Aerosol Device XR Authentication and State-Based Session Linking
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing extended reality technologies fail to accurately reflect participant actions and sensory experiences, and aerosol generating devices face issues with authenticity verification and user interaction in social settings.
Innovation Solution
An aerosol generating device and electronic communication system that determines its state and authenticity, facilitating connection to an extended reality environment, ensuring compatibility and preventing false starts, while allowing only authenticated devices and users to access the environment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If extended reality technology is implemented to enhance user experience, then engagement and realism are improved, but the ability to accurately reflect participant actions and sensory experiences is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by detecting participant actions through sensors and transmitting this data to the extended reality environment, ensuring that the virtual representation accurately reflects real-world actions. This creates a closed-loop system where user actions are continuously monitored and reflected in the XR environment.
Solution Approach 2:
The aerosol generating device serves as an intermediary between the physical world and the extended reality environment. It detects physical actions (inhalation, device handling) and translates them into digital signals that the XR system can process, bridging the gap between physical actions and their virtual representation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If aerosol generating devices allow use in interactive and social settings, then user experience is enhanced, but the risk of non-authentic or counterfeit products increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements authenticity verification through feedback mechanisms where the device communicates its identity and status to the extended reality environment. The server validates device authenticity and provides feedback, allowing only authenticated devices to access the XR environment, thereby preventing counterfeit products from being used in social settings.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a digital copy or representation of the physical device's authenticity status in the extended reality environment. By verifying and replicating device identity information in the digital realm, the system ensures that only genuine devices can participate in social XR interactions.
3Reliability
If the system determines device state before connecting to extended reality environment, then false starts are prevented, but the time required for connection increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by determining device state (heating mode, activation status) before initiating connection to the extended reality environment. This pre-check ensures that the device is in the correct state for XR interaction, preventing false starts while streamlining the connection process by preparing necessary conditions in advance.
Data Source
AI summary
A method of connecting a user to an extended reality environment for an aerosol inhalation session includes: determining a state of an aerosol generating device; and facilitating connection of the user to the extended reality environment based on the determined state. There is also provided an aerosol generating device. There is also provided an electronic communication device.