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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Saroj K. Sahu, Fremont, CA (US);
Karthik Kadirvel, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/06 (2006.01); G06N 5/02 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01N 27/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/06 (2013.01); G01N 27/045 (2013.01); G01N 33/0031 (2013.01); G01N 33/0073 (2013.01); G06N 5/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A portable communication device includes one or more sensors, a pair of electrodes associated with each sensor, and a processing circuit configured to apply a bias supply voltage to the pair of electrodes and to process output signals from the sensors. Each sensor is an ionic liquid sensor tuned for sensing a smell associated with a chemical species. The processing circuit further includes an artificial intelligence engine to enhance smell recognition capabilities of the device.