Calibration method, device and system for electric quantity indicator lamp of heating non-combustion appliance and appliance

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of heat-not-burn appliance maintenance, and provides a heat-not-burn appliance electric quantity indicator light calibration method, device and system and a heat-not-burn appliance. The method comprises the following steps: when an indicator light calibration condition is met, controlling a battery of the heat-not-burn appliance to be discharged from a full-charge voltage to an under-voltage voltage; wherein the full-charge voltage represents the voltage of the battery in a full-charge state, and the under-voltage voltage represents the voltage generated when the battery is discharged until the heating non-combustion appliance cannot be heated; recording the voltage value of the battery at each time point in the discharging process and the discharging duration of the battery; and according to the full-charge voltage, the under-voltage voltage, the voltage value at each time point and the discharge duration, adjusting a battery voltage range corresponding to each on-off state of an electric quantity indicator light of the heat-not-burn appliance. The method can calibrate the electric quantity indicating lamp of the appliance, and improves the accuracy of the electric quantity indicating lamp to prompt the residual electric quantity.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of heat-not-burn appliance maintenance, and in particular to a method, device, system and heat-not-burn appliance for calibrating a power indicator light of a heat-not-burn appliance. Background Art

[0002] During the use of heating-not-burning appliances, a power indicator light is generally used to indicate the remaining battery power. For example, assuming that the power indicator light of the appliance is 4 LED lights, when all 4 LED lights are on, it means that the battery power is 75% to 100% remaining, when only 2 LED lights are on, it means that the battery power is 25% to 50% remaining, and so on. The various on and off states of the power indicator light are determined according to the battery voltage of the appliance. During the appliance testing phase, the battery voltage range corresponding to each on and off state will be calibrated and stored respectively. After obtaining the current battery voltage, the appliance will find out the battery voltage range in which the current battery voltage is located, thereby controlling the power indicator light to enter the on and off state corresponding to the battery voltage range. However, since the battery power is affected by factors such as battery chemistry, temperature, health status and internal resistance, when the battery ages, the relationship between the battery voltage and the remaining power will change, which will cause the power indicator light to be unable to accurately indicate the remaining power of the appliance. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of this, the embodiments of the present application provide a method, device, system and heating non-combustion appliance for calibrating the power indicator light of the appliance, which can calibrate the power indicator light of the appliance and improve the accuracy of the power indicator light indicating the remaining power.

[0004] A first aspect of an embodiment of the present application provides a method for calibrating a power indicator light of a heating-not-burning appliance, the method being applied to a heating-not-burning appliance, comprising:

[0005] When the indicator calibration condition is met, the battery of the heating-not-burning appliance is controlled to discharge from a full-charge voltage to an undervoltage voltage; wherein the full-charge voltage refers to the voltage of the battery when it is fully charged, and the undervoltage voltage refers to the voltage when the battery is discharged to the point where the heating-not-burning appliance cannot heat;

[0006] Record the voltage value of the battery at each time point during the discharge process and the discharge time of the battery;

[0007] According to the full-charge voltage, under-voltage voltage, voltage values ​​at various time points and discharge duration, the battery voltage ranges corresponding to the various on and off states of the power indicator light of the heating but not burning appliance are adjusted.

[0008] In the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, when the indicator calibration condition is met, the battery of the heating-not-burning appliance will be controlled to discharge from the full-charge voltage to the undervoltage voltage when the appliance cannot heat, and the voltage value of the battery at each time point during the discharge process and the discharge duration of the battery will be recorded. Then, according to the full-charge voltage, undervoltage voltage, voltage value at each time point and discharge duration, the battery voltage range corresponding to each on and off state of the power indicator of the heating-not-burning appliance is adjusted. In the above process, according to the full-charge voltage, undervoltage voltage, voltage value at each time point during the discharge process and discharge duration, the relationship between the battery voltage and the remaining power under the current battery condition can be more accurately found, and the battery voltage range corresponding to each on and off state of the power indicator light can be corrected, thereby completing the calibration of the power indicator light and improving the accuracy of the power indicator light indicating the remaining power.

[0009] In one implementation of the embodiment of the present application, controlling a battery of a heat-not-burn appliance to discharge from a full-charge voltage to an under-voltage voltage includes:

[0010] Control the battery to discharge from full-charge voltage to under-voltage voltage at a fixed power.

[0011] In one implementation of the embodiment of the present application, the power indicator light includes n LED lights, n≥2; according to the full-charge voltage, the undervoltage voltage, the voltage value at each time point and the discharge duration, the battery voltage range corresponding to each on and off state of the power indicator light of the heating non-combustion appliance is adjusted, including:

[0012] Divide the discharge duration into n parts evenly;

[0013] From the voltage values ​​at each time point, obtain the voltage values ​​at the boundary time points of n parts;

[0014] According to the full-power voltage, the under-voltage voltage and the voltage values ​​at the boundary time points of the n parts, the adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to the respective on and off states of the n LED lights are determined;

[0015] The adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to the respective on / off states of the n LED lamps are used to replace the stored battery voltage ranges before adjustment corresponding to the respective on / off states of the n LED lamps.

