Mobile Inhaler with Authentication and Multi-Container Mixing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current e-cigarettes lack the ability to automatically and flexibly mix ingredients in an inhaling composition and control harmful, addictive, and psychoactive components over time, while also failing to verify conditions before activation and impose restrictions on the use of liquid containers.
Innovation Solution
A mobile inhaler system that connects to multiple liquid containers, featuring a dosing component and computing unit to regulate the delivery of nicotine or other psychoactive substances based on pre-defined conditions, user input, and physiological state, with integrated sensors and authentication mechanisms to ensure safe and controlled use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If e-cigarettes deliver nicotine without restrictions, then user satisfaction is improved, but safety and compliance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs authentication and condition verification before allowing nicotine delivery. The computing unit checks user identity, age restrictions, and usage conditions in advance, only enabling delivery when all conditions are satisfied. This preliminary verification ensures safety requirements are met while maintaining user convenience through automated processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors usage conditions and provides feedback control over nicotine delivery. Sensors detect physiological state and usage patterns, feeding this information back to the dosing component which adjusts delivery parameters accordingly. This closed-loop control maintains safety while adapting to user needs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If e-cigarettes allow flexible mixing of ingredients, then adaptability is improved, but control over harmful components deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The dosing component dynamically adjusts the concentration and ratio of ingredients in the inhaling composition based on pre-defined conditions. The computing unit modifies delivery parameters such as nicotine concentration, flavoring ratios, and aerosol generation conditions to optimize both flexibility and safety control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is designed to handle multiple liquid containers with different ingredients and deliver customized mixtures. The dosing component can selectively combine various components from different containers, while the computing unit ensures that harmful components remain within safe limits through integrated control.
3Reliability
If e-cigarettes lack authentication mechanisms, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability and compliance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual verification processes with automated electronic authentication. The computing unit handles identity verification, age checking, and usage authorization through electronic means, eliminating the need for manual compliance checks while maintaining or enhancing reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The authentication and condition verification processes are integrated into the device itself, allowing it to automatically verify user eligibility and usage conditions without external intervention. The computing unit and sensors work together to perform self-verification, reducing complexity while ensuring compliance.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables flexible and controlled delivery of inhaling substances, ensuring safe and regulated use by automatically adjusting the amount of components over time and verifying user conditions, thereby enhancing user safety and compliance with usage restrictions.
Implementation Method 1
heating a liquid to generate an aerosol, commonly called a 'vapor'
Implementation Method 2
wicking material that draws liquid onto the coil
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention is directed to a system comprising a mobile inhaler (1) that is configured to be simultaneously connected to at least one or a plurality of liquid containers (17) and to deliver an inhaling substance (10), wherein the inhaling substance comprises at least one of an amount of a first component (11) and an amount of a second component (12). The mobile inhaler further comprises at least one or a plurality of connector(s) (80) configured for connection of the mobile inhaler to the at least one or the plurality of liquid containers and for intaking of at least a portion of each of the liquid container(s)'s content(s). The system comprises furthermore the at least one or the plurality of liquid containers, wherein the at least one or the plurality of liquid containers comprises a plurality of reservoirs, wherein each reservoir comprises a component of the inhaling substance and wherein the reservoirs each comprise mutually different components of the inhaling substance. The present invention is furthermore directed to a method for operating the system, comprising delivering the inhaling substance by the mobile inhaler, wherein the mobile inhaler delivers at least the first component of the inhaling substance according to a set of conditions. Said set of conditions regulates at least one of a quantity and a general delivery of at least one of the first component and the inhaling substance.