Identity verification method and system for aerosol supply system

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses an identity verification method and system for an aerosol supply system, the aerosol supply system, computer equipment and a storage medium. The identity authentication method comprises the following steps: an aerosol supply system receives structured data sent by an external terminal device, wherein the structured data is obtained by the external terminal device by performing feature value calculation according to acquired first biological feature information of a user to be authenticated; the aerosol supply system matches the structured data with comparison data stored on the aerosol supply system to obtain a matching result; and the aerosol supply system judges whether the user to be verified passes verification according to the matching result. According to the embodiment of the invention, the technical problem of how to realize the identity verification of the aerosol supply system and ensure the information security in the identity verification process under the condition of not increasing the product hardware cost is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of aerosol supply, and in particular to an identity authentication method and system for an aerosol supply system, an aerosol supply system, a computer device and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] In order to prevent the problem of youth access prevention (YAP) of aerosol delivery systems (i.e., e-cigarettes), it is necessary to design a method that can effectively identify users to prevent some people who do not meet the age requirements from using e-cigarettes.

[0003] In view of the above problems, binding the user's fingerprint information to the device is undoubtedly one of the simplest and most reliable ways. At present, there are usually two common methods to achieve this goal: one way is that the electronic cigarette device comes with a fingerprint sensor. When the user uses the electronic cigarette, fingerprint verification is required before each session. Usually the verification process occurs inside the device and is not affected by external communications. However, in this way, the electronic cigarette device must increase the cost to integrate a sufficiently powerful microcontroller (MCU) to meet the computing requirements during the verification process, which is a great burden for the electronic cigarette device. Another way is to use the fingerprint sensor carried by an external terminal device such as a mobile phone to verify the user's identity. When the mobile phone can verify the user's identity, it can notify the device to activate itself through Bluetooth. However, during the verification process on the smartphone, the activation command needs to be sent to the electronic cigarette device through Bluetooth and other methods. The communication method may not be safe enough. If there is hacking during the communication process, the activation command may be obtained by the hacker, resulting in information leakage and other problems.

[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need to propose a new identity authentication method to solve one or more of the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present invention proposes an identity authentication method, system, aerosol supply system, computer equipment and storage medium for an aerosol supply system to solve the technical problem of how to realize the identity authentication of the aerosol supply system and ensure the information security during the identity authentication process without increasing the hardware cost of the product.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present invention provides an identity authentication method for an aerosol supply system, the method comprising:

[0007] The aerosol supply system receives structured data sent by the external terminal device, wherein the structured data is obtained by the external terminal device performing characteristic value calculation based on the first biometric characteristic information of the user to be authenticated acquired;

[0008] The aerosol supply system matches the structured data with the comparison data stored in the aerosol supply system to obtain a matching result;

[0009] The aerosol supply system determines whether the user to be authenticated has passed the authentication according to the matching result.

[0010] Through the embodiments of the present application, identity authentication of the aerosol supply system can be achieved without increasing the hardware cost of the product, while ensuring information security during the identity authentication process.

[0011] In a technical solution of the above-mentioned aerosol supply system, the external terminal device calculates the characteristic value according to the acquired first biometric characteristic information of the user to be authenticated, including:

[0012] The external terminal device is used to obtain first biometric information of the user to be verified, and the first biometric information is encoded using a first preset encoding method to form the structured data.

[0013] Since the first biometric information of the user to be verified is obtained by using an external terminal device and structured data is formed, there is no need to add additional related hardware to the aerosol supply system. At the same time, the computing resources consumed by the aerosol supply system are also less, reducing the computing pressure of the aerosol supply system.

[0014] In a technical solution of the above-mentioned aerosol supply system, the generation process of the comparison data includes:

[0015] Acquiring second biometric information of a registered user using the external terminal device;

[0016] The second biometric feature information is encoded using a second preset encoding method, and the encoding result is stored in the aerosol supply system as the comparison data.

[0017] Since the coded comparison data is stored in the aerosol supply system, the information security in the identity authentication process is further guaranteed.

[0018] In a technical solution of the above-mentioned aerosol supply system, the aerosol supply system matches the structured data with the comparison data stored in the aerosol supply system, and obtaining the matching result includes:

[0019] After receiving the structured data, the aerosol supply system obtains comparison data stored in the aerosol supply system;

[0020] The structured data and the comparison data are parsed respectively using a decoding method corresponding to the first preset encoding method and a decoding method corresponding to the second preset encoding method, and the parsing results of the two are matched to obtain a matching result.

[0021] In a technical solution of the above-mentioned aerosol supply system, the acquiring of the comparison data stored in the aerosol supply system comprises:

[0022] The identification information of the external terminal device is obtained, and the comparison data corresponding to the external terminal device is matched from the data stored in the aerosol supply system according to the identification information, wherein the identification information is a unique identification characterizing the external terminal device.

[0023] By matching the corresponding comparison data through the identification information of the external terminal device, it is avoided that the structured data needs to be matched with all the comparison data stored in the aerosol supply system in the subsequent matching process, thereby reducing the amount of matching calculations and improving matching efficiency.

[0024] In a technical solution of the above-mentioned aerosol supply system, the first preset encoding method is the same as the second preset encoding method.

[0025] Using the same encoding method for comparison data and structured data can reduce the complexity of decoding, further reduce the requirements on the computing power of the aerosol supply system, and improve matching efficiency.

[0026] In a technical solution of the above-mentioned aerosol supply system, the matching result includes a similarity value between the structured data and the comparison data, and the aerosol supply system determines whether the user to be verified has passed the verification according to the matching result, including:

[0027] The similarity values ​​between the structured data and the comparison data are compared with a first preset threshold and a second preset threshold. If the matching result is not less than the first preset threshold and not greater than the second preset threshold, it is determined that the user to be verified has passed the verification; otherwise, it is determined that the user to be verified has not passed the verification, wherein the first preset threshold is less than the second preset threshold.

[0028] In a technical solution of the above-mentioned aerosol supply system, the second preset threshold is 100%.

[0029] Due to external factors such as pressure and light, the first biometric information collected will change each time, which means that the structured data transmitted to the aerosol supply system will be different each time. Compared with simple "activation instructions", communication data is not easy to be monitored, intercepted and forged, and only the aerosol supply system knows how to read, parse and compare the data. If the data of the current round is the same as the previous round, it is suspicious. At this time, it can be determined that the user to be verified has failed the verification.

[0030] In a technical solution of the above-mentioned aerosol supply system, the method further comprises:

[0031] If the user to be authenticated is authenticated, the heating device of the aerosol supply system is activated or allowed to be activated for heating.

[0032] Only users who have passed the verification are allowed to use the aerosol supply system, which not only solves the problem of preventing teenagers from coming into contact with e-cigarettes, but also prevents others from misusing it.

[0033] In a technical solution of the above-mentioned aerosol supply system, the first biometric information includes at least one of fingerprint, iris, face, voiceprint, and palmprint.

[0034] In a technical solution of the above-mentioned aerosol supply system, the second biometric information and the first biometric information are the same type of biometric information.

