Electronic cigarette, liquid container, and method of operating an electronic cigarette
AssigneeInfineon Technologies AG
InventorsRainer Matischek, Christoph Steffan, Johannes Schweighofer
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Abstract
According to various embodiments, an electronic cigarette may be provided including a heater configured to vaporize a liquid; a mouth piece to deliver the vaporized liquid to a user of the electronic cigarette; a processor configured to control the heater to vaporize the liquid; a wireless communication circuit configured to communicate with an external communication device; and a verification circuit configured to start the operation of the electronic cigarette upon receipt of a signal transmitted by the external communication device via the wireless communication circuit.
Claims20
An electronic cigarette, comprising:
- a heater configured to vaporize a liquid;
- a mouth piece to deliver the vaporized liquid to a user of the electronic cigarette;
- a processor configured to control the heater to vaporize the liquid;
- a wireless communication circuit comprising an active inductive communication reader-chip configured to interrogate a passive external communication device via an inductive coupling communication or a capacitive coupling communication, and to receive from the interrogation an operation permission information;
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- a verification circuit configured to switch from a first operational mode to a second operational mode according to the operation permission information, wherein the first operational mode precludes operation of the electronic cigarette, and the second operational mode permits operation of the electronic cigarette,
- wherein the active inductive communication reader-chip is configured to generate an electromagnetic field to perform a read-out operation of the passive external communication device.
An electronic cigarette arrangement, comprising:
- an electronic cigarette, comprising:
- a heater configured to vaporize a liquid;
- a mouth piece to deliver the vaporized liquid to a user of the electronic cigarette;
- a processor configured to control the heater to vaporize the liquid;
- a wireless communication interface, comprising an active inductive communication reader-chip, configured to interrogate a passive external communication device via an inductive coupling communication or a capacitive coupling communication, and to receive from the interrogation an operation permission information;
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- a verification circuit configured to switch from a first operational mode to a second operational mode according to the operation permission information, wherein the first operational mode precludes operation of the electronic cigarette, and the second operational mode permits operation of the electronic cigarette;
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- the external communication device coupled to the electronic cigarette via the wireless communication interface,
- wherein the active inductive communication reader-chip is configured to generate an electromagnetic field to perform a read-out operation of the passive external communication device.
An electric cigarette liquid container, said liquid container being configured to be removably mounted in an electronic cigarette,
- the liquid container comprising:
- a liquid for vaporizing;
- a wireless communication circuit, located within the liquid container, configured to communicate with an external communication device;
- a wire-based communication circuit, located within the liquid container, configured to communicate with a processor of an electronic cigarette;
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- a verification circuit, located within the liquid container, configured to communicate with the processor of the electronic cigarette via the wire-based communication circuit to start the operation of the electronic cigarette upon receipt of a signal transmitted by the external communication device via the wireless communication circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.