Cartridge information processing method for an electronic atomizer comprising at least two cartridges

EP4706417A3Pending Publication Date: 2026-04-08SMOORE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
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2025-05-14
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2026-04-08

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Technical Problem

Users of electronic atomizers with multiple cartridges face difficulties in quickly locating the current cartridge and tracking its remaining e-liquid amount, leading to suboptimal user experience due to potential inhalation of scorched flavor or empty cartridges.

Method used

A method and apparatus for an electronic atomizer that tracks and displays the remaining amount of e-liquid in each cartridge by determining the target circuit resistor, updating the corresponding information, and providing feedback to the user, including alarms for low e-liquid levels, using a rotary mechanism and resistor-based identification.

Benefits of technology

Enhances user experience by allowing users to accurately monitor and switch cartridges based on remaining e-liquid levels, preventing inhalation of scorched flavor and optimizing cartridge usage.

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Abstract

A cartridge information processing method based on an electronic atomizer, and an electronic device are provided. The electronic atomizer includes at least two cartridges. The method includes the following operations. Inhalation information for inhaling from the electronic atomizer is acquired. A target circuit resistor corresponding to the inhalation information is determined. The target circuit resistor is configured for a heating circuit to which a target cartridge belongs in the electronic atomizer. The target cartridge is one of the at least two cartridges of the electronic atomizer. A correspondence relationship between the target cartridge and remaining amount information corresponding to the target circuit resistor is recorded. The remaining amount information corresponding to the target cartridge is obtained by updating total amount information of e-liquid contained in the target cartridge according to the inhalation information. The remaining amount information is fed back to a user.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of electronic cigarettes, and more specifically relates to a cartridge information processing method based on an electronic atomizer, and an electronic device.BACKGROUND

[0002] An electronic atomizer can be loaded with two or more cartridges, and the cartridges can be switched by a user during the inhaling of the electronic atomizer. However, when different cartridges are switched by the user, it may be difficult to quickly locate the cartridge that the user currently wishes to inhale because the electronic atomizer includes a plurality of cartridges, which will affect the experience of the electronic atomizer.SUMMARY

[0003] An object of an embodiment of the present application provides a cartridge information processing method based on an electronic atomizer, and an electronic device, which may improve the user experience for an electronic atomizer provided with more cartridges.

[0004] According to a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a cartridge information processing method based on an electronic atomizer. The electronic atomizer includes at least two cartridges. The method includes the following operations. Inhalation information for inhaling from the electronic atomizer is acquired. A target circuit resistor corresponding to the inhalation information is determined. The target circuit resistor is configured for a heating circuit to which a target cartridge belongs in the electronic atomizer. The target cartridge is one of the at least two cartridges of the electronic atomizer. A correspondence relationship between the target cartridge and remaining amount information corresponding to the target circuit resistor is recorded. The remaining amount information corresponding to the target cartridge is obtained by updating total amount information of e-liquid contained in the target cartridge according to the inhalation information. The remaining amount information is fed back to a user.

[0005] In one implementation, before the operation that the correspondence relationship between the target circuit resistor and the remaining amount information corresponding to the target cartridge is performed, the method further includes the following operations. Cartridge resistor information of the target cartridge is determined according to the inhalation information. A pre-stored correspondence relationship between the cartridge resistor information and cartridge parameter information is queried, and the cartridge parameter information of the target cartridge is acquired according to the cartridge resistor information. The cartridge parameter information includes the total amount information.

[0006] In one implementation, the cartridge parameter information further includes type information of the at least two cartridges. The method further includes the following operation. The type information of the target cartridge is displayed.

[0007] In one implementation, the cartridge information processing method based on the electronic atomizer further includes the following operations. Information that cartridges are loaded into the electronic atomizer is detected. The number of the cartridges loaded into the electronic atomizer is updated. The operation that the cartridge resistor information of the target cartridge is determined according to the inhalation information is returned in case that the number of the cartridges reaches a preset threshold.

[0008] In one implementation, the operation that the target circuit resistor corresponding to the inhalation information is determined includes the following operation. A target circuit corresponding to the inhalation information is determined, and a resistance value of a resistor preset in the target circuit is set as the target circuit resistor.

[0009] In one implementation, the cartridge information processing method based on the electronic atomizer further includes the following operations. Cartridge switching information is received. A next cartridge after the target cartridge is switched is set to be a new target cartridge. The operation that the inhalation information for inhaling from the electronic atomizer is acquired is returned.

[0010] In one implementation, the switching information is generated in case that a rotary mechanism and cartridge chambers rotate. The cartridge in each of the cartridge chambers is connected to a corresponding circuit. The rotary mechanism includes a rotary needle. The rotary needle is connected to the circuit corresponding to the cartridge in case that the cartridge is rotated to a position corresponding to the rotary needle with the rotation of the rotary mechanism.

[0011] In one implementation, the operation that the remaining amount information is fed back to the user includes the following operations. The remaining amount information is displayed; and / or in case that the remaining amount information indicates that the remaining amount of the target cartridge is less than a preset threshold, an alarm message is prompted.

[0012] In one implementation, the remaining amount information is at least one of information of remaining number of times of inhalation, information of remaining inhalation duration, or information of a percentage of remaining amount.

[0013] In one implementation, before the operation that the inhalation information for inhaling from the electronic atomizer is acquired, the method includes the following operations. Position information of a currently connected target cartridge is acquired. The inhalation information for inhaling from the electronic atomizer is acquired. Cartridge resistor information of the target cartridge is acquired. Cartridge parameter information corresponding to the cartridge resistor information of the target cartridge is queried in a preset correspondence relationship. The cartridge parameter information is bound with the position information.

[0014] In one implementation, the electronic atomizer is provided with cartridge chambers into which the at least two cartridges are loaded, the electronic atomizer inlcudes a rotary encoder coupled to the cartridge chambers, and position information of different cartridge chambers correspond to interfaces of the rotary encoder. The operation that the position information of the currently connected target cartridge is acquired includes the following operation. The position information corresponding to an interface of the rotary encoder connected to the target cartridge is assigned to the target cartridge.

