WO2009006851A1

WO2009006851A1 - A method and device for emanating different odors via communication terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2009006851A1
Application number: PCT/CN2008/071610
Authority: WO
Inventors: Qiang Gan
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2007-07-11
Filing date: 2008-07-10
Publication date: 2009-01-15
Also published as: CN101079912B; CN101079912A

Abstract

A method for emanating different odors via communication terminal involves receiving response message generated by trigger events; the corresponding relationship between the response message and an odor project is searched according to the response message; and an odor is emanated according to the corresponding relationship corresponding to the odor project. A communication terminal is also disclosed, including a control module, an odor trigger module and an odor shedding module. By emanating different odors according to different incoming calls, short message, multimedia message, quarter-bell, electronic mail, schedule prompt, and push message detected from Bluetooth buddy or server, the communication terminal user can recognize happening of the trigger event through olfaction easily, so that the function of the communication terminal is enhanced, and meets the needs of different communication terminal users.

Description

Method and device for transmitting different odors in communication terminal

The present invention relates to the field of wireless communications, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for distributing different odors in a communication terminal. Background technique

With the development of the economy and the improvement of people's living standards, the demand for mobile communications has become stronger and stronger. More and more people are using mobile phones, and the functions of mobile phones are becoming more and more powerful, and the design of mobile phones is becoming more and more human. The same frequency vibration function, so that the mobile phone user knows who the caller is in the first time. The prior art also proposes that when the mobile phone is muted, the mobile phone can notify the user in the mute state by vibrating according to different frequencies and modes, but the mobile phone vibration still generates a large noise, and needs to be muted in the conference, the ward, and the like. The environment may affect others.

In the process of implementing the present invention, the inventors have found that at least the following problems exist in the prior art: When the mobile phone receives different trigger events, the mobile phone user can usually be notified only by ringing or vibrating, and the method is relatively simple. Summary of the invention

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for transmitting different odors in a communication terminal, which solves the problem in the prior art that different trigger events cannot be identified by olfactory.

To achieve the above objective, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention provides a method for a communication terminal to distribute different odors, including the following steps: receiving a response message generated by a trigger event; and searching for the trigger event and the odor scheme according to the response message. Correspondence relationship; odor is emitted according to the odor scheme corresponding to the corresponding relationship.

On the other hand, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication terminal, a control module, an odor triggering module, and an odor emitting module: the control module is configured to receive a trigger event. And generating an odor issuance command according to the corresponding relationship between the triggering event and the odor scheme; the odor triggering module is configured to receive an odor emitting command of the control module, and issue an odor triggering command; And a emitting module, configured to emit an odor in response to the odor triggering command issued by the scent triggering module.

Compared with the prior art, the embodiment of the present invention has the following advantages: Because the corresponding relationship between the trigger event and the odor scheme is set in the communication terminal, different odors can be distributed according to different trigger events, which is beneficial to the communication terminal user to pass the sense of smell. The occurrence of the above trigger event is identified, thereby enriching the functions of the communication terminal and satisfying the needs of different communication terminal users. DRAWINGS

1 is a flow chart of a method for distributing different odors in a communication terminal according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

2 is a flow chart of a method for distributing different odors in a communication terminal according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of a communication terminal according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. detailed description

The specific embodiments of the present invention are further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

As shown in FIG. 1, a flow chart of a method for distributing different odors by a communication terminal according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, by distributing different odors, causes a communication terminal user to trigger an event of a communication event triggering event in a first time. The communication terminal includes but is not limited to a mobile phone, a softphone (software telephone), and a smart terminal, wherein the softphone is a multimedia visual software phone supporting video and audio. This embodiment includes the following steps:

Step S101: Receive a response message generated by a trigger event.

