DIGITAL SCENT TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

PRASAD V. POTLURI SIDDHARTHA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Affiliated to JNTU KAKINADA, Approved by AICTE, New Delhi
Accredited By NBA, ISO 9001:2000 Certified Institute
(Sponsored by Siddhartha Academy of General and Technical Education, Vijayawada)
(KANURU, VIJAYAWADA-520007)
2010-2011
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
IN
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

By

B.DIVYA K.GUNA LAKSHMI

09505A0502 08501A0560
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 INDEX

1. ABSTRACT

2. INTRODUCTION

3. EVOLUTION OF DIGITAL SMELL

4. HARDWARE DEVICES

5. BROAD CASTING OF SMELL

6. APPLICATIONS

7. EFFECTS OF DIGITAL SMELL FOR DIFFERENT SITE

8. LIMITATIONS

9. CONCLUSION

10. BIBLOGRAPHY
1. ABSTRACT The digital smell is basically a hardware
The technology has so far targeted mainly our software combination. The hardware part of digital
sense of sight and sound. To further enhance the smell will produce the smell, and the software part
virtual reality experience and another flavor to it, will evaluate the smell equation and generate
technology is now targeting your nose and tongue. specific signals for specific smell and finally that
The application area of virtual reality is vast- from smell will be produced by the device. The
normal entertainment to the Internet and e- hardware device is a device like speaker, like
commerce application. You will be able to smell speaker this device is also connected to the
product before buying them online. computer system. For this device there is also a
California-based Digiscents Inc. has developed driver program which will evaluate the digital
the iSmell personal scent synthesizer. This small equation for generating specific gas.
device connects through your pc via serial port and Until now, online communication involved
has its own driver. only three of our senses hearing, touch, and sight.
2. INTRODUCTION New technology is being developed to appeal to
In this modern age, computers have verified
the cause of their existence. They have virtually our sense of smell. DigiScents, an interactive
taken over in every field of today’s fast life. Gone media company, is creating iSmell Digital Scent
are the days when applications of computers were Technology, new software which will enable
limited to official use only. Today computers have scents to be broadcast from the Web.
important place in every household purpose, and 3. EVOLUTION OF DIGITAL SMELL
mainly internet has taken over whole world.
There are various causes due to which 3.1 How it was Invented
computers have their own stand in our life. It As we know that many scientists have
provides a very good facility of fast processing, started for the virtual reality from the last 5 to 6
sound and picture. The virtual reality concept has years. As a virtual reality they have got a full
provided very good features to the computer concept as virtual theater. These theaters consist of
systems. The concept of virtual reality is an electronic hand gloves, digital smell, multipoint
introduced by the computer programmers to surround sound system, movement controllable
provide more attachments to the user. There are seats, 3d goggles. From this idea the multipoint
several concepts of the virtual reality that are surround sound system, 3d goggles, movement
available such as digital smell, virtual theater, controllable seats were completed. Now for the
electronics hand gloves, multipoint surround sound user to fill more realistic effects of movies they
system, 3d goggles. were introducing the very new facility of digital
smell in movies or in games. For example if we are
watching a movie and we see burning of tier then
we will fill that smell in theater or pc or television.
The basic idea for this was given by the
perfume making companies for the advertisements
of their perfumes.
3.2 Founders
Founders Dexster Smith and Joel Lloyd Bellenson,
experts in bioinformatics and genomics, started
from the following idea: “If we can find the
essence of a biological smell and build a profile,
we can digitalize and broadcast it.” They came up
with the idea for the company while they were in
South Beach. Using their scientific knowledge,
they indexed and analyzed natural smells said to be
common to South Beach such as flowers, salt such as Web site features, computer games, digital
water, and suntan lotion music, and movies. But after some time as user
4. HARDWARE DEVICES will be more familiar with these smells the
4.1 Smell Synthesizer: - cartridge will come in market in which you can add
The smell synthesizer mean the device which chemicals as many as you want. They are still
is used to generate the smells. Such as ismell is investigating all the scent combinations that are
device used to produce the gas using computer. currently possible with the iSmell device. As the
There are various types of smell synthesizers technology becomes more refined, more and more
available in the market, but for computer the smell scents and scent combinations will be possible.
synthesizer is made by digiscents industry.

