfume emitting unit that emits a perfume and that controls a specific amount of perfume to be released at a specific time based on a setting will be.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, portable terminals capable of moving and providing various functions have become widespread. Typical examples of such portable terminals include a mobile communication terminal, a personal information terminal, a laptop, and a wearable device. The mobile communication terminal supports a mobile communication function so that a user can communicate with an external device while moving. The mobile communication enables the portable terminal to communicate with the outside by accessing a local network or the like using a base station or the like, or directly communicate with the portable terminal through Bluetooth communication Near Field Communication (NFC) to transmit and receive voice and data.

The portable terminal may further include a CPU, a memory, an operating system, and the like, and may further include an accessory device connectable with a program for performing various operations of the portable terminal, and may collect, store, can do.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a portable terminal provides a function to a user by supporting a mobile communication function or using various stored programs. However, the conventional portable terminal only provides visual information or auditory information to the user, but can not provide olfactory information.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a portable terminal and a control method thereof for providing smell information to a user.

The above object of the present invention is achieved by a portable terminal comprising: a signal receiving unit for receiving a signal; A signal processor for processing the received signal; An output unit for outputting information based on the processed signal; A user command input unit for receiving a user command; A communication unit for communicating with at least one external device; A control unit for controlling the communication unit to perform communication with the at least one external device; A housing for receiving the signal receiving unit, the signal processing unit, the output unit, the user command input unit, the communication unit, and the control unit; And a perfume emitting portion provided in one area of the housing and emitting a perfume.

The signal may include at least one of a video signal and a voice signal, and the output unit may include at least one of a display for outputting an image based on the video signal and a speaker for outputting a voice based on the voice signal.

The controller may control the perfume emitting unit to selectively emit a perfume based on a predetermined condition.

The control unit may control the output unit to output a user interface (UI) including at least one menu item so that the user can set the condition.

The condition may include at least one of a time at which the perfume is emitted, a kind of the perfume to be emitted, and an amount of the perfume to be emitted.

The perfume generator may be provided in the user command input unit.

The control unit may control the perfume emitting unit based on the surrounding information received from the at least one external apparatus through the communication unit.

The ambient environment information may include at least one of odor information, brightness information, and humidity information.

The control unit may detect the position of the portable terminal and may control the perfume emitting unit to selectively emit a perfume based on the detected position.

The apparatus may further include a measurement unit for measuring biometric signals of a user to generate biometric information, and the controller may control the perfume generator to selectively emit a perfume based on the generated biometric information.

The perfume emitting portion may include at least one solid perfume cartridge.

The perfume emitting portion may include at least one liquid perfume storage portion.

The perfume emitting unit may be made of a fragile material.

The perfume input unit may further include a perfume input unit capable of inputting a perfume, and the control unit may control the perfume emitting unit to emit the inputted perfume.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal control method including a housing for receiving a perfume emitting portion, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a signal; processing the received signal; outputting information based on the processed signal Communicating with at least one external device; And generating and emitting a perfume in the perfume emitting unit.

The signal may include at least one of a video signal and a voice signal, and the step of outputting the information may include outputting at least one of video and audio based on the processed signal.

The step of generating and releasing the fragrance may include selectively releasing the fragrance based on predetermined conditions.

The step of outputting the information may include outputting a UI including at least one menu item to set the condition.

The condition may include at least one of a time at which the perfume is emitted, a kind of the perfume to be emitted, and an amount of the perfume to be emitted.

The step of selectively releasing the fragrance

And selectively emitting the fragrance based on the ambient information received from the at least one external device.

The ambient environment information may include at least one of odor information, brightness information, and humidity information.

The step of selectively emitting the fragrance may include: detecting a position of the portable terminal; And selectively emitting the fragrance based on the detected location.

The step of selectively emitting the fragrance includes: generating biometric information by measuring a user's biometric signal; And selectively emitting a perfume based on the generated biometric information.

The step of releasing the perfume comprises the steps of: inputting a perfume; And emitting the input perfume.

As described above, according to the present invention, various fragrances can be selectively provided based on various setting conditions, as olfactory information to the user.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example of using a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 shows a front view of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 illustrates a rear view of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates a UI provided to a user to change setting information of a fragrance generating unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 illustrates an example of using a portable terminal that emits a fragrance according to the surrounding environment information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 illustrates an example of using a portable terminal that emits a fragrance according to the surrounding environment information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 illustrates an example of using a portable terminal that emits a perfume according to the surrounding environment information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 illustrates an example of using a portable terminal that emits a fragrance according to the surrounding environment information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 illustrates an example of using a portable terminal for controlling a fragrance generating unit according to a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 illustrates an example of use of a portable terminal for controlling the fragrance generating unit according to the user's emotions according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 shows an example in which the perfume emitting section includes a perfume reservoir constituted by a solid perfume cartridge.
Fig. 13 shows an example in which the perfume generating section includes a perfume reservoir constituted by a perfume ampoule.
Figure 14 illustrates an example of storing an external perfume and releasing a stored perfume in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
15 is a flowchart illustrating a control procedure of the portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 illustrates an example in which a fragrance is emitted when the lock screen of the portable terminal is released according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 17 illustrates an example in which a fragrance is emitted when the lock screen of the portable terminal is released according to an embodiment of the present invention.
18 illustrates an example in which a fragrance is emitted from a wearable device when wearing the wearable device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 19 shows an example in which a different perfume is emitted according to contents to be reproduced according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and the accompanying drawings, detailed description of well-known functions or constructions that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. It should be noted that the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as possible throughout the drawings.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed to be limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventor shall define the appropriate definition It should be construed as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the technical ideas of the present invention are described. Therefore, It should be understood that various equivalents and modifications may be present.

