Electronic vapor provision device
AssigneeNicoventures Holdings Limited
InventorChristopher Lord
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Abstract
An electronic vapor provision device comprises a body 4 and a vaporizer 24. The body 4 comprises a power cell 10 and a processor 16, and the vaporizer 24 is releasably connectable to the body 4. The processor 16 is configured to enter a sleep mode when the vaporizer 24 is connected to the body 4 and the device is inactive for an inactive time. Furthermore, the processor 16 is configured to leave the sleep mode and enter a usable mode when the vaporizer 24 is disconnected from the body 4 then reconnected to the body 4.
Claims10
An electronic vapor provision device comprising:
- a body including a power cell and a processor, wherein the processor has a normal operation mode and a lower power sleep mode;
- and
- a mouthpiece comprising a liquid store and a vaporizer, wherein the vaporizer is in fluid communication with the liquid store using a wick to transport liquid from the liquid store to the vaporizer for vaporization,
- wherein the mouthpiece is connectable to the body in a co-axial manner, and
- wherein the processor is configured to:
- periodically check, during both the normal operation mode and the lower power sleep mode, whether the mouthpiece is connected to or disconnected from the body,
- detect when the device has been inactive for a predetermined inactive time while the mouthpiece is connected to the body,
- in response to such a detection of the device being inactive, and while the mouthpiece is connected to the body, transition from the normal operation mode into the lower power sleep mode,
- detect, based on the periodic checking, and after the transition from the normal operation mode to the lower power sleep mode, that the mouthpiece has been disconnected from the body,
- detect, based on the periodic checking, after the mouthpiece has been disconnected from the body, that the mouthpiece has been reconnected to the body, and
- in response to such a detection of the disconnection and then reconnection, transition from the lower power sleep mode back into the normal operation mode.
A processor-implemented method of triggering a change, in the mode of a processor of an electronic vapor provision device, from a lower power sleep mode to a normal operation mode, wherein the electronic vapor provision device comprises a body comprising a power cell and the processor, and a mouthpiece comprising a liquid store and a vaporizer, wherein the vaporizer is in fluid communication with the liquid store using a wick to transport liquid from the liquid store to the vaporizer for vaporization, and the mouthpiece is connectable to the body in a co-axial manner, the method comprising:
- periodically checking, during both the normal operation mode and the lower power sleep mode, whether the mouthpiece is connected to or disconnected from the body;
- detecting when the device has been inactive for a predetermined inactive time while the mouthpiece is connected to the body;
- in response to such a detection of the device being inactive, and while the mouthpiece is connected to the body, transitioning from the normal operation mode into the lower power sleep mode;
- detecting, based on the periodic checking, and after the transition from the normal operation mode into the lower power sleep mode, that the mouthpiece has been disconnected from the body;
- detecting, based on the periodic checking, after the mouthpiece has been disconnected from the body, that the mouthpiece has been reconnected to the body;
- and
- in response to such a detection of the disconnection and then reconnection, transitioning from the lower power sleep mode back into the normal operation mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.