Identity verification method and system for aerosol provision systems

Abstract

The embodiments of the present application disclose an identity verification method and system for an aerosol provision system, an aerosol provision system, a computer device, and a storage medium. The identity verification method comprises: the aerosol provision system receiving structured data sent by an external terminal device, wherein the structured data is obtained through eigenvalue calculation by the external terminal device according to first biometric information of a user to be verified; the aerosol provision system matches the structured data with the comparison data stored on the aerosol provision system to obtain a matching result; the aerosol provision system determines whether the user to be verified has passed the verification based on the matching result.

Description

[0001] IDENTITY VERIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEMS

[0002] Technical Field

[0003] The present invention relate to the field of aerosol provision technology, particularly to an identity verification method and system for an aerosol provision system, an aerosol provision system, a computer device, and a storage medium.

[0004] Background

[0005] To address the issue of youth access prevention (YAP) for aerosol provision systems (i.e. e-cigarettes), it is necessary to design a method that can effectively verify the user identity to prevent individuals who do not meet the age requirements from using e-cigarettes.

[0006] To address the aforementioned issues, binding the user's fingerprint information to the device is undoubtedly one of the simplest and most reliable methods. There are currently two commonly used methods to achieve this: one involves equipping e-cigarette devices with a built-in fingerprint sensor. When users use e-cigarettes, they need to undergo fingerprint verification before each session. The verification process typically occurs inside the device and is not affected by external communications. However, this method necessitates the integration of a sufficiently powerful microcontroller (MCU) into the e-cigarette device to handle the computational requirements of the verification process, which significantly increases the cost and complexity for the device. Another method is using a fingerprint sensor carried by an external terminal device, such as a smartphone, to verify the user's identity. Once the verification of the user's identity through the smartphone has passed, the smartphone can notify the device to activate itself via Bluetooth. However, if the verification process is on a smartphone, the activation command needs to be transmitted to the e-cigarette device via Bluetooth or other means. Therefore, the communication method may not be sufficiently secure, and if there is hacking behavior during the communication process, hackers could potentially intercept the activation command, leading to information leakage and other security issues.

[0007] Summary

[0008] In accordance with some embodiments described herein, there is provided an identity verification method for an aerosol provision system, the method comprising: the aerosol provision system receives structured data sent by an external terminal device, the structured data is obtained through eigenvalue calculation by the external terminal device according to first biometric information of a user to be verified; the aerosol provision system matches the structured data with the comparison data stored on the aerosol provision system to obtain a matching result; the aerosol provision system determine whether the user to be verified has passed the verification based on the matching result.

[0009] The identity verification for an aerosol provision system may be achieved without increasing the hardware cost of the product, while ensuring information security during the identity verification process.

[0010] Performing the eigenvalue calculation by the external terminal device according to first biometric information of a user to be verified may comprise: utilizing the external terminal device to obtain the first biometric information of the user to be verified, and encoding the first biometric information using a first preset encoding method to form the structured data.

[0011] By utilizing the external terminal device to obtain the first biometric information of the user to be verified and form the structured data, there may be no need to incorporate additional related hardware to the aerosol provision system, hence fewer computing resources of the system itself are consumed, reducing the computational burden on the aerosol provision system.

[0012] The generation process of the comparison data may comprise: utilizing the external terminal device to obtain second biometric information of registered users; and encoding the second biometric information using a second preset encoding method, and storing the encoding result to the aerosol provision system as the comparison data.

[0013] By storing the encoded comparison data in the aerosol provision system, the information security during the identity verification process may be further enhanced.

[0014] Matching, by the aerosol provision system, the structured data with the comparison data stored on the aerosol provision system to obtain a matching result may comprise: after the aerosol provision system has received the structured data, obtaining the comparison data stored in the aerosol provision system; and parsing the structured data and the comparison data using a decoding method corresponding to the first preset encoding method and a decoding method corresponding to the second preset encoding method, respectively, and matching parsing results of them to obtain the matching result.

[0015] Obtaining the comparison data stored in the aerosol provision system may comprise: obtaining identification information of the external terminal device, matching data stored in the aerosol provision system according to the identification information to obtain the comparison data corresponding to the external terminal device, the identification information is a unique identification of the external terminal device.

[0016] By matching the identification information of the external terminal device with the corresponding comparison data, the need to compare the structured data with all comparison data stored in the aerosol provision system during the subsequent matching process may be avoided, thereby reducing the computational load and improving matching efficiency.

[0017] The first preset encoding method may be the same as the second preset encoding method.

[0018] The use of the same encoding method for the comparison data and the structured data may reduce the complexity of decoding, further lower the computing capacity requirements of the aerosol provision system, and improve the matching efficiency.

[0019] The matching result may comprise a similarity value between the structured data and the comparison data, and the aerosol provision system determining whether the user to be verified passes the verification according to the matching result may comprise: comparing the similarity value between the structured data and the comparison data with a first preset threshold and a second preset threshold, if the matching result is not less than the first preset threshold and not larger than the second preset threshold, determining that the user to be verified passes the verification, and if not, determining that the user to be verified does not pass the verification, wherein the first preset threshold is less than the second preset threshold.

[0020] The second preset threshold may be 100%.

[0021] Due to external factors such as pressure and light, the first biometric information collected will change every time, which means the structured data transmitted to the aerosol provision system will be different with each transmission. Compared with a simple "activation command", the communication data is less likely to be monitored, intercepted, and forged, and only the aerosol provision system knows how to read, parse, and compare data, and if the data of the current round is the same as that of the previous round, it is considered suspicious, and at this point it can be determined that the user to be verified has failed the verification.

[0022] The method may further comprise: if the user to be verified passes the verification, activating or allowing to activate a heating device of the aerosol provision system to heat.

[0023] Only the user who has passed the verification is allowed to use the aerosol provision system, which may not only solve a problem of preventing youth access to e-cigarettes, but also prevents misuse by others.

[0024] The first biometric information may comprise at least one of a fingerprint, iris, face, voiceprint, and palmprint.

[0025] The second biometric information may be of the same type as the first biometric information. The aerosol provision system may comprise at least one of an atomizing e-cigarette and a heat-not-burn device.

[0026] In accordance with some embodiments described herein, there is provided an identity verification method for an aerosol provision system, the method comprising: an external terminal device obtains first biometric information of a user to be verified, obtaining structured data through eigenvalue calculation on the first biometric information and transmitting the structured data to the aerosol provision system.

[0027] Obtaining structured data through eigenvalue calculation on the first biometric information may comprise: encoding the first biometric information using a first preset encoding method to form the structured data.

[0028] The method may further comprise: utilizing the external terminal device to obtain second biometric information of registered users; and encoding the second biometric information using a second preset encoding method, and sending and storing the encoding result to the aerosol provision system as the comparison data.