In the accompanying drawings, some of the elements are exaggerated, omitted or schematically shown, and the size of each element does not entirely reflect the actual size. The invention is not limited by the relative size or spacing depicted in the accompanying drawings.

When an element is referred to as being "comprising" another element throughout the specification, it is to be understood that this description is not intended to exclude other elements, . Also, as used in the specification, 'part' means a hardware component such as a software FPGA or an ASIC, and 'part' can be configured to perform certain roles. However, 'minus' is not limited to software or hardware. The " part " may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium, and may be configured to play one or more processors. Thus, by way of example, and by no means, the terms " component " or " component " means any combination of components, such as software components, object- oriented software components, class components and task components, Subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays and variables. The functions provided in the components and parts may be combined into a smaller number of components and parts or further separated into additional components and parts.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example of using a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the case where the portable terminal 1 is a device for communicating with the outside such as a smart phone, the user can perform an Internet search, a telephone call, etc. using the portable terminal 1. In addition, A variety of functions that can be provided by using the functions can be used. The portable terminal 1 may include an output unit 100 for displaying related information.

The portable terminal 1 according to the present invention may further include a perfume emitting unit 101. [ The perfume emitting section 101 is provided in a part of the housing which constitutes the portable terminal 1 and can be configured to emit the perfume 103 stored to the user at all times or as the user's selection or specific condition is satisfied have.

The perfume 103 can be sprayed with liquid if the perfume ampoule is provided according to the embodiment of the storage unit storing the perfume 103 and the perfume 103 generated in the cartridge when the solid cartridge is provided is stored in the portable terminal 1 ). ≪ / RTI >

The user may take the nose perfume generator 101 to take on the perfume 103 and assume the perfume 103. When the perfume 103 stored in the perfume generator 101 is sprayed, And the perfume 103 can be discharged.

The perfume emitting portion 101 located on the side of the portable terminal 1 in the drawing is not intended to limit the present invention and the perfume emitting portion 101 may be located in at least one part of the portable terminal 1 .

2 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The portable terminal 1 is configured to provide various functions such as communication to a user and can be configured to provide the user with a perfume according to a user's selection or satisfaction of a specific condition.

The portable terminal according to the present invention includes a signal receiving unit 200, a signal processing unit 201, an output unit 100, a communication unit 203, a user command input unit 205, a perfume generating unit 101, ).

The signal receiving unit 200 may be configured to receive an external signal. The signal receiving unit 200 may be provided in various ways corresponding to the standard of the received video signal and the implementation form of the mobile terminal 1. [ For example, the signal receiving unit 200 may wirelessly receive a radio frequency (RF) signal transmitted from a broadcasting station, or may receive composite video, component video, super video, SCRAT, HDMI (High definition multimedia interface, a display port, a unified display interface (UDI), or a wireless HD standard. The signal receiving unit 200 may further include a tuner for tuning the broadcast signal on a channel-by-channel basis when the video signal is a broadcast signal, and may receive the video data packet from the server through the network. In addition, the signal receiving unit 200 may include a receiving antenna outside or inside the portable terminal 1 in order to receive a broadcasting signal.

The signal processing unit 201 processes the received signal and outputs the video or audio from the output unit 100. The signal processing unit 201 performs signal processing such as modulation, demodulation, multiplexing, demultiplexing, analog-to-digital conversion, digital-to-analog conversion, decoding, encoding, image enhancement, .

The output unit 100 is configured to provide various information to the user. The output unit 100 may include any one of a speaker for outputting a voice and a display for outputting an image. The output unit 100 may be configured to provide information to the user by video or audio based on any one of the video signal and the audio signal processed by the signal processing unit 201. [ The output unit 100 may also provide a user interface (UI) to control the various functions of the portable terminal 1 to the user. In addition, the output unit 100 may provide various screens such as an idle screen, a menu screen, a message creation screen, a call screen, and the like according to the use of the mobile terminal 1. [ The display displays a screen and may be formed of a planar element such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), or a display element to which a thin film transistor element is applied. The output unit 100 may also perform the role of the user command input unit 205 when the output unit 100 is manufactured in the form of a touch screen.