[0016] In one implementation of the embodiment of the present application, the battery voltage ranges corresponding to the various on and off states of the power indicator light of the heating non-combustion appliance are adjusted according to the full-charge voltage, the under-voltage voltage, the voltage values ​​at various time points, and the discharge duration, including:

[0017] After the heating without burning appliance is connected to the host computer, the full-charge voltage, the under-voltage voltage, the voltage values ​​at various time points, and the discharge duration are sent to the host computer to instruct the host computer to determine the adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to the various on and off states of the power indicator light according to the full-charge voltage, the under-voltage voltage, the voltage values ​​at various time points, and the discharge duration, and the adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to the various on and off states of the power indicator light are sent to the heating without burning appliance;

[0018] After receiving the adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to the various on and off states of the power indicator light, the adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to the various on and off states of the power indicator light are used to replace the stored battery voltage ranges before adjustment corresponding to the various on and off states of the power indicator light.

[0019] In one implementation of the embodiment of the present application, whether the indicator light calibration condition is met is determined in the following manner:

[0020] In the case where the heating without burning appliance is connected to the host computer, if an indicator light calibration instruction sent by the host computer is received, it is determined that the indicator light calibration condition is met.

[0021] In another implementation of the embodiment of the present application, whether the indicator light calibration condition is met is determined in the following manner:

[0022] If it is detected that the actual number of cigarettes remaining that can be smoked corresponding to any on or off state of the power indicator light is less than the preset theoretical number of cigarettes remaining that can be smoked, it is determined that the indicator light calibration condition is met.

[0023] In another implementation of the embodiment of the present application, whether the indicator light calibration condition is met is determined in the following manner:

[0024] If it is detected that the total number of heating times of the heating-not-burning appliance exceeds a set threshold, it is determined that the indicator light calibration condition is met.

[0025] A second aspect of an embodiment of the present application provides a device for calibrating a power indicator light of a heating-not-burning appliance, the device being applied to a heating-not-burning appliance, comprising:

[0026] A discharge control module, used to control the battery of the heat-not-burn appliance to discharge from a full-charge voltage to an undervoltage voltage when the indicator light calibration condition is met; wherein the full-charge voltage refers to the voltage of the battery when it is fully charged, and the undervoltage voltage refers to the voltage when the battery is discharged to the point where the heat-not-burn appliance cannot heat;

[0027] A data recording module is used to record the voltage value of the battery at each time point during the discharge process and the discharge time of the battery;

[0028] The voltage range adjustment module is used to adjust the battery voltage range corresponding to each on and off state of the power indicator light of the heating non-combustion appliance according to the full-charge voltage, under-voltage voltage, voltage values ​​at various time points and discharge duration.

[0029] A third aspect of an embodiment of the present application provides a heating-not-burning appliance, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the processor executes the computer program, a method for calibrating a power indicator light of a heating-not-burning appliance as provided in the first aspect of an embodiment of the present application is implemented.

[0030] A fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a system for calibrating a power indicator light of a heating-without-combustion appliance, the system comprising a host computer and the heating-without-combustion appliance provided in the third aspect of the embodiments of the present application.

[0031] The fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the method for calibrating the power indicator light of a heating non-burning appliance as provided in the first aspect of the embodiments of the present application.

[0032] It can be understood that the beneficial effects of the second to fifth aspects mentioned above can be found in the relevant description of the first aspect mentioned above, and will not be repeated here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0033] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of a calibration system for a power indicator light of a heating-not-burning appliance provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0034] Figure 2 This is a structural framework diagram of a heating without burning device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0035] Figure 3 It is a flow chart of a method for calibrating a power indicator light of a heating-not-burning appliance provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0036] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the operation flow of a method for calibrating a power indicator light of a heating-not-burning appliance provided in an embodiment of the present application in an actual application scenario;

[0037] Figure 5 It is a structural framework diagram of a device for calibrating a power indicator light of a heating-not-burning appliance provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0038] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of a heating without burning appliance provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] In the following description, for the purpose of illustration rather than limitation, specific details such as specific system structures, technologies, etc. are proposed, so as to thoroughly understand the embodiments of the present application. However, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that the present application can also be implemented in other embodiments without these specific details. In other cases, the detailed description of well-known systems, devices, circuits and methods is omitted to prevent unnecessary details from hindering the description of the present application. In addition, in the description of the present application specification and the attached claims, the terms "first", "second", "third" etc. are only used to distinguish the description, and cannot be interpreted as indicating or suggesting relative importance.

[0040] Heat-not-burn appliances generally use a power indicator light to indicate the remaining battery power. Different on and off states of the power indicator light indicate different remaining power levels, and each on and off state of the power indicator light is determined based on the battery voltage of the appliance. Since battery power loss is related to factors such as battery chemistry, temperature, health status, and internal resistance, the relationship between battery voltage and remaining power will change as the battery ages, resulting in the power indicator light being unable to accurately indicate the remaining power level of the appliance.