[0035] In one technical solution of the above-mentioned aerosol supply system, the aerosol supply system includes at least one of an atomizing electronic cigarette or a heat-not-burn device.

[0036] In a second aspect, the present invention provides an identity authentication method for an aerosol supply system, the method comprising:

[0037] The external terminal device obtains the first biometric information of the user to be verified, calculates the characteristic value of the first biometric information to obtain structured data, and sends the structured data to the aerosol supply system.

[0038] In a technical solution of the above-mentioned aerosol supply system, the step of calculating the characteristic value of the first biometric information to obtain structured data includes:

[0039] The first biometric information is encoded using a first preset encoding method to form the structured data.

[0040] In a technical solution of the above-mentioned aerosol supply system, the method further comprises:

[0041] Acquiring second biometric information of a registered user using the external terminal device;

[0042] The second biometric information is encoded using a second preset encoding method, and the encoding result is sent as comparison data and stored in the aerosol supply system.

[0043] In a third aspect, the present invention provides an identity authentication method for an aerosol supply system, the method comprising:

[0044] Using an external terminal device to obtain first biometric information of a user to be verified, calculating a characteristic value of the first biometric information to form structured data, and sending the structured data to an aerosol supply system;

[0045] Using the aerosol supply system, the received structured data is matched with the comparison data stored in the aerosol supply system to obtain a matching result;

[0046] The aerosol supply system determines whether the user to be authenticated has passed the authentication according to the matching result.

[0047] In a fourth aspect, the present invention provides an aerosol supply system, the system comprising at least:

[0048] The microcontroller is used to receive structured data sent by an external terminal device, match the structured data with the comparison data stored in the aerosol supply system, obtain a matching result, and determine whether the user to be verified has passed the verification based on the matching result; the structured data is obtained by the external terminal device calculating the characteristic value based on the first biometric information of the user to be verified obtained.

[0049] In a technical solution of the above-mentioned aerosol supply system, the system further comprises:

[0050] The heating device is configured to be activated or allow activation of heating when the user to be authenticated passes authentication.

[0051] In a fifth aspect, the present invention provides an identity authentication system for an aerosol supply system, comprising an aerosol supply system as described in any one of the fourth aspects and an external terminal device, wherein the external terminal device is configured to obtain first biometric information of a user to be authenticated, perform characteristic value calculation on the first biometric information to obtain structured data, and send the structured data to the aerosol supply system.

[0052] In a sixth aspect, the present invention provides a computer device comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be run on the processor, and when the computer program is executed by the processor, the identity authentication method for an aerosol supply system as described in any one of the first to third aspects is implemented.

[0053] In a seventh aspect, the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed, the identity authentication method for an aerosol supply system as described in any one of the first to third aspects is implemented.

[0054] The above one or more technical solutions of the present invention have at least one or more of the following beneficial effects:

[0055] In the technical solution of the present invention, an external terminal is used to obtain the first biometric information of the user to be verified, calculate the characteristic value to obtain structured data, and then send it to the aerosol supply system. The aerosol supply system only needs to compare the structured data with the comparison data stored in itself to determine whether the user to be verified has passed the verification. On the one hand, since the aerosol supply system does not need to collect biometric information and calculate structured data that consumes the most computing resources, the aerosol supply system does not need to add additional hardware related to biometric information collection, and at the same time, the computing resources occupied by the aerosol supply system itself are also less, thereby reducing costs. On the other hand, the comparison data is stored in the aerosol supply system and compared in the aerosol supply system, which ensures the security of the entire process and avoids the risk of data leakage.

[0056] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description and in part will be obvious from the following description, or will be learned through practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0057] The disclosure of the present invention will become more easily understood with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is easy for those skilled in the art to understand that these drawings are only for illustrative purposes and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. In addition, similar numbers in the figures are used to represent similar components, among which:

[0058] Figure 1 is a flow chart of an identity authentication method for an aerosol supply system provided in Example 1 of the present application;

[0059] Figure 2 is a flow chart of an identity authentication method for an aerosol supply system provided in Example 2 of the present application;

[0060] Figure 3 is a flow chart of an identity authentication method for an aerosol supply system provided in Example 3 of the present application;

[0061] Figure 4 is a structural schematic diagram of an aerosol supply system provided in Example 4 of the present application;

[0062] Figure 5It is a structural diagram of the identity authentication system for an aerosol supply system provided in Example 5 of the present application.

[0063] Figure 6 It is a structural diagram of the computer device provided in Example 6 of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0064] Some embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only used to explain the technical principles of the present invention and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

[0065] As used herein, the term "delivery system" is intended to encompass a system that, in use, delivers at least one substance to a user, and includes:

[0066] Combustible aerosol delivery systems such as cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars, and tobacco for pipes or for roll-your-own or self-made cigarettes (whether based on tobacco, tobacco derivatives, expanded tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, tobacco substitutes or other smokeable material);

[0067] non-flammable aerosol delivery systems that release compounds from an aerosol generating material without burning the aerosol generating material, such as electronic cigarettes, tobacco heating products, and hybrid systems to generate an aerosol using a combination of aerosol generating materials; and

[0068] An aerosol-free delivery system that delivers at least one substance to a user orally, nasally, transdermally or otherwise without forming an aerosol, including but not limited to lozenges, chewing gum, patches, products including inhalable powders, and oral products (e.g., oral tobacco including snuff or moist snuff), wherein the at least one substance may or may not include nicotine.

[0069] According to the present disclosure, a "combustible" aerosol supply system is an aerosol supply system in which the constituent aerosol generating material of the aerosol supply system (or components thereof) burns or ignites during use to facilitate delivery of at least one substance to a user.

[0070] In some embodiments, the delivery system is a combustible aerosol supply system, such as a system selected from the group consisting of a cigarette, a cigarillo, and a cigar.

[0071] In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a component for use in a combustible aerosol delivery system, such as a filter, a filter rod, a filter segment, a tobacco rod, an overflow, an aerosol modifier release component (such as a capsule, a thread or a bead), or a paper (such as a plug paper, a tipping paper or a cigarette paper).

[0072] According to the present disclosure, a "non-flammable" aerosol supply system is an aerosol supply system in which the constituent aerosol generating materials of the aerosol supply system (or components thereof) do not burn or ignite to deliver at least one substance to a user.

[0073] In some embodiments, the delivery system is a non-flammable aerosol supply system, for example, a powered non-flammable aerosol supply system.

[0074] In some embodiments, the non-flammable aerosol delivery system is an electronic cigarette, also known as a vapor device or an electronic nicotine delivery system (END), but it should be noted that the presence of nicotine in the aerosol generating material is not required.

[0075] In some embodiments, the non-flammable aerosol supply system is an aerosol generating material heating system, also known as a heat-not-burn system. An example of such a system is a tobacco heating system.

