Aerosol generating device, wake-up heating method thereof and storage medium

Abstract

The invention provides an aerosol generating device, a wake-up heating method thereof and a storage medium, and the wake-up heating method comprises the steps: S1, obtaining first sensing data of a low-power-consumption sensing unit through a control assembly, and analyzing the first sensing data to obtain a first sensing result; s2, the control assembly selectively activates a high-power-consumption sensing unit according to the first sensing result; s3, the control assembly obtains second sensing information of the high-power-consumption sensing unit and analyzes the second sensing information to obtain a second sensing result; and S4, the control assembly controls and adjusts heating related parameters of the heating assembly according to the second sensing result. According to the invention, through the design of the layered and partitioned awakening sensor, the sensor is completely awakened only when the initial suction trigger is detected, so that a low-power-consumption operation state is realized, the overall energy consumption of the equipment is greatly reduced, the battery life is prolonged, and the user experience is improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of novel tobacco, and particularly relates to an aerosol generating device and a wake-up heating method thereof and a storage medium. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the working process of a novel tobacco heating appliance, the heating temperature needs to be accurately controlled to ensure that the tobacco can produce aerosol that meets the user's needs in the best state. At the same time, in order to provide a good user experience, the user's operation needs to be accurately responded, such as detecting the user's puffing action. This relies on the cooperative work of various sensors, including temperature sensors, airflow sensors, pressure sensors, acceleration sensors, etc. However, these sensors will consume a large amount of electric energy in the continuous working process, which seriously affects the battery endurance of the heating appliance. Especially for some heating appliance products that need to be used for a long time, frequent charging not only brings inconvenience to the user, but also limits the use scenarios and promotion of the product.

[0003] The current heating appliances on the market have many deficiencies in energy consumption control. Most of the sensor systems of the heating appliances lack intelligent control mechanisms, and all the sensors are in full-power operation regardless of whether the user is using it, which undoubtedly causes a lot of energy waste. Some methods that try to control energy consumption, such as simply turning off the sensors or reducing the working frequency of the sensors, often result in poor user experience, and cannot accurately respond to user operations in time, affecting the heating effect and the puffing experience. CN112167718A discloses a heating control method of a heating non-combustion appliance. The method detects the motion parameters of the appliance to determine whether the current action is a target action, and if it is a target action, a pre-heating instruction is triggered and the heating body of the appliance is controlled to heat. This method does not need to turn on the heating switch on the appliance, can automatically trigger the pre-heating instruction, improves the user's experience, and does not trigger the pre-heating instruction when the user's current action is not the target action, reducing energy waste. However, this patent still has the problem of low heating efficiency. CN112205683A proposes a progressive heating circuit for a heating non-combustion appliance. The circuit includes a control unit, a sensor, a power regulation circuit, and a heating sheet. The control unit adjusts the output power of the power regulation circuit according to the sensor information to realize intelligent control of the appliance and save the cartridge and battery power of the appliance. However, this patent still has the problem of imperfect intelligent control.

[0004] Therefore, it has become a key problem to be solved in the field of novel tobacco heating appliances to develop a technical solution that can effectively reduce the energy consumption of the heating appliance while ensuring timely and accurate response to user operations and improving user experience. SUMMARY

[0005] Therefore, the present application aims to provide an aerosol generating device, a wake-up heating method thereof, and a storage medium, to solve the above problems.

[0006] To solve the above technical problems, the present application adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] In a first aspect, the present application provides a wake-up heating method of an aerosol generating device, the aerosol generating device comprising a heating chamber, a heating assembly, a sensing assembly, and a control assembly, the heating assembly being configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate accommodated in the heating chamber when in operation to generate an aerosol, the sensing assembly comprising a low-power sensing unit and a high-power sensing unit, the low-power sensing unit being configured to detect user interaction-related information of the aerosol generating device, the high-power sensing unit being configured to detect user operation-related information of the aerosol generating device, the control assembly being configured to control the heating assembly to heat, the wake-up heating method comprising: step S1, acquiring, by the control assembly, first sensing data of the low-power sensing unit, and analyzing the first sensing data to obtain a first sensing result; step S2, selectively activating, by the control assembly, the high-power sensing unit according to the first sensing result; step S3, acquiring, by the control assembly, second sensing data of the high-power sensing unit, and analyzing the second sensing data to obtain a second sensing result; and step S4, adjusting, by the control assembly, a heating-related parameter of the heating assembly according to the second sensing result.

[0008] Further, the low-power sensing unit comprises an acceleration sensor, and step S1 comprises: step S11, acquiring, by the control assembly, acceleration change data of the acceleration sensor; and step S12, determining, by the control assembly, whether the acceleration change data exceeds a first threshold value: if yes, the first sensing result is determined as the user holding the aerosol generating device.

[0009] Further, the high-power sensing unit comprises an airflow sensor, and step S3 comprises: step S31, acquiring, by the control assembly, airflow parameters of the airflow sensor; and step S32, determining, by the control assembly, whether the airflow parameter change data exceeds a second threshold value: if yes, the second sensing result is that the airflow of the heating chamber changes.