[0041] To address this problem, the embodiments of the present application provide a method, device, system, and heating-not-burning appliance for calibrating a power indicator light, which can correct the battery voltage ranges corresponding to the various on and off states of the power indicator light, thereby completing the calibration of the power indicator light and improving the accuracy of the power indicator light indicating the remaining power. For more specific technical implementation details of the embodiments of the present application, please refer to the various embodiments described below.

[0042] like Figure 1 , which is a schematic diagram of a system for calibrating a power indicator light of a heating but not burning appliance provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 1 The system shown includes a host computer and a heat-not-burn appliance. The host computer can be a laptop, tablet computer, desktop computer, mobile phone, wearable device, netbook, personal digital assistant (PDA) or large-screen TV and other types of devices. This application does not impose any restrictions on the specific device type of the host computer. The heat-not-burn appliance is a lower computer, which can be any type or model of appliance. As an example, Figure 2 This is a structural framework diagram of a heating without burning appliance provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 2The heating without burning appliance shown includes a control mainboard, a heating element and a battery module, and the control mainboard is electrically connected to the heating element and the battery module respectively. Among them, the heating without burning appliance can interact with the host computer through the control mainboard. The heating element can be heated up under the control of the control mainboard to bake the aerosol generating matrix, and the battery module serves as a power source to provide electrical energy. The host computer and the heating without burning appliance can establish a communication connection in various wired or wireless ways. For example, a serial port line can be used to establish a communication connection. One end of the serial port line is connected to the COM port of the host computer, and the other end is connected to the control mainboard of the heating without burning appliance. The host computer can interact with the heating without burning appliance and send an indicator light calibration instruction to the appliance to start the calibration process of the power indicator light. About Figure 1 For the specific working principle of the system shown, please refer to the method embodiment described below.

[0043] See also Figure 3 , shows a method for calibrating a power indicator light of a heating-not-burning appliance provided in an embodiment of the present application, the method being applied to a heating-not-burning appliance, comprising:

[0044] 301. When the indicator calibration conditions are met, the battery of the heat-not-burn appliance is controlled to discharge from the full-charge voltage to the under-charge voltage;

[0045] When the heating-not-burning appliance detects that the indicator light calibration conditions are met, it can initiate the calibration operation process for the power indicator light, and control the battery of the heating-not-burning appliance to discharge from the full-charge voltage to the undervoltage voltage. Among them, the full-charge voltage represents the voltage of the battery when it is fully charged, and the undervoltage voltage represents the voltage when the battery is discharged to the point where the heating-not-burning appliance cannot heat. The specific voltage value can be obtained by reading the voltage ADC code value output by the analog-to-digital converter of the appliance and converting it using the internal gap voltage. The indicator light calibration condition is the starting condition for initiating the calibration operation process. It is usually determined that the indicator light calibration condition is met when it is believed that the accuracy of the remaining power indicated by the power indicator light may be greatly reduced. The following lists several feasible ways to determine the indicator light calibration conditions.

[0046] In one implementation of the embodiment of the present application, whether the indicator light calibration condition is met is determined in the following manner:

[0047] In the case where the heating without burning appliance is connected to the host computer, if an indicator light calibration instruction sent by the host computer is received, it is determined that the indicator light calibration condition is met.

[0048] The electric quantity indicator calibration method provided in the embodiment of the present application can be performed by the heating-not-burning appliance itself, or can be performed by the host computer in cooperation with the heating-not-burning appliance. If the host computer is selected to cooperate with the heating-not-burning appliance to perform together, the heating-not-burning appliance is used as the lower computer, and the communication connection between the host computer and the heating-not-burning appliance is first established to complete data interaction. The host computer and the heating-not-burning appliance can establish a communication connection through various wired or wireless methods such as a serial line, a USB line, Bluetooth, and a network, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this. As an example, a serial line can be used to connect the host computer and the heating-not-burning appliance, one end of the serial line is connected to a certain COM port of the host computer, and the other end is connected to the control mainboard of the heating-not-burning appliance. After the host computer configures the corresponding channel number (i.e., the connected COM port number), a communication connection with the heating-not-burning appliance can be established, thereby completing data interaction. When the heating without burning appliance is connected to the host computer, the user can operate on the host computer to actively initiate the indicator light calibration command. After receiving the indicator light calibration command sent by the host computer, the heating without burning appliance determines that the indicator light calibration conditions are met, and then initiates the calibration operation process for the power indicator light.

[0049] In another implementation of the embodiment of the present application, whether the indicator light calibration condition is met is determined in the following manner:

[0050] If it is detected that the actual number of cigarettes remaining that can be smoked corresponding to any on or off state of the power indicator light is less than the preset theoretical number of cigarettes remaining that can be smoked, it is determined that the indicator light calibration condition is met.

