# US 11,903,426 B2 · Electronic cigarette controllable by mobile software and controlling method thereof

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- Number: US 11,903,426 B2
- Document ID: US11903426B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/311,692
- Filed: 2019-12-05
- Published: 2022-01-27
- Granted: 2024-02-20
- Earliest claimed: 2019-01-04
- Assignees: Huizhou Happy Vaping Technology Limited
- Applicants: Huizhou Happy Vaping Technology Limited
- Inventors: Guangrong Lin; Xianbin Zheng; Xiyong Zhang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11903426B2

## CPC

- A24F 40/57: Temperature control
- G05B 19/042: using digital processors (G05B19/05 takes precedence)
- A24F 40/50: Control or monitoring
- A24F 40/53: Monitoring, e.g. fault detection
- A24F 40/60: Devices with integrated user interfaces
- A24F 40/65: Devices with integrated communication means, e.g. wireless communication means
- A24F 40/90: Arrangements or methods specially adapted for charging batteries thereof
- G05B 19/0423: {Input/output}
- G06F 21/445: {by mutual authentication, e.g. between devices or programs}
- H04L 63/0428: {wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload}
- H04L 63/0492: {by using a location-limited connection, e.g. near-field communication or limited proximity of entities}
- H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
- H04W 12/03: Protecting confidentiality, e.g. by encryption
- G05B 2219/25186: Bluetooth®
- G05B 2219/25257: Microcontroller
- H04M 1/72412: using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
- Y02A 30/00: Adapting or protecting infrastructure or their operation
- A24F: SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES (inhaling appliances for medical purposes, shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes A61M15/06)
- G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- Y02A: TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE

## Abstract

The disclosure provides an electronic cigarette controllable by mobile software and a controlling method thereof. The electronic cigarette comprises a vaporizer having a heating resistor for heating and vaporizing electronic cigarette liquid and comprises a battery assembly having a battery and a control circuit board, wherein the control circuit board is arranged with a microcontroller, a Bluetooth data transmission unit and an unlock switch unit, wherein the Bluetooth data transmission unit is configured with a mobile software controlling terminal which is the APP installed on a smart phone, the APP contains encryption information which can be sent through mobile Bluetooth to the Bluetooth data transmission unit and then to the microcontroller, and the unlock switch unit is configured to perform unlock and power on operation when the encryption information is identified by the microcontroller.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic cigarette controllable by mobile software, comprising a vaporizer and a battery assembly connected with each other, wherein the vaporizer comprises a heating resistor for heating and vaporizing electronic cigarette liquid, and the battery assembly comprises a battery and a control circuit board, wherein the control circuit board is arranged with a microcontroller, and a Bluetooth data transmission unit and an unlock switch unit which are connected with the microcontroller, wherein the Bluetooth data transmission unit is configured with a mobile software controlling terminal that is an APP installed on a smart phone, the APP contains encryption information which can be sent through mobile Bluetooth to the Bluetooth data transmission unit and then to the microcontroller, and the unlock switch unit is configured to perform an unlock and power on operation when the encryption information is identified by the microcontroller.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic cigarette controllable by mobile software according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit board is further arranged with a resistance detection unit and a voltage output control unit, wherein the resistance detection unit is electrically connected with the heating resistor and the microcontroller respectively, the resistance detection unit is configured to detect a resistance value of the heating resistor and feedback a resistance value signal to the microcontroller, the microcontroller is electrically connected with the voltage output control unit, and the voltage output control unit is configured to output voltage to the heating resistor under control of the microcontroller.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electronic cigarette controllable by mobile software according to claim 1, wherein a trigger switch is further arranged inside the vaporizer or inside the battery assembly, and the trigger switch is a microphone-type automatic air flow switch.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The electronic cigarette controllable by mobile software according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit board is further arranged with a battery charging unit, a battery protection unit, a battery supply unit, and a battery detection unit, wherein the battery charging unit is configured to charge the battery, the battery is configured to supply power to the voltage output control unit by the battery protection unit and the battery supply unit in sequence, the microcontroller is electrically connected with the battery charging unit, the battery protection unit, and the battery detection unit respectively, the battery detection unit is configured to detect an electrical signal of the battery and feedback to the microcontroller, and the microcontroller is configured to provide over-current protection, overload protection, and short circuit protection for the battery by means of the battery protection unit.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The electronic cigarette controllable by mobile software according to claim 1, wherein a display unit is arranged on an outer surface of the vaporizer or of the battery assembly and is electrically connected with the microcontroller.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The electronic cigarette controllable by mobile software according to claim 1, wherein an operation interface of the APP includes a digital encryption module, a graphic encryption module, a fingerprint encryption module, an iris encryption module, and a face recognition encryption module, wherein the digital encryption module is configured to identify preset digital encryption information, the graphic encryption module is configured to identify preset graphic encryption information, the fingerprint encryption module is configured to identify preset fingerprint encryption information, the iris encryption module is configured to identify preset iris encryption information, and the face recognition encryption module is configured to identify face encryption information.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The electronic cigarette controllable by mobile software according to claim 1, wherein an operation interface of the APP includes a power setting and adjusting module, a heating resistor value selection module, a vaporizer dry-heating setting module, and an information management and query module, wherein the power setting and adjusting module is configured to adjust a power of the heating resistor to achieve controlling of an amount of vapor generated during using, the heating resistor value selection module is configured to select corresponding resistance value of the heating resistor for various vaporizers, to achieve corresponding heating temperature, the vaporizer dry-heating setting module is configured to set an individual preset dry-heating temperature value for an individual vaporizer, and the information management and query module is configured to collect, manage and query information with respect to usage records.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The electronic cigarette controllable by mobile software according to claim 1, wherein an operation interface of the APP includes a Bluetooth test module, a Bluetooth communication and matching module, and a vaporizer information query module, wherein the Bluetooth test module is configured to test the mobile Bluetooth and determine whether the mobile Bluetooth is successfully matched and connected with the Bluetooth data transmission unit, the Bluetooth communication and matching module is configured to match and connect the mobile Bluetooth with the Bluetooth data transmission unit, and the vaporizer information query module is configured to query relevant information with respect to a type of a vaporizer which is connected with the battery assembly.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The electronic cigarette controllable by mobile software according to claim 1, wherein an operation interface of the APP includes a wireless Bluetooth transmission module, a nearby friend viewing module, a vaporizer purchase link module, and a user registration module, wherein the wireless Bluetooth transmission module is configured to communicate with the mobile Bluetooth, the nearby friend viewing module is configured to allow viewing of user information of a nearby user having a same electronic cigarette, the vaporizer purchase link module is configured to provide a link to a web-page of an electronic cigarette manufacturer or seller, to allow a user to conveniently select and purchase a new product, and the user registration module is configured to allow registration of a user as a member, to facilitate post-sales service.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The electronic cigarette controllable by mobile software according to claim 1, wherein the APP is further configured with a background cloud user management platform, and the background cloud user management platform comprises a communication module, a user management module, and a usage data query module, wherein the communication module is configured to communicate with a user's APP, the user management module is configured to allow a seller to manage registered user information, and the usage data query module is configured to query usage data information, to facilitate post-sales service of the seller.