[0010] Further, the high-power sensing unit comprises a pressure sensor, and step S3 comprises: step S33, acquiring, by the control assembly, pressure parameters of the pressure sensor; and step S34, determining, by the control assembly, whether the pressure change data exceeds a third threshold value: if yes, the second sensing result is the pressure change caused by the user's puffing.

[0011] Further, step S4 comprises: step S41, determining, by the control assembly, whether the second sensing result meets a puffing feature: if yes, the heating assembly is activated to heat.

[0012] Further, the ratio of the power consumption W1 of the high-power consumption sensing unit to the power consumption W2 of the low-power consumption sensing unit is not less than 2.

[0013] In a second aspect, the present application provides an aerosol-generating device, comprising: a heating chamber, a heating assembly, a sensing assembly, and a control assembly, the heating assembly is configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate received in the heating chamber when in operation to generate an aerosol, the sensing assembly comprises a low-power consumption sensing unit and a high-power consumption sensing unit, the low-power consumption sensing unit is configured to detect user interaction-related information of the aerosol-generating device, the high-power consumption sensing unit is configured to detect user operation-related information of the aerosol-generating device, the control assembly is configured to control the heating assembly to heat, the control assembly is configured to: obtain first sensing data of the low-power consumption sensing unit, and analyze the first sensing data to obtain a first sensing result; selectively activate the high-power consumption sensing unit according to the first sensing result; obtain second sensing data of the high-power consumption sensing unit, and analyze the second sensing data to obtain a second sensing result; and control adjustment of a heating-related parameter of the heating assembly according to the second sensing result.

[0014] In a third aspect, the present application provides a computer system, comprising a memory and a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory, the processor executes the computer program to implement the steps of the wake-up heating method of the aerosol-generating device.

[0015] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, having stored thereon a computer program / instruction, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the wake-up heating method of the aerosol-generating device.

[0016] In a fifth aspect, the present application provides a computer program product, comprising a computer program / instruction, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the wake-up heating method of the aerosol-generating device.

[0017] The aerosol-generating article is a smoking article comprising an aerosol-forming substrate which, by heating, generates an aerosol which is directly inhalable by a user into the user's lungs through the user's mouth.

[0018] Preferably, the aerosol-forming substrate is a solid aerosol-forming substrate. The aerosol-forming substrate can comprise both solid and liquid components.

[0019] Preferably, the aerosol-forming substrate comprises nicotine. In some preferred embodiments, the aerosol-forming substrate comprises tobacco.

[0020] The aerosol-generating device is used to describe a device that interacts with the aerosol-forming substrate of the aerosol-generating article to generate an aerosol.

[0021] Preferably, the aerosol-generating device is a smoking device that interacts with an aerosol-generating substrate of an aerosol-generating article to generate an aerosol that is directly inhalable by a user's mouth into the user's lungs.

[0022] The aerosol-generating device can be a holder for a smoking article.

[0023] The power supply can be any suitable power supply, for example a direct current voltage source such as a battery. In one embodiment, the power supply is a lithium-ion battery. Alternatively, the power supply can be a nickel-metal hydride battery, a nickel-cadmium battery or a lithium-based battery, for example a lithium-cobalt, lithium-iron-phosphate, lithium-titanate or lithium-polymer battery.

[0024] The control element can be a simple switch. Alternatively, the control element can be an electrical circuit and can include one or more microprocessors or microcontrollers.

[0025] The aerosol-generating system can comprise the aerosol-generating device and one or more aerosol-generating articles, the aerosol-generating device being configured to receive the corresponding number of heating chambers containing the aerosol-generating articles.

[0026] From the above technical solutions, the aerosol-generating device wake-up heating method has the following advantages and positive effects:

[0027] 1. The present application realizes a low-power running state by designing a layered and partitioned wake-up sensor, which is completely woken up only when an initial puff trigger is detected, greatly reducing the overall energy consumption of the device, prolonging the battery life, and improving the user experience.

[0028] 2. The present application uses a time-sharing and partitioned activation mechanism to flexibly enable the corresponding sensor module according to the detection requirements of different time periods, avoiding unnecessary high-power module operation, further reducing the energy consumption of the device, and improving the battery life.

[0029] 3. The present application optimizes the heating process of the cigarette by designing a layered wake-up mechanism, reduces the loss of tobacco in the cigarette, and improves the service life and economy of the cigarette. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0030] The above content of the present application and the following detailed embodiments can be better understood when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the drawings are only examples of the claimed technical solutions.

[0031] Figure 1 is a structural diagram of the aerosol-generating device;

[0032] Figure 2 is a flowchart of the wake-up heating method of the aerosol-generating device;

[0033] Figure 3 is an architecture diagram of a wake-up heating method of an aerosol generating device;

[0034] Figure 4 is a logic diagram of an aerosol generating device operating a wake-up heating method.