Presetting at least two odor schemes in the communication terminal, and setting communication event touches Correspondence between the response message generated by the event and the odor scheme. The trigger event may include a communication function trigger event and a user function trigger event, for example, a communication function trigger event includes an incoming call, a short message, a multimedia message, an EMAIL (Email), a Bluetooth partner detected, or a PUSH message sent by the server, and the user function. The triggering event includes an alarm, a schedule prompt, a power on/off of the communication terminal, a communication terminal user playing the game using the communication terminal, a communication terminal user using the electronic dictionary function of the communication terminal, an MP3/MP4 playback function, and the like. When the triggering event occurs, the communication terminal receives a response message generated by the triggering event. For example, four kinds of odor schemes are preset in the communication terminal for the user to select, including rose scent, jasmine, chrysanthemum, and red scent. During the use process, the communication terminal user sets different trigger events and odor schemes as corresponding relationships. Since there are many trigger events, different trigger events can also be set as an odor scheme. For example, the caller C (Call) is set to the rose scent type, the message M (Message) is set to the chrysanthemum scent type or the mail E (Email) is set to the jasmine scent type, and the communication terminal user can set the scent corresponding to the trigger event according to his or her preference. In this solution, the communication terminal user can also match several flavor types according to their preferences. When a triggering event occurs, for example, when there is an incoming call, the communication message response message generated by the receiving communication event triggering event is C, and the corresponding fragrance is rosy.

Steps S102, 4: searching for a correspondence between the response message and the odor scheme according to the response message. When the triggering event occurs, the communication terminal searches for the correspondence between the response message and the odor scheme according to the correspondence between the response message and the odor scheme. For example, when an incoming call occurs, the communication terminal finds that the odor scheme corresponding to the incoming call is rose scent according to the correspondence relationship between the communication message response message C and the odor scheme.

Step S103: Dissipating an odor according to a corresponding odor scheme in the correspondence relationship.

When the triggering event occurs, the communication terminal distributes the scent according to the corresponding odor scheme in the correspondence of step S102. For example, in step S102, the communication terminal finds that the corresponding scent scheme is rose scent, and the scent of the rose is distributed, prompting the communication terminal user that the trigger event is an incoming call.

In the embodiment of the present invention, by setting a correspondence relationship between a response message generated by different trigger events and an odor scheme, when a trigger event occurs, the communication terminal is based on The odor scheme corresponding to the response message generated by the triggering event emits an odor, which increases the function of olfactory recognition of the communication terminal, and enriches the reminding mode of the communication terminal.

As shown in FIG. 2, it is a flowchart of a method for distributing different odors in a communication terminal according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. This embodiment can not only transmit different odors through different types of communication event triggering events, but also trigger events in the same type of communication events. Different odors are emitted in different situations, for example, different odors are emitted depending on the number of the caller, or different odors are emitted depending on the address of the mail. The following is an example of the power, and the specific description is shown in step S201, and the incoming call number generated by the incoming call is received.

At least two odor schemes are preset, and a correspondence relationship between the response message generated by the trigger event and the odor scheme is set, wherein the trigger event may include a communication function trigger event and a user function trigger event. For example, the correspondence between the C + telephone number and the scent scheme is set, and the odor scheme corresponding to the C13810000 can be set to be a rose scent type. The embodiment of the present invention can also correspond according to a group of users, for example, setting a home call as an apple scent, and setting a friend's call as an orange scent.

Step S202: Find the correspondence between the caller number and the odor scheme according to the caller number. When an incoming call occurs, the communication terminal searches for the correspondence between the incoming call number and the odor scheme based on the correspondence between the incoming call number and the odor scheme. For example, when the incoming call number 13810000 arrives, the communication terminal finds that the odor scheme corresponding to the call number 13810000 is rose scent according to the correspondence between the C13810000 and the odor scheme. If the communication terminal user sets the incoming call number to the chrysanthemum flavor type and sets the home call as the apple incense type, and the caller number is located in the home group of the communication terminal user, the communication terminal will find the caller number according to the correspondence relationship corresponding to the chrysanthemum The scent type corresponds to the apple scent type, but the priority of the scent scheme corresponding to the caller number should be higher, so the chrysanthemum scent type should be used as the search result.

Step S203: Dissipating an odor according to a corresponding odor scheme in the correspondence relationship.