### Claim 11

A controlling method of controlling an electronic cigarette by mobile software, wherein the method comprises steps of:
(1) setting encryption information for turning on the electronic cigarette, a protocol for communicating with an APP, and a preset stand-by time in a microcontroller of the electronic cigarette;
(2) determining, by means of the microcontroller, whether the electronic cigarette is in an on state with an unlock switch unit being turned on, if yes, go to step (13); if no, go to next step;
(3) turning on Bluetooth of the electronic cigarette;
(4) determining whether Bluetooth of the electronic cigarette seeks out a mobile Bluetooth signal, if yes, go to step (6); if no, go to next step;
(5) determining whether a mobile Bluetooth signal is searched out or not in a period of time, if yes, go to next step; if no, go to step (15);
(6) determining, by means of the microcontroller, whether the Bluetooth have previously been matched with a mobile on which the APP is installed, if yes, go to step (8); if no, go to next step;
(7) matching, by means of the microcontroller, the Bluetooth of the electronic cigarette with the mobile Bluetooth, and storing mobile Bluetooth information;
(8) connecting mobile Bluetooth;
(9) determining, by the APP, whether a power on command is received from a user, if yes, go to next step; if no, go back to the step (2);
(10) sending encryption information to the Bluetooth data transmission unit of the electronic cigarette by mobile Bluetooth;
(11) determining, by means of the microcontroller, whether the encryption information is correct or not, if yes, go to next step; if no, go back to the step (2);
(12) controlling, by means of the microcontroller, the unlock switch unit to perform an unlock operation, to power on the electronic cigarette;
(13) entering a using process to allow the user to vape;
(14) entering a stand-by state when the user stops using, and determining, by means of the microcontroller, whether a stand-by time exceeds the preset time or not, if yes, go to next step; if no, go back to the step (13);
(15) controlling, by means of the microcontroller, the electronic cigarette to turn off automatically.