[0035] In the drawings, reference numbers are generally used to refer to the same or similar elements throughout.

[0036] Battery assembly: 1;

[0037] Heating assembly: 2;

[0038] Air flow sensor: 31;

[0039] Temperature sensor: 32;

[0040] Control assembly: 4;

[0041] Processor: 41;

[0042] Memory: 42;

[0043] Communication module: 43;

[0044] Heating chamber: 44. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] The detailed description set forth below, in connection with the appended drawings, sets forth various details regarding specific aspects of the application. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art, however, that the application can be practiced without all of the specific details, and that the detailed description is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the application. Rather, the detailed description is intended to provide an overview of the application and to provide a detailed description of the application so as to provide a complete disclosure of the application.

[0046] The application will now be described with reference to the drawings, in which like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. While specific structures and arrangements are discussed, it should be understood that these are used by way of example only. Those skilled in the art will recognize that other structures and arrangements can be used without departing from the spirit and scope of the application. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the application can also be used in other applications.

[0047] In this specification and in the claims, several terms will be mentioned, which are defined as having the following meanings, unless otherwise indicated:

[0048] The singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. "A" or "an" means one or more. "Multiple" means two or more. "At least one of the following" or like terms means any one of the items listed, individually or in combination with any of the other items. For example, "at least one of a, b, or c" means a, b, c, a-b, a-c, b-c, or a-b-c, where a, b, and c can be single items or multiple items.

[0049] All numbers used herein to express quantities, properties, etc. should be considered to be modified by the term "about" in all instances, unless otherwise indicated. Accordingly, all measurements are approximate, unless otherwise indicated. The phrasing "at least one of," used in the context of describing various embodiments, is used to mean either one or more of the items it describes. For example, this phrase can mean at least one of a, b, and c, or any combination of these items. All methods described herein can be performed in any suitable order unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context.

[0050] It should be understood that the term "and / or", merely describes association between associated objects, and can mean that three relationships can exist, for example, A and / or B, can mean that A exists alone, A and B exist together, B exists alone, where A, B can be singular or plural. In addition, the character " / " in this paper generally means that the associated objects before and after are "or" relationship, but can also mean "and / or" relationship, which can be understood according to the context before and after.

[0051] In the description of the present embodiment, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "bottom" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship when the product is usually placed, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application.

[0052] Unless otherwise indicated, the following abbreviations have the following meanings and any other abbreviations not defined herein have their generally accepted standard meanings as used in the art:

[0053] All other terms used herein are intended to have their ordinary meanings to those of ordinary skill in the art, particularly as understood in light of the present specification, claims and drawings, and to possess the meanings those of ordinary skill in the art would attribute to such terms as they would understand such terms in light of the present specification, claims and drawings.

[0054] Even if the grammar, words, punctuation, graphics, symbols, etc. in the claims, specification and drawings of the present patent have not been described in detail, are missing or ambiguous, the ordinary skilled in the art can still derive the only correct understanding by reading the claims, specification and drawings as a whole without much reasoning or testing, and effectively exclude all kinds of incorrect understanding methods not aimed at achieving the purpose of the present patent.

[0055] The ordinary skilled in the art will first choose to read the claims, specification and drawings of the present patent to reasonably explain the terms, secondly choose to refer to the relevant definitions of the applicant in other documents disclosed before the application date to reasonably explain the terms, thirdly choose to reasonably explain the terms by referring to the cited references in the present patent, and finally choose to reasonably explain the terms by combining the technical dictionaries, technical manuals, reference books, textbooks, national or industry technical standards, etc. commonly used by the skilled in the art.

[0056] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the present application more clear, the embodiments of the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0057] Please refer to Figure 1 The present application provides an aerosol generating device, which comprises a heating chamber 44, a heating assembly 2, a sensing assembly, a control assembly 4 and a battery assembly 1.

[0058] The heating assembly 2 is used to heat the aerosol forming substrate accommodated in the heating chamber 44 during operation to generate aerosol.

[0059] The battery assembly 1 supplies power to other elements, and the control assembly 4 controls the heating of the heating assembly 2.

[0060] Specifically, the control assembly 4 comprises a central processing unit 41, a memory 42 and a communication module 43, wherein the central processing unit 41 is used to perform data processing and control the heating operation of the heating unit, the memory 42 is used to store control programs and parameter settings, and the communication module 43 is used to interact with various sensing assemblies and external devices.

[0061] The sensing assembly mainly consists of a low-power sensing unit and a high-precision sensing unit, for example, including a temperature sensor 32, an airflow sensor 31, a pressure sensor and an acceleration sensor, etc.

[0062] The low-power sensing unit serves as a first-level trigger sensor, which is used to preliminarily detect the actions that may be related to the user's use of the heated aerosol generating device. The acceleration sensor is set as the low-power sensing unit, which can sensitively detect the action of the user picking up the heated aerosol generating device. In addition, the low-power sensing unit can also be an accelerometer, a gyroscope, etc.