Cartridge

. "The idea would be to have a box about the size of

4.2 ISMELL:-The iSmell is a peripheral device, a small speaker that would be connected to your
about the size of a PC speaker that connects to a computer and within that box is this cartridge of
PC via a serial or USB port. It uses consumable odors, having a hundred different small chambers
cartridges which are used and replaced similar to in it, and then on command from the computer,
the way ink jet printers use ink cartridges. It emits you can choose various odors within that hundred,
natural-based vapors into the user's personal space. to be mixed up together and then puffed gently out
ISmell is triggered either on demand by the user of this port where you can smell it."
(via a keyboard or mouse action) or via a timed or 4.4 Scentography:-Scentography is a new form of
programmed response (as is the case with a DVD expression that allows the integration of scents
ScentTrack). with traditional digital multimedia, such as games,
4.3 Cartridge:-The cartridge will contain DVDs, and web sites. By allowing you to
chemicals either natural oils or synthetic fragrances communicate with smells, Scentography adds a
that will be activated by either heat or air pressure, new dimension and richness to web pages and
when you send a signal from your computer. The virtually any other form of electronic/digital
digital smell device could add another sensory communication. The capability to digitize and
dimension to the sights and sounds of a computer broadcast scents will enable vendors and
game. Currently 128 chemicals are stored in a consumers to send scented mail, establish smell 'n
cartridge. Similar to an ink jet printer, those oils shop electronic kiosks, make and watch scented
form the core of a replaceable cartridge, which is DVDs, and play scented games and simulations.
inserted in the company's iSmell device. The oils 5. BROAD CASTING OF SMELL
are electrically stimulated in different
combinations to create specific smells in response
to software prompts programmed into applications
 • Marketing
• Entertainment
• Education
• M
 edical

6.2 Multisensory Marketing:

Death to Banner Ads - Let the Nose Lead
the WayCommerce tends to lead development,
which is why some of the bigger scentware
5.1 Digitized Scent developers, like TriSenx, are partnering with
A scent is indexed along two parameters, its companies that just plain smell. Perfume
chemical makeup and its place in the manufactures are an obvious fit. They would be
scent”spectrum”,and then digitized into a small able to benefit from doing market research across
file. the net, emailing you samples of some new
5.2 Broadcast fragrance they might be trying out to see how you
The digital file is scent, attached to like it, and using your feedback to shape the final
enhanced web content. product. And the heck with scratch-and-sniff cards
5.3Synthesize in your favorite magazine. Now you’ll smell their
DigiScent’s iSmell, which connects latest and greatest when arrive at your favorite
to the user’s computer like a set of speakers, women’s website or online boutique.
synthesis the smell from a palette of “primary 6.3 Online Interactive Games
odours”, following the guidelines of the digital Imagine smelling the scent of an opponent in
file. an interactive online role-playing game or smelling
ISmell technology turns smell into digital the damp cave your character is trapped in. Games
codes that can be stored on laser discs or as with scented environments, entities and prizes are
computer files and it can even be emailed. It reads more immersive and realistic. Scented games will
the digital scent file, creates a smell from a soon be the standard in interactive media, just as
”palette” of 128 chemicals stored in a cartridge, games with sound became prevalent as soundcards
which wafts into the air with a small fan. became common.
6. APPLICATIONS 6.4 Communication
There are many applications for digital Scent offers developers as well as
scent technology such as: consumers another medium for creativity and self-
* send scented email expression. Scented web sites, electronic greeting
* watch scented DVD's cards and e-mail will enliven all e-communication.
* play scented video games With iSmell technology, you can travel anywhere
* sample a perfume from a beauty product's in the world or to any time period in the past.
website 6.5 E-Commerce
* smell the assortment of freshly brewed Scent will bring the online shopping
coffees for sale in their online store. experience to life. Scent-enabled shopping sites
will be more compelling if you can actually smell
6.1 Why Would You Want to Do This? perfume, flowers, food and beverages, cigars, and
There are four basic types of applications that exotic places.

scentware seems a logic fit for at the moment.