The output unit 100 may also be configured to provide the user with information regarding the operation of the portable terminal 1. [ For example, before the perfume emitting unit 101 sprays a perfume, the user may be asked for approval or a UI may be provided to change conditions and settings relating to the operation of the perfume emitting unit 101. [ The user can approve the eruption of the fragrance when the fragrance is desired to be sprayed on the basis of the displayed UI. The user can finely set the operation of the fragrance generation section 101 and change the setting so that a desired kind of fragrance is discharged as desired at a desired time .

The output unit 100 may be configured to provide the above-described information to the user by voice or sound, and may include a speaker for this purpose. For example, when the user makes a telephone call using the portable terminal 1, the voice of the other party is transmitted to the communication unit 203 or the signal receiving unit 200 as a voice signal, processed in the signal processing unit 201, (100). ≪ / RTI > The output unit 100 may provide not only voice information but also a warning sound to the user to alert the user when the operation of the portable terminal 1 is performed. For example, the UI may be provided on the display as to whether or not the user approves the operation of the perfume emitting section 101 before the perfume emitting section 101 operates, and a notification sound may be provided through the speaker. The user senses the operation of the fragrance generation unit 101 through the notification sound, and can approve or reject the operation of the fragrance generation unit 101 using the UI.

The output unit 100 may be provided inside the portable terminal 1. [ The output unit 100 is connected to the portable terminal 1 through a signal line or wireless communication according to the implementation and is implemented as a separate device for providing video and audio to the user based on the received video signal and voice signal .

The communication unit 203 may be connected to an external device or a network or the like and may be provided with a plurality of connection ports conforming to various standards such as a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) and a universal serial bus (USB) . The communication unit 203 can perform wired communication with a plurality of servers through a wired LAN (local area network). The communication performed by the communication unit 203 may include wireless communication. In the case of wireless communication, the communication unit 203 may include an RF circuit for transmitting and receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal. The communication unit 203 may perform wireless communication through a wireless network in a manner such as a wireless LAN, Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), and the like. Alternatively, the communication unit 203 may perform wireless communication with an external device or a network in a manner such as Bluetooth. Furthermore, the communication unit 203 may further perform communication for voice call, video call, and message transmission / reception.

The user command input unit 205 can directly receive an operation command through an operation panel including a plurality of input keys and function keys. The function keys may include a direction key, a side key, a home button, a shortcut key, and the like configured to perform a specific function, and may be configured to input various characters according to the implementation. The touch screen may be implemented as a touch pad, and may be implemented as a touch screen that senses a touch input of a user input to the display. In the case of the touch pad, the touch pad may be realized by a key map including a plurality of key icons output to the output unit 100 and a touch panel setting according to a key map. The key map may include a Hangul character key map, a Qwerty key map, a menu map, a soft key map, and the like. The user command input unit 205 may also include a microphone or the like for recognizing voice commands of the user. The user command input unit 205 can receive a specific gesture of a user as well as a touch panel setting according to a keymap. A specific gesture of a user is a shape that moves regardless of a menu item, unlike a user selecting a menu item on the touch screen. For example, the touch screen may be completely covered with a hand to capture a screen, Drag and drop to move to another location. The specific gesture of the user allows the portable terminal 1 to perform a corresponding specific function such as adjusting the volume of the output sound or releasing the perfume.

The user can control the operation of the portable terminal 1 through the user command input unit 205. For example, it may include a key for directly controlling the operation of the perfume emitting unit 101, and may include a key for selectively operating the perfume emitting unit 101 using the UI provided through the output unit 100 Can be set. In addition, when the user command input unit 205 includes a touch screen, the user can control the operation of the perfume emitting unit 101 by inputting the specific gesture to the touch screen as described above.

The portable terminal 1 may further include a storage unit for storing various information. The storage unit may store an application program for the functional operation according to the present invention, and a keymap for operating the touch screen. In particular, the storage unit according to the present invention may store various setting information for controlling conditions and operations for the perfume emitting unit 101 to operate.

The conditions for the operation of the perfume emitting section 101 may be preset or may be set by the user. For example, when the lock screen function of the mobile terminal 1 is used for security reasons, when the lock screen is released, the perfume is set to be released, or when a plurality of users use the perfume generator 101, It is possible to set different kinds of fragrances to be emitted for each user. In addition, it is possible to detect a surrounding odor through the portable terminal 1, or to receive environment information such as the surrounding odor from an external device, to provide a refreshing smell to a user in the presence of contaminants, The user may also emit a fragrance when entering the room.

In addition, the storage unit may store setting information for controlling the operation of the perfume generating unit 101, which is stored in advance or is set through UI operation of the user. The setting information may include various contents such as the type of the user's favorite fragrance, the amount of fragrance emitted, and the time to be emitted.