[0063] When the user picks up the heated aerosol-generating device, the acceleration sensor will capture the change in acceleration and transmit this signal to the control component 4 of the aerosol-generating device.

[0064] Among them, the temperature sensor 32 is used to detect the internal temperature of the aerosol-generating device and feedback to the control component 4, the airflow sensor 31 is used to detect the suction airflow and feedback to the control component 4, the pressure sensor is used to detect the suction pressure and feedback to the control component 4, and the acceleration sensor is used to detect the acceleration of the user picking up the aerosol-generating device and feedback to the control component 4.

[0065] The heating assembly 2 includes a heating body and a heating control circuit. The heating body is used to heat the cigarette inside the aerosol-generating device, and the heating control circuit adjusts the heating power according to the control instruction of the control component 4.

[0066] The control component 4 dynamically adjusts the output power of the heating control circuit by detecting the information feedback by each sensing unit, and realizes the intelligent control of the aerosol-generating device.

[0067] The battery assembly 1 is used to provide power support for the aerosol-generating device, and the power consumption of the battery assembly 1 is monitored in real time by the control component 4. When the power is lower than the preset threshold, the control component 4 automatically enters the low-power standby mode.

[0068] The control component 4 also includes an action recognition program. When it is detected that the acceleration of the user picking up the aerosol-generating device exceeds the preset value, the airflow sensor 31 and the pressure sensor are started for suction detection. When the initial suction trigger is detected, the control component 4 completely wakes up all sensing units;

[0069] When a continuous suction behavior is detected, all sensor modules are kept working; when the suction is stopped, the control component 4 enters the low-power standby mode.

[0070] In the standby state, the control component 4 only keeps the basic function modules with the lowest power consumption running, including the acceleration sensor and the microcontroller with the lowest power consumption. Other high-power modules are in standby sleep state. Through this time-sharing and partition activation mechanism, the overall power consumption of the aerosol-generating device is effectively reduced.

[0071] The control component 4 also includes a PWM control circuit, which adjusts the duty cycle of the PWM signal to realize voltage control of the heating sheet, thereby realizing dynamic adjustment of the heating power. The feedback signals of the temperature sensor 32, the airflow sensor 31 and the pressure sensor are connected to the PWM control circuit to form a closed-loop control system to ensure the accuracy and stability of the heating process.

[0072] The aerosol-generating device further comprises a liquid crystal display screen for displaying the screen, which is used to display the current temperature, power state, working mode and other information. Through the liquid crystal display screen, users can intuitively understand the working state of the aerosol-generating device, and realize human-computer interaction.

[0073] The aerosol-generating device further comprises a setting button for users to set personalized parameters such as temperature preset, puffing times, etc. Through the setting button, the working mode of the aerosol-generating device can be flexibly adjusted according to user needs, improving user experience.

[0074] More preferably, in order to further optimize energy consumption control effect, the heating aerosol-generating device is also equipped with an energy consumption monitoring module. This module monitors the energy consumption of the entire heating aerosol-generating device in real time, including the power consumption of the sensor assembly, the heating assembly 2 and other functional modules.

[0075] The energy consumption monitoring module feeds back the collected energy consumption data to the control assembly 4, which dynamically adjusts the wake-up strategy of the sensor assembly and the working mode of the heating system according to these data.

[0076] If it is found that the energy consumption is too high at a certain stage, the control assembly 4 will automatically optimize the working process of the sensor, reduce unnecessary sensor activation times, or adjust the power output of the heating system to reduce overall energy consumption.

[0077] At the same time, the energy consumption monitoring module can also transmit the energy consumption data to the user's mobile device (such as a mobile phone, a mobile computer, etc.) through wireless communication such as Bluetooth, and the user can view the energy consumption of the heating aerosol-generating device through a special application program, understand the impact of their own usage habits on energy consumption, and thus use the heating aerosol-generating device more reasonably.

[0078] Exemplarily, the central processor 41 of the control assembly 4 adopts an STM32F103C8T6 chip with a main frequency of 72MHz, a memory of 256KB Flash and 144KB RAM. The memory 42 adopts an AT24C256 chip with a capacity of 256KB. The communication module 43 adopts a Bluetooth 4.0 chip CC2541, which supports Bluetooth data transmission.

[0079] The central processor 41 performs data processing and controls the heating operation of the heating unit, and the read-write memory 42 stores control programs and parameter settings, and interacts with various sensor assemblies and external devices through the communication module 43.

[0080] The sensor assembly can include a temperature sensor 32, an airflow sensor 31, a pressure sensor and an acceleration sensor. The temperature sensor 32 adopts a PT100 platinum resistance temperature sensor 32 with a measurement range of 0-200℃.

[0081] The air flow sensor 31 adopts a MEMS digital air flow sensor 31LMS311, with a measurement range of 0-5 m / s. The pressure sensor adopts an MPXV5010DG33, with a measurement range of 0-10 kPa.

[0082] The acceleration sensor adopts an ADXL335, with a measurement range of ±3g. These sensors are all connected to the control component 4 through an I2C bus, and real-time detection and feedback of various parameters to the control component 4.