[0029] In accordance with some embodiments described herein, there is provided an identity verification method for an aerosol provision system, the method comprising: obtaining first biometric information of a user to be verified using an external terminal device, and obtaining structured data through eigenvalue calculation on the first biometric information, and transmitting the structured data to the aerosol provision system; matching the structured data with comparison data stored in the aerosol provision system using the aerosol provision system to obtain a matching result; the aerosol provision system determines whether the user to be verified has passed the verification based on the matching result.

[0030] In accordance with some embodiments described herein, there is provided an aerosol provision system, the system comprising: a microcontroller to receive structured data sent by an external terminal device, match the structured data with comparison data stored in the aerosol provision system to obtain a matching result, and determine whether a user to be verified passes verification according to the matching result; the structured data is obtained through eigenvalue calculation by the external terminal device based on first biometric information of the user to be verified.

[0031] The system may further comprise: a heating device, configured to be activated or allowed to be activated to heat when the user to be verified has passed the verification.

[0032] In accordance with some embodiments described herein, there is provided an identity verification system for an aerosol provision system comprising the aerosol provision system according to the fourth aspect and an external terminal device, the external terminal device is configured to obtain first biometric information of a user to be verified, and obtain structured data through eigenvalue calculation on the first biometric information, and transmit the structured data to the aerosol provision system.

[0033] In accordance with some embodiments described herein, there is provided a computer device comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can run on the processor, and when executed by the processor, the computer program implements the identity verification method for an aerosol provision system according to any one of the first aspect to the third aspect.

[0034] In accordance with some embodiments described herein, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium, with a computer program stored therein, wherein, when executed, the computer program implements the identity verification method for an aerosol provision system according to any one of the first aspect to the third aspect.

[0035] One or more beneficial effects of any of the above may be as follows:

[0036] An external terminal device is adopted to obtain the first biometric information of a user to be verified, perform eigenvalue calculation to generate the structured data, and then transmit the structured data to the aerosol provision system. The aerosol provision system only needs to compare the structured data with the comparison data stored within it to determine whether the user to be verified has passed the verification. On the one hand, since the aerosol provision system does not need to collect biometric information or calculate the structured data that consumes significant computing resources, the aerosol provision system does not require additional hardware for biometric information collection, and meanwhile fewer computing resources in the aerosol provision system itself are utilized, thereby reducing costs. On the other hand, the comparison data is stored by the aerosol provision system, and the comparison is carried out by the aerosol provision system, ensuring the security of the entire process and avoiding the risk of data leakage.

[0037] Additional aspects and advantages will be partially described in the following description, some will become apparent from the following description.

[0038] Brief Description of the Drawings

[0039] Referring to the accompanying drawings, the disclosed content of the present application will become more understandable. It is easily understood by those skilled in the art that these drawings are only for illustrative purposes and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application. Moreover, similar numbers in the figures are used to represent similar components, among which: Figure 1 is a flow chart of an identity verification method for an aerosol provision system provided in Embodiment one of the present application;

[0040] Figure 2 is a flow chart of an identity verification method for an aerosol provision system provided in Embodiment two of the present application;

[0041] Figure 3 is a flow chart of an identity verification method for an aerosol provision system provided in Embodiment three of the present application;

[0042] Figure 4 is a schematic structure diagram of an aerosol provision system provided in Embodiment four of the present application;

[0043] Figure 5 is a schematic structure diagram of an identity verification system for an aerosol provision system provided in Embodiment five of the present application; and

[0044] Figure 6 is a schematic structure diagram of a computer device provided in Embodiment six of the present application.

[0045] Detailed Description

[0046] The following describes some embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only for explaining the technical principles and are not intended to limit the scope of protection.

[0047] As used herein, the term “delivery system” is intended to encompass systems that deliver at least one substance to a user in use, and includes: combustible aerosol provision systems, such as cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars, and tobacco for pipes or for roll-your-own or for make-your-own cigarettes (whether based on tobacco, tobacco derivatives, expanded tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, tobacco substitutes or other smokable material); non-combustible aerosol provision systems that release compounds from an aerosolgenerating material without combusting the aerosol-generating material, such as electronic cigarettes, tobacco heating products, and hybrid systems to generate aerosol using a combination of aerosol-generating materials; and aerosol-free delivery systems that deliver the at least one substance to a user orally, nasally, transdermally or in another way without forming an aerosol, including but not limited to, lozenges, gums, patches, articles comprising inhalable powders, and oral products such as oral tobacco which includes snus or moist snuff, wherein the at least one substance may or may not comprise nicotine. According to the present disclosure, a “combustible” aerosol provision system is one where a constituent aerosol-generating material of the aerosol provision system (or component thereof) is combusted or burned during use in order to facilitate delivery of at least one substance to a user.

[0048] In some embodiments, the delivery system is a combustible aerosol provision system, such as a system selected from the group consisting of a cigarette, a cigarillo and a cigar.

[0049] In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to a component for use in a combustible aerosol provision system, such as a filter, a filter rod, a filter segment, a tobacco rod, a spill, an aerosol-modifying agent release component such as a capsule, a thread, or a bead, or a paper such as a plug wrap, a tipping paper or a cigarette paper.

[0050] According to the present disclosure, a “non-combustible” aerosol provision system is one where a constituent aerosol-generating material of the aerosol provision system (or component thereof) is not combusted or burned in order to facilitate delivery of at least one substance to a user.

[0051] In some embodiments, the delivery system is a non-combustible aerosol provision system, such as a powered non-combustible aerosol provision system.

[0052] In some embodiments, the non-combustible aerosol provision system is an electronic cigarette, also known as a vaping device or electronic nicotine delivery system (END), although it is noted that the presence of nicotine in the aerosol-generating material is not a requirement.

[0053] In some embodiments, the non-combustible aerosol provision system is an aerosolgenerating material heating system, also known as a heat-not-burn system. An example of such a system is a tobacco heating system.

[0054] In some embodiments, the non-combustible aerosol provision system is a hybrid system to generate aerosol using a combination of aerosol-generating materials, one or a plurality of which may be heated. Each of the aerosol-generating materials may be, for example, in the form of a solid, liquid or gel and may or may not contain nicotine. In some embodiments, the hybrid system comprises a liquid or gel aerosol-generating material and a solid aerosol-generating material. The solid aerosol-generating material may comprise, for example, tobacco or a non-tobacco product.

[0055] Typically, the non-combustible aerosol provision system may comprise a non- combustible aerosol provision device and a consumable for use with the non-combustible aerosol provision device. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to consumables comprising aerosolgenerating material and configured to be used with non-combustible aerosol provision devices. These consumables are sometimes referred to as articles throughout the disclosure.

[0056] In some embodiments, the non-combustible aerosol provision system, such as a noncombustible aerosol provision device thereof, may comprise a power source and a controller. The power source may, for example, be an electric power source or an exothermic power source. In some embodiments, the exothermic power source comprises a carbon substrate which may be energised so as to distribute power in the form of heat to an aerosol-generating material or to a heat transfer material in proximity to the exothermic power source.

