Electronic vapor provision device
AssigneeNicoventures Holdings Limited
InventorChristopher Lord
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Abstract
An electronic vapor provision device comprising a body (4) configured to be releasably connectable to a vaporizer (10). The body (4) comprises a power cell (20), a computer processor (18), a memory (22) and an audio signalling device (16). The memory (22) stores information on a first user notification event comprising connection of the vaporizer. Moreover, the computer processor (18) is configured to identify when the first user notification event occurs and to notify a user of the event by emitting a user (10) notification sound from the audio signalling device (16).
Claims14
An electronic vapor provision device comprising:
- a vaporizer;
- a body configured to be releasably connectable to the vaporizer, the body including a power cell, a computer processor, a sensor comprising a pressure sensor, a memory and an audio output device,
- the memory configured to store information for:
- a first user notification event comprising connection of the vaporizer, wherein the computer processor is configured to determine whether the vaporizer is connected to the body from a mechanical pressure detected by the sensor;
- and
- one or more further user notification events relating to states of the electronic vapor provision device,
- the information stored for each user notification event including information defining a user notification sound corresponding to that event;
- and
- wherein the computer processor is configured to:
- determine when the electronic vapor provision device enters a state;
- identify when the determined state corresponds to one of the first user notification event or the one or more further user notification events;
- select the user notification sound corresponding to the particular one of the first stored user notification event or the one or more further stored user notification events;
- and
- control the audio output device to emit the selected user notification sound to notify the user of the event.
A method of operating an electronic vapor provision device having a body configured to be releasably connectable to a vaporizer, the body having a power cell, a computer processor, a sensor comprising a pressure sensor, a memory and an audio output device, the method comprising:
- storing, in a memory, information on:
- a first user notification event associated with connection of the vaporizer, wherein the computer processor is configured to determine whether the vaporizer is connected to the body by a mechanical pressure detected by the sensor;
- and
- one or more further user notification events, wherein the one or more further user notification events are events relating to states of the electronic vapor provision device, wherein at least one of the user notification events relates to a fault event, and at least one of the user notification events relates to a non fault event;
- wherein the information stored on each user notification event comprises information defining a user notification sound associated with that user notification event;
- and
- determining, via a computer processor, a state of the electronic vapor provision device;
- identifying when the determined state corresponds to a particular one of the first stored user notification event or the one or more further stored user notification events;
- selecting the user notification sound corresponding to the particular one of the first stored user notification event or the one or more further stored user notification events;
- and
- controlling the audio output device to emit the selected user notification sound, thereby notifying the user of the user notification event associated with the selected user notification sound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.