[0083] The heating component 2 includes a heating body and a heating control circuit. The heating body, for example, adopts a ceramic heating element, with a maximum power of 40W. The heating control circuit is composed of a PWM control circuit, which realizes dynamic adjustment of the heating power by adjusting the duty cycle of the PWM signal.

[0084] The control component 4 adjusts the duty cycle of the PWM control circuit based on the temperature information fed back by the temperature sensor 32, to realize accurate control of the heating body.

[0085] The battery component 1 adopts a lithium ion battery, with a capacity of 3000mAh and a voltage of 3.7V. The battery component 1 realizes power monitoring through a power monitoring chip MAX8904, and when the power is lower than 20%, the control component 4 automatically enters a low-power standby mode.

[0086] The aerosol generating device also includes a 2-inch liquid crystal display screen for displaying current temperature, power status, working mode and other information. Through the setting button, temperature preset value, puffing times and other parameters can be set.

[0087] Please refer to Figure 2 The present application provides a wake-up heating method, which can be applied to the above-mentioned aerosol generating device. The wake-up heating method specifically includes:

[0088] Step S1: The control component obtains first sensing data of the low-power sensing unit, and analyzes the first sensing information to obtain a first sensing result.

[0089] Among them, the low-power sensing unit includes an acceleration sensor.

[0090] Specifically, step S1 includes:

[0091] Step S11: The control component obtains acceleration change data of the acceleration sensor.

[0092] Step S12: The control component determines whether the acceleration change data exceeds a first threshold value: if yes, the first sensing result is determined as the user holding the aerosol generating device.

[0093] It can be understood that the acceleration sensor will immediately send a trigger signal to the control component 4 after detecting the user's action of picking up the aerosol generating device.

[0094] In addition, the acceleration sensor can also perceive other interactive actions of the user, such as touch, tilt, etc.

[0095] Since the acceleration sensor has the characteristics of low power consumption, it will not consume too much power even if it continues to work in a long standby state. After receiving the trigger signal of the acceleration sensor, the control component 4 will not immediately wake up all high-precision sensors with high power consumption, but enter a pre-judgment stage.

[0096] The control component 4 will analyze the signal sent by the acceleration sensor according to the preset algorithm to determine whether the action really means that the user is about to perform a puffing operation.

[0097] This pre-judgment process can effectively avoid unnecessary sensing unit wake-up and increased energy consumption caused by false actions (such as the user only briefly picking up the heating smoking set for viewing, etc.).

[0098] Step S2: The control component selectively activates the high-power consumption sensing unit according to the first sensing result.

[0099] Among them, the way to activate the high-power consumption sensing unit can include partial activation, complete activation, or adjusting the power consumption state, not just from off to activation.

[0100] When the control component 4 preliminarily determines that the user is about to perform a puffing operation through the analysis of the acceleration sensor signal, it will further activate the high-precision sensing unit such as the airflow and pressure sensor directly related to the puffing action.

[0101] The airflow sensor 31 is used to detect the change of airflow inside the aerosol generating device, and the pressure sensor can accurately measure the pressure change generated when the user puffs.

[0102] These high-precision sensing units quickly enter a working state after receiving the activation signal of the control unit to accurately detect the user's puffing action.

[0103] Step S3: The control component obtains second sensing information of the high-power consumption sensing unit and analyzes the second sensing information to obtain a second sensing result.

[0104] Among them, the high-power consumption sensing unit includes the airflow sensor 31 and the pressure sensor.

[0105] Specifically, step S3 includes:

[0106] Step S31: The control component obtains the airflow parameter of the airflow sensor.

[0107] Step S32: The control component determines whether the airflow parameter change data exceeds a second threshold value: if yes, the second sensing result is that the airflow of the heating chamber changes.

[0108] Step S33: The control component acquires the pressure parameter of the pressure sensor.

[0109] Step S34: The control component determines whether the pressure change data exceeds a third threshold value: if yes, the second sensing result is the pressure change caused by the user's puffing.

[0110] Step S4: The control component controls the adjustment of the heating-related parameter of the heating component according to the second sensing result.

[0111] The heating-related parameter of the heating component 2 includes heating power, time, etc., and can also include different stages such as preheating and starting heating.

[0112] Specifically, step S4 includes:

[0113] Step S41: The control component determines whether the second sensing result meets the puffing feature: if yes, the heating component is activated for heating.

[0114] It can be understood that only when the airflow sensor 31 detects a significant airflow change and the pressure sensor detects a pressure change meeting the puffing feature, the control component 4 confirms that the user is performing a puffing operation, and completely wakes up the heating system and other related functional modules of the entire aerosol generating device, ensuring that the aerosol generating device can respond to the user's puffing demand in a timely and accurate manner, and providing a good puffing experience for the user.

