WO2018024154A1 - Electronic cigarette and electronic cigarette monitoring system - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette monitoring system. The electronic cigarette (10) comprises an atomizer assembly (11), a battery assembly (12) and a microprocessor (13). The microprocessor (13) is electrically connected to the atomizer assembly (11) and the battery assembly (12). The electronic cigarette (10) comprises an identifier for uniquely identifying the atomizer assembly (11) and/or the battery assembly (12). The microprocessor (13) recognizes the identifier of the atomizer assembly (11) and/or the battery assembly (12) and determines whether the recognized identifier passes verification. When the recognized identifier passes the verification, the microprocessor (13) controls the battery assembly (12) to supply power to the atomizer assembly (11). By means of the verification of the use of an electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette is effectively controlled, and is prevented from being abused.

Description

Electronic cigarette and electronic cigarette supervision system [Technical Field]

The invention relates to the field of simulated smoking technology, and in particular to a supervision system for electronic cigarettes and electronic cigarettes.

【Background technique】

As an alternative to cigarettes, e-cigarettes are increasingly popular in the market because of their safety, convenience and environmental protection. At present, the electronic cigarette on the market is heated by a power source driven atomizer, so that "smoke oil" forms a device similar to cigarette smoke.

At present, e-cigarette is still an emerging industry, and has not yet formed a unified industry standard. At present, the market is full of various brands and various types of electronic cigarettes. The standards used by e-cigarettes of various manufacturers are also different. This is not conducive to the supervision of e-cigarette products and markets by market regulators.

In addition, when some components of the electronic cigarette, such as a battery or an atomizer, need to be replaced, the replacement component may be mismatched with the previous component, resulting in the electronic cigarette not being used normally, causing inconvenience to the user.

[Summary of the Invention]

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a monitoring system for electronic cigarettes and electronic cigarettes to solve the above problems.

The electronic cigarette provided by the present invention comprises an atomizer assembly, a battery assembly and a microprocessor, and the microprocessor is electrically connected to the atomizer assembly and the battery assembly. The electronic cigarette includes an identifier for uniquely identifying the atomizer assembly and/or the battery assembly. The microprocessor is configured to identify an identifier of the atomizer component and/or the battery component and determine whether the identified identifier can pass verification. The microprocessor controls the battery component to power the nebulizer assembly when the identified identifier passes verification.

Preferably, the microprocessor is disposed in the battery assembly or the atomizer assembly.

Preferably, the microprocessor determines whether the identified identifier is an identifier in a preset identifier database; when the identified identifier is confirmed as a preset identifier database The one of the identifiers determines that the identified identifier is verified.

Preferably, the identifier is assigned to the nebulizer assembly and/or battery assembly after the nebulizer assembly and/or battery assembly is registered on a server.

Preferably, the electronic cigarette includes a communication unit, and the communication unit is configured to communicate with the server through a network, and the microprocessor sends the identified identifier to the server through the communication unit. And controlling to compare the identified identifier with the identifier stored in the server, and determining, according to the comparison result, whether the identified identifier can pass verification; when the microprocessor receives the server to send The microprocessor controls the battery component to power the nebulizer assembly when the identified identifier passes the verified signal.

Preferably, the microprocessor controls the server to determine whether the received identifier is consistent with an identifier of the atomizer component stored in the server; when determining the identified The processor controls the battery component to power the atomizer component when the identifier coincides with an identifier stored by the server.

Preferably, after the battery assembly supplies power to the atomizer assembly, the microprocessor acquires a user's use status of the electronic cigarette from the atomizer assembly, wherein the use status includes The input voltage, power, frequency of use of the electronic cigarette, or the length of time the user takes a single mouth when operating the electronic cigarette.

Preferably, the identifier records at least one of smoke liquid capacity, taste, nicotine content, brand of nebulizer assembly, manufacturer, of the electronic cigarette using the nebulizer assembly.

The invention also provides a supervision system for an electronic cigarette, comprising an electronic cigarette and a server for communicating with the electronic cigarette through a network. The electronic cigarette includes an atomizer assembly, a battery assembly and a microprocessor, the microprocessor is electrically connected to the atomizer assembly, the battery assembly and the communication unit, and the communication unit is configured to communicate with the server Exchange with data. The nebulizer assembly includes an identifier for uniquely identifying the nebulizer assembly. The microprocessor is configured to identify an identifier of the atomizer component and/or the battery component and determine whether the identified identifier can pass verification. The microprocessor controls the battery component to power the nebulizer assembly when the identified identifier passes verification.

