Digital Taste Implementation via Microcurrent Stimulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic cigarettes require physical sticks or cartridges, leading to inconvenience and health issues related to ash and limited flavor options, while liquid-type e-cigarettes need frequent cartridge replacements for varied tastes and flavors.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device that digitally implements taste and flavor using a microcurrent and flavor cartridges, receiving digital recipes from a terminal to provide customizable taste and flavor experiences without a physical stick, using PWM control and ADC input to adjust resistance values for precise flavor delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If physical sticks or cartridges are used in conventional electronic cigarettes, then the device can provide taste and flavor, but it causes inconvenience and health issues related to ash and requires frequent cartridge replacements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical combustion system (sticks/cartridges that produce ash) with a digital system that uses microcurrents to stimulate taste cells directly. The electronic device digitally implements taste and flavor through electrical stimulation rather than thermal combustion, eliminating ash production and associated health issues while maintaining the core function of providing taste experiences
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates digital copies of taste and flavor experiences through software algorithms that simulate the sensory effects of traditional smoking. Instead of physically replicating cigarette combustion, the system uses digital recipes and microcurrent stimulation to reproduce taste perceptions, allowing users to experience flavors without the harmful byproducts of burning
2Adaptability or versatility
If liquid-type e-cigarettes use physical cartridges for varied tastes and flavors, then flavor diversity is achieved, but frequent cartridge replacements are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic flavor switching through software control rather than physical cartridge changes. The electronic device can programmatically adjust taste and flavor profiles in real-time based on user preferences, allowing infinite flavor variations without the need to physically replace cartridges. The system adapts flavor delivery dynamically through digital recipe adjustments
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal flavor delivery system where a single electronic device can provide multiple tastes and flavors through digital recipes. Instead of requiring separate cartridges for each flavor, the system uses one multi-functional platform that can switch between different flavor profiles through software control, eliminating the need for frequent physical replacements
3Object-generated harmful factors
If digital taste and flavor are implemented without physical sticks or cigarettes, then ash-free and convenient experience is achieved, but the complexity of the electronic device increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential function of taste delivery from the complex physical cigarette system and implements it through a simplified digital interface. By separating the taste generation function from the combustion process, the system uses targeted microcurrent stimulation to achieve ash-free operation. The complexity is managed by extracting only the necessary components for digital flavor generation rather than attempting to digitize the entire smoking process
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables convenient, ash-free, and customizable taste and flavor experiences by digitally applying microcurrents and combining flavor materials, eliminating the need for physical sticks and frequent cartridge replacements, enhancing user satisfaction and reducing health risks.
Implementation Method 1
The electronic device may apply a microcurrent to the mouthpiece unit based on the digital recipe
Data Source
AI summary
An operating method of a terminal includes transmitting a purchase request signal of a digital recipe to a server, receiving the digital recipe from the server, transmitting a control signal including the digital recipe to an electronic device connected to the terminal, receiving a notification of completion of smoking using the digital recipe from the electronic device, and in response to the notification of completion of smoking, updating an available use of the digital recipe.