When an incoming call occurs, the communication terminal distributes the scent according to the corresponding odor scheme in the correspondence of step S202. In step S202, if the communication terminal finds that the corresponding scent scheme is rose scent, the fragrance of the rose is distributed, and the communication terminal user can know who is calling after smelling the rose scent. The correspondence relationship is set, and the communication terminal distributes the scent according to the corresponding odor scheme in the relationship table, so that the communication terminal user can quickly identify who the sender of the email is.

The trigger event may include a communication function trigger event and a user function trigger event, and the communication function trigger event includes but is not limited to an incoming call, a short message, a multimedia message, an EMAIL, a Bluetooth partner is detected, or a PUSH message is sent by the server, and the communication terminal user may also The trigger event is associated with the odor scheme setting, so that the communication terminal user can determine the corresponding trigger event that occurs by the odor emitted by the communication terminal. The PUSH message is a message received by the communication terminal in real time, and all wireless business cards, wireless processes, and wireless memorandums are transmitted through PUSH.

In addition, the present invention includes not only the trigger event that the communication terminal implements by means of the communication device, but also the user function trigger event of the communication terminal user that the communication terminal itself has, such as an alarm, a schedule prompt, a power on/off of the communication terminal, and communication. The end user uses the communication terminal to play the game, the communication terminal user uses the electronic dictionary function of the communication terminal, and the like.

When the communication terminal user has an incoming call, the intensity of the scent will gradually increase before the user of the communication terminal answers, so that the communication terminal user who is far away from the communication terminal or starts to smell the odor is more likely to recognize the caller number. occur.

In addition, it is also possible to perform function expansion on a communication terminal that emits different odors, and to associate the function of the communication terminal with the odor scheme. For example, the MP3 function of the communication terminal can be set to the jasmine type, and the MP4 function of the communication terminal can be set to the apple scent type, so that the communication terminal user can smell the jasmine fragrance while enjoying the elegant and beautiful MP3 music, and the viewing is clear. The realistic MP4 image smells the aroma of Apple, improves the artistic conception of the communication terminal users, and increases the fun of communication terminal users. When the incoming call number arrives, the scent is distributed according to the correspondence between the incoming call number and the odor scheme in the corresponding relationship, which is beneficial to the communication terminal user to make a selection, so that the design of the communication terminal is more humanized, and the user of the communication terminal is added.

As shown in FIG. 3, it is a structural diagram of a communication terminal according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. Through the scent emitted, the communication terminal user can quickly know which type of trigger event occurs. Its The communication terminal includes but is not limited to a mobile phone, a softphone, and a smart terminal.

The communication terminal of the third embodiment of the present invention includes a control module 3, an odor triggering module 2, and an odor emission module 1: the control module 3 is configured to receive a response message generated by a trigger event, and send an odor according to the corresponding relationship between the trigger event and the odor scheme. The odor triggering module 2 is configured to receive an odor emission command from the control module 3 and issue an odor triggering command to the odor emitting module 1 to trigger the odor emitting module 1; the odor emitting module 1 is configured to emit an odor in response to the odor triggering command.

Wherein, the odor emission module 1 comprises at least two containers 11 with different odors, the container 11 is provided with a valve 12, and the odor triggering module 2 controls the emission and closure of the odor through the valve 12. Wherein, the container 11 can be replaced by a vial, the mouth of the vial is equipped with a valve 12, and the valve 12 is controlled by the odor triggering module 2, and the vial contains a substance emitting odor molecules, for example, a rose scent is distributed in each of the five vials. Jasmine, chrysanthemum, red tea and apple aroma, the vial A is filled with a chrysanthemum-scented substance, the vial B is filled with a substance that emits red scented tea, and the vial C is filled with a substance that emits apple scent Open vial A, vial B, and vial C separately to give chrysanthemum, red tea, and apple aroma; while opening vial A and vial B will distribute the blend of chrysanthemum and red camellia, while opening vial A and vial C will The mixture of chrysanthemum and apple is distributed. At the same time, the vial B and the vial C will be opened to distribute the blend of red camellia and apple. At the same time, the vial A, the vial B and the vial C will be distributed to distribute the chrysanthemum, red camellia and apple. In this way, the vials can emit different fragrances by different combinations of opening and closing of the valve 12. Therefore, if the number of vials is increased, more different flavors can be combined. In the scent emission module 1, the switch of the valve 12 on the container 11 is controlled by software in the control module 3, which can design different programs according to the user's preference to provide a rich and varied odor experience.

