RU2781744C1 - Smart system for nicotine addiction control - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: tobacco industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the field of smoking accessories, namely to electronic cigarettes; it can be used as a software-hardware complex for help in nicotine addiction control. In the claimed smart system for nicotine addiction control, user feedback is implemented using modules of light indication, vibration, and electrostimulation, as well as by means of a sound piezo-emitter, embedded directly in an electronic cigarette, as well as by sending by a program application of notifications, push notifications to a smartphone, tablet, laptop, computer, smart watch, bracelets, messages to chat-bots, and possibility of withdrawal of funds from a user’s credit card.

EFFECT: improvement and increase in the efficiency of a user feedback system in the proposed smart system for nicotine addiction control, namely indication, notification and warning transmission, user stimulation, using an electronic cigarette itself or a program application.

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Description

The invention relates to the field of smoking accessories, namely to electronic cigarettes, and can be used as a software and hardware system to help combat nicotine addiction.

From the public prior art in the designated area, it is known that an electronic cigarette (English e-cigarette ) is an electronic device that creates highly dispersed vapor (aerosol) intended for inhalation (inhalation). It can be used both as a nicotine delivery device (ENDS) and for inhaling flavored vapor (aerosol) without nicotine. Steam is created by evaporation of a specially prepared liquid from the surface of the heating element and looks like tobacco smoke ... The main elements of which are a mouthpiece, a lithium battery and an atomizer that includes a heating element, a cartridge or a reservoir with a special liquid filler ("Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia" / / Electronic cigarette)//[electronic resource] URL: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_cigarette (accessed 10/22/2021

As a consumable for producing vapor in electronic cigarettes, a special liquid is used, or, as it is also called, E-liquid, as well as E-liquid. To deliver nicotine to the user's body, the E-liquid is converted from a liquid state of aggregation due to rapid heating and turns into vapor. When puffed, the user inhales this vapor, which includes nicotine and flavoring. When you exhale, the vapor is very similar to the smoke of a regular cigarette. Liquid for electronic cigarettes consists of a base (a mixture of glycerin and propylene glycol), flavors and nicotine. At the same time, the user can independently choose the strength of nicotine and the percentage of the mixture of glycerin and propylene glycol, which, in turn, allows the user to adapt more easily when switching from conventional to electronic cigarettes, and then gradually reducing the concentration of nicotine to give up the bad habit.

Thus, the transition from smoking classic tobacco-burning cigarettes to electronic ones allows the smoker to gradually reduce the degree of nicotine addiction and, further, strictly following the recommendations and gradually reducing the strength of the liquid, give up the bad habit (website of the Russian service BBC NEWS//Scientists: electronic cigarettes help quit smoking//[electronic resource] URL: https://www.bbc.com/russian/science/2013/09/130909_e-cigarettes_patches (accessed 10/22/2021).

Thus, electronic cigarettes are used as an alternative to classic tobacco cigarettes to reduce and combat tobacco-nicotine addiction and, in general, reduce harm to the health of the smoker.

