US 12,298,978 B2
Mobile communications device with electronic nose
Alexander Himanshu Amin, Solon, OH (US); and Himanshu Subhash Amin, Solon, OH (US)
Filed by Alexander Himanshu Amin, Solon, OH (US); and Himanshu Subhash Amin, Solon, OH (US)
Filed on Jan. 7, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/736,083.
Application 16/736,083 is a continuation of application No. 14/560,779, filed on Dec. 4, 2014, granted, now 10,592,510.
Application 14/560,779 is a continuation of application No. 14/219,914, filed on Mar. 19, 2014, granted, now 8,930,341, issued on Jan. 6, 2015.
Application 14/219,914 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/839,206, filed on Mar. 15, 2013, granted, now 9,645,127, issued on May 9, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/643,781, filed on May 7, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2020/0183925 A1, Jun. 11, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 16/245 (2019.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/03 (2006.01); G06F 16/2455 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 16/2455 (2019.01) [G01N 33/0031 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mobile wireless communications device comprising:
a processor that executes the following computer-executable components stored in a memory:
a capture component that receives an input, the input comprising a headspace, obtained by the mobile wireless communications device, associated with an unidentified perfume;
a detection component comprising a sensory array and a visual detector that react to the input, wherein the detection component converts reactions of the sensory array and visual detector into a digital signal representing a chemical composition of the headspace, and compares the digital signal to known digital signals stored in the memory, and:
upon finding a known scent, the detection component determines an identity of the perfume;
upon finding both a known scent and an unknown scent, the detection component removes the known scent, and generates a representation of the unknown scent to determine an identity of the perfume; and
upon finding an unknown scent, the detection component identifies the headspace as a new scent and stores the new scent in the memory;
a search component that, in response to a determination by the detection component that the headspace contains a new scent:
generates a search query based on the representation; and
transmits the search query to a search engine that performs a search for perfumes associated with the representation; and
an input component that receives a result from the search engine, wherein the result comprises an identification of the perfume.