[0057] In some embodiments, the non-combustible aerosol provision system may comprise an area for receiving the consumable, an aerosol generator, an aerosol generation area, a housing, a mouthpiece, a filter and / or an aerosol-modifying agent.

[0058] In some embodiments, the consumable for use with the non-combustible aerosol provision device may comprise aerosol-generating material, an aerosol-generating material storage area, an aerosol-generating material transfer component, an aerosol generator, an aerosol generation area, a housing, a wrapper, a filter, a mouthpiece, and / or an aerosolmodifying agent.

[0059] In some embodiments, the delivery system is an aerosol-free delivery system that delivers at least one substance to a user orally, nasally, transdermally or in another way without forming an aerosol, including but not limited to, lozenges, gums, patches, articles comprising inhalable powders, and oral products such as oral tobacco which includes snus or moist snuff, wherein the at least one substance may or may not comprise nicotine.

[0060] In some embodiments, the substance to be delivered may be an aerosol-generating material or a material that is not intended to be aerosolised. As appropriate, either material may comprise one or more active constituents, one or more flavours, one or more aerosolformer materials, and / or one or more other functional materials.

[0061] In some embodiments, the substance to be delivered comprises an active substance. The active substance as used herein may be a physiologically active material, which is a material intended to achieve or enhance a physiological response. The active substance may for example be selected from nutraceuticals, nootropics, psychoactives. The active substance may be naturally occurring or synthetically obtained. The active substance may comprise for example nicotine, caffeine, taurine, theine, vitamins such as B6 or B12 or C, melatonin, cannabinoids, or constituents, derivatives, or combinations thereof. The active substance may comprise one or more constituents, derivatives or extracts of tobacco, cannabis or another botanical. In some embodiments, the active substance comprises nicotine. In some embodiments, the active substance comprises caffeine, melatonin or vitamin B12.

[0062] As noted herein, the active substance may comprise one or more constituents, derivatives or extracts of cannabis, such as one or more cannabinoids or terpenes.

[0063] As noted herein, the active substance may comprise or be derived from one or more botanicals or constituents, derivatives or extracts thereof. As used herein, the term "botanical" includes any material derived from plants including, but not limited to, extracts, leaves, bark, fibres, stems, roots, seeds, flowers, fruits, pollen, husk, shells or the like. Alternatively, the material may comprise an active compound naturally existing in a botanical, obtained synthetically. The material may be in the form of liquid, gas, solid, powder, dust, crushed particles, granules, pellets, shreds, strips, sheets, or the like.

[0064] Example botanicals are tobacco, eucalyptus, star anise, hemp, cocoa, cannabis, fennel, lemongrass, peppermint, spearmint, rooibos, chamomile, flax, ginger, ginkgo biloba, hazel, hibiscus, laurel, licorice (liquorice), matcha, mate, orange skin, papaya, rose, sage, tea such as green tea or black tea, thyme, clove, cinnamon, coffee, aniseed (anise), basil, bay leaves, cardamom, coriander, cumin, nutmeg, oregano, paprika, rosemary, saffron, lavender, lemon peel, mint, juniper, elderflower, vanilla, Wintergreen, beefsteak plant, curcuma, turmeric, sandalwood, cilantro, bergamot, orange blossom, myrtle, cassis, valerian, pimento, mace, damien, marjoram, olive, lemon balm, lemon basil, chive, carvi, verbena, tarragon, geranium, mulberry, ginseng, theanine, theacrine, maca, ashwagandha, damiana, guarana, chlorophyll, baobab or any combination thereof. The mint may be chosen from the following mint varieties: Mentha Arventis, Mentha c.v., Mentha niliaca, Mentha piperita, Mentha piperita citrata c.v., Mentha piperita c.v, Mentha spicata crispa, Mentha cardifolia, Memtha longifolia, Mentha suaveolens variegata, Mentha pulegium, Mentha spicata c.v. and Mentha suaveolens.

[0065] In some embodiments, the active substance comprises or is derived from one or more botanicals or constituents, derivatives or extracts thereof and the botanical is tobacco. In some embodiments, the active substance comprises or derived from one or more botanicals or constituents, derivatives or extracts thereof and the botanical is selected from eucalyptus, star anise, cocoa and hemp.

[0066] In some embodiments, the active substance comprises or derived from one or more botanicals or constituents, derivatives or extracts thereof and the botanical is selected from rooibos and fennel.

[0067] In some embodiments, the substance to be delivered comprises a flavour. As used herein, the terms "flavour" and "flavourant" refer to materials which, where local regulations permit, may be used to create a desired taste, aroma or other somatosensorial sensation in a product for adult consumers. They may include naturally occurring flavour materials, botanicals, extracts of botanicals, synthetically obtained materials, or combinations thereof (e.g., tobacco, cannabis, licorice (liquorice), hydrangea, eugenol, Japanese white bark magnolia leaf, chamomile, fenugreek, clove, maple, matcha, menthol, Japanese mint, aniseed (anise), cinnamon, turmeric, Indian spices, Asian spices, herb, Wintergreen, cherry, berry, red berry, cranberry, peach, apple, orange, mango, clementine, lemon, lime, tropical fruit, papaya, rhubarb, grape, durian, dragon fruit, cucumber, blueberry, mulberry, citrus fruits, Drambuie, bourbon, scotch, whiskey, gin, tequila, rum, spearmint, peppermint, lavender, aloe vera, cardamom, celery, cascarilla, nutmeg, sandalwood, bergamot, geranium, khat, naswar, betel, shisha, pine, honey essence, rose oil, vanilla, lemon oil, orange oil, orange blossom, cherry blossom, cassia, caraway, cognac, jasmine, ylang-ylang, sage, fennel, wasabi, piment, ginger, coriander, coffee, hemp, a mint oil from any species of the genus Mentha, eucalyptus, star anise, cocoa, lemongrass, rooibos, flax, ginkgo biloba, hazel, hibiscus, laurel, mate, orange skin, rose, tea such as green tea or black tea, thyme, juniper, elderflower, basil, bay leaves, cumin, oregano, paprika, rosemary, saffron, lemon peel, mint, beefsteak plant, curcuma, cilantro, myrtle, cassis, valerian, pimento, mace, damien, marjoram, olive, lemon balm, lemon basil, chive, carvi, verbena, tarragon, limonene, thymol, camphene), flavour enhancers, bitterness receptor site blockers, sensorial receptor site activators or stimulators, sugars and / or sugar substitutes (e.g., sucralose, acesulfame potassium, aspartame, saccharine, cyclamates, lactose, sucrose, glucose, fructose, sorbitol, or mannitol), and other additives such as charcoal, chlorophyll, minerals, botanicals, or breath freshening agents. They may be imitation, synthetic or natural ingredients or blends thereof. They may be in any suitable form, for example, liquid such as an oil, solid such as a powder, or gas.

