Electronic Vaporizer Detachment Detection via Electrical Parameter Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic vaporizing-devices lack a reminding function when the vaporizer is detached from the battery, affecting user experience.
Innovation Solution
The device detects electrical parameters, such as current and resistance, to determine if the vaporizer is detached and generates reminders through light, sound, or vibration to alert the user.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If no reminding function is provided when the vaporizer is detached from the battery, then the device structure remains simple, but user experience deteriorates due to lack of awareness about device state
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism by detecting electrical parameters (current, resistance) of the vaporizer and generating reminders when detachment is detected. The processor continuously monitors electrical parameters and triggers a reminder function when the vaporizer is determined to be detached from the battery, providing real-time feedback to the user about the device state.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses electrical parameters as an intermediary to detect vaporizer detachment. By monitoring changes in current and resistance values between the battery and vaporizer, the system indirectly determines detachment status without requiring direct mechanical or optical detection mechanisms, thus maintaining structural simplicity while improving functionality.
2Loss of information
If electrical parameter detection is implemented to detect vaporizer detachment, then detachment awareness is improved, but energy consumption increases due to continuous monitoring
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic detection of electrical parameters rather than continuous monitoring. The processor detects electrical parameters at intervals to determine vaporizer detachment status, which reduces energy consumption compared to continuous monitoring while still maintaining effective detachment awareness. The reminder is triggered when parameter changes indicate detachment.
3Loss of information
If reminder function is added to notify user of vaporizer detachment, then operational awareness is enhanced, but device complexity increases due to additional components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the existing processor perform multiple functions: it not only controls the basic vaporizing operation but also detects electrical parameters to determine vaporizer detachment and triggers the reminder function. By making the processor multi-functional, the patent enhances operational awareness without adding separate dedicated components for detachment detection, thus minimizing the increase in device complexity.
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AI summary
A reminding method in an electronic vaporizing-device and an electronic vaporizing-device are disclosed. The method includes detecting an electrical parameter of the vaporizer, determining whether the vaporizer is detached from the battery based on the electrical parameter of the vaporizer, and generating a reminder in response to the vaporizer being detached from the battery.