Method and devices for controlling electronic vaping devices

An e-vaping device, comprising:

• a reservoir configured to store pre-vapor formulation;
• a vaporizer configured to heat pre-vapor formulation drawn from the reservoir;
• a power supply configured to supply power to power consuming elements of the e-vaping device, the power consuming elements including the vaporizer;
• a pressure sensor configured to detect application of negative pressure to the e-vaping device;
• a movement sensor configured to detect movement of the e-vaping device and output an output signal based on the movement;
• a memory configured to store instructions;
• and
• at least one processor configured to execute the instructions, the instructions including instructions for,
• controlling power supplied to the power consuming elements of the e-vaping device in response to the pressure sensor detecting the application of negative pressure, and
• when the e-vaping device is in a low power state, disabling the pressure sensor and replacing control of power supplied to the power consuming elements of the e-vaping device with the movement sensor, and controlling power supplied to the power consuming elements of the e-vaping device with the movement sensor by,
• in response to a magnitude of the output signal exceeding a first threshold value, counting a number of times that the magnitude of the output signal exceeds a second threshold value within a time interval associated with the second threshold value,
• detecting expiration of the time interval associated with the second threshold value,
• identifying, in response to detecting the expiration of the time interval, an operating event based on the number of times that the magnitude of the output signal has exceeded the second threshold value within the time interval associated with the second threshold value, and
• controlling the power supplied to the power consuming elements based on the operating event.

A method of operating an e-vaping device, the method comprising:

• controlling power supplied to power consuming elements of the e-vaping device in response to a pressure sensor detecting application of negative pressure to the e-vaping device, the power consuming elements including a vaporizer;
• when the e-vaping device is in a low power state, disabling the pressure sensor and replacing control of power supplied to the power consuming elements of the e-vaping device with a movement sensor, and controlling power supplied to the power consuming elements of the e-vaping device with the movement sensor by,
• counting, in response to a magnitude of an output signal exceeding a first threshold value, a number of times that the magnitude of the output signal exceeds a second threshold value within a time interval associated with the second threshold value, the output signal is output based on detected movement of the e-vaping device;
• detecting expiration of the time interval associated with the second threshold value;
• identifying, in response to detecting the expiration of the time interval, an operating event based on the number of times that the magnitude of the output signal has exceeded the second threshold value within the time interval associated with the second threshold value;
• and
• controlling power supplied to the power consuming elements of the e-vaping device based on the operating event.