Method for displaying time-varying flavor as time-varying visual element, program, and information processing device
Inventors
Miyamae, Akira • ISHIBASHI, Kazuya • Wada, Yuji • MATSUBARA, Kazuya
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Publication Number
US-12501940-B2
Publication Date
2025-12-23
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Abstract
A method for displaying a time-varying flavor as a time-varying visual element includes a step 130A in which a processor acquires, from a memory, first data representing a time-varying flavor, and a generation step 140A in which the processor generates, on the basis of the first data, second data for displaying the time-varying flavor as a time-varying visual element.
Core Innovation
The disclosed invention uses a processor to acquire first data representing a time-varying flavor and to generate second data for displaying the time-varying flavor as a time-varying visual element. The second data is generated based on the first data, so the visual element corresponds to the time-varying flavor over time.
The invention further acquires third data representing a plurality of basic visual elements that are different from each other. The plurality of basic visual elements corresponds to a plurality of flavor elements, and each basic visual element has at least a figure as a component, so the visual element is formed from visual components mapped to flavor elements.
The generation of the second data is based on both the first data and the third data. In this way, the method represents a flavor comprised of a plurality of flavor elements as a time-varying visual element through the use of distinct basic visual elements including figure components.
Claims Coverage
The partial content shows three independent claims: a method, a program on a non-transitory computer readable medium, and an information processing device. Across these independent claims, there are three core inventive elements: acquiring time-varying flavor data, acquiring mapped basic visual element data with figure components, and generating display data for a time-varying visual element based on both data sets.
Generating display data for a time-varying visual element from time-varying flavor data
The processor acquires first data representing a time-varying flavor, and generates second data for displaying the time-varying flavor as a time-varying visual element based on the first data.
Acquiring basic visual elements mapped to flavor elements with figure components
The processor acquires third data representing a plurality of basic visual elements that are different from each other, where the plurality corresponds to the plurality of flavor elements and each basic visual element has at least a figure as a component, with the flavor comprised of a plurality of flavor elements.
Generating the display data based on both flavor data and basic visual element data
The second data is generated based on the first data and the third data.
All three independent claims cover a system in which time-varying flavor data is combined with third data representing multiple different basic visual elements (each having at least a figure component) mapped to flavor elements, to generate second data for displaying a time-varying visual element based on both data sets.
Stated Advantages
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Documented Applications
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