[0015] In one implementation, the remaining amount information is information of remaining inhalation duration. Before the operation that the inhalation information for inhaling from the electronic atomizer is acquired, the method includes the following operations. A micro central unit in the electronic atomizer determines cartridge parameter information of a newly loaded target cartridge according to a pre-stored correspondence relationship. The micro central unit converts an initial amount in the cartridge parameter information into information of remaining inhalation duration. The remaining inhalation duration is displayed. After the operation that the target circuit resistor corresponding to the inhalation information is determined, the method includes the following operations. The remaining inhalation duration corresponding to the target cartridge is updated according to the target circuit resistor and the inhalation information. The remaining inhalation duration is fed back to the user. In case that the remaining inhalation duration is less than a preset duration threshold, an alarm message is prompted.

[0016] In one implementation, the method further includes the following operation. External setting information is received, and the remaining amount information corresponding to the target cartridge is modified according to the external setting information.

[0017] In one implementation, the information of remaining number of times of inhalation is represented as a numerical value, the information of the percentage of remaining amount is represented as a numerical value or a progress bar, and the information of remaining inhalation duration is represented as a time value.

[0018] According to a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides an electronic device, including a processor and a memory. The memory is configured to store programs of the method provided by any of the embodiments of the present application executed by the electronic device, and store data related to the implementation of the method provided by any of the embodiments of the present application. The processor is configured to execute the programs stored in the memory.

[0019] In the cartridge information processing method based on the electronic atomizer and the electronic device provided by the embodiments of the present application, when the target cartridge in the electronic atomizer including at least two cartridges is inhaled, the remaining amount information is modified and fed back to the user. In this way, the user can confirm that the current cartridge is continued to be inhaled or the cartridge is switched according to the remaining amount information, which may improve the inhalation experience of the user.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to explain more clearly technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings for the description of the embodiments and the related art will be introduced below. Apparently, the drawings in the below description are only for some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings may be obtained based on these drawings by those skilled in the art without creative efforts. FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a cartridge information processing method based on an electronic atomizer according to an embodiment of the present application. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a cartridge information processing method based on an electronic atomizer according to an example of the present application. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a connection of circuit resistors according to an example of the present application. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a main structure of a detection circuit for detecting a circuit resistor according to an example of the present application. FIG. 5 is a schematic exploded diagram of an electronic atomizer according to an example of the present application. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a PCBA and a cartridge chamber according to an example of the present application. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating a connection of a cartridge and a PCBA according to an example of the present application. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a cartridge information processing method based on an electronic atomizer according to another example of the present application. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a cartridge information processing apparatus based on an electronic atomizer according to an embodiment of the present application. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a cartridge information processing apparatus based on an electronic atomizer according to another example of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] In order to make the technical problem, the technical solutions and the beneficial effects of the present application to be understood more clearly, the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It is to be understood that specific embodiments described herein are merely for illustrating the present application and are not intended to limit the present application.

[0022] An embodiment of the present application provides a cartridge information processing method based on an electronic atomizer. The electronic atomizer includes at least two cartridges. The method is shown in FIG. 1, and includes operations S11 to S14. The electronic atomizer may include cartridge chambers, the at least two cartridges can be filled with e-liquid, which can also be called electronic atomization liquid. Each of the cartridges can be loaded into a respective one of the cartridge chambers.

[0023] At operation S11, inhalation information for inhaling from the electronic atomizer is acquired.

[0024] In an embodiment of the present application, the inhalation information may be information generated when a user inhales from the electronic atomizer.

[0025] When the operation S11 is performed, the electronic atomizer is in a heated state. The electronic atomizer can heat the e-liquid in the cartridge through resistors, microwaves, light waves, electromagnetic waves and the like. When the user inhales, a pneumatic induction switch is opened under an action of an inhaled air flow to allow the electronic atomizer to heat a resistor (or a resistor wire), to allow the resistor to generate heat and heat the e-liquid in a reservoir of the cartridge. In this way, the e-liquid is heated up to an atomization temperature and becomes a gaseous state. Therefore, the user can inhale the atomized gaseous e-liquid.

[0026] The inhalation information may further include information of a cartridge to which a heating circuit in the electronic atomizer is connected or circuit information in a heating circuit of the electronic atomizer when an inhalation is performed. Alternatively, the inhalation information may indicate that the user has performed a valid inhalation of the electronic atomizer.

[0027] At operation S12, a target circuit resistor corresponding to the inhalation information is determined, in which the target circuit resistor is configured for a heating circuit to which a target cartridge belongs in the electronic atomizer, and the target cartridge is one of the at least two cartridges of the electronic atomizer.

[0028] In an embodiment of the present application, the target circuit resistor corresponding to the inhalation information is also a target circuit resistor corresponding to the target cartridge, and may indicate relative position information of the target cartridge in the electronic atomizer. The target circuit resistor is pre-configured for a respective one of heating circuits in the electronic atomizer, different heating circuits are provided with different circuit resistors, and each of the different heating circuits may also correspond to a position of a respective one of the cartridge chambers for accommodating the cartridges.

[0029] In one implementation, the inhalation information causes a pneumatic switch of the electronic atomizer to be turned on, a heating circuit in the electronic atomizer to be turned on and the e-liquid in a cartridge to be heated. When a heating circuit is turned on, which heating circuit is the heating circuit currently turned on can be determined based on a circuit resistor, to determine the relative position information of the cartridge in the electronic atomizer, so that each of different cartridges in the electronic atomizer acquires unique position information through a respective one of different circuit resistors.

[0030] In an embodiment of the present application, each of a plurality of cartridges in the electronic atomizer is pre-configured with corresponding cartridge parameter information when it is produced. When cartridges are loaded into the electronic atomizer, the electronic atomizer can read the pre-configured cartridge parameter information of the cartridges, determine the position information of the loaded cartridges, and then bind the cartridge parameter information with the position information, to allow the cartridge parameter information to be bound with different positions in the electronic atomizer. The cartridge parameter information may include remaining amount information (remaining number of times of available inhalation or remaining amount of the e-liquid), ingredients, a place of production and a production date of the cartridge, and / or other information of the cartridge. When the user inhales, the remaining amount information of the cartridge may be updated according to the number of times of inhalation.

[0031] At operation S13, a correspondence relationship between the target circuit resistor and remaining amount information corresponding to the target cartridge is recorded, in which the remaining amount information corresponding to the target cartridge is obtained by updating total amount information of e-liquid contained in the target cartridge according to the inhalation information.