Preferably, the supervisory system further includes a mobile terminal communicatively coupled to the electronic cigarette, the microprocessor from the atomizing after the battery assembly supplies power to the atomizer assembly Obtaining a usage status of the electronic cigarette by the user, and transmitting the acquired usage status of the electronic cigarette to the mobile terminal, wherein the usage status includes the electricity Input voltage, power, frequency of user smoking, or single-port pumping time during normal operation.

Compared with the prior art, the electronic cigarette provided by the present invention can detect whether the atomizer assembly and/or the battery assembly pass the verification. When the nebulizer assembly and/or battery assembly is verified, the battery assembly supplies power to the nebulizer assembly to allow the electronic cigarette to function properly. Therefore, the regulatory authority can supervise the use of the entire electronic cigarette by supervising the verification of the atomizer component and/or the battery component, which is convenient and efficient.

[Description of the Drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a supervision system for an electronic cigarette according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic diagram of functional modules of the electronic cigarette monitoring system shown in FIG. 1.

3 is a schematic diagram of a supervision system for an electronic cigarette according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic diagram of functional modules of the electronic cigarette monitoring system shown in FIG.

Reference mark:

Regulatory system 1,1000 e-cigarette 10,100 Nebulizer assembly 11,110 Battery pack 12,120 microprocessor 13,130 Communication unit 14,140 Storage module 150 server 20,200 Communication unit twenty one processor twenty two Storage unit twenty three Mobile terminal 300 Display unit 301 Input unit 302

【detailed description】

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specifics described herein The examples are only intended to illustrate the invention and are not intended to limit the invention. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that the descriptions of "first", "second" and the like in the present invention are for the purpose of description only, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features. . Thus, features defining "first" or "second" may include at least one of the features, either explicitly or implicitly. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be based on the realization of those skilled in the art, and when the combination of the technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to implement, it should be considered that the combination of the technical solutions does not exist. It is also within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown an electronic cigarette monitoring system 1 (hereinafter referred to as a supervisory system 1) in an embodiment of the present invention. The supervisory system 1 includes at least one electronic cigarette 10. The electronic cigarette 10 is connected to a server 20 via a network. Specifically, the electronic cigarette 10 and the server 20 are connected by wired or wireless communication. Among them, the way of wireless communication includes, but is not limited to, infrared, Bluetooth, Zwave, NFC, ZigBee or WiFi; wired communication methods include, but are not limited to, power line communication, optical cable power line communication, Internet, cable coaxial line or telephone line, etc. the way. Preferably, in the embodiment, the server 20 is under the control of an electronic cigarette regulatory department in a certain region, such as an electronic cigarette regulatory department of a certain province or a certain city.

Referring to FIG. 2, a functional block diagram of each device in the supervisory system 1 of FIG. 1 is shown.

The electronic cigarette 10 includes an atomizer assembly 11, a battery assembly 12, a microprocessor 13, and a communication unit 14. The microprocessor 13 is coupled to the nebulizer assembly 11, the battery assembly 12, and the communication unit 14. The battery assembly 12 is powered by the microprocessor 13 to power the atomizer assembly 11.

The server 20 includes a communication unit 21, a processor 22, and a storage unit 23. The processor 21 is connected to the communication unit 21 and the storage unit 23.

The communication unit 14 of the electronic cigarette 10 establishes a communication connection with the communication unit 21 of the server 20 to implement data exchange between the electronic cigarette 10 and the server 20.

The nebulizer assembly 11 includes an identifier for uniquely identifying the nebulizer assembly 11 and/or the battery assembly 12. Preferably, according to one of the embodiments of the embodiment, the identifier has a uniform data format for easy identification. The identifier describes at least one of the smoke liquid capacity, the taste, the nicotine content of the electronic cigarette using the atomizer assembly 11 and/or the battery assembly 12, or the brand of the atomizer, the manufacturer, and the like. In an embodiment, the identifier is the nebulizer group The manufacturer of the piece 11 and/or battery assembly 12 is assigned to the atomizer assembly 11.

In another embodiment, the identifier is assigned to the nebulizer assembly 11 and/or battery assembly 12 by the server 20. That is, when the nebulizer assembly 11 and/or battery assembly 12 is registered in the server 20, the server 20 assigns a unique identifier to the nebulizer assembly 11 and/or battery assembly 12. Moreover, the server 20 also stores the unique identifier in the storage unit 23. Specifically, the nebulizer assembly 11 can be registered by the manufacturer on the server 20 at the factory, or can be completed on the server 20 by a dealer or a user who purchases the nebulizer assembly 11. Registration of the nebulizer assembly 11. Correspondingly, the battery assembly 12 can also be registered by the manufacturer on the server 20 at the factory, or can be completed by the dealer or the user who purchased the battery assembly 12 on the server 20.