Of course, the above odor emitting module 1 can also include various changes, for example, the odor emitting module 1 is detachable, which is convenient for the user of the communication terminal to change the new odor at any time, or the odor in the odor emitting module 1. Refill the new odor medium after evaporation. Specifically, the odor medium stored in the odor emission module 1 may be solid, or liquid, or gaseous, and the odor medium has a large amount of odor molecules. When the odor medium is solid, the odor emission module 1 can store spices, flavors, fragrant paper, etc.; When the mass is liquid, the odor emitting module 1 can store the perfume, and at this time, the odor emitting module 1 is sealed, and has a valve to facilitate the release of the odor; when the odor medium is in a gaseous state, the odor emitting module 1 can be scented The gas, and at this time the odour emitting module 1 is sealed while having a valve to release the odor.

For the above odor emitting module 1, the embodiment of the present invention further provides an optimization scheme, wherein the vent hole of the odor emitting module 1 has an adjustable aperture, and when no odor is emitted, the vent is closed to prevent external impurities from entering. Communication terminal.

In addition, the odor triggering module 2 can control the odor emitting module 1 in various ways to release the odor. When the odor medium is a fragrance, the odor triggering module 2 can heat the odor emitting module 1 to cause the essence to volatilize to release an odor; when the odor medium in the odor emitting module 1 is a perfume or a gaseous state, the odor triggering module 2 responds to the odor The valve of the sealed odor emitting module 1 is opened by triggering a command, so that the odor is released. Embodiments of the present invention propose a mode of mechanically opening a valve to release odor.

The scent emission module 1 further includes at least one fan 13 controlled by the scent trigger module 2 for controlling the intensity of the odor by the size of the wind of the fan 13. The following is also an example of a vial containing rose, jasmine, chrysanthemum, red tea and apple incense, which can be used to spread different flavors by opening and closing different vials, and by controlling the wind of the fan 13 The size to control the intensity of the scent. For example, a fan 13 can be installed in the scent emission module 1, so that the intensity of the scent can be controlled by controlling the size of the wind of the fan 13, and the fan 13 can be controlled before the communication terminal user does not handle the trigger event, particularly the communication event. The wind is gradually increased to gradually increase the intensity of the fragrance to achieve the effect of prompting the user.

For example, each vial can also be equipped with a fan to control the mixture of rose and jasmine by controlling the size of the wind with a rose and jasmine vial fan. The difference in wind power makes the rose and jasmine The proportion of the blended incense is also different, and if the number of vials is increased, more flavors can be combined. In this way, in theory, a myriad of different fragrances can be combined for the communication terminal user to choose. The fan 13 wind power is also controlled by software within the control module 3.

The control module 3 includes a software control sub-module 31 and a circuit control sub-module 32. The software control sub-module 31 is configured to save the correspondence between the response message and the odor scheme, and after receiving the trigger event generating response message, notify the circuit control sub-module 32 according to the correspondence between the response message and the odor scheme; wherein, the circuit control sub-module 32 is used for transmitting a corresponding electrical signal to the odour trigger module 2 according to the notification of the software control sub-module 31. The switch of the valve 12 in the odor emission module 1 and the control of the wind level of the fan 13 are all implemented in the software control sub-module 31, and the software control sub-module 31 is provided with a designed software program, which can provide various kinds of communication terminal users. Odour scheme. When the communication terminal user uses the communication terminal, the different trigger events and the odor scheme are set to correspond to each other; when the trigger event of the corresponding relationship is generated, the software program in the software control sub-module 31 is circuit-controlled according to the corresponding odor scheme. The sub-module 32, the circuit control sub-module 32 transmits a corresponding electrical signal to the odor triggering module 2 according to the control information of the software control sub-module 31, and the odor triggering module 2 sends an odor triggering command to the odor emitting module 1, for example, the circuit control sub-module 32 enables The odor triggering module 2 generates mechanical force to control the switch of the valve 12, and the odor triggering module 2 controls the magnitude of the wind of the fan 13 by controlling the magnitude of the electrical signal current.