[0115] Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 During the working process of the aerosol generating device, the activation work can be performed according to the following steps:

[0116] S1, initialize system configuration, set various parameters;

[0117] S2, detect the motion state of the smoking set, detect the acceleration of the user picking up the smoking set through the acceleration sensor;

[0118] S3, if the acceleration is greater than 1.5g, start the airflow sensor 31 and the pressure sensor for puffing detection;

[0119] S4, if the airflow is greater than 0.5m / s and the pressure is greater than 100Pa, it is determined as initial puffing trigger, and S5 is executed;

[0120] S5, completely wake up all sensing unit modules, and start the heating unit to heat;

[0121] S6, if the airflow is greater than 1.0 m / s, keep all sensor modules working, perform S7;

[0122] S7, monitor the temperature of the heating body in real time through the temperature sensor 32 until the preset temperature is reached;

[0123] S8, if the airflow is less than 0.2 m / s, determine that the puffing is stopped, perform S9;

[0124] S9, enter a low-power standby mode.

[0125] Among them, the sensing assembly can be divided into a high-power consumption sensing unit and a low-power consumption sensing unit, and the power consumption ratio of the high-power consumption sensing unit to the low-power consumption sensing unit is greater than or equal to 2. That is, compared with the prior art, the high-power consumption sensing unit is gradually awakened from the low-power consumption sensing unit for data collection through the hierarchical awakening mode, which effectively saves the power of the aerosol generating device and improves its portability.

[0126] According to different working stages and user operations, the sensing units are activated in time and in different areas.

[0127] In the standby state, only the low-power consumption acceleration sensor is in the working state, and other high-precision sensing units are in the sleep state, so as to reduce the power consumption to the greatest extent.

[0128] When the acceleration sensor detects the user's action of picking up the aerosol generating device and triggers the control unit, the pre-activation stage is entered, at this time only part of the sensing units related to the preliminary judgment of the user's intention (such as part of the detection function of the airflow sensor 31) are activated, and preliminary detection and judgment are performed.

[0129] Once the user's puffing action is confirmed, all sensing units and function modules related to heating and puffing are fully activated to achieve accurate response to user operation. During the puffing process, the working state of the sensing unit is dynamically adjusted according to the interval time and frequency of the user's puffing.

[0130] If the user continues to puff in a short time, part of the sensing units remain in the working state to respond quickly; if the user puffs at a long interval, in addition to the necessary monitoring sensing units, other sensing units can enter a low-power mode or a sleep state, and be reactivated when the next puffing action is triggered.

[0131] The time and area activation control strategy can include:

[0132] T1, standby state: only the acceleration sensor and the microcontroller work, and the power supply current is less than 50 μA;

[0133] T2, initial puff detection state: airflow sensor 31 and pressure sensor work, power supply current 100 mA;

[0134] T3, heating preparation state: temperature sensor 32 and acceleration sensor work, power supply current 200 mA;

[0135] T4, heating process state: all sensor modules work, power supply current 300 mA;

[0136] T5, puff feedback state: airflow sensor 31 and pressure sensor work, power supply current 150 mA.

[0137] Exemplarily, when the acceleration sensor detects that the acceleration of the user picking up the aerosol generating device exceeds 1.5g, the airflow sensor 31 and the pressure sensor are started for puff detection.

[0138] If the airflow is greater than 0.5 m / s and the pressure is greater than 100 Pa, it is determined that the initial puff trigger is triggered, and the control unit fully wakes up all sensor modules.

[0139] If the airflow continues to be greater than 1.0 m / s, all sensor modules remain working; if the airflow is less than 0.2 m / s, it is determined that the puff is stopped, and the control unit enters a low-power standby mode.

[0140] In the standby state, the control assembly 4 only keeps the acceleration sensor and the microcontroller working, and the microcontroller keeps time synchronization through the internal oscillator. Other modules are in standby sleep state, and the power supply current is less than 50 μA.

[0141] It can be understood that the present application adopts a low-power sensor (such as an acceleration sensor) as a first-level trigger, and a high-precision sensor (such as the airflow sensor 31 and the pressure sensor) for confirming the user's puffing action, to form a layered wake-up sensor system architecture, including the selection of sensors, the installation position, and the connection relationship and signal transmission logic between them.

[0142] Moreover, according to the user operation and the working stage of the heating smoking set, the sensor can be activated in time and in different zones, including only the low-power sensor working in the standby state, part of the sensor functions being activated in the pre-judgment stage, being fully activated after confirming the puffing, and the specific implementation mode and control logic of dynamically adjusting the working state of the sensor according to the interval time and frequency in the puffing process.

[0143] Each of the modules in the control component can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, and a combination thereof. The modules can be embedded in or independent of a processor in the server in hardware form, or stored in a memory in the server in software form, so as to be invoked and executed by the processor to perform operations corresponding to the modules. The processor can be a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a single-chip machine, or the like.

[0144] The wake-up heating method of the aerosol generating device can be implemented in the form of computer readable instructions, which can run on a computer system.

[0145] The embodiments of the present application also provide a computer system, which includes a memory, a processor, and computer readable instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the processor executes the program, the wake-up heating method of the aerosol generating device is implemented.

