Electronic Cigarette Password Protection via Mobile App Intermediary
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic cigarettes lack protection features, allowing anyone to use them, which can lead to accidental smoking and misuse, particularly among young children, compromising safety and health.
Innovation Solution
A method for setting a password on electronic cigarettes using a mobile terminal to manage password settings, including password creation, verification, and management, ensuring only authorized users can access and operate the device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a physical control switch is provided for easy operation, then ease of operation is improved, but safety and security deteriorate because anyone can operate the device
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a password verification mechanism as an intermediary between the user and the control switch. The control unit is modified to include password verification logic that intercepts control signals, validates them against stored password information, and only permits atomizer activation when verification succeeds. This mediator layer maintains the simplicity of the physical switch while adding security, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and safety.
2Reliability
If password protection is added to enhance safety, then safety and security are improved, but device complexity increases due to additional password management functions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the existing control unit multi-functional by integrating both password verification and application control capabilities into a single component. The control unit now serves dual purposes: it manages password information (storage, verification) and controls atomizer activation. This eliminates the need for separate password management hardware, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining security functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the password management functions and control switch functions into a unified control system. The control unit integrates the password verification module with the existing control logic, and the information storage unit stores both password information and control parameters together. This merging approach consolidates multiple functions into fewer components, minimizing the increase in device complexity while achieving the desired safety improvements.
3Reliability
If password verification is implemented for all applications, then safety is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to additional authentication steps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic password verification where the control unit adaptively determines whether to require password authentication based on the specific application or function being accessed. Frequently used or less sensitive applications may have verification disabled or use simplified authentication, while sensitive functions maintain strict password checks. This dynamic approach balances safety requirements with operational convenience, reducing unnecessary authentication friction while maintaining security where needed.
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AI summary
The present invention discloses a method for setting a password for an electronic cigarette, a system, a storage medium, and an electronic cigarette, the method comprising: sending, by a mobile terminal, a request for setting a password to the electronic cigarette, wherein the request carries an application identifier; searching, by the electronic cigarette, for the corresponding password information according to the received application identifier, and feeding back the first information in which a password is not set to the mobile terminal when the corresponding password information is not found; when the mobile terminal receives the first information, displaying a password setting interface for the user to set a password and sending the password set by the user to the electronic cigarette; receiving, by the electronic cigarette, the password, and saving the password in association with the application identifier to generate the password information of a corresponding application.