[0068] In some embodiments, the flavour comprises menthol, spearmint and / or peppermint. In some embodiments, the flavour comprises flavour components of cucumber, blueberry, citrus fruits and / or redberry. In some embodiments, the flavour comprises eugenol. In some embodiments, the flavour comprises flavour components extracted from tobacco. In some embodiments, the flavour comprises flavour components extracted from cannabis.

[0069] In some embodiments, the flavour may comprise a sensate, which is intended to achieve a somatosensorial sensation which are usually chemically induced and perceived by the stimulation of the fifth cranial nerve (trigeminal nerve), in addition to or in place of aroma or taste nerves, and these may include agents providing heating, cooling, tingling, numbing effect. A suitable heat effect agent may be, but is not limited to, vanillyl ethyl ether and a suitable cooling agent may be, but not limited to eucolyptol, WS-3.

[0070] Aerosol-generating material is a material that is capable of generating aerosol, for example when heated, irradiated or energized in any other way. Aerosol-generating material may, for example, be in the form of a solid, liquid or gel which may or may not contain an active substance and / or flavourants. In some embodiments, the aerosol-generating material may comprise an “amorphous solid”, which may alternatively be referred to as a “monolithic solid” (i.e. non-fibrous). In some embodiments, the amorphous solid may be a dried gel. The amorphous solid is a solid material that may retain some fluid, such as liquid, within it. In some embodiments, the aerosol-generating material may for example comprise from about 50wt%, 60wt% or 70wt% of amorphous solid, to about 90wt%, 95wt% or 100wt% of amorphous solid.

[0071] The aerosol-generating material may comprise one or more active substances and / or flavours, one or more aerosol-former materials, and optionally one or more other functional material.

[0072] The aerosol-former material may comprise one or more constituents capable of forming an aerosol. In some embodiments, the aerosol-former material may comprise one or more of glycerol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, 1 ,3-butylene glycol, erythritol, meso-Erythritol, ethyl vanillate, ethyl laurate, a diethyl suberate, triethyl citrate, triacetin, a diacetin mixture, benzyl benzoate, benzyl phenyl acetate, tributyrin, lauryl acetate, lauric acid, myristic acid, and propylene carbonate.

[0073] The one or more other functional materials may comprise one or more of pH regulators, colouring agents, preservatives, binders, fillers, stabilizers, and / or antioxidants.

[0074] The material may be present on or in a support, to form a substrate. The support may, for example, be or comprise paper, card, paperboard, cardboard, reconstituted material, a plastics material, a ceramic material, a composite material, glass, a metal, or a metal alloy. In some embodiments, the support comprises a susceptor. In some embodiments, the susceptor is embedded within the material. In some alternative embodiments, the susceptor is on one or either side of the material.

[0075] A consumable is an article comprising or consisting of aerosol-generating material, part or all of which is intended to be consumed during use by a user. A consumable may comprise one or more other components, such as an aerosol-generating material storage area, an aerosol-generating material transfer component, an aerosol generation area, a housing, a wrapper, a mouthpiece, a filter and / or an aerosol-modifying agent. A consumable may also comprise an aerosol generator, such as a heater, that emits heat to cause the aerosol-generating material to generate aerosol in use. The heater may, for example, comprise combustible material, a material heatable by electrical conduction, or a susceptor.

[0076] A susceptor is a material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field, such as an alternating magnetic field. The susceptor may be an electrically-conductive material, so that penetration thereof with a varying magnetic field causes induction heating of the heating material. The heating material may be magnetic material, so that penetration thereof with a varying magnetic field causes magnetic hysteresis heating of the heating material. The susceptor may be both electrically-conductive and magnetic, so that the susceptor is heatable by both heating mechanisms. The device that is configured to generate the varying magnetic field is referred to as a magnetic field generator, herein.

[0077] An aerosol-modifying agent is a substance, typically located downstream of the aerosol generation area, that is configured to modify the aerosol generated, for example by changing the taste, flavour, acidity or another characteristic of the aerosol. The aerosol-modifying agent may be provided in an aerosol-modifying agent release component, that is operable to selectively release the aerosol-modifying agent. The aerosol-modifying agent may, for example, be an additive or a sorbent. The aerosol-modifying agent may, for example, comprise one or more of a flavourant, a colourant, water, and a carbon adsorbent. The aerosol-modifying agent may, for example, be a solid, a liquid, or a gel. The aerosol-modifying agent may be in powder, thread or granule form. The aerosol-modifying agent may be free from filtration material.

[0078] An aerosol generator is an apparatus configured to cause aerosol to be generated from the aerosol-generating material. In some embodiments, the aerosol generator is a heater configured to subject the aerosol-generating material to heat energy, so as to release one or more volatiles from the aerosol-generating material to form an aerosol. In some embodiments, the aerosol generator is configured to cause an aerosol to be generated from the aerosolgenerating material without heating. For example, the aerosol generator may be configured to subject the aerosol-generating material to one or more of vibration, increased pressure, or electrostatic energy.

[0079] The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery systems (which may also be referred to as vapour delivery systems) such as nebulisers or e-cigarettes. Throughout the following description the term "e-cigarette" or "electronic cigarette" may sometimes be used, but it will be appreciated this term may be used interchangeably with aerosol delivery system I device and electronic aerosol delivery system I device. Furthermore, and as is common in the technical field, the terms "aerosol" and "vapour", and related terms such as "vaporise", "volatilise" and "aerosolise", may generally be used interchangeably.

[0080] Aerosol delivery systems (e-cigarettes) often, though not always, comprise a modular assembly comprising a reusable device part and a replaceable (disposable / consumable) cartridge part. Often, the replaceable cartridge part will comprise the aerosol generating material and the vaporiser (which may collectively be called a “cartomizer”) and the reusable device part will comprise the power provision (e.g. rechargeable power source) and control circuitry. It will be appreciated these different parts may comprise further elements depending on functionality. For example, the reusable device part will often comprise a user interface for receiving user input and displaying operating status characteristics, and the replaceable cartridge device part in some cases comprises a temperature sensor for helping to control temperature. Cartridges are electrically and mechanically coupled to the control unit for use, for example using a screw thread, bayonet, or magnetic coupling with appropriately arranged electrical contacts. When the aerosol generating material in a cartridge is exhausted, or the user wishes to switch to a different cartridge having a different aerosol generating material, the cartridge may be removed from the reusable part and a replacement cartridge attached in its place. Systems and devices conforming to this type of two-part modular configuration may generally be referred to as two-part systems / devices.

[0081] It is common for electronic cigarettes to have a generally elongate shape. For the sake of providing a concrete example, certain embodiments of the disclosure will be taken to comprise this kind of generally elongate two-part system employing disposable cartridges. However, it will be appreciated that the underlying principles described herein may equally be adopted for different configurations, for example single-part systems or modular systems comprising more than two parts, refillable devices and single-use disposables, as well as other overall shapes, for example based on so-called box-mod high performance devices that typically have a boxier shape. More generally, it will be appreciated certain embodiments of the disclosure are based on aerosol delivery systems which are operationally configured to provide functionality in accordance with the principles described herein and the constructional aspects of systems configured to provide the functionality in accordance with certain embodiments of the disclosure is not of primary significance.

