Information processing device, program, and information providing system providing information about a relationship between a smell or a taste of an object and a description of the smell or taste

1 . An information processing device comprising:

a sensing surface on which a plurality of objects are located; and

a processor programmed to:

specify locations of the plurality of objects on the sensing surface that stimulate a user's sense of smell or taste; and

control a display to display, in a display area corresponding to a location of one object among the plurality of objects on the sensing surface, a plurality of descriptions relating to a sense of smell or taste stimulated by the object, each of the descriptions being displayed by a predetermined appearance,

wherein the sensing surface is configured to read information from a tag of the object that is placed on the sensing surface via a short-range wireless communication standard, the plurality of displayed descriptions being obtained based on the information from the tag,

wherein the sensing surface is configured to receive and detect a touch operation on one of the plurality of descriptions by the user,

wherein when said one of the plurality of displayed descriptions is selected by the user on the sensing surface, the display is controlled to display, on the sensing surface, at least one relational image, which is an image showing a relationship between the selected one description and other objects that correspond to the sense of smell or taste associated with the selected one description, and

wherein the relational image is a line-shaped image displayed on the sensing ace which connects a display position of the one description selected by the user and a location where at least one of the other objects is placed, and the relational image is displayed with an appearance in accordance with a strength of the relationship.

2 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor controls the display to display the plurality of descriptions by an appearance that corresponds to a relationship between the object and the plurality of descriptions relating to the sense of smell or taste stimulated by the object.

3 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor controls the display to display the plurality of descriptions by an appearance that corresponds to a relationship between the user's preference for smell or taste and the plurality of descriptions relating to the smell or taste stimulated by the object.

4 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor controls the display to display the plurality of descriptions in an appearance that corresponds to an attribute of the sense of smell or taste stimulated by the object.

5 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor controls the display to display the plurality of descriptions in an appearance that corresponds to an attribute of the plurality of descriptions relating to the sense of smell or taste stimulated by the object.

6 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor controls the display to display the relational image by an appearance that accords with the sense of smell or taste associated with the selected one description and a preference of the user for the sense of smell or taste.

7 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores a program for causing a computer to implement steps comprising:

specifying locations of a plurality of objects on a sensing surface that stimulate a user's sense of smell or taste, and

displaying, in a display area on the sensing surface corresponding to a location of one object among the plurality of objects, a plurality of descriptions relating to a sense of smell or taste stimulated by the object, wherein each of the plurality of descriptions is displayed by a predetermined appearance,

controlling the sensing surface to read information from a tag of the object that is placed on the sensing surface via a short-range wireless communication standard, the plurality of the displayed descriptions being obtained based on the information from the tag,

controlling the sensing surface to detect and receive a touch operation on one of the plurality of descriptions by the user,

wherein when said one of the plurality of the displayed descriptions is selected by the user on the sensing surface, displaying, on the sensing surface, at least one relational image, which is an image showing a relationship between the selected one description and other objects that correspond to the sense of smell or taste associated with the selected one description, and

wherein the relational image is a line-shaped image displayed on the sensing surface which connects a display position of the one description selected by the user and a location where at least one of the other objects is placed, and the relational image is displayed with an appearance in accordance with a strength of the relationship.

8 . An information providing system comprising:

an input device;

a display device;

a sensing surface on which a plurality of objects are located which is configured to receive and detect a touch operation; and

an information processing device including a processor programmed to:

specify locations of the plurality of objects on the sensing surface that stimulate a user's sense of smell or taste; and

control the display device to display, in a display area corresponding to a location of one object among the plurality of objects on the sensing surface, a plurality of descriptions relating to a sense of smell or taste stimulated by the object, each of the descriptions being displayed by a predetermined appearance,

wherein the sensing surface is configured to read information from a tag of the object that is placed on the sensing surface via a short-range wireless communication standard, the plurality of the displayed descriptions being obtained based on the information from the tag,

wherein the sensing surface receives and detects the touch operation on one of the descriptions, by the user, and

wherein when said one of the plurality of displayed descriptions is selected by the user on the sensing surface, the display displays, on the sensing surface, at least one relational image, which is an image showing a relationship between the selected one description and other objects that correspond to the sense of smell or taste associated with the selected one description, and

wherein the relational image is a line-shaped image displayed on the sensing surface which connects a display position of the one description selected by the user and a location where at least one of the other objects is placed and the relational image is displayed with an appearance in accordance with a strength of the relationship.