In addition, the storage unit may store information received from outside and perfume information mapping various perfumes. For example, when the flower photograph is delivered from the outside, the control unit 207 analyzes the transmitted flower photograph, and transmits the perfume information corresponding to the analyzed flower appearance from the storage unit to the perfume generating unit 101 . Further, the perfume emitting unit 101 may be configured to emit a flower scent based on the received perfume information. When the external device provides fragrance information for emitting a specific fragrance, the control section 207 is configured to control the fragrance generation section 101 so as to discharge the fragrance based on the received fragrance information. The perfume emitting unit 101 can generate and emit a perfume based on the perfume information transmitted from the outside. More specifically, when the external device provides fragrance information corresponding to the food odor to the portable terminal 1, the control unit 207 controls the fragrance generation unit 101 to detect the food odor based on the fragrance information provided from the external device .

The perfume emitting section 101 may be configured to include a perfume storage section and a perfume emitting section to perform the above operation. The perfume reservoir may be configured to store a substance corresponding to at least one perfume, and may be configured to store a plurality of solid cartridges or a plurality of perfume ampoules or the like corresponding to each perfume. For convenience of explanation, FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 show the perfume storage. Fig. 12 shows the case where the fragrance storage portion is implemented as a solid cartridge, and Fig. 13 shows the case where the fragrance storage portion is implemented as a perfume ampoule. The fragrance storage units 1201 and 1301 can be variously implemented to store various kinds of fragrance. For example, the perfume reservoirs 1201 and 1301 may include a plurality of solid cartridges or perfume ampoules corresponding to various fragrances, respectively, and the control unit 207 may store the fragrances The perfume emitting portion 101 can be controlled so as to appropriately blend the perfume emitted from the material. The perfume emitting portion 101 may be configured to generate and emit an appropriate perfume or odor under the control of the control portion 207. [ The drawings are merely for the sake of understanding, and the perfume emitting portion 101 and the perfume storing portions 1201 and 1301 according to the present invention are not limited to the drawings and the above description.

The perfume emitting unit may include electrodes 1200 and 1300 for applying power to the perfume storing units 1201 and 1301 to discharge the perfume from the perfume storing units 1201 and 1301. The perfume storing units 1201 and 1301, May be configured to emit a flavor from the stored substance itself or from the substance, as well as the power source, depending on the implementation of the device. In addition, the perfume emitting part includes a jet opening so that the generated material is discharged to the outside of the housing of the portable terminal 1. When the perfume storing parts 1201 and 1301 are constituted by the perfume ampoule 1301, And may be configured to push the liquid by a certain amount. The jetting port may be present in at least one part of the housing of the portable terminal 1. [ For example, the home button on the front surface of the portable terminal 1, the side button located on the side surface, and the ejection port may be provided on the back surface of the portable terminal 1. [

The perfume emitting portion 101 may further include a sensor for detecting the amount of the stored substance, and the detected information may be provided to the user through the output portion 100. [ Accordingly, the user can appropriately replace the substance for discharging the fragrance.

The perfume emitting portion 101 is not limited to the drawings and the above description. The perfume emitting unit 101 may be made of a material having a part of the housing of the portable terminal 1. For example, an input button such as a home button or a side button may be implemented as a sandalwood. In this case, the portable terminal 1 is configured so that the perfume is always emitted to the outside without controlling the generation of the perfume .

The control unit 207 controls the overall operation of the portable terminal 1. [ Controls power supply to each configuration of the portable terminal 1, and controls the operation of each configuration such as signal reception, processing, and communication. In addition, the control unit 207 is configured to control the operation of the perfume emitting unit 101. As described above, the perfume emitting unit 101 is configured to emit a perfume based on the setting information and the perfume information of the storage unit when the specific condition is satisfied, and the control unit 207 detects whether the specific condition is satisfied, Thereby controlling the perfume emitting section 101 to operate.

The portable terminal 1 may further include a perfume input unit for inputting an external scent. The perfume input section is configured to suck and store the external odor, and the perfume emitting section 101 may be configured to emit the stored odor according to the user's selection. Alternatively, the portable terminal 1 may analyze the external odor inputted through the perfume input unit to store the perfume information corresponding to the storage unit, and discharge a perfume similar to the inputted odor based on the stored perfume information according to the user's selection Lt; / RTI > 14 shows an example of use of the portable terminal 1 including the perfume input portion 1400 for inputting the smell of flowers.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a rear view of the portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. As described above, the perfume emitting unit 101 may be provided in at least a part of the housing of the portable terminal 1. [

3, the fragrance generation units 101a and 101b are provided on the home button and the side button of the portable terminal 1. [ The perfume will be released through the injection port of the home button and the side button.

4, an example in which the perfume emitting units 101a and 101c are provided on a part of the back surface of the portable terminal 1 is shown. Likewise, the perfume is emitted through the jet opening of the perfume emitting portion 101c provided on a part of the back surface of the portable terminal 1. [

The figure is intended to illustrate that the perfume emitting units 101a and 101c may be provided in the portable terminal 1 and that the perfume emitting units 101a, 101b and 101c should be located at the positions shown in the figure Nor is it intended to limit the number of fragrance generators 101a, 101b, 101c provided.