[0032] In an embodiment of the present application, in the at least two cartridges, the cartridges with different cartridge resistor information correspond to different cartridge parameter information. The cartridge parameter information includes total amount information of the e-liquid contained in the target cartridge. The correspondence relationship between the circuit resistor of each of the heating circuits and the remaining amount information (or total amount information) of the e-liquid in a respective one of the cartridges is pre-stored in the electronic atomizer. The position information corresponds to the heating circuits configured for different cartridge chambers in the electronic atomizer, in which the cartridge chambers are configured to accommodate the cartridges. The total amount information (or initial amount) may be expressed as the total number of times of available inhalation.

[0033] In a possible implementation, in the at least two cartridges of the electronic atomizer, cartridges with different initial amounts have different electrical characteristic parameters. For example, cartridges with different initial amounts have different resistor, different capacitance, different inductance, different atomization temperature and so on. After the cartridge is loaded into the cartridge chamber in the electronic atomizer and connected to the heating circuit, electrical characteristic parameters of the cartridge may be determined via circuit parameters in the heating circuit, such as a voltage, a current and so on, and in turn an initial amount corresponding to the cartridge may be determined according to a correspondence relationship between the electrical characteristic parameters of the cartridge and the cartridge parameter information. Furthermore, before the cartridges are loaded into the electronic atomizer, a correspondence relationship between the electrical characteristic parameters of different cartridges and different initial amounts is stored in the electronic atomizer.

[0034] In another implementation, when the cartridges are first loaded into the electronic atomizer, the initial amounts of the cartridges may also be determined by receiving external instructions.

[0035] In yet another implementation, when the cartridges are first loaded into the electronic atomizer, the initial amounts of the cartridges may also be determined by receiving external communication information.

[0036] The operation that the remaining amount information corresponding to the target cartridge is recorded according to the position information and the inhalation information may include the following operation. The number of times of inhalation is determined according to the inhalation information, and the remaining amount information is updated in the cartridge parameter of the target cartridge. The updated remaining amount information is original remaining amount information in the cartridge parameter, minus the inhalation amount corresponding to the current inhalation information.

[0037] The remaining amount information corresponding to the target cartridge may be displayed as a remaining percentage, a remaining milliliter, or a remaining number of times of available inhalation. In a case that the remaining amount information is displayed as a remaining percentage, after each inhalation is performed, the amount of the e-liquid consumed in the single inhalation is converted into a percentage according to the timing at the time of inhalation, and then the percentage consumed in this inhalation is subtracted from the latest percentage of the cartridge parameter.

[0038] At operation S14, the remaining amount information is fed back to a user.

[0039] In an embodiment of the present application, when the remaining amount information is fed back to the user, the feedback may be performed by displaying the remaining amount information, broadcasting a remaining amount prompt sound, or the like. When the remaining amount information is fed back to the user by the displaying, the remaining amount information may be displayed via a display screen provided by the electronic atomizer. Alternatively, the remaining amount information may be displayed via an indicator lamp configured for the electronic atomizer. For example, the remaining amount may be indicated via the number of remaining lighting cells of the indicator lamp.

[0040] When the remaining amount information is fed back to the user by broadcasting a prompt tone, the remaining amount can be fed back to the user via a sound effect indicating the remaining amount. For example, broadcasting a prompt short sound effect indicates that the remaining amount is reduced by 10%, and broadcasting a long sound effect indicates that the remaining amount is reduced by 50%. The remaining amount may also be fed back to the user via a verbal sound, for example, broadcasting "the remaining number of times of inhalation is 10".

[0041] With the diversified needs of the market, the functions of the electronic atomizer are becoming more and more diversified. For example, the electronic atomizer allows the user to set personalized parameters in some configurations. Loading two or more cartridges is also a development direction for the electronic atomizer. An electronic atomizer loaded with a plurality of cartridges allows the user to switch the cartridge and change inhalation flavor during the inhalation. Furthermore, after two or more cartridges are loaded, the total inhalation time of the electronic atomizer increases, which reduces the number of times the user change the cartridge, and which provides the user with more convenience.

[0042] However, the electronic atomizer provided with more than two cartridges also creates new usage problems. Since more than two cartridges are provided, and different cartridges can be switched, it is easy for the user to forget which cartridge did the user switched to after the cartridge is switched. Moreover, for the cartridge that has been inhaled, it is easy for the user to forget the remaining amount of the e-liquid, making it difficult to make a quick and accurate judgment on whether he / she could continue to inhale from the current cartridge, when to switch the cartridge, and which cartridge to be switched. In addition, if the user continues to inhale after the e-liquid of the cartridge has been used up, it is easy to inhale scorched flavor generated by the heating of the empty cartridge, and the next time the cartridge is switched, the user may still use this cartridge free of the e-liquid, which causes troubles to the user.

[0043] In an embodiment of the present application, when the target cartridge in the electronic atomizer including at least two cartridges is inhaled, the remaining amount is modified and fed back to the user. In this way, the user can confirm that the current cartridge is continued to be inhaled or the cartridge is switched according to the remaining amount information, which may improve the inhalation experience of the user.

[0044] In one implementation, before the operation that the correspondence relationship between the target circuit resistor and the remaining amount information corresponding to the target cartridge is performed, the method further includes the following operations. Cartridge resistor information of the target cartridge is determined according to the inhalation information. A pre-stored correspondence relationship between the cartridge resistor information and cartridge parameter information is queried, and the cartridge parameter information of the target cartridge is acquired according to the cartridge resistor information. The cartridge parameter information includes the total amount information.

[0045] In an embodiment of the present application, when the target cartridge is inhaled after being loaded into the electronic atomizer, the heating circuit corresponding to the target cartridge is turned on, and the resistor of the target cartridge may be calculated via the current in the circuit. When cartridges of the electronic atomizer are produced, the cartridges with different cartridge parameters have different resistors. A correspondence relationship between the cartridge resistor information and the cartridge parameter information of the cartridge is stored in the electronic atomizer. The cartridge parameter information may include the flavor and the total amount information of the cartridge, as well as the proportion of ingredients of the e-liquid in the cartridge. The total amount information may specifically be the total number of times of inhalation or the percentage of the e-liquid consumed in a single inhalation.