The storage unit 23 stores an identifier of all the atomizer components 11 or the battery pack 12 registered to the server 20.

The microprocessor 13 determines whether the identifier of the atomizer unit 11 or the battery unit 12 of the electronic cigarette 10 is changed. When the microprocessor 13 determines that the identifier of the atomizer component 11 or the battery component 12 of the electronic cigarette 10 is changed, it indicates that the user of the electronic cigarette 10 has replaced the atomizer assembly 11 or the battery assembly 12, The microprocessor 13 determines whether the identifier of the read atomizer component 11 or the battery pack 12 can pass the verification. When the identifier of the atomizer assembly 11 or battery assembly 12 passes verification, the microprocessor 13 controls the battery assembly 12 to power the atomizer assembly 11. As such, the electronic cigarette 10 can work normally.

In an embodiment, the identifier is verified locally. Specifically, the microprocessor 13 determines whether the identifier of the read atomizer component 11 or the battery component 12 can pass the verification by comparing the format of the identified identifier with the format of a preset identifier. Consistent. When the format of the identified identifier coincides with the format of a preset identifier, the microprocessor 13 determines that the identified identifier has passed the verification.

In another embodiment, the identifier is remotely verified. Specifically, the microprocessor 13 determines whether the identifier of the read atomizer component 11 or the battery component 12 can pass the verification. Specifically, the microprocessor 13 sends the identified identifier to the server through the communication unit 14. 20. When the server 20 receives the identifier sent by the electronic cigarette 10, the processor 22 determines whether the received identifier matches an identifier stored in the storage unit 23. When the processor 22 determines that the received identifier matches an identifier stored in the storage unit 23, the processor 22 generates a first signal and feeds back the first signal to the electronic cigarette 10. When processor 22 When it is determined that the received identifier does not match the identifier stored in the storage unit 23, the processor 22 generates a second signal and transmits the second signal to the electronic cigarette 10. When the electronic cigarette 10 receives the first signal transmitted by the server 20, the microprocessor 13 controls the battery pack 12 to supply power to the atomizer assembly 11. As such, the electronic cigarette 10 starts to work normally. When the electronic cigarette 10 receives the second signal transmitted by the server 20, the microprocessor 13 controls the battery pack 12 not to supply power to the atomizer assembly 11. As such, the electronic cigarette 10 does not work properly.

Therefore, the electronic cigarette and electronic cigarette monitoring system 1 provided by the present invention can verify the atomizer assembly 11 of the electronic cigarette 10. The microprocessor 13 of the electronic cigarette 10 controls the battery assembly 12 to supply power to the atomizer assembly 11 only when the atomizer assembly 11 is verified. In this way, the electronic cigarette 10 can work normally. Therefore, by verifying the atomizer component 11, not only can the use of the electronic cigarette be safe, but also the supervision of the regulatory department.

Referring to FIG. 3, an electronic cigarette monitoring system 1000 in another embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. The supervisory system 1000 also includes a mobile terminal 300. The mobile terminal 300 is connected to the electronic cigarette 100 via a wired or wireless network.

Referring to FIG. 4, a functional block diagram of each device in the supervisory system 1000 of FIG. 3 is shown. In the present embodiment, the functions of the server 200 are the same as those of the server 20, and thus the functional modules of the server 200 are not described in detail. Compared with the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, this embodiment only adds some functional modules of the mobile terminal 300 and the electronic cigarette 100. The function modules added to the mobile terminal 300 level electronic cigarette 100 will be described in detail below.

The electronic cigarette 100 includes an atomizer assembly 110, a battery assembly 120, a microprocessor 130, a communication unit 140, and a storage module 150. The functions of the atomizer component 110, the battery component 120, and the communication unit 140 are the same as those of the atomizer component 11, the battery component 12, and the communication unit 14, and are not described herein.

The microprocessor 130 acquires the working state data of the atomizer component 110 during a normal time interval (eg, one day or one week) during the normal operation of the electronic cigarette 100 and stores the acquired working state data into the storage module 150. . The microprocessor 130 analyzes the data stored in the storage module 150 during the preset time interval to obtain usage information of the user using the electronic cigarette 100, such as the frequency of use of the electronic cigarette, the power of the electronic cigarette, the input voltage of the electronic cigarette, and the user. The time of single mouth smoking, etc. In another embodiment, the microprocessor 130 transmits to the mobile terminal 300 based on the acquired usage information.

