Electronic Cigarette Wireless Tag Authentication Circuit
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Solution Overview
Problem
The issue of counterfeit electronic cigarette vaporizers being used by consumers, which can lead to product and liquid quality issues, harming consumers and affecting legitimate manufacturers and sellers, as existing electronic cigarettes lack effective authentication methods.
Innovation Solution
An electronic cigarette system equipped with a wireless electronic tag that includes a vaporizer and a battery assembly connected via a control circuit board with a microcontroller, resistance detection unit, voltage output control unit, and wireless electronic tag reader, which ensures that only authorized vaporizers can be used with the battery assembly by reading and verifying encryption information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If no authentication system is installed, then the device complexity is low and ease of manufacture is high, but counterfeit vaporizers can be used leading to product quality issues and consumer harm
Solution Approach 1:
The authentication system is segmented into separate functional modules: a wireless electronic tag reader in the battery assembly, a wireless electronic tag in the vaporizer, and a control circuit board with microcontroller. This segmentation allows the authentication function to be added without completely redesigning the entire system, maintaining relatively simple manufacturing while improving reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
A wireless electronic tag serves as an intermediary authentication element between the battery assembly and vaporizer. The tag contains encryption information that mediates the authentication process, enabling the system to verify product authenticity without requiring complex direct communication protocols between the battery and vaporizer components.
2Reliability
If a wireless electronic tag authentication system is added, then counterfeit prevention and product quality assurance are improved, but the device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The control circuit board is designed to perform multiple functions: it controls the heating resistor, manages battery power, and executes the authentication protocol by communicating with the wireless electronic tag reader. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated authentication hardware, simplifying manufacturing while maintaining authentication reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless electronic tag contains encryption information that can be read and verified without physical contact or complex mechanical interfaces. This information-based authentication approach is easier to manufacture than systems requiring physical seals, tamper-evident features, or complex mechanical authentication mechanisms.
3Reliability
If encryption information is stored in a wireless electronic tag, then unauthorized vaporizer usage is prevented, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces potential mechanical authentication methods (such as physical seals, keyed connections, or tamper-proof fasteners) with a wireless electronic authentication system. The wireless tag reader communicates with the electronic tag through electromagnetic fields, eliminating the need for complex mechanical interfaces while providing reliable authorization control.
Solution Approach 2:
The authentication system uses changes in electrical parameters (resistance detection, voltage output control) to verify the authenticity of the vaporizer. By monitoring these parameter changes during the authentication process, the system can determine whether the vaporizer is authorized without requiring complex structural modifications.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution effectively prevents the use of unauthorized vaporizers, ensuring that only qualified products are connected, thereby protecting consumer interests and maintaining the integrity of legitimate products and sales.
Implementation Method 1
the wireless electronic tag reader is configured to read, with a wireless signal being transmitted by the wireless signal transmitter, the encryption information of the wireless electronic tag
Implementation Method 2
the vaporizer comprises a heating resistor for heating and vaporizing the electronic cigarette liquid
Implementation Method 3
heating and vaporizing the electronic cigarette liquid, to produce vapor for the smoker
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AI summary
An electronic cigarette encrypted by wireless electronic tag and an encrypting method thereof are provided. The electronic cigarette comprises a vaporizer (1) and a battery assembly (2) connected with each other, the vaporizer (1) comprises a heating resistor (3) and a wireless electronic tag preset with encryption information, the battery assembly (2) comprises a battery (4) and a control circuit board (5) arranged with a microcontroller, a resistance detection unit, a voltage output control unit, a wireless electronic tag reader, and a wireless signal transmitter, wherein the wireless electronic tag reader reads the encryption information and sends it to the microcontroller, and the voltage output control unit outputs voltage to the heating resistor on the premise that the resistance value of the heating resistor is detected by the resistance detection unit and the encryption information is read by the wireless electronic tag reader as well.