In this regard, in order to increase the effectiveness of the fight against nicotine addiction with the help of electronic cigarettes, manufacturers are currently offering technical solutions for electronic cigarettes, which are part of a whole system for controlling the consumption of a smoking mixture by a smoker and reducing the degree of his nicotine addiction. This system (software and hardware complex) includes, in one combination or another, in addition to the electronic cigarette itself, also the ability to establish remote communication between the cigarette and an external device (smartphone, tablet, laptop, computer) using built-in electronic cigarettes and connected to the microprocessor wireless communication modules using Bluetooth technology (less often Wi-Fi, radio frequency (RF), NFC), and (or) a USB connector for wired data transmission and reception; the presence of a microprocessor or microcontroller in an electronic cigarette; a special software application on an external device with an interface and various functions for managing, monitoring and controlling consumption, feedback from a smoker and transferring data to a server or cloud storage on the Internet, connected, on the one hand, with the microprocessor and memory of a cigarette, on the other hand , with a server or a cloud service with the possibility of two-way data and command transmission in conjunction with a microprocessor (microcontroller) - a Bluetooth module - a software application - a server or a cloud service; software (firmware) built into the microprocessor of an electronic cigarette; automatic collection, storage and analysis of smoking mixture consumption statistics (number, frequency and duration of puffs, total smoking time, amount of nicotine consumed, etc.) by a specific smoker in the cigarette microprocessor memory, in a database on a server or in an analytical cloud service; the ability to predict, offer a personalized plan (program) to fight the habit and control the consumption of the smoking mixture by the smoker, based on the collected statistics; the presence of feedback with the smoker using sound and light indication on the electronic cigarette itself or through notifications in the software application; setting restrictions for the consumption of a smoking mixture with limiting the amount or concentration of the consumed smoking mixture, blocking the possibility of using the device and generally managing the smoking cessation process, establishing a connection between the smoker and other consumers through social networks and doctors in real time through a software application, as well as search functions electronic cigarette by beep, deny unauthorized access by password, security key, fingerprint, GPS, BDS or GIS device positioning. The listed decisions were disclosed in the Russian patent for invention No. 2655596 (the date of priority 05/23/2014), international registrations No. WO2015063126A1 (Date of priority 10/29/2013), Wo2014195805A2 (Date of Priority 05/20/2013), WO2018025217A1 (Priority date 03/03/2016), Wo20020 The date of priority 01/04/2019), foreign patents at inventions No. KN1110661918A (Date of priority 09/05/2019), CN106681765A (Date of priority on 12/24/2016), US2016219931A1 (Date of Priority 01/30/2015), CN110419782A (date of priority 18.07) (Date of priority 04/17/2008), CN1111399937A (Date of priority 09.03.2020), US2014202477A1 (Date of Priority 01/16/2014), CN110472401A (Date of Priority 09/05/2019), KR20160108855A (Date of priority 09/09/2015), US20 2014), EP3275324A1 (priority date 07/25/2016).

As the closest analogue to the claimed invention, the technical solution according to the Russian patent for invention No. 2680224 "DEVELOPMENT OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE NETWORK WITH ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE" was chosen. This solution provides, in addition to the elements standard for an electronic cigarette, also a controller, an air flow sensor, a storage device as part of an electronic cigarette, wireless communication with the device (PC, smartphone, tablet computer), the ability to control the properties of smoking through a mobile application; the ability to automatically turn off the power, reduce nicotine, activate the delay after a puff, reduce power, etc. as a result of a violation of the smoking control plan; setting limits on the number of uses of a cigarette, the level of nicotine; use of smartphone sensors, GPS, accelerometer, microphone or other smartphone elements; sending notifications to the user through e-mail, text messages, instant messages or through a smartphone application; software, an application on a smartphone with an interface, a server in the form of computing devices, a database, two-way communication between a user and an electronic cigarette using a smartphone, preventing unauthorized use of an electronic cigarette by setting a password or security key in a smartphone.

As common shortcomings of the listed solutions, one can single out the limitations of the user feedback system in them, namely, indication, transmission of notifications, warnings, stimulation of the user using the electronic cigarette itself or a software application, in connection with which, in general, the function of controlling and limiting the user's consumption is limited. smoking mixture; also, the solution of sound warnings to the user is not disclosed, with the help of which they are implemented; the system of notifications and devices to which they can be sent is limited to a smartphone, tablet, laptop, computer.

The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate the above disadvantages, namely, to improve and increase the efficiency of the proposed intelligent system for combating nicotine addiction of the user feedback system, namely, indication, transmission of notifications, warnings, stimulation of the user using the electronic cigarette itself or a software application.

This goal is achieved by the fact that in the claimed intelligent system for combating nicotine addiction, feedback to the user is implemented using modules of light indication, vibration and electrical stimulation, as well as by means of a piezo sound emitter built directly into an electronic cigarette, as well as by sending notifications, push notifications by the software application. - notifications to a smartphone, tablet, laptop, computer, smart watch, bracelets, messages in chat bots, and the possibility of withdrawing funds from the user's credit card.

