Aerosol Device Display Control for Battery-Based Stick Count
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing aerosol generating devices lack intuitive methods for switching screens, providing battery power status, and informing users about the number of sticks available based on battery power, which limits user convenience and control.
Innovation Solution
An aerosol generating device with a housing, battery, display, and controller that calculates the number of sticks corresponding to the remaining battery power and outputs this information through the display, allowing users to intuitively switch screens and adjust power consumption settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the device displays detailed battery power status information, then user information awareness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a display screen to create a visual copy of the battery power status information, showing the number of sticks that can be used based on remaining power. This allows the system to provide comprehensive information without adding physical complexity to the core aerosol generation mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller acts as an intermediary that processes raw battery power data and converts it into user-friendly stick count information displayed on the screen. This intermediary layer simplifies the information presentation without requiring direct complex interactions between the battery and user.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the device provides multiple power consumption settings, then user control flexibility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic power consumption settings that allow the controller to adjust power delivery based on selected preferences. The system can switch between different power levels and calculate corresponding stick counts dynamically, providing adaptability without requiring multiple fixed hardware configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The device changes operational parameters such as power output levels and heating temperatures based on user-selected preferences. By adjusting these parameters software-controlled, the system achieves versatility without adding complex hardware components for each power level.
3Ease of operation
If the device calculates and displays stick count based on battery power, then user convenience is improved, but measurement precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors battery power capacity and provides feedback to the user in the form of calculated stick counts. This feedback loop allows the device to adjust its displayed information based on real-time battery status, maintaining accuracy while simplifying user understanding of remaining power.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller performs preliminary calculations of the number of usable sticks based on current battery power capacity before the user needs to know the information. This advance calculation and display of stick counts simplifies user decision-making without requiring complex real-time measurements during operation.
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AI summary
An aerosol generating device and a method of operating the same are provided. The aerosol generating device includes: a housing having an insertion space into which a stick is inserted; a battery; a display; and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to: calculate, based on a remaining power capacity stored in the battery being less than a predetermined power capacity, a number of sticks corresponding to the remaining power capacity; and output the calculated number of sticks through the display.