[0076] In some embodiments, the non-flammable aerosol supply system is a hybrid system that uses a combination of aerosol generating materials to generate an aerosol, wherein one or more of the aerosol generating materials can be heated. Each aerosol generating material can be, for example, in the form of a solid, liquid or gel, and may or may not contain nicotine. In some embodiments, the hybrid system includes a liquid or gel aerosol generating material and a solid aerosol generating material. The solid aerosol generating material can include, for example, tobacco or non-tobacco products.

[0077] Generally, a non-flammable aerosol supply system may include a non-flammable aerosol supply system and consumables for use with the non-flammable aerosol supply system.

[0078] In some embodiments, the present disclosure is directed to consumables that include an aerosol generating material and are configured for use with a non-flammable aerosol supply system. These consumables are sometimes referred to as articles in the present disclosure.

[0079] In some embodiments, a non-flammable aerosol supply system, such as a non-flammable aerosol supply system thereof, can include a power source and a controller. The power source can be, for example, an electrical source or an exothermic source. In some embodiments, the exothermic source includes a carbon matrix that can be powered to distribute power in the form of heat to an aerosol generating material or a heat transfer material proximate to the exothermic source.

[0080] In some embodiments, a non-flammable aerosol supply system may include an area for receiving a consumable product, an aerosol generator, an aerosol generating area, a housing, a mouthpiece, a filter, and / or an aerosol modifier.

[0081] In some embodiments, consumables for use with a non-flammable aerosol supply system may include an aerosol generating material, an aerosol generating material storage area, an aerosol generating material delivery component, an aerosol generator, an aerosol generating area, a shell, a wrapper, a filter, a mouthpiece, and / or an aerosol modifier.

[0082] In some embodiments, the delivery system is a non-aerosol delivery system that delivers at least one substance to a user orally, nasally, transdermally or in another manner without forming an aerosol, including but not limited to lozenges, chewing gum, patches, products including inhalable powders, and oral products (e.g., oral tobacco including snuff or moist snuff), wherein the at least one substance may or may not include nicotine.

[0083] In some embodiments, the substance to be delivered can be an aerosol-generating material or a material not intended to be aerosolized. Either material can include one or more active ingredients, one or more flavoring agents, one or more aerosol-forming materials, and / or one or more other functional materials, as appropriate.

[0084] In some embodiments, the material to be delivered includes an active substance. As used herein, the active substance can be a physiologically active material, which is a material intended to achieve or enhance physiological reactions. The active substance can be, for example, selected from a nutrient, a nootropic, a psychoactive substance. The active substance can be naturally occurring or synthetically obtained. The active substance can include, for example, nicotine, caffeine, taurine, caffeine, vitamins (such as B6 or B12 or C), melatonin, cannabinoids, or components, derivatives or combinations thereof. The active substance can include one or more components, derivatives or extracts of tobacco, cannabis or other plants.

[0085] In some embodiments, the active substance comprises nicotine. In some embodiments, the active substance comprises caffeine, melatonin, or vitamin B12.

[0086] As described herein, the active substance may include one or more components, derivatives or extracts of cannabis, such as one or more cannabinoids or terpenes.

[0087] As described herein, the active substance may include or be derived from one or more plants or components, derivatives or extracts thereof. As used herein, the term "plant" includes any material derived from a plant, including but not limited to extracts, leaves, bark, fibers, stems, roots, seeds, flowers, fruits, pollen, shells, husks, etc. Alternatively, the material may include an active compound naturally present in a plant, which is obtained by synthesis. The material may be in the form of a liquid, gas, solid, powder, dust, crushed particles, granules, pellets, fragments, strips, sheets, etc.

[0088] Examples of plants are tobacco, eucalyptus, star anise, hemp, cocoa, cannabis, fennel, lemongrass, mint, spearmint, red tea tree, chamomile, flax, ginger, ginkgo, hazelnut, hibiscus, bay, licorice, matcha, mate, orange peel, papaya, rose, sage, tea (e.g. green or black), thyme, cloves, cinnamon, coffee, anise (fennel), basil, bay leaf, cardamom, coriander, cumin, nutmeg, oregano, red pepper, rosemary, saffron, Lavender, lemon peel, mint, juniper, elderberry, vanilla, holly, basil plant, turmeric, turmeric root powder, sandalwood, coriander leaf, bergamot, orange blossom, myrtle, black currant, valerian, Spanish bell pepper, nutmeg, dammarin, marjoram, olive, lemon mint, lemon basil, chives, parsley, verbena, tarragon, geranium, mulberry, ginseng, theanine, tetramethyluric acid, maca, Indian ginseng, damson, Guanna tea, chlorophyll, baobab or any combination thereof. Mint can be selected from the following mint varieties: wild mint, mint cv, Egyptian mint, peppermint, basil mint cv, peppermint cv, spearmint, heart-leaf spearmint, long-leaf mint, pineapple mint, lip calyx mint, spearmint cv, and apple mint.

[0089] In some embodiments, the active substance comprises or is derived from one or more plants or components, derivatives or extracts thereof, and the plant is tobacco. In some embodiments, the active substance comprises or is derived from one or more plants or components, derivatives or extracts thereof, and the plant is selected from eucalyptus, star anise, cocoa and cannabis.

[0090] In some embodiments, the active ingredient comprises or is derived from one or more plants or components, derivatives or extracts thereof, and the plants are selected from the group consisting of red leaf tea tree and fennel.

[0091] In some embodiments, the substance to be delivered includes a flavoring agent. As used herein, the terms "flavoring agent" and "flavor" refer to materials that can be used to produce a taste, fragrance, or other physical sensation desired by adult consumers in a product, where permitted by local regulations. It can include naturally occurring flavoring materials, plants, plant extracts, synthetically obtained materials, or combinations thereof (e.g., tobacco, cannabis, licorice, hydrangea, eugenol, Japanese magnolia leaves, chamomile, fenugreek, cloves, maple, matcha, menthol, Japanese mint, aniseed (fennel), cinnamon, turmeric, Indian spices, Asian spices, herbs, wintergreen, cherry, berry, cranberry, cranberry, peach, apple, orange, mango, citrus, lemon, lime, tropical fruits, papaya, rhubarb, grape Grapes, durian, pitaya, cucumber, blueberry, mulberry, citrus fruits, Durham, bourbon, scotch, whiskey, gin, tequila, rum, spearmint, mint, lavender, aloe, cardamom, celery, bitter bean peel, nutmeg, sandalwood, bergamot, geranium, Arabic tea, sorghum, betel leaf, coriander, pine, honey essence, rose oil, vanilla, lemon oil, orange oil, orange blossom, cherry blossom, cinnamon, coriander, cognac, jasmine, ylang-ylang, sage, fennel , mustard, green pepper, ginger, cilantro, coffee, cannabis, mint oil from any species of the mint family, eucalyptus, star anise, cocoa, lemongrass, red beans, flax, ginkgo biloba, hazelnuts, hibiscus, laurel, mate, orange peel, rose, tea (e.g., green or black), thyme, juniper, elderberry, basil, bay leaf, cumin, oregano, chili pepper, rosemary, saffron, lemon peel, mint, beefsteak, turmeric, coriander, myrtle, black currant, valerian, Spanish bell pepper, mace, Damian, marjoram, olive, lemon balm, lemon basil, shallot, parsley, verbena, tarragon, limonene, thymol, camphene), flavor enhancers, bitter receptor site blockers, sensory receptor site activators or stimulators, sugars and / or sugar substitutes (e.g., sucralose, acesulfame potassium, aspartame, saccharin, cyclamate, lactose, sucrose, glucose, fructose, sorbitol or mannitol), and other additives such as charcoal, chlorophyll, minerals, plants, or breath fresheners. It can be an imitation, synthetic or natural ingredient or a mixture thereof. It can be in any suitable form, for example, a liquid such as an oil, a solid such as a powder, or a gas.

