Methods, apparatuses and systems for waking a device prior to device activation

A method of unlocking an aerosol delivery device from a low power or sleep mode, the method comprising:

• detecting a wake event while a lock assembly of the aerosol delivery device is in a locked state in which a charging function or an aerosol generation function is not enabled;
• waking the lock assembly of the aerosol delivery device from the low power or sleep mode in response to detecting a wake event;
• performing an authentication process via the lock assembly;
• in response to completing the authentication process, transitioning the lock assembly to an unlocked state in which the charging function and the aerosol generation function are enabled;
• and
• in response to detecting attachment of a charger while the lock assembly is in the locked state, enable charging of a rechargeable power source of the aerosol delivery device up to a one time charge limit and then subsequently prevent further charging while in the lock assembly is in the locked state.

A system for activation of a locked component, the system comprising:

• a host device comprising a display and configured to communication with a network;
• and
• an aerosol delivery device;
• wherein the aerosol delivery device comprises:
• a rechargeable power source configured to provide power to the aerosol delivery device to generate an aerosol and to operate while a lock assembly of the aerosol delivery device is in a locked state;
• device electronics configured to generate the aerosol responsive to application of the power from the power source;
• and
• the lock assembly configured to perform either one or both of preventing recharging the power source and preventing the application of the power from the power source to the device electronics in a locked state, and to enable recharging the power source and the application of power from the power source to the device electronics in an unlocked state;
• wherein the lock assembly is configured to perform waking, authentication, and unlocking of the aerosol delivery device, wherein an authentication process for the aerosol delivery device comprises scanning, by the aerosol delivery device, an authentication code presented as bar code on the display of host device and transitioning the lock assembly to the unlocked state in response to verification of the authentication code;
• wherein the lock assembly is configured to, in response to detecting attachment of a charger to the aerosol delivery device while the lock assembly is in the locked state, enable charging of the rechargeable power source up to a one time charge limit and then subsequently prevent further charging while in the lock assembly is in the locked state.