[0051] If the heat-not-burn appliance is to be executed by itself, one method of determining the indicator calibration condition is to detect the actual number of remaining puffs corresponding to the various on and off states of the power indicator, and determine whether the actual number of remaining puffs is less than the preset theoretical number of remaining puffs. If it is less, it means that the power indicator cannot accurately indicate the remaining battery power, so it is determined that the indicator calibration condition is met. For example, assuming that the power indicator of the appliance has 4 LED lights, when only 1 LED light is on, it means that the battery has 25% power remaining. During the production line test, it is determined that 25% of the battery power corresponds to 4-6 puffs, that is, when 1 LED light is on, the corresponding theoretical number of remaining puffs is 4-6. The device starts recording the number of puffs taken by the user when only one LED light of the power indicator light is on. When the device is used to the point where it cannot be heated, the actual number of remaining puffs that can be taken when one LED light is on is counted. If the actual number of remaining puffs that can be taken is within the range of 4-6, it means that the power indicator light can accurately indicate the remaining battery power and no calibration is required. If the actual number of remaining puffs that can be taken is less than 4, it means that the power indicator light cannot accurately indicate the remaining battery power and calibration is required, so it is determined that the indicator light calibration conditions are met.

[0052] In another implementation of the embodiment of the present application, whether the indicator light calibration condition is met is determined in the following manner:

[0053] If it is detected that the total number of heating times of the heating-not-burning appliance exceeds a set threshold, it is determined that the indicator light calibration condition is met.

[0054] Another method of determining the indicator light calibration condition that the heat-not-burn appliance can perform by itself is to detect the total number of heating times of the appliance. If the total number of heating times exceeds a set threshold, it is considered that the battery of the appliance may have aged, resulting in the inability of the power indicator light to accurately indicate the remaining battery power, and therefore the indicator light calibration condition is determined to be met. Specifically, the appliance can be provided with a counter, and each time the user uses the appliance, the count value of the counter is increased by one, thereby obtaining the total number of heating times of the appliance. If it is detected that the total number of heating times exceeds a certain set threshold, such as 100, it means that the appliance has been used for a period of time and the battery may have aged. At this time, the appliance determines that the indicator light calibration condition is met, and then initiates the calibration operation process for the power indicator light.

[0055] In one implementation of the embodiment of the present application, controlling a battery of a heat-not-burn appliance to discharge from a full-charge voltage to an under-voltage voltage includes:

[0056] Control the battery to discharge from full-charge voltage to under-voltage voltage at a fixed power.

[0057] When the appliance initiates the calibration operation process for the power indicator, it will control the battery of the heating non-burning appliance to discharge from the full-charge voltage to the under-voltage voltage. In order to ensure slow discharge and prevent the control motherboard of the appliance from overheating, a lower fixed power (for example, 2W) can be set to control the battery to discharge from the full-charge voltage to the under-voltage voltage according to the fixed power. The output power P of the appliance is U 2 / R, where U represents the output voltage of the battery, and R represents the resistance of the heating element. According to the calculated real-time resistance of the heating element and by adjusting the duty cycle of the output voltage signal, the battery can be controlled to discharge stably and continuously at the fixed power until it is discharged to the undervoltage voltage.

[0058] 302. Record the voltage value of the battery at each time point during the discharge process and the discharge time of the battery;

[0059] When the battery is discharged from the full-charge voltage to the under-voltage voltage, the device will record the voltage value of the battery at each time point and the discharge time of the battery. Specifically, the full-charge voltage U0 is recorded before the discharge begins. During the discharge process, the battery voltage is recorded every set time (for example, 1 minute) to obtain the voltage value at each time point during the discharge process. When the discharge reaches the point where the device cannot heat, the under-voltage voltage U1 and the discharge time t of the entire discharge process are recorded.

[0060] 303. According to the full-charge voltage, the under-voltage voltage, the voltage values ​​at various time points, and the discharge duration, adjust the battery voltage ranges corresponding to the various on and off states of the power indicator light of the heating without burning appliance.

[0061] After recording the full-charge voltage, under-voltage voltage, voltage values ​​at various time points and discharge time, the relationship between the battery voltage and the remaining power under the current battery condition can be determined based on these parameters, and a more accurate battery voltage range corresponding to each on and off state of the power indicator light can be calculated. The more accurate battery voltage range can be used to replace the less accurate battery voltage range originally stored in the device, thereby achieving adjustment and correction of the battery voltage range corresponding to each on and off state of the power indicator light, completing the calibration of the power indicator light, and effectively improving the accuracy of the power indicator light in indicating the remaining power.

[0062] If the battery indicator calibration method is performed by the heating-not-burning appliance itself, the appliance will calculate the adjusted battery voltage range corresponding to each on and off state of the battery indicator based on these parameters after recording the full-charge voltage, undervoltage voltage, voltage values ​​at each time point, and discharge duration, and use it to replace the stored battery voltage range before adjustment corresponding to each on and off state of the battery indicator. If the battery indicator calibration method is performed by a host computer in conjunction with the heating-not-burning appliance, the appliance will send these parameters to the host computer after recording the full-charge voltage, undervoltage voltage, voltage values ​​at each time point, and discharge duration, and the host computer will calculate the adjusted battery voltage range corresponding to each on and off state of the battery indicator based on these parameters, and then send the calculated adjusted battery voltage range to the appliance. The following introduces these two implementation methods respectively.