Also, the perfume emitting portions 101a, 101b, and 101c include fragrance storage portions, and are not limited to implementations in which the perfume is emitted through the ejection openings. As described above, the perfume emitting units 101a, 101b, and 101c according to another embodiment may be configured to be provided in a part of the portable terminal 1 with the fragrant material.

The fragrant material is a material such as a sandalwood that gives off a pleasant fragrance, and the fragrance is produced for a long time. If necessary, the fragrance generators 101a, 101b, and 101c can be detachably attached to the portable terminal 1 So that it can be replaced if the fragrance no longer appears or another fragrance is desired.

FIG. 5 illustrates a UI provided to a user to change setting information of a fragrance generating unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, the storage unit stores setting information for controlling the operation of the perfume emitting unit, and the control unit 207 is configured to control the operation of the perfume emitting unit based on the setting information.

The control unit 207 may also provide a UI to the user to change the stored setting information, and the UI may include a guide 500 for notifying that it is a perfume emission related setting, a setting item 501, Item 503.

The setting items include items 501, conditions for operating the perfume emitting unit 101 set in the portable terminal 1, settings for changing the amount of fragrance emitted, etc., and a menu item 503 for changing settings The setting item 501 can be changed by operating the menu item 503 intuitively with the setting item 501 displayed.

For example, the user can set the operating condition of the perfume emitting portion 101 such that the perfume is emitted when talking or when the power of the portable terminal 1 is turned on. The user can adjust the amount of the perfume to be emitted, The setting information can be changed in advance to set the operation of the perfume emitting section 101 in advance.

When the setting information is changed, the control unit 207 controls the operation of the perfume emitting unit 101 based on the changed setting information.

The above description and drawings are merely examples, and there are configuration information including conditions for setting the operation of the perfume emitting unit 101, setting items, and the like, and a UI for more easily changing the setting information is implemented as various embodiments And can be provided to the user.

FIG. 6 illustrates an example of using a portable terminal that emits a fragrance according to the surrounding environment information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The portable terminal 1 itself can measure the surrounding environment to generate the surrounding environment information or receive the surrounding environment information from the external device 2 that measures the surrounding environment. 103).

The ambient environment information may include ambient odor, temperature, humidity, etc., and the controller 207 is configured to control the aroma generator 101 according to various conditions based on the setting information set by the user.

Referring to FIG. 6, when the user is located in a region with a large number of odors (60a, 60b, 60c), the external device 2 sensing odors can provide the surrounding environment information to the portable terminal 1 . The control unit 207 displays the guidance through the output unit 100 to notify the user that the ambient odor is not good and releases the aroma based on the ambient environment information provided from the external device 2, To emit the aroma 103. [0043]

The portable terminal 1 can be configured to directly sense the surrounding environment to generate the surrounding environment information, and to determine, based on the generated surrounding environment information, that the surrounding smell is not good, and to emit the smell to the user. In this case, the portable terminal 1 may be configured to provide the surrounding information to the other external device 2, and the external device 2 may provide the related information to the adjacent portable terminal 1.

FIG. 7 illustrates an example of using a portable terminal that emits a fragrance according to the surrounding environment information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The ambient information may include whether the user is indoors, outdoors, and the surrounding luminance. For example, the control unit 207 may be configured to control the perfume emitting unit 101 to emit a fragrance to the user when the user is detected to be in the room or to emit a fragrance when sudden lowering of the surrounding illuminance is detected.

Referring to Fig. 7, it is shown that the perfume 103 is emitted from the perfume emitting portion 101 of the portable terminal 1 when the user enters the house.

The drawings and the above description are merely examples, and the control unit 207 according to the present invention can perform various implementations using ambient environment information such as emitting a perfume when the user goes outdoors or emitting a perfume when the ambient illuminance reaches a predetermined value An example is possible.

In other exemplary embodiments, the environment information may include information on an outdoor location obtained from a GPS, a magnetic sensor, or the like, and information on indoor locations obtained through proximity communication.

FIG. 8 illustrates an example of using a portable terminal that emits a perfume according to the surrounding environment information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, the surrounding environment information may include information about ambient humidity. If the humidity is too low or the humidity is too high, the user's nose may have an unpleasant odor. To prevent this, when the humidity change exceeds a certain level, the portable terminal 1 is configured to provide the user with a fragrance .

For example, as shown in FIG. 8, when the control unit 207 detects that the ambient humidity is too low, the user can notify the user of the low humidity (800) and the item 801 And to provide the UI to the user via the output unit 100.

9 illustrates an example of using a portable terminal that emits a fragrance according to the surrounding environment information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The surrounding information may include location information of the user. The perfume information corresponding to the user's position and position may be mapped and stored in the storage unit, and the controller 207 may control the perfume generator 101 to provide the user with a perfume corresponding to the current position.

The control unit 207 firstly detects the current position of the user and provides the user with a UI including an instruction 900 about whether or not to spray the fragrance corresponding to the current position and an item 901 for obtaining approval of whether or not the fragrance is sprayed Through the output unit 100, as shown in FIG.

