05-09-2012, 03:13 PM
A BIDIRECTIONAL MODEL OF SMELL AS A MEDIA IN COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND IT’S APPLICATIONS
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Abstract:
This electronic document gives the study of a bidirectional model, of smell as a media and it‟s applications in the real world. This paper presents a prototype system, which uses smell as a medium to communicate information bi-directionally in the computer environment. The paper also emphasizes the possibility that apart from video and audio, smell can also become a strong medium for exchanging information based on the proposed model.
INTRODUCTION
The Medias used frequently in recent times are audio, video, text, graphics, etc. However smell can also be used as a significant medium to exchange information in computer science field. Various researches have been performed to achieve this objective. Several types of smell generators and sensors are available such as electronic nose, etc. But due to the absence of proper standardization these are yet to be used and implemented in larger scale for the benefit of the mankind. It is worth of understanding, that the technology itself is not revolutionary. There are a number of patents implementing a variety of multimedia-linked scent systems, dating back over the last thirty years. [1][2] What has changed is the manner of interaction with computers, which is primarily a change in society. There is a small amount of prior work on using smells with computers.
Electronic Nose:
Electronic Nose is a device that detects dorus or flavours. [12]The electronic nose was developed in order to mimic human olfaction that functions as a non-separative mechanism: i.e. an odor or flavor.is perceived as a global fingerprint. Essentially the instrument consists of head space sampling, sensor array, and pattern recognition modules, to generate signal pattern that are used for characterizing odors. It include three major parts: a sample delivery system, a detection system, a computing system. The sample delivery system enables the generation of the headspace (volatile compounds) of a sample, which is the fraction analyzed. The system then injects this headspace into the detection system of the electronic nose. The sample delivery system is essential to guarantee constant operating conditions.
CONCLUSION
The application based on this model can be very useful in achieving certain goals. Further development of this model based devices will be next big thing in the field of computer science. The standardization of smell as an media to information exchange will enable a new domain in Information Technology .The application will be broadly used to enhance the quality of artificial Intelligence .This bidirectional model can be the basis of next dimensional era of computer science and their related fields. The broader picture of this model will certainly add values to digital world, but in the mean time, it is also required to ensure that smell media will only be used in ethical manner.