[0063] In one implementation of the embodiment of the present application, the power indicator light includes n LED lights, n≥2; according to the full-charge voltage, the undervoltage voltage, the voltage value at each time point and the discharge duration, the battery voltage range corresponding to each on and off state of the power indicator light of the heating non-combustion appliance is adjusted, including:

[0064] (1) Divide the discharge duration into n parts evenly;

[0065] (2) obtaining the voltage values ​​at the boundary time points of the n parts from the voltage values ​​at each time point;

[0066] (3) determining the adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to the respective on and off states of the n LED lights according to the full-charge voltage, the under-voltage voltage, and the voltage values ​​at the boundary time points of the n parts;

[0067] (4) The battery voltage ranges before adjustment that are stored and correspond to the respective on / off states of the n LED lamps are replaced with the battery voltage ranges after adjustment that are respectively correspond to the respective on / off states of the n LED lamps.

[0068] Assuming that the power indicator includes n LED lights, the recorded discharge time can be evenly divided into n parts, and the voltage value at the boundary time point of the n parts can be found from the voltage values ​​recorded at each time point. The device calculates the adjusted battery voltage range corresponding to each on and off state of the n LED lights according to the full-charge voltage, the under-voltage voltage and the voltage value at the boundary time point of the n parts, and finally replaces the stored battery voltage range before adjustment corresponding to each on and off state of the n LED lights with it. For example, assuming that the power indicator has 4 LED lights, the full-charge voltage is U0, the under-voltage voltage is U1, and the discharge time is t, then t can be evenly divided into 4 parts, and the voltage values ​​corresponding to the voltage values ​​1t / 4, 2t / 4 and 3t / 4 at the boundary time points of the 4 parts are obtained. The on and off states of the 4 LED lights include 1 LED light on, 2 LED lights on, 3 LED lights on, and 4 LED lights on. The adjusted battery voltage range corresponding to 1 LED light on is [U1, the voltage value corresponding to 3t / 4], the adjusted battery voltage range corresponding to 2 LED lights on is [the voltage value corresponding to 3t / 4, the voltage value corresponding to 2t / 4], the adjusted battery voltage range corresponding to 3 LED lights on is [the voltage value corresponding to 2t / 4, the voltage value corresponding to 1t / 4], and the adjusted battery voltage range corresponding to 4 LED lights on is [the voltage value corresponding to 1t / 4, U0]. Finally, the 4 adjusted battery voltage ranges are used to replace the 4 battery voltage ranges before adjustment that were originally stored. Since the battery can be controlled to discharge at a certain fixed power in the previous steps, the discharge rate of the battery is fixed. Therefore, by dividing the discharge time evenly in this way, the relationship between the battery voltage and the remaining power in the current battery condition can be more accurately found, and the battery voltage ranges corresponding to each on and off state of the power indicator light can be effectively corrected.

[0069] In one implementation of the embodiment of the present application, the battery voltage ranges corresponding to the various on and off states of the power indicator light of the heating non-combustion appliance are adjusted according to the full-charge voltage, the under-voltage voltage, the voltage values ​​at various time points, and the discharge duration, including:

[0070] (1) After the heating-without-combustion device is connected to the host computer, the full-charge voltage, the under-voltage voltage, the voltage values ​​at various time points, and the discharge duration are sent to the host computer to instruct the host computer to determine the adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to the various on-off states of the power indicator light according to the full-charge voltage, the under-voltage voltage, the voltage values ​​at various time points, and the discharge duration, and the adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to the various on-off states of the power indicator light are sent to the heating-without-combustion device;

[0071] (2) After receiving the adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to the various on and off states of the power indicator light, the adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to the various on and off states of the power indicator light are used to replace the stored battery voltage ranges before adjustment corresponding to the various on and off states of the power indicator light.

[0072] When the power indicator calibration method is jointly executed by the host computer and the heating-not-burning appliance, after the heating-not-burning appliance is successfully connected to the host computer, the appliance will send the recorded full-charge voltage, undervoltage voltage, voltage values ​​at each time point, and discharge duration to the host computer. After receiving these parameters, the host computer will calculate the adjusted battery voltage range corresponding to each on-off state of the power indicator according to these parameters. The specific calculation method can refer to the example of calculating the adjusted battery voltage range corresponding to each on-off state of the four LED lights described above. After that, the host computer sends the adjusted battery voltage range corresponding to each on-off state of the power indicator to the appliance. After receiving the adjusted battery voltage range corresponding to each on-off state of the power indicator, the appliance replaces the stored battery voltage range corresponding to each on-off state of the power indicator with it. This implementation method transfers a large amount of data calculation to the host computer, which can reduce the computing performance requirements for the main control chip of the appliance.