The odor triggering module 2 further includes a relay sub-module 21 for controlling the size of the switch of the valve 12 or the wind of the fan 13. The relay sub-module 21 controls the opening and closing of the valve 12 through the on and off of the corresponding electrical signals transmitted by the circuit control sub-module 32, thereby controlling the emission and closure of the corresponding container 11 odor; the relay sub-module 21 is transmitted through the circuit control sub-module 32. The magnitude of the corresponding electrical signal current controls the magnitude of the wind of the fan 13 to control the intensity of the odor emitted by the corresponding container 11.

When the communication terminal of the embodiment of the present invention is working, the communication terminal user firstly sets a response message generated by the trigger event to the odor scheme, and the correspondence relationship is implemented by the software control sub-module 31. When the trigger event occurs, the software controls The sub-module 31 notifies the circuit control sub-module 32 according to the correspondence between the response message and the odor scheme; the circuit control sub-module 32 transmits a corresponding electrical signal to the odor triggering module 2 according to the notification of the software control sub-module 31, and directs the odor triggering module 2 to generate the mechanism. The odor triggering module 2 controls the valve 12 to open the container 11 with different odors according to different electrical signals, and the odor triggering module 2 controls the fan 13 according to different electrical signals to blow the fragrance of the container 11 to be emitted. The intensity of the odor is controlled by the size of the wind of the fan 13, thereby controlling the proportion of the odor of the different containers in the mixed scent, to achieve the purpose of dissipating different odors by controlling the opening and closing of the different containers 11.

In the embodiment of the present invention, different trigger events and odor schemes are set to correspond to each other. When a trigger event occurs, the odor is emitted according to the odor scheme corresponding to the trigger event, and the function of olfactory recognition of the communication terminal is increased, enriching The selection scheme of the communication terminal user makes the design of the communication terminal more humanized.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that those skilled in the art can also make several improvements and retouchings without departing from the principles of the present invention. It should be considered as the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

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A method for distributing different odors by a communication terminal, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:

Receiving a response message generated by a trigger event;

And determining, according to the response message, a correspondence between the response message and the odor scheme; and distributing an odor according to the odor scheme corresponding to the correspondence.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein before the receiving the response message generated by the triggering event, the method further comprises: presetting at least two odor schemes, and setting the response message and Correspondence of the odor scheme.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the triggering event is a communication function triggering event or a user function triggering event.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the response message specifically includes an email address, an incoming call, or a short message.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the distributing the odor according to the corresponding odor scheme in the correspondence relationship comprises: gradually increasing the distribution of the triggering event before the communication terminal user processes the triggering event. The intensity of the scent.

6. A communication terminal, comprising: a control module, an odor triggering module, and an odor emitting module:

The control module is configured to receive a response message generated by a trigger event, and send an odor issuance command according to the correspondence between the response message and the odor scheme;

The odor triggering module is configured to receive an odor emitting command of the control module, and issue an odor triggering command;

The odor emission module is configured to emit an odor in response to an odor triggering command issued by the scent triggering module.

The communication terminal according to claim 6, wherein the control module comprises a software control submodule and a circuit control submodule;

The software control sub-module is configured to save a correspondence between a trigger event and an odor scheme, and notify the circuit control sub-module according to an odor scheme corresponding to the correspondence relationship; The circuit control submodule is configured to transmit a corresponding electrical signal to the odor triggering module according to an odor scheme notified by the software control submodule.

8. The communication terminal according to claim 6, wherein the odor emission module comprises: at least two containers with different odors, the container port is equipped with a valve, and the valve is controlled by the odor triggering module .

The communication terminal according to claim 8, wherein the odor emission module further comprises: at least one fan;

The fan is controlled by the odour triggering module for controlling the intensity of the scent by the size of the wind of the fan.

10. A communication terminal according to claim 8 or 9, wherein said scent triggering module comprises a relay sub-module for controlling the size of the switch of said valve or the wind of said fan.