[0092] In some embodiments, the flavoring agent comprises menthol, spearmint and / or peppermint. In some embodiments, the flavoring agent comprises a flavoring agent component of cucumber, blueberry, citrus fruit and / or cranberry. In some embodiments, the flavoring agent comprises eugenol. In some embodiments, the flavoring agent comprises a flavoring agent component extracted from tobacco. In some embodiments, the flavoring agent comprises a flavor component extracted from cannabis.

[0093] In some embodiments, in addition to or in lieu of aroma or taste nerves, flavoring agents may include sensates that are intended to achieve somatic sensations that are typically chemically induced and sensed by stimulation of the fifth cranial nerve (trigeminal nerve), and these may include agents that provide heating, cooling, tingling, numbing effects. Suitable thermal effect agents may be, but are not limited to, vanillyl ethyl ether, and suitable cooling agents may be, but are not limited to, eucalyptol, WS-3.

[0094] Aerosol generating materials are materials that can generate aerosols, for example, when heated, irradiated or energized in any other way. Aerosol generating materials can be, for example, in solid, liquid or gel form, which may or may not contain active substances and / or fragrances. In some embodiments, the aerosol generating material may include an "amorphous solid", which may alternatively be referred to as a "whole solid" (i.e., non-fibrous). In some embodiments, the amorphous solid may be a dry gel. An amorphous solid is a solid material that can retain some fluid (e.g., liquid) inside it. In some embodiments, the aerosol generating material may, for example, include from about 50wt%, 60wt% or 70wt% amorphous solid to about 90wt%, 95wt% or 100wt% amorphous solid.

[0095] The aerosol-generating material may comprise one or more active substances and / or flavouring agents, one or more aerosol-former materials, and optionally one or more other functional materials.

[0096] The aerosol forming agent material may include one or more components capable of forming an aerosol. In some embodiments, the aerosol forming agent material may include one or more of glycerol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, erythritol, meso-erythritol, ethyl vanillate, ethyl laurate, diethyl suberate, triethyl citrate, triacetin, diacetin mixture, benzyl benzoate, benzylphenyl acetate, tributyrin, lauryl acetate, lauric acid, myristic acid, and propylene carbonate.

[0097] The one or more other functional materials may include one or more of a pH adjuster, a colorant, a preservative, a binder, a filler, a stabilizer and / or an antioxidant.

[0098] The material may be present on or in a carrier to form a substrate. The carrier may be or include, for example, paper, card, paperboard, cardboard, reconstituted material, plastic material, ceramic material, composite material, glass, metal or metal alloy. In some embodiments, the carrier includes a susceptor. In some embodiments, the susceptor is embedded in the material. In some alternative embodiments, the susceptor is on one or either side of the material.

[0099] A consumable is an article comprising or consisting of an aerosol generating material, some or all of which is intended to be consumed by a user during use. A consumable may include one or more other components, such as an aerosol generating material storage area, an aerosol generating material delivery component, an aerosol generating area, a housing, a wrapper, a mouthpiece, a filter and / or an aerosol modifier. A consumable may also include an aerosol generator, such as a heater, which releases heat during use to cause the aerosol generating material to generate an aerosol. The heater may, for example, include a combustible material, a material that can be heated by electrical conduction, or a susceptor.

[0100] A susceptor is a material that can be heated by being penetrated with a varying magnetic field (e.g., an alternating magnetic field). The susceptor can be a conductive material such that its penetration by the varying magnetic field results in inductive heating of the heated material. The heated material can be a magnetic material such that its penetration by the varying magnetic field results in hysteresis heating of the heated material. The susceptor can be both conductive and magnetic such that the susceptor can be heated by both heating mechanisms. In this article, a device configured to generate a varying magnetic field is referred to as a magnetic field generator.

[0101] Aerosol modifiers are substances typically located downstream of an aerosol generation region that are configured to modify the generated aerosol, for example by changing the taste, flavor, acidity, or another characteristic of the aerosol. The aerosol modifier may be disposed in an aerosol modifier release component that is operable to selectively release the aerosol modifier. For example, the aerosol modifier may be an additive or an adsorbent. For example, the aerosol modifier may include one or more of a flavoring, a coloring agent, water, and a carbon adsorbent. For example, the aerosol modifier may be a solid, a liquid, or a gel. The aerosol modifier may be in powder, string, or particle form. The aerosol modifier may be free of filter material.

[0102] An aerosol generator is a device configured to cause an aerosol to be generated from an aerosol generating material. In some embodiments, the aerosol generator is a heater configured to subject the aerosol generating material to thermal energy so as to release one or more volatiles from the aerosol generating material to form an aerosol. In some embodiments, the aerosol generator is configured to cause an aerosol to be generated from the aerosol generating material without heating. For example, the aerosol generator can be configured to subject the aerosol generating material to one or more of vibration, increased pressure, or electrostatic energy.

[0103] The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery system (which may also be referred to as a vapor delivery system), such as a nebulizer or an electronic cigarette. In the following description, the term "electronic cigarette" or "electronic cigarette" may sometimes be used, but it will be understood that this term can be used interchangeably with aerosol delivery system / device and electronic aerosol delivery system / device. In addition, as is common in the art, the terms "aerosol" and "vapor" and related terms such as "evaporation", "aerosolization" and "aerosolization" are often used interchangeably.

[0104] Aerosol delivery systems (electronic cigarettes) typically (although not always) include modular components, which include a reusable device part and a replaceable (disposable / consumable) cartridge part. Typically, the replaceable cartridge part will include an aerosol generating material and a vaporizer (which can be collectively referred to as an "atomizer"), and the reusable device part will include a power source (e.g., a rechargeable power source) and a control circuit. It will be understood that these different parts may include additional elements depending on the function. For example, the reusable device part will typically include a user interface for receiving user input and displaying operating status features, and the replaceable cartridge device part includes a temperature sensor for helping to control the temperature in some cases. The cartridge is electrically and mechanically connected to the control unit for use, for example, using a thread, a bayonet, or a magnetic connection with appropriately arranged electrical contacts. When the aerosol generating material in the cartridge is exhausted, or when the user wishes to switch to a different cartridge with a different aerosol generating material, the cartridge can be removed from the reusable part and the replacement cartridge is attached to its appropriate position. Systems and devices conforming to this type of two-piece modular configuration may generally be referred to as two-piece systems / devices.

