Electronic Cigarette Face Recognition Unlocking System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic cigarette unlocking methods are non-specific, allowing anyone to unlock and use the device, leading to inconvenience and security issues for the owner.
Innovation Solution
A method and system utilizing face recognition technology, where a mobile terminal compares a collected face image with a preset face template library, sending an unlocking instruction to the electronic cigarette only when a match is successful, ensuring personalized unlocking and improved security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If button or touch screen unlocking method is used, then ease of operation is improved, but security and personalization are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical/button-based unlocking system with a face recognition-based automated unlocking system. The mobile terminal captures facial images, compares them with stored templates, and automatically sends unlocking instructions to the electronic cigarette, eliminating the need for manual button presses while enhancing security through biometric verification.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service unlocking by automatically recognizing the user's face and initiating the unlocking process without requiring manual intervention. The mobile terminal autonomously performs face recognition, template comparison, and unlocking instruction transmission, making the unlocking process seamless and secure.
2Reliability
If face recognition technology is introduced, then unlocking security and personalization are improved, but device complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile terminal serves as an intermediary device that handles the complex face recognition and template comparison tasks. Instead of embedding these complex functions directly in the electronic cigarette, the system uses the mobile terminal's processing power and camera to perform recognition, then communicates the unlocking decision to the electronic cigarette via wireless transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile terminal performs multiple functions: capturing facial images, comparing them with stored templates, determining recognition success, and sending unlocking instructions. This multi-functional approach consolidates complexity into a single device rather than distributing it across multiple components.
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AI summary
The present invention discloses a method and a system for unlocking an electronic cigarette based on face recognition, wherein the method comprises: when collecting a face image, comparing, by a mobile terminal, the collected face image with a preset face template library, and when the comparison is successful, sending an unlocking instruction to the electronic cigarette; and receiving, by an electronic cigarette, the unlocking instruction, and performing a corresponding unlocking operation according to the unlocking instruction. According to the present invention, the interaction between the electronic cigarette and the mobile terminal enables the mobile terminal to send the unlocking instruction to the electronic cigarette when the face is compared successfully, thereby realizing the personalized unlocking of the electronic cigarette, and improving the interest of the use of the electronic cigarette.