The mobile terminal 300 includes a display unit 301 and an input unit 302.

The display unit 301 displays usage information of the user using the electronic cigarette transmitted by the electronic cigarette 100 received by the mobile terminal 300.

The input unit 302 responds to commands or information generated by the user's operation. For example, a user-customized plan to quit using the electronic cigarette is generated in response to the user's first operation; the nebulizer component 11 or 110 is registered to the server 20 or 200 in response to the user's second operation; the user's third operation is moved in response to the user's second operation The user received by the terminal 300 uses the information of the use of the electronic cigarette to perform a sharing operation, such as sharing to a specific website such as a circle of friends. In this way, the user can be motivated to use the electronic cigarette more correctly.

The electronic cigarette and electronic cigarette supervision system provided by the invention can communicate with a mobile terminal, and can transmit information of the user using the electronic cigarette to the mobile terminal and display it through the mobile terminal. In addition, the mobile terminal can receive the user's operation and generate a response command, such as customizing the plan to use the electronic cigarette or sharing the information of the user using the electronic cigarette. In this way, the user can more conveniently use the electronic cigarette and the electronic cigarette monitoring system.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above embodiments are only intended to illustrate the invention, and are not intended to limit the invention, as long as it is within the spirit of the invention. Changes and modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the invention.

Claims (10)

An electronic cigarette comprising an atomizer assembly, a battery assembly and a microprocessor, the microprocessor being electrically connected to the atomizer assembly and the battery assembly, characterized in that: The electronic cigarette includes an identifier for uniquely identifying the atomizer assembly and/or the battery assembly, The microprocessor is configured to identify an identifier of the atomizer component and/or the battery component, and determine whether the identified identifier can pass verification; The microprocessor controls the battery component to power the nebulizer assembly when the identified identifier passes verification. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein said microprocessor determines whether said identified identifier is an identifier in a preset identifier database; and when said identified identifier is confirmed as a preset When the identifier is an identifier in the database, the microprocessor determines that the identified identifier is verified. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein said identifier is said atomizer component and/or said battery component is registered on a server, said server being assigned to said atomizer component And/or of the battery assembly. The electronic cigarette according to claim 3, wherein said electronic cigarette comprises a communication unit, said communication unit is configured to communicate with said server via a network, said microprocessor to identify said identifier Transmitting to the server by the communication unit, and controlling to compare the identified identifier with the identifier stored in the server, and judging whether the identified identifier can pass the verification according to the comparison result; The microprocessor controls the battery component to power the atomizer component when the microprocessor receives a signal that the identified identifier passed the verification by the server. The electronic cigarette according to claim 4, wherein said microprocessor controls said server to determine whether said received identifier is identical to an identifier of said atomizer component stored in said server; The processor controls the battery component to supply power to the atomizer component when it is determined that the identified identifier sent by the server coincides with an identifier stored by the server. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein said microprocessor acquires a user from said atomizer assembly for said electronic cigarette after said battery assembly supplies power to said atomizer assembly a use state, wherein the use state includes a loss when the electronic cigarette is in normal operation Incoming voltage, power, frequency of use of electronic cigarettes or the length of time a user takes a single mouth. The electronic cigarette according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the microprocessor is disposed in the battery assembly or the atomizer assembly. The electronic cigarette according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the identifier records a cigarette liquid capacity, a taste, a nicotine content, and a brand of the atomizer assembly of the electronic cigarette using the atomizer assembly. At least one of the information in the manufacturer's information. An electronic cigarette monitoring system includes an electronic cigarette and a server communicatively connected to the electronic cigarette through a network, the electronic cigarette comprising an atomizer assembly, a battery assembly and a microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor is electrically connected The atomizer component, the battery component, and the communication unit, wherein the communication unit is configured to perform communication and data exchange with the server, wherein The atomizer assembly and/or the battery assembly includes an identifier for uniquely identifying the atomizer assembly, The microprocessor is configured to identify an identifier of the atomizer component and/or the battery component, and determine whether the identified identifier can pass verification; The microprocessor controls the battery component to power the nebulizer assembly when the identified identifier passes verification. The supervisory system of claim 9 further comprising a mobile terminal in communication with said electronic cigarette, said microprocessor when said battery component supplies power to said nebulizer assembly And the microprocessor acquires a usage state of the electronic cigarette by the user from the atomizer component, and sends the acquired usage state of the electronic cigarette to the mobile terminal, where the usage state The input voltage, power, frequency of user smoking, or single port suction time when the electronic cigarette is in normal operation.

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