 changing, getting more and more powerful sound
with it. After some time over television will came
will more clear picture, better voice as well as
ismell device, which will create more interest in
watching the television.
7.3 Over the Internet
DigiScents technology will be used to add a
new dimension to e-commerce and entertainment
technology: adding scent to movies, online
advertising and interactive games are just a few of
6.6 Advertising the possibilities. "Online greeting cards will be one
Vendors of food, cosmetics, home care of the first big plays. We digitize and broadcast
products, and travel related services can use scent scent over the Internet and analyze the molecular
to make advertisements more engaging and structure and sensory perception of an odor and
memorable. Eventually, like musical jingles and software-code it. The iSmell is a peripheral that is
graphical logos, scented banner ads will make it the size of an electronic pencil sharpener; it
possible to communicate the key feature of scented connects to a USB port. Its scent cartridge would
products or to simply evoke a certain feeling be like a color printer cartridge but with 128 scent
elements to combine. These elements will combine
7. EFFECTS OF DIGITAL SMELL FOR to make thousands of scent combinations.
DIFFERENT SITE "Humans detect around 10,000 smells in their
7.1 Over the Theater lifetimes. We're going to create the primaries of
After some time the virtual theaters will smell. The company is also creating a Snortal, a
come in the market. This virtual theater is basically first-of-its kind Internet site on which people can
the concept of the virtual reality. These theaters create scented e-mail and their own custom scents.
will have electronic hand gloves, digital smell Beta testing is currently under way, and final
synthesizer, multipoint surround sound system, products will be released in fall 2002.
movement controllable seats, 3d goggles. From 7.4 E-mail Alive with smell
this idea the multipoint surround sound system, 3d Of all the uses for scentware, this one scares be
goggles, movement controllable seats were most the ability to send emails with smells
completed. Now for the user to fill more realistic anybody can design. Sure, it’ll add a fun new
effects of movies they were introducing the very dimension to birthday when you can send an
new facility of digital smell in movies or in games. electronic postcard with nice music and a dozen
For example if we are watching a movie and we
see burning of tier then we will fill that smell in
theater.

7.2 Over the Television

roses that smell real, but can you imagine the
Now a days as new and new sound
legions of alternatives your friends (and others)
technology came in picture our home television is
 will opt for? Dirty sneakers, wet dogs May be add-on a worthwhile boost to their multimedia
worse assaults to your delicate sensibilities will be experience, but chances are this technology will
within the reach of email artists and spammers find its first strong market in small kiosks and
alike. other specialty shops.
For authors and music composers the idea of While many fragrance
adding taste and smell to their creative conjuring manufacturers will find the ability to use scentware
seems irresistible. Words can be powerful for both market research and the generation of new
stimulators of imagined tastes and smells, but the sales, most of the “ScentWare” application
ability to bring those exact things to life may make available today operate at a very simple level and
the electronic distribution of storytelling an even aren’t capable of reproducing the very complex
more tempting channel. Perhaps a glimpse of the protein level of molecule modeling that
evolution of mega bookstores and internet cafes? commercial fragrances require. Specialty food
7.5 Education marketers will face the same problem. While pizza,
Tapping into Another Information Channel. popcorn and apple pie are already stock smells in a
You need only to walk into a bakery or popcorn- number of scentware collections, exact replicas of
filled theatre to realize the powerful ability of some of the more complex “branded” foods that
smell to invoke memory. big distributors want to entice you with just won’t
It’s this power that makes the addition of be possible yet. While a few year’s old, the
scent to the classroom experience such an technology is still immature, and will require a
interesting new ally. I don’t know about you, but committed partners and reasonable investment to
reading about Shakespeare or Napoleon out of a customize the results in a way that’s suitable for
textbook was rarely inspiring. Had you given me companies whose smell is their branding.
the chance to “interact” with history through the 9. CONCLUSION
sites, sounds tastes and smells of that time, you’d A Scent has a strange power over human
probably have had me hooked. beings. It can create a mood, such as
Virtual field trips have become an foreshadowing or ambiance. It can intensify
invaluable tool for bringing important experience emotions such as fear or love. It can also give the
into the classroom where time or geography may sensation of virtual reality and suspension of
otherwise prevent them. The addition of Smell is disbelief.
acknowledged as a tool that enhances the memory “The Sense of smell is closely tied to
of that experience, and amount of knowledge that memory and emotion, making scent a powerful
is retained because of it. way to reinforce ideas”.
7.6 Medical There are several streams over which this
A new Tool for Catching Degenerative digital smell is used, Such as over the television,
Neurological Diseases Early theater and the web. Hence we conclude that this
Aromatherapy will perhaps be one of the big digital smell will revolutionized the world. And at
drivers of home computer scentware sales. In every place we will require this device, such as for
addition to ergonomically correct keyboards and scented mail, scented movies, scented songs we
mice, music while we work, and even computer- must requires this device.
based workouts to help you keep fit, you can now This device will become our need in future.
add smell to your list of tools for increasing
personal wellbeing. The benefits of aromatherapy 10. BIBLIOGRAPHY
go beyond personal pleasure. [1] www.digiscents.com
8. LIMITATIONS [2] www.trisenx.com
The obvious one is the price. Most home computer [3] www.aromajet.com
users won’t be willing to pay the $250-500+ price
[4] www.scentware.com
tag for the luxury of scratch-and-sniff websites.
Some diehard game fans may find the olfactory [5] www.primagames.com