[0105] Electronic cigarettes typically have a generally elongated shape. To provide a specific example, some embodiments of the present disclosure will be considered to include such a generally elongated two-piece system using a disposable cartridge. However, it will be understood that the basic principles described herein may be equally applicable to different configurations, such as a one-piece system or a modular system including more than two components, a refillable device and single-use disposables, and other overall shapes, such as high-performance devices based on so-called box-shaped models that typically have a box shape. More generally, it will be understood that certain embodiments of the present disclosure are based on an aerosol delivery system that is operationally configured to provide functionality according to the principles described herein, and that the structural aspects of the system configured to provide functionality according to certain embodiments of the present disclosure are not primarily important.

[0106] As described in the background technology, the existing aerosol supply system has a method for identity authentication. For the aerosol supply system with its own fingerprint sensor, the verification process usually occurs inside the device and is not affected by external communications. However, it is necessary to increase the cost to integrate a sufficiently powerful MCU in the device to meet the computing requirements of the verification process. For the method of using a fingerprint sensor carried by an external terminal device such as a mobile phone to verify the user's identity, the activation command needs to be sent to the aerosol supply system via Bluetooth or other methods. The communication method may not be secure enough. If there is hacking behavior during the communication process, the activation command may be obtained by the hacker, resulting in information leakage and other problems.

[0107] In today's society, since some terminal devices (such as smart phones) have become necessities for everyone, the fingerprint modules on smart phones and other terminals can be fully utilized for fingerprint collection. During collection, the CPU of the smart phone is used to scan and calculate the characteristic values ​​to form structured data. At the same time, for security reasons, these data will not be stored in the smart phone, but will be sent to the aerosol supply system. Since the acquisition of structured data consumes the most computing resources, the smart phone CPU can easily implement it. Based on this, the present application proposes an identity authentication method for an aerosol supply system that can realize the identity authentication of the aerosol supply system without increasing the hardware cost of the product and can ensure the information security during the identity authentication process.

[0108] Embodiment 1

[0109] Figure 1 is a flow chart of an identity authentication method for an aerosol supply system provided in Example 1 of the present application. The method is applied to one side of the aerosol supply system. Figure 1 As shown, the method comprises the following steps:

[0110] S110: The aerosol supply system receives structured data sent by an external terminal device, where the structured data is obtained by the external terminal device through characteristic value calculation based on first biometric characteristic information of the user to be authenticated.

[0111] Generally speaking, terminal devices such as smartphones have the function of collecting biometric features such as fingerprints. Based on this, the embodiment of the present application proposes to use terminal devices such as smartphones to collect the first biometric information of the user to be verified, and use the central processing unit (CPU) of the smartphone to calculate the characteristic value of the first biometric information to form structured data, thereby reducing the occupation of computing resources of the aerosol supply system, reducing the requirements for its computing performance, and realizing the identity authentication function without increasing the hardware cost. It should be noted that, without violating the inventive concept of the present application, the embodiment of the present application does not specifically limit the external terminal device, and it only needs to have the function of collecting biometric information and the function of data transmission. As an exemplary and non-restrictive explanation, the external terminal device includes but is not limited to mobile phones, tablets, computers, etc.

[0112] S120: The aerosol supply system matches the structured data with the comparison data stored in the aerosol supply system to obtain a matching result.

[0113] Specifically, for information security considerations, in the embodiment of the present application, the comparison data is stored in the aerosol supply system instead of in the external terminal device. Since no data is stored in the external terminal device, hackers cannot obtain the user's biometric information even if they attack and crack the external terminal device. At the same time, the structured data calculated by the external terminal device based on the first biometric information of the user to be verified will also be sent to the aerosol supply system, where it will be matched with the comparison data, ensuring the security of the entire process. In addition, since the structured data and the comparison data are both encoded information and are always different, they cannot be reused, and it is not feasible to forge data.

[0114] S130: The aerosol supply system determines whether the user to be authenticated has passed the authentication according to the matching result.

[0115] Specifically, as an exemplary but not restrictive description, a matching algorithm can be used in the embodiment of the present application to match structured data with comparison data. It should be noted that the embodiment of the present application does not specifically limit the matching algorithm. Under the premise of not violating the inventive concept of the present application, any known matching algorithm can be used in the present application. It is understandable that the matching result can be expressed as "match" or "no match", or as a numerical value such as a percentage, which is also not limited here, and the specific expression method can be selected according to actual needs.

[0116] As a preferred implementation, in the embodiment of the present application, the external terminal device performs characteristic value calculation according to the acquired first biometric characteristic information of the user to be verified, including:

[0117] The external terminal device is used to obtain first biometric information of the user to be verified, and the first biometric information is encoded using a first preset encoding method to form the structured data.

[0118] As mentioned above, since the first biometric information of the user to be verified is obtained by using an external terminal device and structured data is formed, there is no need to add additional hardware to the aerosol supply system, and the computing resources consumed by the aerosol supply system are also less, reducing the computing pressure of the aerosol supply system. In addition, in order to further ensure the security of the data during the verification process, the collected first biometric information is encoded, and due to factors such as light and pressure, the encoded information is always different, so it cannot be reused, and it will be impossible to forge data.

[0119] As a preferred implementation, in the embodiment of the present application, the process of generating the comparison data includes:

[0120] Acquiring second biometric information of a registered user using the external terminal device;

[0121] The second biometric feature information is encoded using a second preset encoding method, and the encoding result is stored in the aerosol supply system as the comparison data.

[0122] Based on the aforementioned reduction in the occupation of computing resources of the aerosol supply system and the reduction in the requirements for its computing performance, the use of the identity authentication function is realized without increasing the hardware cost. In the embodiment of the present application, the comparison data used as a reference in the matching process also uses the external terminal data to collect and calculate the second biometric information of the registered user, and for data security considerations, the comparison data obtained by encoding the second biometric information is sent to the aerosol supply system for storage. Since no data is stored in the external terminal device, the user's biometric information cannot be obtained even if it is attacked or cracked by hackers.

[0123] The user to be verified and the registered user in this application may be the same person, or may be someone other than the registered user. It is understandable that, in the absence of interference from other external factors, when the user to be verified and the registered user are the same person, the user to be verified will pass the verification, and when the user to be verified and the registered user are not the same person, the user to be verified will not pass the verification. Among them, other external factors include but are not limited to the loss of the first biometric information collected or errors in the matching process.

[0124] As a preferred implementation, in the embodiment of the present application, the aerosol supply system matches the structured data with the comparison data stored on the aerosol supply system, and obtaining the matching result includes:

[0125] After receiving the structured data, the aerosol supply system obtains comparison data stored in the aerosol supply system;

[0126] The structured data and the comparison data are parsed respectively using a decoding method corresponding to the first preset encoding method and a decoding method corresponding to the second preset encoding method, and the parsing results of the two are matched to obtain a matching result.