According to another embodiment, the control unit 207 may be configured to determine whether the user is moving and to release the fragrance when the user stops moving, and may emit a fragrance when the user's location enters the house from the outside . That is, the portable terminal 1 can determine the movement route of the user based on the detected position of the user, and can be configured to emit the perfume to the user according to the determined movement route.

According to another embodiment, the control unit 207 may be configured to detect the current time and the position of the user and emit a fragrance. For example, if the user is located at the entrance of the hall at 8:30 am, the user may control the user to make the fragrance generation unit 101 emit a fragrance by determining that the user is preparing to go to work. If the user is moving to the subway at 10:00 pm , The user may be exposed to odor such as alcohol, cigarette odor, etc., so that the fragrance generation portion 101 can be controlled to release the fragrance.

FIG. 10 illustrates an example of using a portable terminal for controlling a fragrance generating unit according to a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The portable terminal 1 may further include a measuring unit 1000 for measuring the user's biometric information and the measuring unit 1000 may be a measuring unit As shown in FIG. In this case, the measuring unit 1000 may be disposed on the rear surface of the portable terminal 1. [

The control unit 207 determines whether the user is a specific user based on the biometric information acquired through the measurement unit 1000, and determines whether the user is a specific user based on the determination. The perfume emitting section 101 can be controlled to emit the perfume set by the user.

10 shows a case where the user brings the finger 10 to the measurement unit 1000 and determines that the user A is the fingerprint of the user recognized through the measurement unit 1000 by the control unit 207, An example of providing a guide 1001 indicating release is provided through the output unit 100 and controlling the perfume generating unit 101 to release the perfume 103 set by the user A. [

This embodiment is merely an example, and various examples of recognizing a user and various examples of emitting a perfume based on a recognized user are possible. For example, the measuring unit 1000 may include a camera for measuring an eyeball of a user, and may determine whether the user is a specific user by recognizing the iris of the user. The user may measure ECG and EEG of the user, . ≪ / RTI > Alternatively, the measuring unit 1000 may include an infrared camera for recognizing the user's face.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the controller 207 may control the perfume generator 101 to emit a perfume to the user based on the bio-signal of the user measured through the measuring unit 1000. The measuring unit 1000 may be configured to measure a user's bio-signals such as ECG, EEG, PPG of the user, , Anxiety state, concentration is disturbed, and the user is under stress. The control unit 207 can control the perfume emitting unit 101 to emit a perfume that releases or concentrates the user's tension according to the determined health state of the user.

FIG. 11 illustrates an example of use of a portable terminal for controlling the fragrance generating unit according to the user's emotions according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The measuring unit 1000 of the portable terminal 1 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a camera located on the front surface of the portable terminal 1. [ The mobile terminal 1 is configured to photograph a user's face using a front camera and to determine which user uses the mobile terminal 1 based on the photographed face of the user and what the emotion state of the user is .

The control unit 207 may be configured to analyze the facial expression of the user photographed through the measuring unit 1000 to predict the emotional state of the user. The control unit 207 may analyze the user's emotional state using a known technique, and may be configured to mainly analyze the user's mouth and eye. For example, the control unit 207 can determine that the user's emotional state includes a plurality of happiness when the user's facial expression is elevated in the facial expression of the photographed user, and can determine that the emotional state includes anger when the user's face is wrinkled.

The setting information may include the perfume information corresponding to the user's emotional state, and the control unit 207 may determine the user's emotional state and store the perfume 103 on the basis of the perfume information corresponding to the determined emotional state It is possible to control the perfume emitting portion 101 to discharge it. For example, if the user's emotional state is sad, it may emit a scent to comfort the sadness.

The present embodiment is only an example for explaining the portable terminal 1 that emits a fragrance based on the emotional state of the user, and the scope of rights of the present invention is not limited to the above description and drawings.

12 and 13 illustrate a portable terminal including a fragrance storage unit according to the present invention.

12 shows an example in which the perfume emitting section includes a perfume reservoir constituted by a solid perfume cartridge.

The perfume storage unit 1201 may include a plurality of solid-state perfume cartridges corresponding to various perfumes emitted from the perfume emitting unit 101 under the control of the control unit 207. When heat or power is applied to the perfume cartridge, a certain amount of perfume can be released from the perfume cartridge, and the perfume is released to the outside of the housing of the portable terminal 1 through the opening.

The perfume emitting unit for discharging the perfume to the outside includes an electrode 1200 or a heat transfer pin or the like for applying heat or power to the solid-state cartridge of the perfume storage unit 1201 . The perfume storage unit 1201 may include a plurality of solid-state perfume cartridges corresponding to a plurality of perfumes, and a plurality of electrodes 1200 may be provided to correspond to the perfume cartridges.

Fig. 13 shows an example in which the perfume generating section includes a perfume reservoir constituted by a perfume ampoule. The perfume storage unit 1301 may include a plurality of perfume ampoules. The perfume emitting portion is configured to emit a perfume ampoule, each time a signal is received, a certain amount of perfume stored in the ampoule based on the signal. The discharged amount of the perfume is sprayed to the outside of the housing of the portable terminal 1 through the valve.