[0073] In the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, when the indicator calibration condition is met, the battery of the heating-not-burning appliance will be controlled to discharge from the full-charge voltage to the undervoltage voltage when the appliance cannot heat, and the voltage value of the battery at each time point during the discharge process and the discharge duration of the battery will be recorded. Then, according to the full-charge voltage, undervoltage voltage, voltage value at each time point and discharge duration, the battery voltage range corresponding to each on and off state of the power indicator of the heating-not-burning appliance is adjusted. In the above process, according to the full-charge voltage, undervoltage voltage, voltage value at each time point during the discharge process and discharge duration, the relationship between the battery voltage and the remaining power under the current battery condition can be more accurately found, and the battery voltage range corresponding to each on and off state of the power indicator light can be corrected, thereby completing the calibration of the power indicator light and improving the accuracy of the power indicator light indicating the remaining power.

[0074] To facilitate understanding of the method for calibrating the power indicator light of a heating but not burning appliance provided in an embodiment of the present application, an actual application scenario is listed below.

[0075] like Figure 4 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the operation flow of the method for calibrating the power indicator light of a heating-not-burning appliance provided in an embodiment of the present application in an actual application scenario. Figure 4 In the application scenario shown, the upper and lower computers are first connected, that is, a communication connection is established between the upper computer and the heating non-combustion appliance. The upper computer can send a wake-up command to the appliance at set intervals (for example, 0.5s). After receiving the wake-up command, the appliance returns a corresponding wake-up string, indicating that the interaction between the upper computer and the appliance is successful; the upper computer sends an indicator light calibration command to the appliance, and the appliance starts the battery test task after receiving the command, and controls the output power P by adjusting the duty cycle of the output voltage signal; when P is stable at 2W, the battery of the appliance is controlled to discharge slowly, and the current battery voltage is recorded every 1 minute during the discharge process and sent to the upper computer; if If the current battery voltage is not less than the undervoltage voltage, continue to discharge and record voltage data. If the current battery voltage is less than the undervoltage voltage, end the discharge and record the battery discharge time and the last detected battery voltage. After obtaining the battery voltage data and discharge time at each time point, the host computer divides the discharge time evenly to find the battery voltage value corresponding to each time point, thereby calculating the adjusted battery voltage range corresponding to each on and off state of the power indicator light. Finally, the adjusted battery voltage range is sent to the device, and the device replaces the stored battery voltage range corresponding to each on and off state before adjustment. This method can more accurately find the relationship between the battery voltage and the remaining power under the current battery condition, complete the calibration of the power indicator light, and improve the accuracy of the power indicator light indicating the remaining power.

[0076] It should be understood that the size of the serial numbers of the steps in the above embodiments does not mean the order of execution. The execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.

[0077] The above mainly describes a method for calibrating the power indicator light of a heating but not burning appliance. The following will describe a device for calibrating the power indicator light of a heating but not burning appliance.

[0078] See also Figure 5 , shows a device for calibrating a power indicator light of a heating-not-burning appliance provided in an embodiment of the present application, the device being applied to a heating-not-burning appliance, comprising:

[0079] The discharge control module 501 is used to control the battery of the heat-not-burn appliance to discharge from a full-charge voltage to an undervoltage voltage when the indicator light calibration condition is met; wherein the full-charge voltage refers to the voltage of the battery when it is fully charged, and the undervoltage voltage refers to the voltage when the battery is discharged to the point where the heat-not-burn appliance cannot heat;

[0080] The data recording module 502 is used to record the voltage value of the battery at each time point during the discharge process and the discharge time of the battery;

[0081] The voltage range adjustment module 503 is used to adjust the battery voltage range corresponding to each on and off state of the power indicator light of the heating but not burning appliance according to the full-charge voltage, the under-voltage voltage, the voltage value at each time point and the discharge duration.

[0082] In one implementation of the embodiment of the present application, the discharge control module includes:

[0083] The discharge control unit is used to control the battery to discharge from the full-charge voltage to the under-voltage voltage according to a fixed power.

[0084] In one implementation of the embodiment of the present application, the power indicator light includes n LED lights, where n≥2; and the voltage range adjustment module includes:

[0085] A duration division unit, used to divide the discharge duration into n parts on average;

[0086] A boundary voltage acquisition unit, used to acquire the voltage values ​​of the boundary time points of n parts from the voltage values ​​of each time point;

[0087] A voltage range determination unit, used to determine the adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to each on / off state of the n LED lamps according to the full-power voltage, the under-voltage voltage and the voltage values ​​at the boundary time points of the n parts;

[0088] The first voltage range replacement unit is used to replace the stored battery voltage ranges before adjustment corresponding to the respective on and off states of the n LED lamps with the adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to the respective on and off states of the n LED lamps.