[0146] The computer system can be a server. The computer system includes a processor, a non-volatile storage medium, an internal memory, an input device, a display screen, and a network interface connected by a system bus. The non-volatile storage medium of the computer system can store an operating system and computer readable instructions, which, when executed, can cause the processor to execute the wake-up heating method of the aerosol generating device according to the embodiments of the present application. The specific implementation process of the method can refer to the specific content of Figure 2 , which will not be described here.

[0147] The processor of the computer system is used to provide computing and control capabilities to support the operation of the entire computer system. The internal memory can store computer readable instructions, which, when executed by the processor, can cause the processor to execute the wake-up heating method of the aerosol generating device. The input device of the computer system is used for input of various parameters, the display screen of the computer system is used for display, and the network interface of the computer system is used for network communication.

[0148] Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiments of the present application provide a computer readable storage medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the wake-up heating method of the aerosol generating device.

[0149] The memory in the embodiments of the present application can be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or can include both volatile and non-volatile memories.

[0150] The nonvolatile memory can be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable ROM (PROM), an erasable PROM (EPROM), an electrically EPROM (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory can be a random access memory (RAM) used as an external cache.

[0151] By way of example, and not limitation, many forms of random access memory (RAM) can be used, such as static RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), Synchlink DRAM (SLDRAM), and direct rambus RAM (DR RAM).

[0152] The above-described embodiments can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware (e.g., circuitry), firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, the above-described embodiments can be implemented in the form of one or more computer programs that are executable on a computer. The computer program can be stored in a computer readable medium, which can be any medium for storing or transmitting computer programs.

[0153] When the computer program is loaded or executed on the computer, the whole or part of the processes or functions according to the embodiments of the present application are generated. The computer can be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable apparatus. The computer instructions can be stored in a computer readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer readable storage medium to another computer readable storage medium, for example, the computer instructions can be transmitted from one website site, computer, server or data center to another website site, computer, server or data center through wired (such as infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) mode.

[0154] The computer-readable storage medium can be any available media or a collection of one or more of the available media accessible by a computer. The available media can be a magnetic media (e.g., a floppy diskette, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical media (e.g., a DVD), or a semiconductor medium. The semiconductor medium can be a solid-state hard drive.

[0155] It should be understood that the size of the sequence number of each process described above does not mean the order of execution, and the execution order of each process should be determined according to its function and inherent logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.

[0156] Those skilled in the art can realize that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in combination with the embodiments disclosed herein can be realized by electronic hardware or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether the functions are realized in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. The skilled person can use different methods to realize the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of the present application.

[0157] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of the description, the specific working processes of the devices, apparatuses and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0158] In several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices, apparatuses and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the apparatus embodiments described above are only schematic, for example, the division of units is only a logical function division, and actual implementation can have another division manner, for example, a plurality of units or components can be combined or integrated into another device, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection between the units shown or discussed can be indirect coupling or communication connection through some interface, device or unit, and can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0159] The units described as separate components can or can not be physically separate, and the components shown as units can or can not be physical units, i.e. they can be located in one place or distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the embodiments.

[0160] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application can be integrated into a processing unit, or each unit can exist physically, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit.

[0161] If the functions are implemented in the form of software function units and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer readable storage medium.

[0162] Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the present application essentially or the parts that contribute to the prior art or the parts of the technical solutions can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes a plurality of instructions for causing a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the various embodiments of the method of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes: a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and various media that can store program codes.

[0163] In this specification, the reference to "one embodiment", "one specific embodiment", means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment / specific embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the application. Therefore, the appearance of the phrase "in one embodiment / specific embodiment" in various places in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment / specific embodiment, but can refer to different embodiments / specific embodiments. In addition, a particular feature, structure, or characteristic can be combined in any suitable way in one or more embodiments / specific embodiments, as those skilled in the art can understand from the present disclosure.

[0164] Similarly, it should be understood that in the above description of the exemplary embodiments of the application, various features of the application are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment / specific embodiment or its figures and descriptions, for the purpose of simplifying the disclosure and helping to understand one or more of the various inventive aspects.

[0165] However, except for the explicit recitation of the opposite indication or the obvious technical contradiction or exclusion, the description method of the present patent should not be interpreted as reflecting the intention that the claimed invention requires more features than those explicitly stated in each claim. On the contrary, the inventive aspect reflected by the claims is in the non-all features of the single aforementioned disclosed embodiment / specific embodiment. Therefore, the claims following the detailed description are hereby expressly incorporated into the present detailed description, and each claim exists independently as a separate embodiment / specific embodiment of the present application.

[0166] Furthermore, the combination of features of different embodiments / embodiments is intended to be within the scope of the application, and forms different embodiments / embodiments as will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the teachings and guidance presented herein. For example, in the claims below any of the embodiments / embodiments can be used in any combination.