Accordingly, the technical result of the proposed technical solution "Intelligent system to combat nicotine addiction" is as follows.

In the proposed intelligent system for combating nicotine addiction, the feedback system with the user has been improved, which is implemented simultaneously with the help of light indication, vibration and electrical stimulation modules and a piezo sound emitter built directly into the electronic cigarette, as well as by sending notifications, including push notifications, by the software application. to a smartphone, tablet, laptop, computer, smart watch, user's smart bracelet, messages to the user in chat bots, and the possibility of withdrawing funds from the user's credit card by the software application. As a result of the application of this user feedback system, the impact of the intelligent system on the user's behavior when using an electronic cigarette becomes more diverse and effective, which generally increases the effectiveness of controlling and limiting the user's consumption of the smoking mixture, and achieves the set goals of the plan to combat nicotine addiction more quickly. and end this addiction.

Also, the claimed invention as a whole expands the arsenal of technical solutions for electronic cigarettes as part of a software and hardware complex to help combat nicotine addiction.

The technical result is achieved by the fact that the intelligent system for combating nicotine addiction is a software and hardware complex consisting of an electronic cigarette containing a cartridge, consisting of a mouthpiece, a container with smoking liquid, a filter, a heater, a smoking liquid supply wick, connection and power supply contacts on the heater, cartridge identification elements, and the body of an electronic cigarette, including a chassis, an outer case, a power supply module, a two-way wireless communication board, a control board with modules for measuring pressure, light indication, a module for electronic control and monitoring of the operation of the device, a memory device with built-in software , LED, USB connector, of an external user device, a software application installed on an external device with an interface and the ability to send notifications and messages to the user on an external device, and a virtual analytical server that includes a database a data memory, a software interface and a computer analytical service, characterized in that the electronic cigarette cartridge additionally contains electrical stimulation contacts, a sound piezo emitter, vibration motor, sound alarm and electrical stimulation modules are additionally installed on the control board, smartphone, tablet, laptop, computer act as external devices , a smart watch, a user's smart bracelet, the software application is configured to send additional push notifications to an external device and messages to the user in chat bots, as well as the ability to link the software application to the user's credit card.

The claimed technical solution is illustrated by schematic representations of an intelligent system for combating nicotine addiction (figure 1) and an electronic cigarette as part of this system (figure 2), explaining the implementation of the proposed invention within the framework of the claimed formula, where 1 is a software and hardware complex with all its elements, 2 - an electronic cigarette, 3 - an example of an external user device with a software application installed on it with an interface 4, 5 - two-way wireless communication between an electronic cigarette, an external device and a virtual analytical server, 6 - a virtual analytical server, 7 - a software interface, 8 - database, 9 - computer analytical service, 10 - cartridge, 11 - body of an electronic cigarette, 12 - mouthpiece, 13 - power supply module, 14 - two-way wireless communication board, 15 - control board, 16 - pressure measurement module, 17 - light module indication and sound alarm, 18 - vibration motor module, 19 - mod electrical stimulation ul, 20 - LED, 21 - electrical stimulation contacts, 22 - USB connector.

To obtain a technical result, the invention can be carried out in the following preferred manner, which does not exclude other methods of implementation within the framework of the claimed formula of the utility model.

The proposed intelligent system for combating nicotine addiction is a software and hardware complex (1), which is designed primarily to provide the process of smoking (vaping) by the user using an electronic cigarette (2). At the same time, the operation of all elements of this software and hardware complex (1) allows you to automatically collect statistics on the consumption of smoking liquid by the user, store it, analyze it, build a portrait (characteristics) of liquid consumption by the smoker, draw up an individual plan and recommendations for combating nicotine addiction, monitor the implementation of the plan and the behavior of the user in the process of smoking, adjust the plan in the process of monitoring its implementation.

To achieve the specified technical result, the intellectual system for combating nicotine addiction works as follows.