[0089] In one implementation of the embodiment of the present application, the voltage range adjustment module includes:

[0090] A parameter sending unit, for sending the full-charge voltage, the under-voltage voltage, the voltage values ​​at various time points, and the discharge duration to the host computer after the heating-without-combustion appliance is connected to the host computer, so as to instruct the host computer to determine the adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to the various on-off states of the power indicator light according to the full-charge voltage, the under-voltage voltage, the voltage values ​​at various time points, and the discharge duration, and sending the adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to the various on-off states of the power indicator light to the heating-without-combustion appliance;

[0091] The second voltage range replacement unit is used to replace the stored battery voltage range before adjustment corresponding to each on and off state of the power indicator light with the adjusted battery voltage range corresponding to each on and off state of the power indicator light after receiving the adjusted battery voltage range corresponding to each on and off state of the power indicator light.

[0092] In one implementation of the embodiment of the present application, the device for calibrating the power indicator light of a heating-not-burning appliance further includes:

[0093] The first condition judgment module is used to determine that the indicator light calibration condition is met if an indicator light calibration instruction sent by the host computer is received when the heating without burning appliance is connected to the host computer.

[0094] In another implementation of the embodiment of the present application, the device for calibrating the power indicator light of a heating-not-burning appliance further includes:

[0095] The second condition judgment module is used to determine that the indicator light calibration condition is met if it is detected that the actual remaining number of cigarettes that can be smoked corresponding to any on and off state of the power indicator light is less than a preset theoretical remaining number of cigarettes that can be smoked.

[0096] In another implementation of the embodiment of the present application, the device for calibrating the power indicator light of a heating-not-burning appliance further includes:

[0097] The third condition judgment module is used to determine that the indicator light calibration condition is met if it is detected that the total heating times of the heating-without-burning appliance exceeds a set threshold.

[0098] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the method for calibrating the power indicator light of a heating non-burning appliance as described in any of the above embodiments is implemented.

[0099] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of a heating without burning device provided in one embodiment of the present application. Figure 6As shown, the heating-without-combustion appliance 6 of this embodiment includes: a processor 60, a memory 61, and a computer program 62 stored in the memory 61 and executable on the processor 60. When the processor 60 executes the computer program 62, the steps in the above-mentioned embodiments of the method for calibrating the power indicator light of the heating-without-combustion appliance are implemented, for example Figure 3 Alternatively, when the processor 60 executes the computer program 62, the functions of each module / unit in the above-mentioned device embodiments are realized, for example Figure 5 Functions of modules 501 to 503 are shown.

[0100] The computer program 62 may be divided into one or more modules / units, which are stored in the memory 61 and executed by the processor 60 to complete the present application. The one or more modules / units may be a series of computer program instruction segments capable of completing specific functions, which are used to describe the execution process of the computer program 62 in the heating-not-burning appliance 6.

[0101] The processor 60 may be a central processing unit (CPU), other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSP), application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc.

[0102] The memory 61 may be an internal storage unit of the heating-not-burning appliance 6, such as a hard disk or memory of the heating-not-burning appliance 6. The memory 61 may also be an external storage device of the heating-not-burning appliance 6, such as a plug-in hard disk, a smart memory card (Smart Media Card, SMC), a secure digital (Secure Digital, SD) card, a flash card (Flash Card), etc. equipped on the heating-not-burning appliance 6. Further, the memory 61 may also include both an internal storage unit and an external storage device of the heating-not-burning appliance 6. The memory 61 is used to store the computer program and other programs and data required by the heating-not-burning appliance. The memory 61 may also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or is to be output.

[0103] The technicians in the relevant field can clearly understand that for the convenience and simplicity of description, only the division of the above-mentioned functional units and modules is used as an example for illustration. In practical applications, the above-mentioned function allocation can be completed by different functional units and modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the device can be divided into different functional units or modules to complete all or part of the functions described above. The functional units and modules in the embodiment can be integrated in a processing unit, or each unit can exist physically separately, or two or more units can be integrated in one unit. The above-mentioned integrated unit can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional units. In addition, the specific names of the functional units and modules are only for the convenience of distinguishing each other, and are not used to limit the scope of protection of this application. The specific working process of the units and modules in the above-mentioned system can refer to the corresponding process in the aforementioned method embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0104] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0105] In the above embodiments, the description of each embodiment has its own emphasis. For parts that are not described or recorded in detail in a certain embodiment, reference can be made to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0106] Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of this application.

[0107] In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the system embodiments described above are only schematic. For example, the division of the modules or units is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0108] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the embodiments of the present application.

[0109] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit. The above-mentioned integrated unit may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional units.

[0110] If the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the present application implements all or part of the processes in the above-mentioned embodiment method, and can also be completed by instructing the relevant hardware through a computer program. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and the computer program can implement the steps of the above-mentioned various method embodiments when executed by the processor. Among them, the computer program includes computer program code, and the computer program code can be in source code form, object code form, executable file or some intermediate form. The computer-readable medium may include: any entity or device capable of carrying the computer program code, recording medium, U disk, mobile hard disk, disk, optical disk, computer memory, read-only memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), electric carrier signal, telecommunication signal and software distribution medium. It should be noted that the content contained in the computer-readable medium can be appropriately increased or decreased according to the requirements of legislation and patent practice in the jurisdiction. For example, in some jurisdictions, according to legislation and patent practice, computer-readable media do not include electric carrier signals and telecommunication signals.