[0167] The terms and expressions which have been employed are used as terms of description and not of limitation, and there is no intention that in the use of such terms and expressions of excluding any equivalents of the features shown and described or portions thereof, but it is recognized that various modifications are possible within the scope of the application claimed.

[0168] It is therefore to be understood that, while the application has been disclosed with specific reference to the preferred embodiments, exemplary embodiments and optional features set forth, variations in the preferred embodiments, exemplary embodiments and optional features can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the application as claimed.

[0169] The specific embodiments given above are illustrative of the general principles of the application and are not to be taken as limiting thereof. Numerous modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the general principles of the application.

[0170] The foregoing description of specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the application that others can, by applying knowledge of the present art, adapt it for various applications or modify it to

[0171] Accordingly, such modifications are intended to be within the scope of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Thus, the breadth and scope of the present application should not be limited by any of the above-described exemplary embodiments, but should be defined in accordance with the following claims appropriately interpreted in light of the foregoing disclosure.

[0172] Furthermore, the scope of the application should not be limited to the above-described exemplary embodiments, but should be in accordance with the following claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A wake-up heating method of an aerosol generating device, the method comprising: The aerosol generating device comprises a heating chamber, a heating assembly, a sensing assembly and a control assembly, The heating assembly is used for heating the aerosol forming substrate accommodated in the heating chamber during operation to generate aerosol, The sensing assembly comprises a low-power sensing unit and a high-power sensing unit, the low-power sensing unit is used for detecting user interaction information associated with the aerosol generating device, the high-power sensing unit is used for detecting user operation information associated with the aerosol generating device, and the control assembly controls the heating of the heating assembly, Step S1: the control assembly acquires first sensing data of the low-power sensing unit, and analyzes the first sensing information to obtain a first sensing result; Data S2: the control assembly selectively activates the high-power sensing unit according to the first sensing result; Step S3: the control assembly acquires second sensing information of the high-power sensing unit, and analyzes the second sensing information to obtain a second sensing result; Step S4: the control assembly controls to adjust the heating related parameters of the heating assembly according to the second sensing result. 2.The wake-up heating method of an aerosol generating device according to claim 1, wherein, The low-power sensing unit comprises an acceleration sensor, and the step S1 comprises: Step S11: the control assembly acquires acceleration change data of the acceleration sensor; Step S12: the control assembly judges whether the acceleration change data exceeds a first threshold value: If yes, the first sensing result is determined as that the user holds the aerosol generating device. 3.The wake-up heating method of an aerosol generating device according to claim 1, wherein, The high-power sensing unit comprises an airflow sensor, and the step S3 comprises: Step S31: the control assembly acquires airflow parameters of the airflow sensor; Step S32: the control assembly judges whether the change data of the airflow parameters exceeds a second threshold value: If yes, the second sensing result is that the airflow of the heating chamber changes. 4.The wake-up heating method of an aerosol generating device according to claim 1, wherein, The high-power sensing unit comprises a pressure sensor, and the step S3 comprises: Step S33: the control assembly acquires pressure parameters of the pressure sensor; Step S34: the control assembly judges whether the pressure change data exceeds a third threshold value: If yes, the second sensing result is the pressure change caused by user puffing. 5.The wake-up heating method of an aerosol generating device according to claim 1, wherein, The step S4 comprises: Step S41: the control assembly judges whether the second sensing result meets the puffing characteristics: If yes, the heating assembly is activated for heating. 6.The wake-up heating method of an aerosol generating device according to claim 1, wherein, The ratio of the power consumption W1 of the high-power sensing unit to the power consumption W2 of the low-power sensing unit is not less than 2.

7. An aerosol-generating device comprising: The aerosol generating device comprises a heating chamber, a heating assembly, a sensing assembly and a control assembly, The heating assembly is used for heating the aerosol forming substrate accommodated in the heating chamber during operation to generate aerosol, The sensing assembly comprises a low-power sensing unit and a high-power sensing unit, the low-power sensing unit is used for detecting user interaction information associated with the aerosol generating device, the high-power sensing unit is used for detecting user operation information associated with the aerosol generating device, and the control assembly controls the heating of the heating assembly, The control component is configured to: obtain first sensing data of the low-power sensing unit, and analyze the first sensing information to obtain a first sensing result; according to the first sensing result, selectively activate the high-power sensing unit; obtain second sensing information of the high-power sensing unit, and analyze the second sensing information to obtain a second sensing result; according to the second sensing result, control adjustment of a heating-related parameter of the heating component.

8. A computer system comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored on the memory, wherein the computer program comprises instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 7. The processor executes the computer program to implement the steps of the wake-up heating method of the aerosol generating device according to any one of claims 1-6.

9. A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer programs / instructions, characterized in that, The computer program / instruction is executed by the processor to implement the steps of the wake-up heating method of the aerosol generating device according to any one of claims 1-6.

10. A computer program product comprising computer programs / instructions, characterized in that, The computer program / instruction is executed by the processor to implement the steps of the wake-up heating method of the aerosol generating device according to any one of claims 1-6.

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