The portable terminal 1 may include an input terminal 1301 for applying a signal to the perfume emitting portion and the like. The perfume emitting portion may include a plurality of valves corresponding to the plurality of perfume ampoules. When a signal is input through the input terminal 1300, the perfume emitting unit is configured to emit the perfume contained in the corresponding perfume ampule through the valve connected to a certain amount, out of the perfume emitting unit 101.

Figure 14 illustrates an example of storing an external perfume and releasing a stored perfume in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

The portable terminal 1 may include a perfume input unit 1400 that can be configured to store a perfume desired by a user and can input a desired perfume therethrough. When the perfume is input through the perfume input unit 1400, the inputted perfume is adsorbed to the porous material or the like, and the perfume emitting unit 101 can be configured to emit the perfume to the outside according to the user's selection.

According to another embodiment, when a perfume is inputted through the perfume input unit 1400, the control unit 207 analyzes the inputted perfume to store the perfume information, and emits a perfume similar to the inputted perfume based on the stored perfume information The perfume emitting section 101 may be configured to control the perfume emitting section 101. [

15 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, in operation S1500, the signal receiving unit 200 receives a signal from the outside. In operation S1501, the signal processing unit 201 processes the received signal. Thereafter, in operation S1502, the output unit 100 outputs information based on the processed signal. In operation S1503, the communication unit 203 communicates with at least one external device. Thereafter, in operation S1504, the perfume emitting section 101 generates and emits a perfume.

16 and 17 show an example in which a fragrance is emitted when the lock screen of the portable terminal is released according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 1 may display a lock screen first for security according to use. The user can release the lock screen by releasing the lock screen, setting a security pattern, inputting a password or inputting biometric information.

16, the user releases the lock screen by inputting a predetermined security pattern on the lock screen, and when the lock screen is released, the control unit 207 controls the fragrance generation unit 101 to release the fragrance 103 Lt; / RTI > The security pattern can be preset by the user when setting the lock screen.

In other exemplary embodiments, it may be determined whether the perfume 103 is emitted according to the entered security pattern. For example, if a first security pattern is entered, the fragrance 103 may be released and the lock screen may be released. Alternatively, when the second security pattern is input, the lock screen can be released without emitting the perfume 103. [

Referring to FIG. 17, a user can input biometric information to the portable terminal 1 using the measuring units 1000a and 1000b. The biometric information may include at least one of iris information of a user, facial recognition, fingerprint recognition, electrocardiogram (ECG), and pulse wave (PPG). Biometric information is used as information for recognizing the user. The control unit 207 compares the biometric information of the user inputted through the measuring units 1000a and 1000b with the biometric information stored in the portable terminal 1 to recognize the user, If the user is a licensed user, it can be configured to release the lock screen 1700 and display the screen 1701. The portable terminal 1 can also store biometric information of each of a plurality of users to recognize which specific user is going to use the portable terminal 1 based on the inputted biometric information of the user, And can be configured to emit a fragrance. Accordingly, the control unit 207 notifies the output unit 100 that the specific user has been recognized, displays the guide 1701 informing the user that the fragrance is emitted, and sends the fragrance generation unit 101 Can be controlled.

18 illustrates an example in which a fragrance is emitted from a wearable device when wearing the wearable device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The user wears the wearable devices 180 and 181 and receives information such as characters and images from the worn wearable devices 180 and 181 or receives various healthcare services. The wearable devices 180 and 181 may be implemented with a smart watch, a goggle, a head-mounted display (HMD) or the like. The wearable devices 180 and 181 may be configured to directly receive a signal from the outside to provide relevant information and may be configured to receive data from the portable terminal 1 or the like which is another electronic device carried by the user.

The portable terminal 1 performs wire / wireless communication with the wearable devices 180 and 181 worn by the user through the communication unit 203 to provide a signal including various information such as characters and images or a wearable device 180 , 181, for example.

The control unit 207 can control the perfume emitting unit 101 to emit a perfume based on the sensed wearing of the wearable device 180 or 181 by the user. Alternatively, the wearable device 180, 181 may emit a fragrance based on the inputted biological signal (for example, heart rate).

Alternatively, a fragrance emission module for emitting fragrance may be provided to each of the wearable devices 180 and 181. When the fragrance information is provided from the portable terminal 1, the fragrance emission module may detect fragrance 1800, 1801 < / RTI >

The fragrance emission module of the wearable devices 180 and 181 is configured to emit a fragrance based on various information described above such as ambient information, position information, perfume information received from the outside, user's biometric information, 180, and 181 may be generated by direct measurement or may be provided from an external device such as the mobile terminal 1 interlocked with the wearable devices 180 and 181.

The wearable devices 180, 181 may also be configured to emit different scents according to the image content provided, details of which are described below.