[0082] As described in technical background, existing identity verification methods for aerosol provision systems have certain limitations. For aerosol provision system systems equipped with a built-in fingerprint sensor, the verification process typically occurs internally, isolated from external communication. However, this method requires the integration of a sufficiently powerful MCU in the device to handle the computational demands of the verification process, thereby increasing costs. While using an external terminal device, such as a smartphone, to verify the user's identity via a fingerprint sensor, the activation command needs to be transmitted to the aerosol provision system through Bluetooth or other means. The communication method may not be sufficiently secure, and if hacking occurs during transmission, the activation command could be intercepted by hackers, leading to information leakage and other issues.

[0083] In today's society, as some terminal devices (such as smartphones) have become essential for everyone, fingerprint modules on these terminals can be fully utilized for fingerprint collection. During the collection process, the CPUs of the smartphones are used to scan and calculate eigenvalues, forming structured data. Meanwhile for the sake of security reasons, this data is not be stored in the smartphone but is instead sent to the aerosol provision system. Even though obtaining structured data consumes the most computing resources, the CPUs of the smartphones can easily handle it. Based on this, the present application puts forward an identity verification method and system for an aerosol provision system, which helps achieve the identity verification for an aerosol provision system without increasing the hardware cost of the product while ensuring information security during the identity verification process.

[0084] Embodiment one

[0085] Figure 1 is a flow chart of an identity verification method for an aerosol provision system provided in Embodiment one of the present application, this method is applied to the aerosol provision system side, and the method comprises steps of:

[0086] S110: the aerosol provision system receives structured data sent by an external terminal device, the structured data is obtained through eigenvalue calculation by the external terminal device according to first biometric information of a user to be verified.

[0087] Generally, terminal devices such as smartphones have the function of collecting biometric features such as fingerprints, based on this, the embodiments of the present application propose to use terminal devices such as smartphones to collect the first biometric information of the user to be verified, and utilize the central processing units (CPUs) of the smartphones to calculate the eigenvalues of the first biometric information and form structured data, thereby reducing the computing resource consumption of the aerosol provision system, lowering the requirements for its computing performance, and achieving identity verification function without increasing hardware costs. It should be noted that, without departing from the inventive concept of the present application, there is no specific limitation on the external terminal device in the embodiments of the present application, the device only needs to have the capability to collect biometric information and transmit data, and as an exemplary rather than restrictive illustration, the external terminal device can include but is not limited to smartphones, tablets, computers, etc.

[0088] S120: the aerosol provision system matches the structured data with the comparison data stored on the aerosol provision system to obtain a matching result.

[0089] Specifically, for the sake of information security, in the embodiments of the present application, the comparison data is stored in the aerosol provision system rather than on the external terminal device, and because the data is not stored in the external terminal device, hackers cannot obtain the user's biometric information even if they successfully attack and crack the external terminal device. At the same time, the structured data generated by the external terminal device through calculation based on the first biometric information of the user to be verified will also be transmitted to the aerosol provision system, where it is matched with the comparison data in the aerosol provision system, thereby ensuring the security of the entire process. In addition, since both the structured data and the comparison data are encoded information that is always different, they cannot be reused, making it impractical to forge the data.

[0090] S130: the aerosol provision system determines whether the user to be verified has passed the verification based on the matching result.

[0091] Specifically, as an exemplary rather than restrictive illustration, an embodiment of the present application may use a matching algorithm to match the structured data with the comparison data. It should be noted that, the embodiments of the present application have no specific limitation on the matching algorithm, without departing from the inventive concept of the present application, any known matching algorithm can be used in the present application. It can be understood that the matching result may be represented as "matching" or "mismatching", or as a percentage or other numerical values, which is not restricted here, and the specific representation may be selected according to actual needs.

[0092] In an embodiment, performing the eigenvalue calculation by the external terminal device according to first biometric information of a user to be verified comprises: utilizing the external terminal device to obtain the first biometric information of the user to be verified, and encoding the first biometric information using a first preset encoding method to form the structured data.

[0093] As mentioned above, due to the utilization of the external terminal device to obtain the first biometric information of the user to be verified and form the structured data, there is no need to add additional related hardware to the aerosol provision system, while fewer computing resources of the system itself are consumed, reducing the computational burden on the aerosol provision system. In addition, to further ensure the security of data during the verification process, the collected first biometric information is encoded, and due to external factors such as pressure and light, the encoded information is always different, therefore it cannot be reused, making it impractical to forge the data.

[0094] In an embodiment of the present application, the generation process of the comparison data comprises: utilizing the external terminal device to obtain second biometric information of registered users; and encoding the second biometric information using a second preset encoding method, and storing the encoding result to the aerosol provision system as the comparison data.

[0095] With the aim of reduceing the computing resource utilization of the aerosol provision system, lowering the requirements for its computing performance, and achieving the identity verification function without increasing hardware costs, in embodiments of the present application, the comparison data used as a reference during the matching process is also obtained by collection and calculation of the second biometric information of the registered user utilizing the external terminal device, and for the sake of data security, the comparison data encoded based on the second biometric information is sent to the aerosol provision system for storage. Since the data is not stored in the external terminal device, even if the external terminal device is hacked or cracked, hackers cannot obtain the user's biometric information.

[0096] In the present application, the user to be verified may be the same person as the registered user or someone other than the registered user. It can be understood that, without interference of other external factors, when the user to be verified is the same person as the registered user, the user to be verified will pass the verification, and when the user to be verified is not the same person as the registered user, the user to be verified will fail the verification. Wherein, the other external factors include, but are not limited to issues such as damage to the collected first biometric information or errors during the matching process.

[0097] In an embodiment of the present application, the aerosol provision system matching the structured data with the comparison data stored on the aerosol provision system to obtain a matching result comprises: after the aerosol provision system has received the structured data, obtaining the comparison data stored in the aerosol provision system; and parsing the structured data and the comparison data using a decoding method corresponding to the first preset encoding method and a decoding method corresponding to the second preset encoding method, respectively, and matching parsing results of them to obtain the matching result.

[0098] It can be understood that since both the comparison data and the structured data are obtained by encoding through preset encoding methods, it is necessary to first use corresponding decoding methods to parse the two respectively before matching them, and then match the parsing results of the two to obtain the matching result.

[0099] In an embodiment of the present application, obtaining the comparison data stored in the aerosol provision system comprises: obtaining identification information of the external terminal device; and matching data stored in the aerosol provision system according to the identification information to obtain the comparison data corresponding to the external terminal device, wherein the identification information is a unique identification of the external terminal device.