[0046] In an embodiment of the present application, after the target cartridge is loaded into the electronic atomizer for the first time, a target circuit resistor to which the target cartridge is connected in the electronic atomizer may be determined according to a connection status of the heating circuit, to determine relative position information of the cartridge in the electronic atomizer, corresponding cartridge parameter information may be queried according to the resistor to which the target cartridge is connected in the electronic atomizer, the correspondence relationship between the cartridge parameter information and the position information may be recorded, and a part of the cartridge parameter information may be displayed.

[0047] In the subsequent use process, when the user switches the cartridge and updates the target cartridge, the target circuit resistor is also updated, and the displayed remaining amount information is updated. Therefore, when using the electronic atomizer, the user can switch the cartridge before one cartridge is not fully consumed, and can know which cartridge the user switches to.

[0048] In one implementation, the cartridge parameter information further includes type information of the target cartridge. The cartridge information processing method based on the electronic atomizer further includes the following operation. The type information of the target cartridge is displayed.

[0049] In an embodiment of the present application, the type information of the target cartridge may include information obtained by classifying the target cartridge according to the cartridge parameter information of the target cartridge. For example, the target cartridge may be classified according to the flavor, or the target cartridge may be classified according to the model number of the target cartridge, or the target cartridge may be classified according to whether or not it contains nicotine or the like, or the target cartridge may also be classified according to the manufacturer.

[0050] In one implementation, the cartridge information processing method based on the electronic atomizer further includes the following operations. Information that cartridges are loaded into the electronic atomizer is detected. The number of the cartridges loaded into the electronic atomizer is updated. The operation that the inhalation information for inhaling from the electronic atomizer is acquired is returned in case that the number of the cartridges loaded into the electronic atomizer reaches a preset threshold.

[0051] In an embodiment of the present application, in case that the cartridge is not loaded, the circuit corresponding to the cartridge chamber may be in a disconnected state, and after the cartridge is loaded, the electrical level in the circuit corresponding to the cartridge chamber changes. At least two cartridge chambers are provided in the electronic atomizer, and heating circuits corresponding to different cartridge chambers may be provided with different circuit resistors. Therefore, different current or voltage characteristics are generated after the cartridges are loaded into the heating circuits or the heating circuits are turned on, to allow all heating circuits to be differentially numbered according to the circuit resistor information in the heating circuits.

[0052] Alternatively, within the electronic atomizer, each of the heating circuits corresponding to different cartridge chambers may be turned on in case that the corresponding cartridge is switched to an inhalation position. Different resistors may be arranged in different heating circuits and adopt different resistance values. The resistance values of different heating circuits are recorded and are set as serial numbers or identifications for identifying different position information. After a cartridge is loaded, if the user inhales, the corresponding heating circuit can be turned on, and then the specific corresponding heating circuit and the corresponding position information of the cartridge can be determined according to the change of the current.

[0053] In an embodiment of the present application, the position information is assigned to the cartridge. The operation that the position information is assigned to the cartridge may include the following operation. The position information is bound with the cartridge parameter information of the cartridge. Accordingly, every time a piece of position information is switched, the currently turned-on cartridge may be known according to the currently turned-on heating circuit.

[0054] In one implementation, the operation that the target circuit resistor corresponding to the inhalation information is determined includes the following operation. A target circuit corresponding to the inhalation information is determined, and a resistance value of a resistor preset in the target circuit is set as the target circuit resistor.

[0055] In an embodiment of the present application, the resistor provided in the heating circuit can realize the purpose of differentiating the relative position information of the cartridges through a simple circuit structure.

[0056] In one implementation, the cartridge information processing method based on the electronic atomizer further includes the following operations. Cartridge switching information is received. A next cartridge after the target cartridge is switched is set to be a new target cartridge. The operation that the inhalation information for inhaling from the electronic atomizer is acquired is returned.

[0057] In an embodiment of the present application, different cartridges can be switched through a spring switch or a rotary switch. Furthermore, after the cartridge is switched, the cartridge parameter information of the new target cartridge is fed back to the user.

[0058] In an embodiment of the present application, the correspondence relationship pre-stored in a microprocessor of the electronic atomizer includes a correspondence relationship between the resistors and different cartridge parameter information of a plurality of different cartridges. After the specific heating circuit corresponding to the inhalation is determined, a correspondence relationship between a circuit resistor of the heating circuit and the cartridge parameter may be established, to allow the switched cartridge parameter information to be determined according to the resistor of the switched heating circuit at the time of switching. In an example, the pre-stored correspondence relationship is shown in Table 1. Table 1Resistor of cartridgeCircuit resistorCartridge parameter information1 ohm20 ohmBrand 1, total amount 2 ml, watermelon flavor, nicotine-free, the number of inhalations 100, date of production XXXX2 ohm4 ohmBrand 2, total amount 2 ml, lemon flavor, containing nicotine, the number of inhalations 100, date of production YYYY3 ohm1 ohmBrand 3, total amount 1.5 ml, tobacco flavor, nicotine-free, the number of inhalations 70, date of production ZZZZ4 ohm10 ohmBrand 1, total amount 2 ml, tea flavor, nicotine-free, the number of inhalations 100, date of production XYZX

[0059] In Table 1, the total amount information of each cartridge, that is, the initial amount, is expressed by the number of inhalations. In other examples, the total amount information of each cartridge may be recorded by a combination of the total amount with the consumption amount per inhalation (or the consumption amount per unit time of inhalation).

[0060] In an example, the electronic atomizer is provided with a plurality of cartridge chambers. In case that at least one cartridge chamber is loaded with a cartridge, a cartridge chamber may be selected for inhalation. A cartridge chamber without a cartridge may default to a cartridge chamber loaded with a cartridge with an amount of 0. After the newly loaded cartridge is inhaled for the first time, the correspondence relationship between the position information and the cartridge parameter information of the cartridge can be acquired. As shown in FIG. 2, after the system of the electronic atomizer is initialized, operations S21 to S25 are performed for each cartridge loaded into the electronic atomizer. Operations S21 to S25 correspond to operations performed before the operation S11 shown in FIG. 1 in an example.

[0061] At operation S21, position information of a currently connected target cartridge is acquired.

