Patent ID: 11946904
Assignee: KABUSHIKIGAISHA AROMA BIT, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A sample information acquisition unit, comprising:
a sensor unit comprising a plurality of sensors configured to interact with odor causative substances included in a sample, in which the arrangement of the plurality of sensors can be varied; and
a sensor data processing unit configured to process a result of the interaction obtained from the sensor unit as an interaction pattern information of the sample, the interaction being an interaction between the odor causative substances and the sensors,
wherein the sample information acquisition unit is configured to communicate with an information processing unit via a communication means, the information processing unit having:
a sensor arrangement information unit configured to store an arrangement information of the plurality of sensors in the sensor unit; and
a pattern identification unit configured to identify an odor of the sample by referring to the interaction pattern information of the sample, an interaction pattern information of a known odor and the arrangement information of the plurality of sensors.