[0100] In the embodiments of the present application, there may be one or more external terminal devices bound to the aerosol provision system. It can be understood that since different terminal devices may use different encoding methods for the collected biometric information (including the first biometric information and the second biometric information), the obtained comparison data or structured data may vary. To ensure the accuracy of matching and to avoid the need to match the structured data with all comparison data stored in the aerosol provision system during the subsequent matching process, before matching, data stored in the aerosol provision system is first matched according to the identification information of the external terminal device to obtain the data corresponding to the external terminal device (i.e., the comparison data sent to the aerosol provision system through the external terminal device during user registration), then matching is performed, which can reduce the computational load and improve matching efficiency.

[0101] In an embodiment of the present application, the first preset encoding method is the same as the second preset encoding method.

[0102] In an embodiment of the present application, the first preset encoding method and the second preset encoding method may be the same encoding or different encoding methods. The first preset encoding method in embodiments is the same as the second preset encoding method, and it can be understood that the same encoding method of the comparison data and the structured data can reduce the complexity of decoding, further lower the computing capacity requirements of the aerosol provision system, and improve the matching efficiency.

[0103] In an embodiment of the present application, the matching result comprises a similarity value between the structured data and the comparison data, the aerosol provision system determining whether the user to be verified has passed the verification according to the matching result comprises: comparing the similarity value between the structured data and the comparison data with a first preset threshold and a second preset threshold, if the matching result is not less than the first preset threshold and not larger than the second preset threshold, determining that the user to be verified has passed the verification, and if not, determining that the user to be verified does not pass the verification, wherein the first preset threshold is less than the second preset threshold.

[0104] In an embodiment of the present application, the second preset threshold is 100%. In the embodiments of the present application, the matching result can be represented in the form of similarity values. When the matching result adopts the similarity value between the structured data and the comparison data, some comparison thresholds can be preset according to needs, to determine whether the user to be verified has passed the verification based on the matching result and the comparison thresholds. In specific implementation, considering that biometric information changes every time due to factors such as pressure and light, this means that the structured data transmitted to the device will be different each time, therefore, the comparison thresholds can be set to comprise a first preset threshold and a second preset threshold, wherein the first preset threshold may be any value less than 100%, and can be set according to the actual situation, and the second preset threshold may be 100%. When the matching result is not less than the first preset threshold and not larger than the second preset threshold, it indicates that the similarity value between the structured data and the comparison data is not less than the first preset threshold and is not exactly the same, it is determined that the user to be verified is the same person as the registered user, and the user to be verified has passed the verification, if not, it indicates that the similarity value between the structured data and the comparison data is less than the first preset threshold or is exactly the same, it is determined that the user to be verified is not the same person as the registered user, and the user to be verified failed the verification.

[0105] In an embodiment of the present application, the method further comprises: if the user to be verified has passed the verification, activating or allowing to activate a heating device of the aerosol provision system to heat.

[0106] It can be understood that only when the user to be verified has passed the verification, is he / she allowed to use the aerosol provision system, and at this time, it is set to automatically activate or allow to activate a heating device of the aerosol provision system to heat.

[0107] In an embodiment of the present application, the first biometric information comprises at least one of a fingerprint, iris, face, voiceprint, and palmprint.

[0108] In an embodiment of the present application, the second biometric information is of the same type as the first biometric information.

[0109] In the embodiments of the present application, the specific types of the first biometric information and the second biometric information are not restricted, and they may be a commonly used fingerprint, or be other biometric information such as iris, face, voiceprint, palm print, etc. However, it should be noted that the second biometric information may be of the same type as the first biometric information to reduce the complexity of subsequent matching. In an embodiment of the present application, the aerosol provision system comprises at least one of an atomizing e-cigarette and a heat-not-burn device.

[0110] Embodiment two

[0111] Corresponding to Embodiment one mentioned above, the present application further provides an identity verification method for an aerosol provision system, which is applied to the external terminal device side, wherein, in this embodiment, the same or similar content as Embodiment one mentioned above may be referred to in the previous introduction and will not be repeated hereinafter. Referring to Figure 2, the method comprises steps of:

[0112] S200: an external terminal device obtains first biometric information of a user to be verified, obtaining structured data through eigenvalue calculation on the first biometric information and transmitting the structured data to the aerosol provision system.

[0113] The external terminal device in this embodiment of the present application is namely the external terminal device in Embodiment one, therefore, there is no specific limitation on it here, as long as it has the functions of collecting biometric information and transmitting data, and as an exemplary rather than restrictive illustration, the external terminal device includes but is not limited to smartphones, tablets, computers, etc.

[0114] As mentioned above, for the sake of information security, the structured data obtained by the external terminal device through calculation based on the first biometric information of the user to be verified will be sent to the aerosol provision system, and be matched with the comparison data in the aerosol provision system, ensuring the security of the entire process.

[0115] In an embodiment of the present application, obtaining structured data through eigenvalue calculation on the first biometric information comprises: encoding the first biometric information using a first preset encoding method to form the structured data.

[0116] In an embodiment of the present application, the method further comprises: utilizing the external terminal device to obtain second biometric information of registered users; and encoding the second biometric information using a second preset encoding method, and sending and storing the encoding result to the aerosol provision system as the comparison data.

[0117] In an embodiment of the present application, the first preset encoding method and the second preset encoding method may be the same or different encoding methods. The first preset encoding method may be the same as the second preset encoding method, and it can be understood that the same encoding method of the comparison data and the structured data can reduce the complexity of decoding, further lower the computing capacity requirements for the aerosol provision system, and improve the matching efficiency.

[0118] Embodiment three

[0119] Corresponding to Embodiments one and two mentioned above, the present application further provides an identity verification method for an aerosol provision system, which is applied to the identity verification system side of the aerosol provision system, wherein, the identity verification system for an aerosol provision system comprises an aerosol provision system and an external terminal device, and in this embodiment, the same or similar content as Embodiments one and two mentioned above may be referred to in the previous introduction and will not be repeated hereinafter. Referring to Figure 3, the method comprises steps of:

[0120] S310: obtaining first biometric information of a user to be verified using an external terminal device, and obtaining structured data through eigenvalue calculation on the first biometric information, and transmitting the structured data to the aerosol provision system;

[0121] S320: matching the structured data with comparison data stored in the aerosol provision system using the aerosol provision system to obtain a matching result;

[0122] S330: the aerosol provision system determines whether the user to be verified has passed the verification based on the matching result.