[0062] The position information of different cartridge chambers may correspond to interfaces of a rotary encoder. The operation that the position information of the currently connected target cartridge is acquired may include the following operation. The position information corresponding to an interface of the rotary encoder connected to the target cartridge is assigned to the target cartridge.

[0063] At operation S22, inhalation information for inhaling from the electronic atomizer is acquired.

[0064] At operation S23, cartridge resistor information of the target cartridge is acquired.

[0065] At operation S24, cartridge parameter information corresponding to the cartridge resistor information of the target cartridge is queried in a preset correspondence relationship.

[0066] At operation S25, the cartridge parameter information is bound with the position information.

[0067] In other possible implementations, a serial number of the rotary encoder may be assigned to the target cartridge first, the serial number may serve as the position information, and then the position information may be bound with the cartridge parameter information to obtain a corresponding relationship between the position information and the cartridge parameter information.

[0068] In one implementation, switching information is generated in case that a rotary mechanism and the cartridge chambers rotate. The cartridge in each cartridge chamber is connected to a corresponding circuit. The rotary mechanism includes a rotary needle. The rotary needle is connected to the circuit corresponding to the cartridge in case that the cartridge is rotated to a position corresponding to the rotary needle with the rotation of the rotary mechanism.

[0069] In an embodiment of the present application, the electronic atomizer includes a rotary mechanism, and a Printed Circuit Board Assembly, PCBA is connected to the rotary mechanism. A plurality of heating circuits of the electronic atomizer may be deployed through the PCBA.

[0070] As an example, a circuit resistor is arranged on the PCBA connected to the rotary mechanism through a circuit shown in FIG. 3. Taking the electronic atomizer provided with four cartridges as an example, the four cartridges correspond to four heating circuits, and each heating circuit is provided with at least one circuit resistor for identifying the circuit as a unique serial number of the heating circuit. The circuit resistors corresponding to the heating circuits may be connected in series in the manner shown in FIG. 3, and include resistors R1, R2, R3 and R4. Two contacts are provided at two ends of each circuit resistor, and in case that the electronic atomizer is provided with the four cartridges, the contacts include PAD1, PAD2, PAD3 and PAD4 shown in FIG. 3. Exemplarily, each contact may be a pad contact. The four resistors shown in FIG. 3 form a one-to-one correspondence relationship with the four cartridge chambers (also called cartridge slots). In a specific example, the contact may be connected to a detection circuit through a pogo pin. The detection circuit is configured to detect a circuit resistor in a currently connected heating circuit in the electronic atomizer.

[0071] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a detection circuit according to an example of the present application. The detection circuit may be configured to detect the resistor of the heating circuit. The detection circuit is provided with at least one detection resistor 41 (R41), as well as a necessary detection capacitor 42 and a switching circuit 43, and performs a voltage division detection of the circuit resistor in the heating circuit. After the four cartridges have been loaded in place by the user, in case that it is detected that the user start the ignition by pressing a key of the electronic atomizer or through a microphone of the electronic atomizer to make the key signal key = 1 or the microphone sensor signal mic = 1, the electrical level of a load end of the detection circuit is pulled down, that is, LOAD_EN = 0 in FIG. 4, and an Analog-to-Digital Converter, ADC detection is started to acquire voltages of points AC0+ and V_OUT as shown in FIG. 4. Two detection points 44 are provided between AC0 and V_OUT. The two detection points 44 may be connected to two ends of the circuit resistor of the heating circuit and detect the voltage across the two ends of the circuit resistor. Then, an arithmetic program is executed to obtain the circuit resistor R = (V_OUT × 10) / (V_AC0-V_OUT) of the currently detected heating circuit via (V_AC0-V_OUT) / R41 = V_OUT / R. According to the calculated value of R (for example, the value of circuit resistor in Table 1), it is possible to judge which heating circuit is the currently detected heating circuit, to allow the resistor information of the heating circuits corresponding to the four cartridges to be judged one by one.

[0072] FIG. 5 is a schematic exploded diagram of an electronic atomizer according to an example of the present application. The electronic atomizer includes a cartridge 51, a cartridge chamber 52, a PCBA 53, and a battery and detection mechanism 54. The electronic atomizer may include a plurality of cartridges 51, and for example, in the example shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, four cartridges are provided. Correspondingly, four cartridge chambers 52 are provided for accommodating the four cartridges. The battery and detection mechanism 54 may include the detection circuit shown in FIG. 4. The PCBA 53 may include the circuit shown in FIG. 3, and in the circuit of the PCBA 53, the circuit resistors of the heating circuits may be connected in series in the manner as shown in FIG. 3.

[0073] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of partial details of the cartridge chambers and the PCBA based on the example shown in FIG. 5. Contacts 61 of the PCBA are spaced apart from cartridge chambers 62 of the PCBA. In case that the target cartridge is connected to the detection circuit, the user can turn on the heating circuits through an ignition switch or a microphone sensor.

[0074] FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating a connection of the cartridges, the PCBA and the detection circuit based on the example shown in FIG. 6. After the cartridge 71 is loaded into the cartridge chamber 62, one of two connection points 72 of the cartridge 71 can be connected to one of a cartridge output positive electrode 73 and a cartridge output negative electrode 74 of the battery and the detection mechanism, and another one of the two connection points 72 of the cartridge 71 can be connected to another one of the cartridge output positive electrode 73 and the cartridge output negative electrode 74 of the battery and the detection mechanism. One of a detection positive electrode 75 and a detection negative electrode 76 of the detection circuit is connected to one of four contacts of the PCBA, and another one of the detection positive electrode 75 and the detection negative electrode 76 of the detection circuit is connected to another one of the four contacts of the PCBA.

[0075] In other implementations, the switching information may also be generated in case that a rotary encoder fixed with respect to the cartridge is rotated.