[0111] The embodiments described above are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit them. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, a person skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments may still be modified, or some of the technical features may be replaced by equivalents. Such modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and should all be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for calibrating a power indicator light of a heating-not-burning appliance, applied to a heating-not-burning appliance, characterized in that: The method comprises: When the indicator light calibration condition is met, the battery of the heating without burning appliance is controlled to discharge from a full-charge voltage to an undervoltage voltage; wherein the full-charge voltage represents the voltage of the battery when it is fully charged, and the undervoltage voltage represents the voltage of the battery when it is discharged to the point where the heating without burning appliance cannot heat; Recording the voltage value of the battery at each time point during the discharge process and the discharge time of the battery; According to the full-charge voltage, the under-voltage voltage, the voltage values ​​at each time point and the discharge duration, the battery voltage ranges corresponding to the various on and off states of the power indicator light of the heating without burning appliance are adjusted.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method of controlling a battery of a heating-not-burning device to discharge from a full-charge voltage to an under-voltage voltage comprises: The battery is controlled to discharge from the full-charge voltage to the under-voltage voltage according to a fixed power.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The power indicator light includes n LED lights, n≥2; the battery voltage range corresponding to each on and off state of the power indicator light of the heating non-combustion appliance is adjusted according to the full-charge voltage, the undervoltage voltage, the voltage values ​​at each time point, and the discharge duration, including: Dividing the discharge duration into n parts evenly; From the voltage values ​​at the respective time points, obtaining the voltage values ​​at the boundary time points of the n parts; Determine the adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to the respective on and off states of the n LED lamps according to the full-charge voltage, the under-voltage voltage and the voltage values ​​at the boundary time points of the n parts; The adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to the respective on / off states of the n LED lamps are used to replace the stored battery voltage ranges before adjustment corresponding to the respective on / off states of the n LED lamps.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method of adjusting the battery voltage ranges corresponding to the respective on and off states of the power indicator light of the heating without burning appliance according to the full-charge voltage, the under-voltage voltage, the voltage values ​​at the respective time points, and the discharge duration, comprises: After the heating-without-combustion device is connected to a host computer, the full-charge voltage, the under-voltage voltage, the voltage values ​​at each time point, and the discharge duration are sent to the host computer to instruct the host computer to determine the adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to the respective on-off states of the power indicator light according to the full-charge voltage, the under-voltage voltage, the voltage values ​​at each time point, and the discharge duration, and the adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to the respective on-off states of the power indicator light are sent to the heating-without-combustion device; After receiving the adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to the various on and off states of the power indicator light, the adjusted battery voltage ranges corresponding to the various on and off states of the power indicator light are used to replace the stored battery voltage ranges before adjustment corresponding to the various on and off states of the power indicator light.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: Whether the indicator light calibration condition is met is determined by the following method: In the case where the heating without burning appliance is connected to a host computer, if an indicator light calibration instruction sent by the host computer is received, it is determined that the indicator light calibration condition is met.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: Whether the indicator light calibration condition is met is determined by the following method: If it is detected that the actual number of remaining cigarettes that can be smoked corresponding to any on and off state of the power indicator light is less than the preset theoretical number of remaining cigarettes that can be smoked, it is determined that the indicator light calibration condition is met.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: Whether the indicator light calibration condition is met is determined by the following method: If it is detected that the total number of heating times of the heating-without-burning appliance exceeds a set threshold, it is determined that the indicator light calibration condition is met.

8. A device for calibrating the power indicator light of a heating-not-burning appliance, applied to a heating-not-burning appliance, characterized in that: The device comprises: A discharge control module, used for controlling the battery of the heat-not-burn appliance to discharge from a full-charge voltage to an undervoltage voltage when an indicator light calibration condition is met; wherein the full-charge voltage represents the voltage of the battery in a fully-charged state, and the undervoltage voltage represents the voltage of the battery when the heat-not-burn appliance cannot heat; A data recording module, used to record the voltage value of the battery at each time point during the discharge process and the discharge time of the battery; The voltage range adjustment module is used to adjust the battery voltage ranges corresponding to the various on and off states of the power indicator light of the heating non-combustion appliance according to the full-charge voltage, the under-voltage voltage, the voltage values ​​at each time point and the discharge duration.

9. A heat-not-burn appliance, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein: When the processor executes the computer program, the method for calibrating the power indicator light of a heating non-burning appliance as described in any one of claims 1 to 7 is implemented.

10. A system for calibrating the power indicator light of a heating-not-burning appliance, characterized in that: It comprises a host computer and the heating without burning device as claimed in claim 9.

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