[0123] In this embodiment of the present application, firstly, the external terminal is used to obtain the first biometric information of the user to be verified and perform eigenvalue calculation to form the structured data, and then transmit the structured data to the aerosol provision system, and the aerosol provision system only needs to compare this structured data with the comparison data stored in the system itself to determine whether the user to be verified has passed the verification. Since the aerosol provision system does not need to collect the biometric information or perform the resource-intensive calculation of the structured data, the aerosol provision system does not need to add additional hardware related to biometric information collection, meanwhile fewer computing resources in the aerosol provision system itself are utilize, thereby reducing costs. Secondly, the comparison data is stored in the aerosol provision system rather than on the external terminal device, and because data is not stored in the external terminal device, hackers cannot obtain the user's biometric information even if they attack and crack the external terminal device. At the same time, the structured data obtained by the external terminal device through calculation based on the first biometric information of the user to be verified is also be sent to the aerosol provision system and matched with the comparison data in the aerosol provision system, ensuring the security of the entire process. Embodiment four

[0124] Corresponding to Embodiment one mentioned above, this application further provides an aerosol provision system, which is to implement the identity verification method for an aerosol provision system provided in Embodiment one, wherein, in this embodiment, the same or similar content as Embodiment one mentioned above may be referred to in the previous introduction and will not be repeated hereinafter. Referring to Figure 4, the system comprises at least: a microcontroller 10 to receive structured data sent by an external terminal device, match the structured data with comparison data stored in the aerosol provision system to obtain a matching result, and determine whether a user to be verified has passed verification according to the matching result; wherein the structured data is obtained through eigenvalue calculation by the external terminal device based on first biometric information of the user to be verified.

[0125] It can be understood that the microcontroller referred to here can take the form of a microcontroller carried by the aerosol provision system itself, thus avoiding additional hardware costs for the aerosol provision system. Furthermore, the external terminal is used to obtain the first biometric information of the user to be verified and perform eigenvalue calculation to form the structured data, then transmit the structured data to the aerosol provision system, and the aerosol provision system only needs to compare this structured data with the comparison data stored in the system itself to determine whether the user to be verified has passed the verification. Since the aerosol provision system does not need to perform the collection of the biometric information or perform the resource-intensive calculation of the structured data, for the aerosol provision system, it is not needed to add additional hardware related to biometric information collection, meanwhile fewer computing resources in the aerosol provision system itself are utilized, thereby reducing costs.

[0126] In an embodiment of the present application, the system further comprises: a heating device 20 configured to be activated or allowed to be activated to heat when the user to be verified has passed the verification.

[0127] Specifically, only when the user to be verified has passed the verification, is he / she allowed to use the aerosol provision system and, at this time, it is set to automatically activate or allow to activate (for example, activate by an external instruction) a heating device of the aerosol provision system to heat.

[0128] Embodiment five Corresponding to Embodiment three mentioned above, the present application further provides an identity verification system for an aerosol provision system, as shown in Figure 5, the system comprises at least the aerosol provision system according to any one of the items in Embodiment fourth and an external terminal device 30, the external terminal device is configured to obtain first biometric information of a user to be verified, and obtain structured data through eigenvalue calculation on the first biometric information, and transmit the structured data to the aerosol provision system. Wherein, the aerosol provision system comprises at least a microcontroller 10 and a heating device 20. In this embodiment, the same or similar content as Embodiments three and four mentioned above may be referred to in the previous introduction and will not be repeated hereinafter.

[0129] Embodiment six

[0130] Corresponding to Embodiments one to three mentioned above, a computer device is provided comprising: a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can run on the processor, and when executed by the processor, the computer program implements the identity verification method for an aerosol provision system according to any one of the embodiments mentioned above.

[0131] Wherein, Figure 6 exemplarily shows a computer device 1500, which specifically may comprise a processor 1510, a video display adapter 1511 , a disk drive 1512, an input / output interface 1513, a network interface 1514, and a memory 1520. The processor 1510, the video display adapter 1511 , the disk drive 1512, the input / output interface 1513, the network interface 1514 and the memory 1520 mentioned above may be communicated through a communication bus 1530.

[0132] Wherein, the processor 1510 may be implemented by means of a general-purposed CPU (Central Processing Unit), a microprocessor, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or one or more integrated circuits, etc., and may be used to execute relevant programs to implement technical solutions provided by the present application.

[0133] The memory 1520 may be implemented in the form of ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), static storage devices, dynamic storage devices, etc. The memory 1520 may store an operating system 1521 used to control the operation of electronic devices, and the basic input output system (BIOS) used to control the low-level operation of electronic devices. In addition, it may further store a web browser 1523, a data storage management system 1524, and a device identification information processing system 1525, etc. The above device identification information processing system 1525 may be an application program that specifically implements the above-mentioned steps in the embodiments. In brief, when technical solutions provided by the present application are realized by software or firmware, the related program code is stored in the memory 1520 and is called and executed by the processor 1510.

[0134] The input / output interface 1513 is used to connect an input / output module to achieve information input and output. The input / output module may be configured as an assembly (not shown) in the device, or may be externally connected to the device to provide the corresponding function. Wherein, input devices may comprise keyboards, mice, touch screens, microphones, various sensors, etc., and output devices may comprise displays, loudspeakers, vibrators, indicator lights, etc.

[0135] The network interface 1514 is used to connect the communication module (not shown) to realize the communication interaction between this device and other devices. Wherein, the communication module may implement communication through wired methods (for example, USB, network cables, etc.) or wireless methods (for example, mobile networks, WIFI, Bluetooth, etc.).

[0136] The bus comprises a path for transmitting information between various components (for example, the processor 1510, the video display adapter 1511 , the disk drive 1512, the input / output interface 1513, the network interface 1514 and the memory 1520) of the device.

[0137] In addition, this electronic device may also obtain information of specific receiving conditions from the virtual resource object receiving condition information database for condition judgment, and other related tasks.

[0138] It should be noted that although only the processor 1510, the video display adapter 1511 , the disk drive 1512, the input / output interface 1513, the network interface 1514, the memory 1520 and the bus are shown in the above-mentioned device, in the specific implementation process, the device may further comprise other components necessary for normal operation. In addition, those skilled in the art can understand that the above device may only contain the components necessary, without including all the components shown in the figures.

[0139] Embodiment seven

[0140] Corresponding to Embodiments one to three mentioned above, an embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein, in this embodiment, the same or similar content as Embodiments one to three mentioned above may be referred to in the previous introduction and will not be repeated hereinafter.

[0141] A computer program is stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and when executed, the computer program implements the identity verification method for an aerosol provision system mentioned above. In some implementations of embodiments of the present application, when the computer program is executed by the processor, it may also implement the corresponding steps of the method described Embodiment one, which is detailed described in Embodiment one and will not be repeated here.

[0142] Through the description of the above implementations, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that aspects of the present application can be implemented by means of software and necessary general-purpose hardware platforms. Based on this understanding, technical solutions essentially or the part that contributes to the existing technology can be reflected in the form of a software product, and this computer software product may be stored in a storage medium, such as ROM / RAM, disk, disc, etc., and comprise several instructions to enable a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to perform the methods described in various embodiments or some parts of the embodiments.

[0143] The various embodiments in the description are described in a progressive manner, the same and similar parts of the various embodiments can be referred to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. In particular, for systems or system embodiments, because they are basically similar to method embodiments, the description is relatively simple; please refer to the partial explanation of the method embodiments for the relevant information. The systems and system embodiments described above are only schematic, in which the units described as separation components may be or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may be or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or may be distributed to multiple network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to the actual needs to achieve the purposes of the solutions of the embodiments of the present application. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without creative efforts.