[0076] The rotary encoder can be a device configured to measure a rotation speed and cooperate with Pulse Width Modulation, PWM technology to achieve fast modulation of the speed. An operation mode of the rotary encoder may include a photoelectric operation mode, a magnetoelectric operation mode, or a contact operation mode. The working principle of the photoelectric rotary encoder is as follows. In case that a shaft of the rotary encoder drives a grating disk to rotate, the light emitted by a light emitting element is cut into intermittent light by a slit of the grating disk, and is received by a receiving element to generate an initial signal. After the signal is processed by a subsequent circuit, a pulse or code signal is output. The rotary encoder may include an integrated circuit chip, interfaces of the integrated circuit chip are connected to the heating circuits, and the rotary encoder is also connected to the cartridge chambers in the electronic atomizer in one-to-one correspondence relationship. Therefore, in case that the heating circuit to which the cartridge is connected is turned on, the currently turned-on cartridge chamber may be known according to the interface of the circuit chip of the rotary encoder connected to the heating circuit, and in turn the specific connected cartridge may be known.

[0077] In one implementation, the operation that the remaining amount information is fed back to the user includes the following operations. The remaining amount information is displayed; and / or in case that the remaining amount information indicates that the remaining amount of the target cartridge is less than a preset threshold, an alarm message is prompted.

[0078] In an embodiment of the present application, the preset threshold may be a smaller value close to 0. The preset threshold indicates that the e-liquid in the target cartridge has been used up, or the remaining e-liquid is insufficient for one inhalation.

[0079] In an embodiment of the present application, in case that the remaining amount information indicates that the remaining amount of the target cartridge is less than the preset threshold, the circuit corresponding to the target cartridge may be forcibly turned off, so that the target cartridge cannot be inhaled.

[0080] In one implementation, the remaining amount information is at least one of information of remaining number of times of inhalation, information of remaining inhalation duration, or information of a percentage of remaining amount.

[0081] In an embodiment of the present application, the information of remaining number of times of inhalation may be represented as a numerical value. The information of the percentage of remaining amount may be represented as a numerical value or a progress bar. The information of remaining inhalation duration may be represented as a time value.

[0082] In an example, the remaining amount information is information of remaining inhalation duration. In an example, the cartridge information processing method based on the electronic atomizer further includes operations S81 to S88 as shown in FIG. 8. In combination with the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the operations S81 to S83 as shown in FIG. 8 may be performed before the operation S11.

[0083] At operation S81, a Micro Central Unit, MCU in the electronic atomizer determines cartridge parameter information of a newly loaded target cartridge according to a pre-stored correspondence relationship.

[0084] At operation S82, the MCU converts an initial amount in the cartridge parameter information into information of remaining inhalation duration.

[0085] At operation S83, the remaining inhalation duration is displayed.

[0086] In case that the user inhales the target cartridge, operations S84 to S85 are performed. The operations S84 and S85 are the same as the operations S11 to S12 in FIG. 1, and the implementation of the operations S84 and S85 can take reference to the related embodiments.

[0087] The operations S86 to S87 correspond to the execution of the operations S13 to S14 shown in FIG. 1 in the present example.

[0088] At operation S86, the remaining inhalation duration corresponding to the target cartridge is updated according to the target circuit resistor and the inhalation information. The remaining inhalation duration is equivalent to the total amount information and the remaining amount information in the foregoing embodiments.

[0089] At operation S87, the remaining inhalation duration is fed back to the user.

[0090] The operation S88 corresponds to a subsequent operation after the operation S14 shown in FIG. 1 in the present example.

[0091] At operation S88, in case that the remaining inhalation duration is less than a preset duration threshold, an alarm message is prompted.

[0092] In one implementation, the cartridge information processing method based on the electronic atomizer further includes the following operation. External setting information is received, and the remaining amount information corresponding to the target cartridge is modified according to the external setting information.

[0093] In case that the user removes the target cartridge from the electronic atomizer before the target cartridge is not fully consumed, the user may reload the removed target cartridge into the electronic atomizer. At this time, the cartridge is identified through the electrical characteristic parameters of the cartridge, which may make the acquired remaining amount information not accurate enough. Therefore, the external setting information of the cartridge can be received by receiving external instructions or external communication information, and the remaining amount information of the cartridge can be updated according to the external setting information, which may more accurately record the remaining amount of the cartridge and provide more accurate reference for the user.

[0094] Furthermore, if the amount of the e-liquid consumed by the user during one inhalation is relatively large or is relatively small, the user can also adjust the total amount information of the cartridge through the external setting information after the cartridge is initially loaded into the electronic atomizer, to allow the total amount information of the cartridge to be adapted to the individual inhalation habit of the user.

[0095] An embodiment of the present application also provides a cartridge information processing apparatus based on an electronic atomizer. The electronic atomizer includes at least two cartridges. As shown in FIG. 9, the cartridge information processing apparatus based on the electronic atomizer includes an inhalation information acquisition module 91, a position information determination module 92, a remaining amount information update module 93, and a feedback module 94.

[0096] The inhalation information acquisition module 91 is configured to acquire inhalation information for inhaling from the electronic atomizer. The position information determination module 92 is configured to determine a target circuit resistor corresponding to the inhalation information. The target circuit resistor is configured for a heating circuit to which a target cartridge belongs in the electronic atomizer. The target cartridge is one of the at least two cartridges of the electronic atomizer. The remaining amount information update module 93 is configured to record a correspondence relationship between the target cartridge and remaining amount information corresponding to the target circuit resistor. The remaining amount information corresponding to the target cartridge is obtained by updating total amount information of e-liquid contained in the target cartridge according to the inhalation information. The feedback module 94 is configured to feed back the remaining amount information to the user.

[0097] In one implementation, the cartridge information processing apparatus based on the electronic atomizer includes a resistor information determination module and a query module. The resistor information determination module is configured to determine cartridge resistor information of the target cartridge according to the inhalation information. The query module is configured to query a pre-stored correspondence relationship between the cartridge resistor information and cartridge parameter information, and acquire the cartridge parameter information of the target cartridge according to the cartridge resistor information. The cartridge parameter information includes the total amount information.

[0098] In one implementation, the cartridge parameter information further includes type information of the target cartridge. The feedback module is further configured to display the type information of the target cartridge.

[0099] In one implementation, the cartridge information processing apparatus based on the electronic atomizer further includes a loading module and a number update module. The loading module is configured to detect information that a cartridge is loaded into the electronic atomizer. The number update module is configured to update the number of cartridges loaded into the electronic atomizer. The inhalation information acquisition module is triggered in case that the number of cartridges loaded into the electronic atomizer reaches a preset threshold.