[0127] It is understandable that since both the comparison data and the structured data are encoded using a preset encoding method, before matching the two, it is necessary to first use a corresponding decoding method to parse the two separately, and then match the parsed results of the two to obtain a matching result.

[0128] As a preferred implementation, in the embodiment of the present application, the obtaining of the comparison data stored in the aerosol supply system includes:

[0129] The identification information of the external terminal device is obtained, and the comparison data corresponding to the external terminal device is matched from the data stored in the aerosol supply system according to the identification information, wherein the identification information is a unique identification characterizing the external terminal device.

[0130] In the embodiment of the present application, the external terminal device bound to the aerosol supply system may be one or more. It is understandable that, since the encoding methods used by different terminal devices to encode the collected biometric information (including the first biometric information and the second biometric information) are not necessarily the same, the obtained comparison data or structured data will also have certain differences. In order to ensure the accuracy of the match, and to avoid the need to match the structured data with all the comparison data stored in the aerosol supply system in the subsequent matching process, therefore, before matching, the data corresponding to the external terminal device is first matched from the data stored in the aerosol supply system according to the identification information of the external terminal device (that is, the comparison data sent to the aerosol supply system by the external terminal device when the user registers), and then the match is performed, thereby reducing the amount of matching calculations and improving the matching efficiency.

[0131] As a preferred implementation manner, in an embodiment of the present application, the first preset encoding method is the same as the second preset encoding method.

[0132] In the embodiment of the present application, the first preset encoding method and the second preset encoding method may be the same encoding method or different encoding methods. Preferably, the first preset encoding method is the same as the second preset encoding method. It can be understood that the comparison data and the structured data use the same encoding method, which can reduce the complexity of decoding, further reduce the requirements on the computing power of the aerosol supply system, and improve the matching efficiency.

[0133] As a preferred implementation, in the embodiment of the present application, the matching result includes a similarity value between the structured data and the comparison data, and the aerosol supply system determines whether the user to be verified has passed the verification according to the matching result, including:

[0134] The similarity values ​​between the structured data and the comparison data are compared with a first preset threshold and a second preset threshold. If the matching result is not less than the first preset threshold and not greater than the second preset threshold, it is determined that the user to be verified has passed the verification; otherwise, it is determined that the user to be verified has not passed the verification, wherein the first preset threshold is less than the second preset threshold.

[0135] As a preferred implementation, in the embodiment of the present application, the second preset threshold is 100%.

[0136] In the embodiment of the present application, the matching result can be represented by a similarity value. When the matching result adopts the similarity value of the structured data and the comparison data, some comparison thresholds can be pre-set according to the needs at this time to determine whether the user to be verified has passed the verification according to the matching result and the comparison threshold. In the specific implementation, considering that the biometric information will change every time due to pressure, light and other reasons, this means that the structured data transmitted to the device each time will be different, so the comparison threshold can be set to include a first preset threshold and a second preset threshold, wherein the first preset threshold can be any value less than 100%, which can be set according to the actual situation, and the second preset threshold can be 100%. When the matching result is not less than the first preset threshold and not greater than the second preset threshold, it means that the similarity value of the structured data and the comparison data is not less than the first preset threshold and is not exactly the same. At this time, it is determined that the user to be verified and the registered user are the same person, and the user to be verified passes the verification. Otherwise, it means that the similarity value of the structured data and the comparison data is less than the first preset threshold or is exactly the same. At this time, it is determined that the user to be verified and the registered user are not the same person, and the user to be verified fails the verification.

[0137] As a preferred implementation, in the embodiment of the present application, the method further includes:

[0138] If the user to be authenticated is authenticated, the heating device of the aerosol supply system is activated or allowed to be activated for heating.

[0139] It is understandable that the user to be authenticated is allowed to use the aerosol supply system only when he is authenticated. At this time, the heating device of the aerosol supply system is set to automatically activate or allow activation (such as activation by external instructions) for heating.

[0140] As a preferred implementation, in the embodiment of the present application, the first biometric information includes at least one of fingerprint, iris, face, voiceprint, and palmprint.

[0141] As a preferred implementation, in the embodiment of the present application, the second biometric information and the first biometric information are the same type of biometric information.

[0142] In the embodiment of the present application, the specific types of the first biometric information and the second biometric information are not limited, and they can be commonly used fingerprints, or other biometric information such as irises, faces, voiceprints, palm prints, etc. However, it should be noted that the second biometric information is preferably the same type of biometric information as the first biometric information, so as to reduce the complexity of subsequent matching.

[0143] As a preferred implementation, in the embodiment of the present application, the aerosol supply system includes at least one of an atomizing electronic cigarette or a heat-not-burn device.

[0144] Embodiment 2

[0145] Corresponding to the above-mentioned embodiment 1, the present application also provides an identity authentication method for an aerosol supply system, which is applied to an external terminal device. In this embodiment, the same or similar contents as those of the above-mentioned embodiment 1 can be referred to the above introduction and will not be described in detail later. Figure 2 As shown, the method comprises the following steps:

[0146] S200: The external terminal device obtains first biometric information of the user to be verified, calculates a characteristic value of the first biometric information to obtain structured data, and sends the structured data to the aerosol supply system.

[0147] The external terminal device in the embodiment of the present application is the external terminal device in Embodiment 1, so it is not specifically limited here. It only needs to have the function of collecting biometric information and transmitting data. As an illustrative but not restrictive description, the external terminal device includes but is not limited to mobile phones, tablets, computers, etc.

[0148] As mentioned above, for information security reasons, the structured data calculated by the external terminal device based on the first biometric information of the user to be verified will be sent to the aerosol supply system, where it will be matched with the comparison data, ensuring the security of the entire process.

[0149] As a preferred implementation, in the embodiment of the present application, the step of calculating the characteristic value of the first biometric information to obtain structured data includes:

[0150] The first biometric information is encoded using a first preset encoding method to form the structured data.

[0151] As a preferred implementation, in the embodiment of the present application, the method further includes:

[0152] Acquiring second biometric information of a registered user using the external terminal device;

[0153] The second biometric information is encoded using a second preset encoding method, and the encoding result is sent as comparison data and stored in the aerosol supply system.

[0154] In the embodiment of the present application, the first preset encoding method and the second preset encoding method may be the same encoding method or different encoding methods. Preferably, the first preset encoding method is the same as the second preset encoding method. It can be understood that the comparison data and the structured data use the same encoding method, which can reduce the complexity of decoding, further reduce the requirements for the computing power of the aerosol supply system, and improve the matching efficiency.

[0155] Embodiment 3

[0156] Corresponding to the above-mentioned embodiments 1 and 2, the present application also provides an identity authentication method for an aerosol supply system, which is applied to the identity authentication system side of the aerosol supply system, wherein the identity authentication system for the aerosol supply system includes an aerosol supply system and an external terminal device. In this embodiment, the same or similar contents as those of the above-mentioned embodiments 1 and 2 can be referred to the above introduction, and will not be repeated in the following. Figure 3 As shown, the method comprises the following steps:

[0157] S310: using an external terminal device to obtain first biometric information of a user to be verified, calculating a characteristic value of the first biometric information to form structured data, and sending the structured data to an aerosol supply system;

[0158] S320: using the aerosol supply system to match the received structured data with the comparison data stored in the aerosol supply system to obtain a matching result;

[0159] S330: The aerosol supply system determines whether the user to be authenticated has passed the authentication according to the matching result.

