# US 10,117,464 B2 · Voice control method for electronic cigarette and electronic cigarette

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- Number: US 10,117,464 B2
- Document ID: US10117464B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/304,105
- Filed: 2014-04-14
- Published: 2017-02-09
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2014-04-14
- Assignees: Shenzhen Kimsen Technology Co., Ltd
- Applicants: Shenzhen Kimsen Technology Co., Ltd
- Inventors: Qiuming Liu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10117464B2

## CPC

- G06F 3/167: {Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback}
- A24F 40/60: Devices with integrated user interfaces
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- A24F: SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES (inhaling appliances for medical purposes, shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes A61M15/06)

## Abstract

The invention is related to a voice control method for an electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette, used for performing vocal praising when a one-time smoking duration exceeds a longest one-time smoking duration. The method executes the following steps when a smoking signal is received: S1, an electronic cigarette starts an atomization operation, and times a current one-time smoking duration; S2, determine whether the current one-time smoking duration is greater than a longest one-time smoking duration recorded in the electronic cigarette, and if yes, proceed to step S3, otherwise, proceed to step S4; S3, a voice praising a user is played, and the longest one-time smoking duration is updated using the current one-time smoking duration, and the method enters step S4; S4, the method waits for the smoking signal to be received once again, and when the smoking signal is received, proceeds to step S1.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An audio control method for an electronic cigarette, wherein the method comprises following steps when a smoking signal is received:
S1. start an atomization operation for an electronic cigarette, and time a current one-time smoking duration, after timing, proceed step S2, the one-time smoking represents a process of receiving an one-time smoking signal;
S2. determine whether the current one-time smoking duration is greater than a longest one-time smoking duration recorded in the electronic cigarette, if yes, then proceed to step S3;
otherwise, proceed to step S4;
S3. play a recorded message to a user, and use the current one-time smoking duration to update the longest one-time smoking duration, proceed to the step S4;
S4. wait for receiving the smoking signal again, and proceed to the step S1 when receiving the smoking signal.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The audio control method for an electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein the method comprises adding one to one-time smoking time when receiving the smoking signal;
the method further comprises step S0 before the step S1: start a current smoking section, the one-time smoking time is set as 0, if a time interval between a current one-time smoking and a last one-time smoking is larger than a first preset time, then the current one-time smoking represents a start of a smoking section;
the step S4 further comprises: time when waiting for receiving the smoking signal again simultaneously;
in the step S4: if a timing time reaches the first preset time, then proceed to step S5, if the smoking signal is received before the timing time reaches the first preset time, add one to the one-time smoking time, then proceed to the step S1;
S5. determine whether the one-time smoking time of the current smoking section is greater than a maximum one-time smoking time recorded in the electronic cigarette, if yes, then proceed to a step S6; otherwise, proceed to a step S7;
S6. play a recorded message to the user, and use the one-time smoking time of the current smoking section to update the maximum one-time smoking time, proceed to the step S7;
S7. end the current smoking section.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The audio control method for an electronic cigarette according to claim 2, wherein the method further comprises after the step S7:
S8. wait for receiving the smoking signal again, and start timing;
if a timing time reaches a second preset time, then proceed to step S9, if the smoking signal is received before the timing time reaches the second preset time, then proceed to the step S0;
S9. play a reminding sound to the user.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The audio control method for an electronic cigarette according to claim 3, wherein proceed to the step S8 after the step S9.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The audio control method for an electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein the recorded message comprises: music, playing the recorded message, and lighting or flashing simultaneously.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The audio control method for an electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: turn off or on a recorded message function at any time.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The audio control method for an electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein playing the recorded message to the user comprises following steps: a microprocessor (U1) sends a control signal to an audio microcontroller (U2) to designate an audio code that need to be output;
the audio microcontroller (U2) chooses the designated audio code of the microprocessor (U1) to compound to output to a speaker (SPK);
the speaker (SPK) outputs a sound.

### Claim 8

An electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette comprises an atomizing module (2) configured to atomize tobacco tar, a power supply module (1), a smoking switch (3) configured for sending a smoking signal, and a controlling module (4) configured for controlling the power supply module (1) to supply power for the atomizing module (2) when receiving the smoking signal, wherein the electronic cigarette further comprises an audio module (5);
the power supply module (1), the atomizing module (2), the smoking switch (3) and the audio module (5) are connected to the controlling module (4), respectively;
the controlling module (4) is configured for recording a longest one-time smoking duration,
the one-time smoking represents a process of receiving an one-time smoking signal;
the controlling module (4) is further configured for timing for a current one-time smoking duration, and determining whether the current one-time smoking duration is greater than the longest one-time smoking duration recorded in the electronic cigarette, if yes, then controlling the audio module (5) to play a recorded message to a user, and using the current one-time smoking duration to update the longest one-time smoking duration.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The electronic cigarette according to claim 8, wherein the controlling module (4) is further configured for recording a maximum one-time smoking time,
the controlling module (4) is further configured for counting a one-time smoking time of a current smoking section, and determining whether the one-time smoking time of the current smoking section is greater than the maximum one-time smoking time recorded in the electronic cigarette, if yes, then controlling the audio module (5) to play a recorded message to a user, and using the one-time smoking time of the current smoking section to update the maximum one-time smoking time;
if a time interval between a current one-time smoking and a last one-time smoking is larger than a first preset time, then a current one-time smoking represents a start of a smoking section, a number of a one-time smoking time in the smoking section is N (N≥1), and a time interval between two adjacent one-time smoking in the smoking section is smaller than the first preset time.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The electronic cigarette according to claim 9, wherein the controlling module (4) is further configured for timing when the current smoking section ends, if the controlling module (4) does not receive the smoking signal in a second preset time, then controls the audio module (5) to play a reminding sound to the user.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The electronic cigarette according to claim 8, wherein the controlling module (4) comprises a microprocessor (U1), the audio module (5) comprises an audio microcontroller (U2) configured for recording various audio codes and a speaker (SPK);
the microprocessor (U1) is connected to the audio microcontroller (U2), the audio microcontroller (U2) is connected to the speaker (SPK);
the microprocessor (U1) is configured for controlling the audio microcontroller (U2) to choose an audio code, the audio microcontroller (U2) is configured for choosing a designated audio code of the microprocessor (U1) to compound to output to the speaker (SPK).

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The electronic cigarette according to claim 8, wherein the electronic cigarette further comprises a function switch (6) which is connected to the controlling module (4) and is configured for turning on or off a recorded message function.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The electronic cigarette according to claim 10, wherein the audio module (5) comprises an audio microcontroller (U2) configured for recording various audio codes and a speaker (SPK), a microprocessor (U1) is connected to the audio microcontroller (U2), the audio microcontroller (U2) is connected to the speaker (SPK);
the power supply module (1) comprises a battery, the atomizing module (2) comprises a electrical heating wire (B1), the controlling module (4) comprises the microprocessor (U1) and a MOS tube (Q1), the smoking switch (3) is an air flow sensor (M1), a source electrode of the MOS tube (Q1) is connected to a cathode of the battery, a drain electrode of the MOS tube (Q1) is connected to an anode of the battery via the electrical heating wire (B1), a grid electrode of the MOS tube (Q1) is connected to the microprocessor (U1); a signal output end of the air flow sensor (M1) is connected to the microprocessor (U1).