Remote-Authenticated Vaporizer Modes to Prevent Unauthorized Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vaporization devices lack a mechanism to restrict access to authorized users, posing a risk of unauthorized use, particularly by minors.
Innovation Solution
A vaporization device equipped with a processor that switches operational modes in response to external signals, allowing remote control and authentication, and includes a body portion that permits signal transmission for enabling or disabling device functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the vaporization device is made accessible and easy to use, then ease of operation is improved, but unauthorized use by minors or unauthorized users increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobile device as an intermediary between the user and the vaporization device. The mobile device communicates with the processor to verify user authorization before allowing the heating element to operate. This intermediary layer maintains ease of use for authorized users while preventing unauthorized access through remote authentication capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical access control (such as physical locks or switches) with an electronic authentication system. The processor receives signals from mobile devices, verifies authorization status, and controls the heating element accordingly. This substitution enables remote control and authentication, solving the contradiction between ease of use and prevention of unauthorized use.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If remote control functionality is added to enable authentication, then unauthorized use is prevented, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The processor in the vaporization device serves multiple functions: it controls the heating element during normal operation and also handles authentication by receiving and processing signals from mobile devices. This multi-functionality allows the device to gain remote control capabilities without adding dedicated authentication hardware, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device acts as an external intermediary that handles the complexity of authentication logic and communication protocols. By offloading these functions to the mobile device, the vaporization device itself maintains relative simplicity while still achieving robust unauthorized use prevention through the collaborative system.
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
Enables secure access control by ensuring the device can only be operated by authorized users, preventing unauthorized use and misuse.
Implementation Method 1
The heating element is arranged to apply heat to and vaporize a quantity of the vaporizable liquid in the storage container
Implementation Method 2
A portion of the body is arranged to permit transmission of the signal through the portion of the body from a location external to the body
Data Source
AI summary
Vaporization devices having portions to enable signal transmission therethrough. A vaporization device includes a body having a first end, a second end, and forming an internal cavity. At least a portion of the internal cavity forming a cartridge receptacle. The vaporization device includes a battery disposed within the internal cavity and a processor operatively coupled to the battery and disposed within the body. The processor is arranged to respond to a signal to switch the vaporization device between a first operational mode and a second operational mode. The vaporization device also includes a portion of the body arranged to permit transmission of the signal through the portion of the body from a location external to the body, thereby permitting the processor to switch the vaporization device between the first and second operational modes in response to the receipt of the signal.