[0160] In the embodiment of the present application, firstly, an external terminal is used to obtain the first biometric information of the user to be verified, and the characteristic value is calculated to obtain structured data, which is then sent to the aerosol supply system. The aerosol supply system only needs to compare the structured data with the comparison data stored in itself to determine whether the user to be verified has passed the verification. Since the aerosol supply system does not need to collect biometric information and calculate the structured data that consumes the most computing resources, the aerosol supply system does not need to add additional hardware related to biometric information collection, and at the same time, the computing resources occupied by the aerosol supply system itself are also less, thereby reducing costs. Secondly, the comparison data is stored in the aerosol supply system instead of in the external terminal device. Since there is no data stored in the external terminal device, hackers cannot obtain the user's biometric information even if they attack and crack the external terminal device. At the same time, the structured data calculated by the external terminal device based on the first biometric information of the user to be verified will also be sent to the aerosol supply system, and matched with the comparison data in the aerosol supply system, ensuring the security of the entire process.

[0161] Embodiment 4

[0162] Corresponding to the above-mentioned embodiment 1, the present application further provides an aerosol supply system, which is used to implement the identity authentication method for an aerosol supply system provided in embodiment 1. In this embodiment, the same or similar contents as those in the above-mentioned embodiment 1 can be referred to the above introduction and will not be described in detail later. Figure 4 As shown, the system at least includes:

[0163] The microcontroller 10 is used to receive structured data sent by an external terminal device, match the structured data with the comparison data stored in the aerosol supply system, obtain a matching result, and determine whether the user to be verified has passed the verification based on the matching result; the structured data is obtained by the external terminal device calculating the characteristic value based on the first biometric information of the user to be verified obtained.

[0164] It is understandable that the microcontroller here can use the microcontroller carried by the aerosol supply system itself, so that there is no need to increase the hardware cost of the aerosol supply system. In addition, an external terminal is used to obtain the first biometric information of the user to be verified, and the characteristic value is calculated to obtain structured data, which is then sent to the aerosol supply system. The aerosol supply system only needs to compare the structured data with the comparison data stored in itself to determine whether the user to be verified has passed the verification. Since the aerosol supply system does not need to collect biometric information and calculate structured data that consumes the most computing resources, there is no need to add additional hardware related to biometric information collection for the aerosol supply system. At the same time, the computing resources occupied by the aerosol supply system itself are also less, which can reduce costs.

[0165] As a preferred implementation, in the embodiment of the present application, the system further includes:

[0166] The heating device 20 is configured to be activated or allow activation of heating when the user to be authenticated passes authentication.

[0167] Specifically, only when the user to be authenticated passes the authentication, is he allowed to use the aerosol supply system, and at this time, the heating device of the aerosol supply system is set to automatically activate or allow activation (such as activation by external instructions) to perform heating.

[0168] Embodiment 5

[0169] Corresponding to the above-mentioned embodiment 3, the present application also provides an identity authentication system for an aerosol supply system, referring to Figure 5 As shown, the system at least includes an aerosol supply system as described in any one of the fourth embodiments and an external terminal device 30, wherein the external terminal device is configured to obtain the first biometric information of the user to be verified, calculate the characteristic value of the first biometric information to obtain structured data, and send the structured data to the aerosol supply system. The aerosol supply system at least includes a microcontroller 10 and a heating device 20. In this embodiment, the same or similar contents as those of the above-mentioned third and fourth embodiments can be referred to the above description, and will not be repeated later.

[0170] Embodiment 6

[0171] Corresponding to the above-mentioned embodiments one to three, the present application also provides a computer device, including: a processor and a memory, the memory storing a computer program that can be run on the processor, when the computer program is executed by the processor, the identity authentication method for the aerosol supply system provided in any one of the above-mentioned embodiments is executed.

[0172] in, Figure 6The computer device 1500 is shown as an example, and may include a processor 1510, a video display adapter 1511, a disk drive 1512, an input / output interface 1513, a network interface 1514, and a memory 1520. The processor 1510, the video display adapter 1511, the disk drive 1512, the input / output interface 1513, the network interface 1514, and the memory 1520 may be communicatively connected via a communication bus 1530.

[0173] Among them, the processor 1510 can be implemented by a general-purpose CPU (Central Processing Unit), a microprocessor, an application-specific integrated circuit (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, ASIC), or one or more integrated circuits, etc., to execute relevant programs to implement the technical solution provided by the present invention.

[0174] The memory 1520 can be implemented in the form of ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), static storage device, dynamic storage device, etc. The memory 1520 can store an operating system 1521 for controlling the operation of the electronic device and a basic input and output system (BIOS) for controlling the low-level operation of the electronic device. In addition, a web browser 1523, a data storage management system 1524, and a device identification information processing system 1525, etc. can also be stored. The above-mentioned device identification information processing system 1525 can be an application program that specifically implements the operations of the aforementioned steps in the embodiment of the present invention. In short, when the technical solution provided by the present invention is implemented by software or firmware, the relevant program code is stored in the memory 1520 and is called and executed by the processor 1510.

[0175] The input / output interface 1513 is used to connect the input / output module to realize information input and output. The input / output module can be configured in the device as a component (not shown in the figure), or it can be externally connected to the device to provide corresponding functions. The input device may include a keyboard, a mouse, a touch screen, a microphone, various sensors, etc., and the output device may include a display, a speaker, a vibrator, an indicator light, etc.

[0176] The network interface 1514 is used to connect to a communication module (not shown) to realize communication interaction between the device and other devices. The communication module can realize communication through a wired mode (such as USB, network cable, etc.) or a wireless mode (such as mobile network, WIFI, Bluetooth, etc.).

[0177] The bus includes a path that transmits information between the various components of the device (eg, processor 1510, video display adapter 1511, disk drive 1512, input / output interface 1513, network interface 1514, and memory 1520).

[0178] In addition, the electronic device can also obtain information on specific collection conditions from the virtual resource object collection condition information database for use in condition judgment, etc.

[0179] It should be noted that, although the above device only shows a processor 1510, a video display adapter 1511, a disk drive 1512, an input / output interface 1513, a network interface 1514, a memory 1520, a bus, etc., in the specific implementation process, the device may also include other components necessary for normal operation. In addition, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that the above device may also only include components necessary for implementing the solution of the present invention, and does not necessarily include all the components shown in the figure.

[0180] Embodiment 7

[0181] Corresponding to the above-mentioned embodiments one to three, the embodiments of the present application further provide a computer-readable storage medium, wherein, in this embodiment, the same or similar contents as those of the above-mentioned embodiments one to three can be referred to the above introduction and will not be repeated later.