[0100] In one implementation, the cartridge information processing apparatus based on the electronic atomizer further includes a switching information receiving module and a switching module. The switching information receiving module is configured to receive cartridge switching information. The switching module is configured to set a next cartridge after the target cartridge is switched to be a new target cartridge, and trigger the inhalation information acquisition module.

[0101] In one implementation, the switching information is generated in case that a rotary mechanism and cartridge chambers rotate. The cartridge in each of the cartridge chambers is connected to a corresponding circuit. The rotary mechanism includes a rotary needle. The rotary needle is connected to the circuit corresponding to the cartridge in case that the cartridge is rotated to a position corresponding to the rotary needle with the rotation of the rotary mechanism.

[0102] In one implementation, the feedback module is further configured to display the remaining amount information; and / or prompt an alarm message in case that the remaining amount information indicates that the remaining amount of the target cartridge is less than a preset threshold.

[0103] In one implementation, the remaining amount information is at least one of information of remaining number of times of inhalation, information of remaining inhalation duration, or information of a percentage of remaining amount.

[0104] In an example of the present application, as shown in FIG. 10, the cartridge information processing apparatus based on the electronic atomizer includes a power supply module 101, an MCU control module 102, a display module 103, a startup module 104, an output control module 105, a load detection module 106, and a cartridge marking module 107.

[0105] The power supply module 101 is configured to supply power to the entire circuit. The MCU control module 102 is configured to receive and process external instructions and execute processing instructions acquired internally or externally. The MCU control module is configured to execute the operations of the query module, the remaining amount update module, and the cartridge parameter information determination module in the foregoing embodiments and related embodiments. The display module 103 is configured to display information such as the serial number of a plurality of cartridges, the amount of the e-liquid, and the amount of electricity, and is equivalent to the feedback module in the foregoing embodiments. The startup module 104 is started by a button or a microphone sensor, is configured to start an ignition output or other trigger mechanism, and is equivalent to the inhalation information acquisition module in the foregoing embodiments. The output control module 105 may be controlled by a PMW signal, is configured to execute an output control command to adjust an output scheme and acquire the cartridge resistance value information, and is equivalent to the resistor information determination module in the foregoing embodiments. The output control module 105 is further configured to assist the startup module 104 in outputting a start command and assist the MCU control module 102 in determining the cartridge parameter information. The load detection module 106 and the cartridge marking module 107 are configured to acquire the circuit resistor of each cartridge, and are equivalent to the resistor information determination module, the query module, the loading module, the remaining amount information update module, the number update module, the switching information receiving module, and the switching module in the foregoing embodiments.

[0106] In an example of the present application, the MCU control module 102 in FIG. 10 may include a microprocessor chip, and the microprocessor chip may include a plurality of pins. In a case that the example shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 7 is combined with the example shown in FIG. 10, the cartridge output positive electrode, the plurality of pins of the microprocessor chip may be connected to the cartridge output positive electrode, the cartridge output negative electrode, the detection positive electrode, and the detection negative electrode.

[0107] An embodiment of the present application further provides an electronic device, including a processor and a memory. The memory is configured to store programs of the method provided by any one of the embodiments of the present application executed by the electronic device, and store data related to the implementation of the method provided by any one of the embodiments of the present application. The processor is configured to execute the programs stored in the memory.

[0108] The embodiments of the present application described above are a combination of the elements and the features of the present application. Unless otherwise mentioned, the elements or features may be regarded as optional. Individual elements or features may be practiced without combination with other elements or features. Furthermore, the embodiments of the present application may be constructed by combining partial elements and / or features. The order of the operations described in the embodiments of the present application may be reordered. Some configurations of any embodiment may be included in another embodiment and may be replaced with corresponding configurations of another embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that claims in the appended claims that are not explicitly referenced to each other may be combined into embodiments of the present application or may be included as new claims in the amendments after filing of the present application.

[0109] In a firmware or software configuration manner, the embodiments of the present application may be implemented in the form of modules, processes, functions, and the like. The software code may be stored in a memory unit and executed by a processor. The memory unit is located internal or external to the processor, and may send data to the processor and receive data from the processor via various known means.

[0110] Various aspects of the system and method described herein may be implemented as functions programmed into any of a variety of circuits including programmable logic devices, PLDs, such as field programmable gate arrays, FPGAs, programmable array logic, PAL devices, electronic programmable logic and storage devices, standard cell-based devices, and an application specific integrated circuit, ASIC. Some other possibilities for implementing these aspects of the system include a microcontroller provided with a memory, such as an electronically erasable programmable read-only memory, EEPROM, an embedded microprocessor, firmware, software, etc. Furthermore, these aspects of the system may be embodied in a microprocessor with software-based circuit simulation, discrete logic (sequential and combinatorial), custom devices, fuzzy (neural) logic, quantum devices, and combinations of any of the various device types described above. Certainly, the underlying device technology may be provided in a variety of component types, such as metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor, MOSFET technology such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor, CMOS, bipolar technology such as emitter coupled logic, ECL, polymer technology (for example, silicon conjugated polymer and metal conjugated polymer metal structures), hybrid analog and digital, and the like.

[0111] The various functions or processes disclosed herein may be described as data and / or instructions embodied in various computer-readable media in terms of their behavior, register transfers, logic components, transistors, geometric layouts, and / or other features. Computer-readable media that may contain such formatted data and / or instructions include, but are not limited to, various forms of non-volatile storage media (for example, optical, magnetic, or semiconductor storage media) and carrier waves, which may be configured to transmit such formatted data and / or instructions through wireless, optical, or wired signal media, or any combination thereof. Such data and / or instructions may be processed by a processing entity (for example, one or more processors) when received by any of various circuits (for example, a computer).

[0112] The above description of the illustrated embodiments of the system and method is not intended to be exhaustive or is not intended to limit the system and method to the precise forms disclosed. Although specific embodiments and examples of the system components and the method are described herein for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various equivalent modifications can be made within the scope of the system, the components and the method. The teachings of the system and method provided herein may be applied to other processing systems and methods, and not only to the system and method described above.

[0113] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and / or modifications may be made to the present application shown in particular embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the broad description of the present application. Accordingly, the present embodiments are to be regarded in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. Furthermore, the present application includes any combination of features (including features in the abstract section) described for different embodiments, even if the features or combination of features are not explicitly specified in the claims or the detailed description of the present embodiment.