The user purchases an electronic cigarette (2), installs on an external device (smartphone, tablet, laptop, computer) (3) a special software application with an interface (4), which connects the external device (2) with the electronic cigarette (2) via wireless communication (5).

The user starts the process of smoking (vaping) the liquid located in the container (not shown in the diagrams) inside the cartridge (10). At the same time, the cartridge (10) is connected to the body of the electronic cigarette (11) by means of connection contacts (not shown in the diagrams), and also contains a container with smoking liquid, a filter, a heater, a wick for supplying smoking liquid, contacts for supplying power to the heater, cartridge identification elements (not shown in diagrams). The body of the electronic cigarette (11) also contains a USB connector (22) for charging the power module (13), a chassis, an external case, a module for electronic control and operation of the device, a memory device with built-in software, which are not shown in the diagrams.

Further, the user normally consumes smoking liquid for several days. During this time, the intelligent system collects, stores and analyzes statistics on the consumption of smoking liquid by the user, and then, on this basis, a plan and recommendations for combating nicotine addiction are developed in relation to the behavior of a particular user. In more detail, these processes are carried out as follows.

During smoking, the pressure measurement module (16) located on the control board (15) receives statistical information about the puff profile (speed and volume, puff depth, sharpness), and in the memory device (not shown in the diagrams) on the control board (15) also the duration and frequency of puffs, data on the amount of nicotine consumed, the amount of smoking liquid evaporated are recorded. The general control of all elements of the invention is carried out by the firmware stored in a memory device (not shown in the diagrams).

Further, the statistics collected on the control board (15) is transmitted through the wireless communication board (14) to an external device (3). In this case, the wireless communication (5) between the wireless communication board (14) and the external device (3) is made two-way, preferably using Bluetooth technology, but can also be made using Wi-Fi, radio frequency (RF) or NFC technologies. Two-way wireless communication (5) is carried out with the user's external device (3) - smartphone, tablet, laptop, computer, smart watch, smart bracelet - and allows you to transfer automatically, without user participation, the statistics collected by the elements of the control board (15) puffs performed by him using an electronic cigarette (2), their duration, puff profile, frequency, amount of nicotine consumed, amount of smoking liquid evaporated to a software application installed on an external device (3) with an interface (4) and then to a virtual analytical server (6 ) for the implementation of computer mathematical calculations, which allows you to build a portrait (characteristic) of a smoker.

The software application (4), in turn, provides two-way communication, on the one hand, through the wireless communication board (14) with the control board (15) of the electronic cigarette (2), and on the other hand, with the virtual analytical server (6), which receives statistics on the consumption of smoking liquid by the user and develops control functions in accordance with control algorithms. Thus, the software application (4) through the wireless communication board (14) and the modules installed on the control board (15) of the electronic cigarette receives all the parameters of the user's consumption of smoking liquid, collects and broadcasts them to the virtual analytical server (6). In addition, the software application (4) informs the user about the process of an electronic cigarette (2), as well as related situational messages, consumption indicators, in real time through an interface on an external device (3) and displays on the screen of an external device (3) a plan and recommendations for reducing nicotine addiction to the user, sends motivational messages, allows you to manage the operation of an electronic cigarette (2), including optimizing the puff profile on an electronic cigarette (2) depending on the established daily intake of smoking liquid, the installed cartridge (10), as well as on the user's smoking style, and controls the relevance of the software built into the electronic cigarette (not shown in the diagrams) and updates it.

The virtual analytical server (6) includes a software interface (7), a database (8) of statistics on the consumption of smoking liquid by the user, as well as a computer analytical service (9), in which the analysis of statistics on the consumption of smoking liquid by the user is carried out using software mathematical calculations. , the behavioral analysis of the consumer is carried out, and on this basis, recommendations, advice, plans for reducing nicotine addiction are automatically developed based on machine learning, taking into account the actual data received from the user.

Thus, in an intelligent system for combating nicotine addiction, a connection is provided between the control board of an electronic cigarette (15) - a wireless communication board (14) - a software application on an external device (4) - a virtual analytical server (6) and automatic collection of all statistics on the user's consumption of smoking liquid, its storage, analysis, building a portrait (characteristics) of liquid consumption by a smoker, drawing up an individual plan and recommendations for combating nicotine addiction, this plan is adjusted in the process of monitoring its implementation.