[0182] The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program thereon, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the identity authentication method for an aerosol supply system as described above is implemented.

[0183] In some implementations, in the embodiments of the present application, when the computer program is executed by the processor, the steps corresponding to the method described in Embodiment 1 may also be implemented. Please refer to the detailed description in Embodiment 1 and no further details will be given here.

[0184] It can be known from the description of the above implementation methods that those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the present invention can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of the present invention is essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art can be embodied in the form of a software product, which can be stored in a storage medium such as ROM / RAM, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc., and includes a number of instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of the present invention or certain parts of the embodiments.

[0185] Each embodiment in this specification is described in a progressive manner, and the same or similar parts between the embodiments can refer to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. In particular, for the system or system embodiment, since it is basically similar to the method embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can refer to the partial description of the method embodiment. The system and system embodiments described above are merely schematic, wherein 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 they may be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the scheme of this embodiment. Ordinary technicians in this field can understand and implement it without creative work.

[0186] It should be understood that each part of the present invention can be implemented by hardware, software, firmware or a combination thereof. In the above-mentioned embodiment, multiple steps or methods can be implemented by software or firmware stored in a memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system. For example, if implemented by hardware, as in another embodiment, it can be implemented by any one of the following technologies known in the art or their combination: a discrete logic circuit having a logic gate circuit for implementing a logic function for a data signal, a dedicated integrated circuit having a suitable combination of logic gate circuits, a programmable gate array (PGA), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), etc.

[0187] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "examples", "specific examples", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0188] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0189] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0190] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is to be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and are not to be construed as limitations of the present invention. A person skilled in the art may change, modify, replace and vary the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An authentication method for an aerosol supply system, characterized in that, the method includes: The aerosol supply system receives structured data sent by an external terminal device, and the structured data is obtained by the external terminal device through eigenvalue calculation based on the acquired first biometric information of the user to be verified; The aerosol supply system matches the structured data with comparison data stored on the aerosol supply system to obtain a matching result; The aerosol supply system determines whether the user to be verified passes the verification according to the matching result.

2. The authentication method for an aerosol supply system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The external terminal device performing eigenvalue calculation based on the acquired first biometric information of the user to be verified includes: Using the external terminal device to acquire the first biometric information of the user to be verified, and encoding the first biometric information using a first preset encoding method to form the structured data.

3. The authentication method for an aerosol supply system according to claim 2, characterized in that, The generation process of the comparison data includes: Using the external terminal device to acquire the second biometric information of the registered user; Encoding the second biometric information using a second preset encoding method, and storing the encoding result as the comparison data in the aerosol supply system.

4. The authentication method for an aerosol supply system according to claim 3, characterized in that, The aerosol supply system matching the structured data with comparison data stored on the aerosol supply system to obtain a matching result includes: After receiving the structured data, the aerosol supply system acquires the comparison data stored on the aerosol supply system; Using a decoding method corresponding to the first preset encoding method and a decoding method corresponding to the second preset encoding method to respectively parse the structured data and the comparison data, and matching the parsing results of the two to obtain a matching result.

5. The authentication method for an aerosol supply system according to claim 4, characterized in that, The acquiring of the comparison data stored on the aerosol supply system includes: Acquiring the identification information of the external terminal device, and matching the comparison data corresponding to the external terminal device from the data stored on the aerosol supply system according to the identification information, and the identification information is a unique identifier representing the external terminal device.

6. The authentication method for an aerosol supply system according to claim 3, characterized in that, The first preset encoding method is the same as the second preset encoding method.

7. The authentication method for an aerosol supply system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that, The matching result includes a similarity value between the structured data and the comparison data, and the aerosol supply system determining whether the user to be verified passes the verification according to the matching result includes: Compare the similarity value between the structured data and the comparison data with a first preset threshold and a second preset threshold. If the matching result is not less than the first preset threshold and not greater than the second preset threshold, it is determined that the user to be verified passes the verification; otherwise, it is determined that the user to be verified fails the verification, where the first preset threshold is less than the second preset threshold.

8. The authentication method for an aerosol supply system according to claim 7, wherein, the second preset threshold is 100%.

9. The authentication method for an aerosol supply system according to claim 7, wherein, the method further includes: If the user to be verified passes the verification, activate or allow activation of the heating device of the aerosol supply system for heating.

10. The authentication method for an aerosol supply system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein, the first biometric information includes at least one of fingerprint, iris, face, voiceprint, and palmprint.

11. The authentication method for an aerosol supply system according to claim 3, wherein, the second biometric information and the first biometric information are of the same type of biometric information.

12. The authentication method for an aerosol supply system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein, the aerosol supply system includes at least one of an atomizing electronic cigarette or a heat-not-burn device.

13. An authentication method for an aerosol supply system, wherein, the method includes: An external terminal device acquires the first biometric information of a user to be verified, calculates a feature value of the first biometric information to obtain structured data, and sends the structured data to the aerosol supply system.

14. The authentication method for an aerosol supply system according to claim 13, wherein, the calculating a feature value of the first biometric information to obtain structured data includes: Encoding the first biometric information using a first preset encoding method to form the structured data.

15. The authentication method for an aerosol supply system according to claim 14, wherein, the method further includes: Using the external terminal device to acquire the second biometric information of a registered user; Encoding the second biometric information using a second preset encoding method, and sending and storing the encoding result as comparison data in the aerosol supply system.

16. An authentication method for an aerosol supply system, wherein, the method includes: Using an external terminal device to acquire the first biometric information of a user to be verified, calculating a feature value of the first biometric information to form structured data, and sending the structured data to the aerosol supply system; Using the aerosol supply system to match the received structured data with the comparison data stored in the aerosol supply system to obtain a matching result; The aerosol supply system determines whether the user to be verified passes the verification according to the matching result.

17. An aerosol supply system, characterized in that, the system at least comprises: a microcontroller, configured to receive structured data sent by an external terminal device, match the structured data with comparison data stored on the aerosol supply system, obtain a matching result, and determine whether a user to be verified passes the verification according to the matching result; the structured data is obtained by the external terminal device performing eigenvalue calculation based on the acquired first biometric information of the user to be verified.

18. The aerosol supply system according to claim 17, characterized in that, the system further comprises: a heating device configured to be activated or allowed to be activated when the user to be verified passes the verification.

19. An authentication system for an aerosol supply system, characterized in that, it comprises the aerosol supply system according to any one of claims 17 - 18 and an external terminal device, the external terminal device being configured to acquire the first biometric information of the user to be verified, perform eigenvalue calculation on the first biometric information to obtain structured data, and send the structured data to the aerosol supply system.

20. A computer device, characterized in that, it comprises a memory and a processor, and a computer program capable of running on the processor is stored on the memory. When the computer program is executed by the processor, the authentication method for an aerosol supply system according to any one of claims 1 - 16 is implemented.

21. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored therein, characterized in that, when the computer program is executed, the authentication method for an aerosol supply system according to any one of claims 1 - 16 is implemented.

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