[0144] It should be understood that each part may be implemented by hardware, software, firmware or combinations thereof. In the above implementations, multiple steps or methods may be implemented with software or firmware stored in memory and executed by an appropriate instruction execution system. For example, if it is implemented by hardware, as in another implementation, it can be implemented by any one of the following technologies known in the art or combinations thereof: discrete logic circuits with logic gate circuits for implementing logic functions for data signal, special integrated circuits with appropriate combined logic gate circuits, programmable gate arrays (PGAs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), etc. In the description of this specification, the referential terminology "an embodiment," "some embodiments," "example," "specific example," or "some examples" means that specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are comprised in at least one embodiment or example. In this specification, the indicative expression of the above-mentioned terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the described specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable way in any one or more embodiments or examples.

[0145] Moreover, the terms "first," "second," etc., are used merely for descriptive purposes and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the characteristics defined as "first," "second," etc., may explicitly or implicitly comprise at least one such characteristic. In the description, the term "multiple" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0146] In the present application, unless explicitly defined and limited, terms such as "mounting," "connecting," "connection," "fixing," etc., should be understood broadly. For instance, the connection can be a fixed connection or a detachable connection, or integrated; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediary medium, it can be the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components, unless explicitly defined otherwise. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meanings of these terms in the context of the application based on the circumstances.

[0147] Although the embodiments have been shown and described above, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are exemplary and should not be considered as limiting. Those skilled in the art within the scope of the invention can make variations, modifications, replacements, and variations to the above-described embodiments.

Claims

CLAIMS1. An identity verification method for an aerosol provision system, wherein the method comprises: receiving, by the aerosol provision system, structured data sent by an external terminal device, wherein the structured data is obtained through eigenvalue calculation by the external terminal device according to first biometric information of a user to be verified; matching, by the aerosol provision system, the structured data with comparison data stored on the aerosol provision system to obtain a matching result; and determining, by the aerosol provision system, whether the user to be verified has passed the verification based on the matching result.

2. The identity verification method for an aerosol provision system according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining the structured data through the eigenvalue calculation by the external terminal device according to first biometric information of a user to be verified comprises: utilizing the external terminal device to obtain the first biometric information of the user to be verified; and encoding the first biometric information using a first preset encoding method to form the structured data.

3. The identity verification method for an aerosol provision system according to claim 2, wherein, a generation process of the comparison data comprises: utilizing the external terminal device to obtain second biometric information of registered users; encoding the second biometric information using a second preset encoding method; and storing an encoding result to the aerosol provision system as the comparison data.

4. The identity verification method for an aerosol provision system according to claim 3, wherein matching, by the aerosol provision system, the structured data with comparison data stored in the aerosol provision system to obtain a matching result comprises: obtaining, after the aerosol provision system has received the structured data, the comparison data stored in the aerosol provision system; parsing the structured data using a decoding method corresponding to the first preset encoding method and the comparison data using a decoding method corresponding to the second preset encoding method; andmatching parsing results of the structured data and the comparison data to obtain the matching result.

5. The identity verification method for an aerosol provision system according to claim 4, wherein obtaining the comparison data stored in the aerosol provision system comprises: obtaining identification information of the external terminal device; and matching data stored in the aerosol provision system according to the identification information to obtain the comparison data corresponding to the external terminal device, wherein the identification information is a unique identification of the external terminal device.

6. The identity verification method for an aerosol provision system according to any of claims 3 to 5, wherein the first preset encoding method is the same as the second preset encoding method.

7. The identity verification method for an aerosol provision system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the matching result comprises a similarity value between the structured data and the comparison data, and wherein determining, by the aerosol provision system, whether the user to be verified passes the verification according to the matching result comprises: comparing the similarity value between the structured data and the comparison data with a first preset threshold and a second preset threshold, wherein the first preset threshold is less than the second preset threshold; and if the matching result is not less than the first preset threshold and not larger than the second preset threshold, determining that the user to be verified passes the verification; or if not, determining that the user to be verified does not pass the verification.

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

9. The identity verification method for an aerosol provision system according to claim 7 or 8, comprising: if the user to be verified passes the verification, activating or allowing to activate a heating device of the aerosol provision system to heat.

10. The identity verification method for an aerosol provision system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the first biometric information comprises at least one of a fingerprint, iris, face, voiceprint, and palmprint.

11. The identity verification method for an aerosol provision system according to claim 3, wherein the second biometric information is of the same type as the first biometric information.

12. The identity verification method for an aerosol provision system according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the aerosol provision system comprises at least one of an atomizing e-cigarette and a heat-not-burn device.

13. An identity verification method for an aerosol provision system, wherein the method comprises: obtaining, by an external terminal device, first biometric information of a user to be verified; obtaining structured data through eigenvalue calculation based on the first biometric information; and transmitting the structured data to the aerosol provision system.

14. The identity verification method for an aerosol provision system according to claim13, wherein obtaining structured data through eigenvalue calculation based on the first biometric information comprises: encoding the first biometric information using a first preset encoding method to form the structured data.

15. The identity verification method for an aerosol provision system according to claim14, comprising: utilizing the external terminal device to obtain second biometric information of registered users; and encoding the second biometric information using a second preset encoding method; and sending and storing the encoding result to the aerosol provision system as the comparison data.

16. An identity verification method for an aerosol provision system, the method comprising:obtaining first biometric information of a user to be verified using an external terminal device; obtaining structured data through eigenvalue calculation based on the first biometric information; transmitting the structured data to the aerosol provision system; matching the structured data with comparison data stored in the aerosol provision system using the aerosol provision system to obtain a matching result; and determining, by the aerosol provision system, whether the user to be verified has passed the verification based on the matching result.

17. An aerosol provision system, comprising: a microcontroller, wherein the microcontroller is configured to: receive structured data sent by an external terminal device; match the structured data with comparison data stored in the aerosol provision system to obtain a matching result; and determine whether a user to be verified passes verification according to the matching result, wherein the structured data is obtained through eigenvalue calculation by the external terminal device according to first biometric information of the user to be verified.

18. The aerosol provision system according to claim 17, wherein the system further comprises: a heating device configured to be activated or allowed to be activated to heat when the user to be verified passes the verification.

19. An identity verification system for an aerosol provision system, comprising: the aerosol provision system according to claim 17 or 18; and an external terminal device, wherein the external terminal device is configured to: obtain first biometric information of a user to be verified; obtain structured data through eigenvalue calculation on the first biometric information; and transmit the structured data to the aerosol provision system.

20. A computer device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can run on the processor, and when executed by the processor, the computer program implements the identity verification method for an aerosol provision system according to any one of claims 1 to 16.

21. A computer-readable storage medium, with a computer program stored therein, wherein, when executed, the computer program implements the identity verification method for an aerosol provision system according to any one of claims 1 to 16.

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