Direct control over the implementation of the plan automatically developed by a computer analytical service (9) and the recommendation to combat nicotine addiction is carried out by the proposed intelligent system using the electronic cigarette (2) built into the control board (15) of the light indication modules (17), vibration motor (18), sound alarm (17) and electrical stimulation (19), and, accordingly, the LED (20), a sound piezo emitter (not shown in the diagrams) and electrical stimulation contacts (21) on the cartridge (10) installed in the body of the electronic cigarette. In this case, the LED (20) is preferably in the form of an RGB LED. The sound alarm module (17) sends signals to the user through a piezo emitter (not shown in the diagrams) to control the consumption of the smoking mixture, and also allows you to localize the location of the electronic cigarette in case it is lost. The electrical stimulation module (19) delivers to the electrical stimulation contacts (21) located on the cartridge (10) in the place of its contact with the user's lips, demotivating weak discharges of low voltage and small force. The vibration motor module (18) also provides tactile feedback to the user's fingers and lips and helps locate the electronic cigarette (2). Thus, in case of non-fulfillment of the plan or, conversely, achievement of certain goals, the intelligent system automatically gives light, sound and tactile signals to the user, respectively. That is, the user is informed and warned in the most diverse way about the violations or achievements he has committed, as a result of which the user corrects his behavior.

In addition, notifications and messages to the user are sent to the display of the external device (3) of the user through the software application (4) installed on it, and not only directly using the application interface (4), but also in the form of push notifications to the external device (3 ), for example, on a smartphone, smart watch, smart bracelet, and messages to the user in chat bots. Thus, the user is informed that today he has consumed more nicotine than planned, that he consumes a lot in a short time and that behavior needs to be corrected, and the user is motivated by messages, gamification in the software application (4).

It is also possible to link the user's credit card data (not shown in the diagrams) to the software application (4) for withdrawing funds as a fine and sending them to a special account in case the user violates the requirements of the plan.

Thus, the claimed invention provides a whole feedback system with the user, as a result of which the impact of the intelligent system on the user's behavior when using an electronic cigarette (2) becomes more diverse and effective, which generally increases the efficiency of control and restriction of the user's consumption of the smoking mixture, is achieved more quickly achieve the goals of the plan to combat nicotine addiction and stop this addiction.

The novelty and inventive level of the presented invention lies in the fact that the totality of its essential features provides a more diverse and effective impact of the intelligent system on the user's behavior when using an electronic cigarette, which generally increases the efficiency of control and limitation of the user's consumption of the smoking mixture, achieves a faster achievement of the set goals. goals of the plan to combat nicotine addiction and stop this addiction.

The applicant is currently carrying out the production of the proposed invention.

Claims (1)

An intelligent system for combating nicotine addiction, characterized in that it is a software and hardware complex consisting of an electronic cigarette containing a cartridge, consisting of a mouthpiece, a container with smoking liquid, a filter, a heater, a wick for supplying smoking liquid, contacts for connecting and supplying power to a heater, cartridge identification elements, and an electronic cigarette case, including a chassis, an outer case, a power supply module, a two-way wireless communication board, a control board with modules for measuring pressure, light indication, an electronic control and device operation control module, a memory device with built-in software, LED, USB connector, of an external user device installed on an external device of a software application with an interface and the ability to send notifications and messages to the user on an external device, and a virtual analytical server that includes a database, prog a frame interface and a computer analytical service, characterized in that the electronic cigarette cartridge additionally contains electrical stimulation contacts, a sound piezo emitter, vibration motor, sound alarm and electrical stimulation modules are additionally installed on the control board, smartphone, tablet, laptop, computer, smart watch act as external devices , a user's smart bracelet, the software application is configured to send additional push notifications to an external device and messages to the user in chat bots, as well as the ability to link the software application to the user's credit card.

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