Electronic vaporizer device, electronic vaporizer device body, and operation method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11227469-B2
Application number	US-201916579869-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2019
Priority date	Jun 27, 2019
Publication date	Jan 18, 2022
Grant date	Jan 18, 2022

Abstract

The present application relates to an electronic vaporizer device, an electronic vaporizer device body, and an operation method. An electronic vaporizer device body, configured to be used in combination with an electronic vaporizer, wherein the electronic vaporizer device body comprises: a power supply, configured to supply power; an airflow sensor; and a main control circuit, configured to activate the airflow sensor after detecting first level information; wherein the first level information is generated when the electronic vaporizer device body being in combination with the electronic vaporizer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic vaporizer device body, configured to be used in combination with an electronic vaporizer, wherein the electronic vaporizer device body comprises:
a power supply, configured to supply power;
an airflow sensor;
a main control circuit, configured to activate the airflow sensor after detecting a first level; and
an acceleration sensor, electrically connected to the main control circuit, wherein the main control circuit is further configured to activate the acceleration sensor after detecting the first level;
wherein the first level is generated when the electronic vaporizer device body being in combination with the electronic vaporizer, and wherein the airflow sensor is configured to detect, after being activated, an airflow change and output a second level, and the main control circuit is further configured to control, according to the received second level, the power supply to supply or interrupt power to the electronic vaporizer.

2. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an alerting device, electrically connected to the main control circuit, wherein
the main control circuit is further configured to control, after detecting the first level, the alerting device to operate in a first mode.

3. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 1 , wherein the acceleration sensor is configured to output first information upon detecting an action of the electronic vaporizer device body.

4. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a wireless communication circuit, electrically connected to the main control circuit and configured to perform wireless communications; wherein the main control circuit is further configured to activate the wireless communication circuit when an acceleration value in the first information is greater than a preset threshold.

5. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 3 , wherein the main control circuit is further configured to obtain second information based on the first information, and when a value determined from the second information is greater than a preset threshold, control the alerting device to operate in a second mode.

6. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 5 , wherein the value determined from the second information is an angle value.

7. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 1 , wherein the main control circuit obtains data information of the electronic vaporizer after detecting the first level, wherein
the data information comprises an identification (ID) number, an amount of e-liquid and a flavor type of the electronic vaporizer.

8. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 7 , wherein the data information of the electronic vaporizer is encrypted data information.

9. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 8 , wherein the main control circuit comprises a decryption module configured to decrypt the encrypted data information, and send decryption success information when the decryption is successful or send decryption failure information when the decryption fails.

10. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 9 , wherein after receiving the decryption failure information, the main control circuit controls the power supply to interrupt power to the vaporizer.

11. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 9 , wherein after receiving the decryption success information, the main control circuit wirelessly transmits the decrypted data information via the wireless communication circuit.

12. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 5 , wherein the wireless communication circuit performs wireless communication by using one or more of the following ways: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G, 5G, near field communication, ultrasonic communication, ZigBee, and radio-frequency identification (RFID).

13. The electronic vaporizer device body according to claim 2 , wherein the alerting device comprises one or any combination of the following: a motor and an indicator light.

14. An electronic vaporizer device, comprising an electronic vaporizer device body, the electronic vaporizer device body configured to be used in combination with an electronic vaporizer, wherein the electronic vaporizer device body comprises:
a power supply, configured to supply power;
an airflow sensor;
a main control circuit, configured to activate the airflow sensor after detecting a first level; and
an acceleration sensor, electrically connected to the main control circuit, wherein the main control circuit is further configured to activate the acceleration sensor after detecting the first level;
wherein the first level is generated when the electronic vaporizer device body being in combination with the electronic vaporizer, and wherein the airflow sensor is configured to detect, after being activated, an airflow change and output a second level, and the main control circuit is further configured to control, according to the received second level, the power supply to supply or interrupt power to the electronic vaporizer.

15. An operation method, applied to an electronic vaporizer device body, wherein the electronic vaporizer device body is configured to be used in combination with an electronic vaporizer and comprises:
a power supply, configured to supply power;
an airflow sensor; and
an acceleration sensor electrically connected to a main control circuit, wherein
the method comprises:
activating, by the main control circuit, the airflow sensor after detecting a first level, wherein the first level is generated when the electronic vaporizer device body being in combination with an electronic vaporizer;
activating, by the main control circuit, the acceleration sensor after detecting the first level;
detecting, by the airflow sensor after being activated, an airflow change and outputting a second level, and
controlling, by the main control circuit based on the received second level, the power supply to supply or interrupt power to the vaporizer.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the electronic vaporizer device body further comprises:
an alerting device electrically connected to the main control circuit, and the method further comprises:
controlling, by the main control circuit after detecting the first level, the alerting device to operate in a first mode.

17. The method according to claim 15 , further comprising:
outputting, by the acceleration sensor, first information upon detecting an action of the electronic vaporizer device body.

18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the electronic vaporizer device body further comprises:
a wireless communication circuit, electrically connected to the main control circuit and configured to perform wireless communications; and the method further comprises:
activating, by the main control circuit, the wireless communication circuit when an acceleration value in the first information is greater than a preset threshold.

19. The method according to claim 17 , further comprising:
obtaining, by the main control circuit, second information based on the first information, and when a value determined from the second information is greater than a preset threshold, controlling the alerting device to operate in a second mode.

20. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the main control circuit obtains data information of the electronic vaporizer after detecting the first level, wherein
the data information co

Assignees

• Shenzhen Relx Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Chen
• Wang Hui
• Fu Yao
• Chen Weifeng
• Feng Shuting
• Yang Zugang
• Zhang Jin

Classifications

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• G08B7/06

  using electric transmission {, e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources} · CPC title

• A24F40/53

  Monitoring, e.g. fault detection · CPC title

• H04L63/0428

  wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload · CPC title

• A24F40/50 Primary

  Control or monitoring · CPC title