FIG. 19 shows an example in which a different perfume is emitted according to contents to be reproduced according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The control unit 207 may analyze the content information provided through the output unit 100 and may control the perfume generating unit 101 to provide a perfume based on the related information.

19, the flower image 19 is output through the output unit 100 of the portable terminal 1 on the left side, and the control unit 207 controls the perfume emitting unit 101 Can be controlled. The food image 20 is outputted to the output unit 100 on the right side and the control unit 207 can control the perfume generating unit 101 to output the food odor 103b.

The contents provider may intentionally include the perfume information in the middle of the contents as well as the contents of the displayed contents. For example, if the user needs to concentrate on the content of the content, a refreshing smell can be provided that can enhance the concentration of the user. In the case of the sleep inducing content for inducing user's sleep, .

According to another embodiment, the portable terminal 1 may provide the fragrance information to the wearable devices 180 and 181 worn by the user so as to provide different fragrances according to the content contents. Alternatively, the control unit 207 may be configured to control the perfume emitting unit 101 to emit a perfume according to the content of the content only when the user wears the wearable device 180, 181.

For example, when the user wears the smart watch 180 and watches an image of a field using the portable terminal 1, the portable terminal 1 displays the full perfume 1800 in the smart watch 180 The smart watch 180 may provide perfume information corresponding to the full perfume. Alternatively, the portable terminal 1 may provide the user with a fragrance based on the fragrance information corresponding to the food smell if the user wears the HMD and sees the food while eating the movie.

That is, in other words, the portable terminal 1 provides fragrance information to the wearable device 180, 181 to emit a fragrance based on the content of the content, or when the user wears the wearable device 180, 181, And may be configured to emit a perfume directly based on the content of the content. Accordingly, the portable terminal 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be configured to provide not only visual auditory information but also olfactory information to the displayed image.

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Claims (24)

As a portable terminal,
A signal receiving unit for receiving a signal;
A signal processor for processing the received signal;
An output unit for outputting information based on the processed signal;
A user command input unit for receiving a user command;
A communication unit for communicating with at least one external device;
A control unit for controlling the communication unit to perform communication with the at least one external device;
A housing for receiving the signal receiving unit, the signal processing unit, the output unit, the user command input unit, the communication unit, and the control unit; And
And a perfume emitting portion provided in one portion of the housing to emit a perfume. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the signal comprises at least one of a video signal and a voice signal,
The output
A display for outputting an image based on the video signal, and a speaker for outputting a voice based on the voice signal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit controls the fragrance generation unit to selectively emit a fragrance based on a predetermined condition. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the control unit controls the output unit to output a user interface (UI) including at least one menu item so that the user sets the condition. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the condition includes at least one of a time at which the perfume is emitted, a type of the perfume to be emitted, and a quantity of the perfume to be emitted. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the fragrance generation unit is provided in the user command input unit. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the control unit controls the perfume emitting unit based on the surrounding information received from the at least one external apparatus through the communication unit. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the ambient environment information includes at least one of odor information, brightness information, and humidity information. The method of claim 3,
The controller detects the position of the portable terminal,
And controls the perfume emitting unit to selectively emit a perfume based on the detected position. The method of claim 3,
Further comprising: a measurement unit for measuring biometric signals of a user to generate biometric information,
Wherein the controller controls the perfume generator to selectively emit a perfume based on the generated biometric information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the fragrance generating unit includes at least one solid scent cartridge. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the perfume emitting portion includes at least one liquid perfume storage portion. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the perfume emitting portion is made of a fragile material. The method according to claim 1,
And a perfume input unit capable of inputting a perfume,
And the controller controls the perfume generator to emit the perfume. A method for controlling a portable terminal including a housing for accommodating a perfume emitting portion,
Receiving a signal,
Processing the received signal,
Outputting information based on the processed signal,
Communicating with at least one external device; And
And generating and emitting a perfume in the perfume emitting unit. 16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the signal comprises at least one of a video signal and a voice signal,
Wherein the step of outputting the information comprises:
And outputting the information to at least one of video and audio based on the processed signal. 16. The method of claim 15,
The step of generating and emitting the fragrance
And selectively emitting a perfume based on predetermined conditions. 18. The method of claim 17,
The step of outputting the information
And outputting a UI including at least one menu item to set the condition. 18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein the condition includes at least one of a time at which the perfume is emitted, a type of the perfume to be emitted, and a quantity of the perfume to be emitted. 18. The method of claim 17,
The step of selectively releasing the fragrance
And selectively emitting the fragrance based on the surrounding information received from the at least one external device. 21. The method of claim 20,
Wherein the ambient environment information includes at least one of odor information, brightness information, and humidity information. 18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein selectively expelling the aroma comprises:
Detecting a position of the portable terminal; And
And selectively emitting the fragrance based on the detected position. 18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein selectively expelling the aroma comprises:
Generating biometric information by measuring a user's biometric signal; And
And selectively emitting a perfume based on the generated biometric information. 16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the step of releasing the perfume comprises:
Inputting a perfume; And
And emitting the input perfume.

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