[0114] Generally, the terminologies used in the following claims should not be construed as limiting the system and method to the particular embodiments disclosed in the specification and claims, but should be construed as encompassing all processing systems operating in the claims. Accordingly, the system and method are not limited by the present application, but the scope of the system and method is determined solely by the claims.

[0115] Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, throughout the specification and claims, wordings such as "include" and "including" are to be construed in an encompassed sense, rather than in an exclusive or exhaustive sense. That is, wordings such as "include" and "including" are to be construed in the meaning of "including but not limited to". Wordings which use the singular or plural also include the singular or plural respectively. Furthermore, wordings "herein", "hereinafter", "above", "below", and wordings having similar meanings refer to the present application as a whole, and do not refer to any particular portion of the present application. When the wording "or" relates to a list of two or more items, the wording "or" includes all of the following interpretations of the wording: any item in the list, all items in the list, and any combination of items in the list.

[0116] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used merely for descriptive purposes, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance thereof or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly mean that one said feature or a plurality off said features are included. In the description of the embodiments of the present application, "a plurality of" means more than two, unless explicitly and specifically defined otherwise.

[0117] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the present application. Any modifications, equivalents, substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present application should be included within the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A cartridge information processing method based on an electronic atomizer, the electronic atomizer comprising at least two cartridges, characterized in that the method comprises: acquiring (S11, S84) inhalation information for inhaling from the electronic atomizer; determining (S12, S85) a target circuit resistor corresponding to the inhalation information, wherein the target circuit resistor is configured for a heating circuit to which a target cartridge belongs in the electronic atomizer, and the target cartridge is one of the at least two cartridges of the electronic atomizer; recording (S13) a correspondence relationship between the target circuit resistor and remaining amount information corresponding to the target cartridge, wherein the remaining amount information corresponding to the target cartridge is obtained by updating total amount information of e-liquid contained in the target cartridge according to the inhalation information; and feeding back (S14) the remaining amount information to a user.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein before recording (S13) the correspondence relationship between the target circuit resistor and the remaining amount information corresponding to the target cartridge, the method further comprises: determining cartridge resistor information of the target cartridge according to the inhalation information; and querying a pre-stored correspondence relationship between the cartridge resistor information and cartridge parameter information, and acquiring the cartridge parameter information of the target cartridge according to the cartridge resistor information, wherein the cartridge parameter information includes the total amount information.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the cartridge parameter information further comprises type information of the at least two cartridges, and the method further comprises: displaying the type information of the target cartridge.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the method further comprises: detecting information that cartridges are loaded into the electronic atomizer; updating a number of the cartridges loaded into the electronic atomizer; and returning the operation of determining the cartridge resistor information of the target cartridge according to the inhalation information in case that the number of the cartridges reaches a preset threshold.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein determining (S12) the target circuit resistor corresponding to the inhalation information comprises: determining a target circuit corresponding to the inhalation information; and setting a resistance value of a resistor preset in the target circuit as the target circuit resistor.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the method further comprises: receiving cartridge switching information; setting a next cartridge after the target cartridge is switched to be a new target cartridge; and returning an operation of acquiring the inhalation information for inhaling from the electronic atomizer.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the cartridge switching information is generated in case that a rotary mechanism and cartridge chambers rotate, the cartridge in each of the cartridge chambers being connected to a corresponding circuit, the rotary mechanism comprising a rotary needle, the rotary needle being connected to the circuit corresponding to the cartridge in case that the cartridge is rotated to a position corresponding to the rotary needle with a rotation of the rotary mechanism.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein feeding back (S14) the remaining amount information to the user comprises: displaying the remaining amount information; and / or prompting an alarm message in case that the remaining amount information indicates that a remaining amount of the target cartridge is less than a preset threshold.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the remaining amount information is at least one of information of remaining number of times of inhalation, information of remaining inhalation duration, or information of a percentage of remaining amount.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein before acquiring (S11) the inhalation information for inhaling from the electronic atomizer, the method comprises: acquiring (S21) position information of a currently connected target cartridge; acquiring (S22) the inhalation information for inhaling from the electronic atomizer; acquiring (S23) cartridge resistor information of the target cartridge; querying (S24) cartridge parameter information corresponding to the cartridge resistor information of the target cartridge in a preset correspondence relationship; and binding (S25) the cartridge parameter information with the position information.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the electronic atomizer is provided with cartridge chambers into which the at least two cartridges are loaded, the electronic atomizer comprises a rotary encoder coupled to the cartridge chambers, and position information of different cartridge chambers correspond to interfaces of the rotary encoder, wherein acquiring (S21) the position information of the currently connected target cartridge comprises: assigning, the position information corresponding to an interface of the rotary encoder connected to the target cartridge, to the target cartridge.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the remaining amount information is information of remaining inhalation duration, wherein before acquiring (S11, S84) the inhalation information for inhaling from the electronic atomizer, the method comprises: determining (S81), by a micro central unit in the electronic atomizer, cartridge parameter information of a newly loaded target cartridge according to a pre-stored correspondence relationship; converting (S82), by the micro central unit, an initial amount in the cartridge parameter information into information of remaining inhalation duration; and displaying (S83) the remaining inhalation duration, after determining (S12, S85) the target circuit resistor corresponding to the inhalation information, the method comprises: updating (S86) the remaining inhalation duration corresponding to the target cartridge according to the target circuit resistor and the inhalation information; feeding back (S87) the remaining inhalation duration to the user; and prompting (S88) an alarm message in case that the remaining inhalation duration is less than a preset duration threshold.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the method further comprises: receiving external setting information, and modifying the remaining amount information corresponding to the target cartridge according to the external setting information.

14. The method according to claim 9, wherein the information of remaining number of times of inhalation is represented as a numerical value, the information of the percentage of remaining amount is represented as a numerical value or a progress bar, and the information of remaining inhalation duration is represented as a time value.

15. An electronic device, characterized in that the electronic device comprises a processor and a memory; wherein the memory is configured to store programs of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14 executed by the electronic device, and store data related to implementation of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14; wherein the processor is configured to execute the programs stored in the memory.

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