WO2021078057A1

WO2021078057A1 - Electronic cigarette verification method, electronic cigarette chip, electronic cigarette, terminal device and storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2021078057A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/121150
Authority: WO
Inventors: 古莹飘; 王业凝; 金刚
Original assignee: 深圳市国科瑞芯科技有限公司
Priority date: 2019-10-25
Filing date: 2020-10-15
Publication date: 2021-04-29
Also published as: CN112712373A; CN112712373B

Abstract

The present application relates to the field of electronic cigarettes. Provided are an electronic cigarette verification method, an electronic cigarette chip, an electronic cigarette, a terminal device and a storage medium. The electronic cigarette verification method comprises: in the case of identity verification for an electronic cigarette user succeeding, receiving an activation code sent by an external device; verifying the activation code; and in the case of the verification for the activation code succeeding, executing an unlocking action. The implementation mode of the present application can provide a better security authentication function.

Description

Electronic cigarette verification method, electronic cigarette chip, electronic cigarette, terminal equipment and storage medium

cross reference

This application refers to the Chinese patent application No. 2019110236634 entitled "E-cigarette verification method, e-cigarette chip, e-cigarette, terminal equipment, and storage medium" filed on October 25, 2019, the entire content of which is incorporated into this application by reference in.

Technical field

This application relates to the field of electronic cigarettes, and in particular to an electronic cigarette verification method, an electronic cigarette chip, an electronic cigarette, a terminal device and a computer-readable storage medium.

Background technique

Electronic atomizer (English: VAPE or Electroniccigarette), commonly known as "electronic cigarette", is a battery-powered atomizer that heats the e-liquid in the oil tank to turn it into steam for the user to smoke Of a product.

Generally, structures such as batteries, atomizers, etc. are arranged in the rods of electronic cigarettes, and e-liquid is filled in the cartridge. The e-liquid contains propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, food flavor or nicotine. Since e-cigarettes do not need to be burned, they only produce "vapor" and no tar or carbon monoxide. Some medical professionals believe that they are potential nicotine substitutes. In theory, they can also reduce the impact of traditional cigarettes on the body and the effects of fires. Possibly, and let smokers who use e-cigarettes instead of cigarettes to stay away from the carcinogens in cigarettes.

However, electronic cigarettes in the prior art lack effective and controllable anti-counterfeiting monitoring technology, and counterfeit and inferior electronic cigarettes are likely to endanger the health of users.

Summary of the invention

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems or at least partially solve the above-mentioned technical problems, in an embodiment of the present application, an electronic cigarette verification method is provided. The e-cigarette verification method includes:

Receive the activation code sent by the external device;

Verify the activation code;

If the activation code passes the verification, an unlocking action is executed.

Another embodiment of the present application provides an electronic cigarette verification method, including:

Establish a communication connection with the electronic cigarette;

In response to a data input event triggered by a user through an interactive interface, acquiring the identity data input by the user in the data input event;

Verifying the identity of the electronic cigarette user according to the identity data;

In the case where the identity data is verified, an activation code is obtained;

The activation code is sent to the electronic cigarette to activate the electronic cigarette.

Another embodiment of the present application also provides an electronic cigarette verification method, including:

Establish a communication connection with the electronic cigarette;

obtain activation code;

The embodiment of the present application also provides an electronic cigarette chip, including:

Electronic cigarette communication module, used to communicate with external devices;

The electronic cigarette verification module is configured to verify the activation code received by the communication module from the external device, and perform an unlocking action when the activation code passes the verification.

The embodiment of the present application also provides an electronic cigarette, including an electronic cigarette chip, and the electronic cigarette chip includes:

The embodiment of the present application also provides a terminal device, which is characterized in that it includes:

The short-distance communication module is used to establish a communication connection with the electronic cigarette;

The terminal acquisition module is used to acquire the identity data entered by the user;

A verification module, configured to verify the identity of the e-cigarette user according to the identity data;

The terminal communication module is configured to obtain an activation code when the identity data is verified, and is configured to send the activation code to the electronic cigarette to activate the electronic cigarette.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, and the computer program stored in the computer-readable storage medium can implement the steps in any of the above-mentioned methods when being executed by a processor. .

The embodiment of the present application also provides a computing device, including: a memory and a processor, wherein:

The memory is used to store programs;

The processor is coupled with the memory, and is configured to execute the program stored in the memory, so as to implement the steps in any of the foregoing methods.

Description of the drawings

In order to more clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only used to illustrate some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative work, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings. Unmentioned technical features, connection relations and even method steps.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of communication between an electronic cigarette and an external device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of unlocking an electronic cigarette according to another embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a communication connection module of an electronic cigarette, a terminal device, and a server according to another embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of identity verification of an electronic cigarette according to another embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a communication connection module of an electronic cigarette, a terminal device, and a server according to another embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of communication between an electronic cigarette and an external device according to another embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 7 is a block diagram of a computing device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

In order to make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments It is a part of the implementation of this application, but not all of the implementations. Based on the implementation in this application, all other implementations obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of this application.

It should be understood that the terms used in the embodiments of the present application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present application. The singular forms of "a", "said" and "the" used in the embodiments of this application and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates other meanings, "multiple" Generally, it contains at least two types, but it does not exclude the inclusion of at least one type.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used in the embodiments of the present application to describe certain components, these components should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the components from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present application, the first component may also be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.

It should also be noted that the terms "include", "include" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a commodity or system that includes a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes those elements that are not explicitly listed. Other elements of, or also include elements inherent to this kind of commodity or system. If there are no more restrictions, the element defined by the sentence "including a..." does not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the commodity or system that includes the element.

In the above embodiments, although the above methods are illustrated and described as a series of actions to simplify the explanation, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand and appreciate that these methods are not limited by the order of actions, because according to In one or more embodiments, some actions may occur in a different order and/or concurrently with other actions illustrated and described herein or not illustrated and described herein but can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Those skilled in the art will further understand that the various illustrative logic blocks, modules, units, circuits, and algorithm steps described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of the two . In order to clearly explain the interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, units, circuits, and steps are generally described above in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends on the specific application and the design constraints imposed on the overall system. Technicians can implement the described functionality in different ways for each specific application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of this application.

The inventor of the present application found that: in the prior art, some anti-counterfeiting verification methods for electronic cigarettes have been designed, but these anti-counterfeiting methods are usually limited to the electronic cigarette machine, that is, the anti-counterfeiting and confidentiality between the cigarette stick and the cartridge. The text is easy to crack.

In view of this, the embodiments of the present application provide an electronic cigarette verification method, an electronic cigarette chip, an electronic cigarette, a terminal device, and a computer-readable storage medium.

Among them, an electronic cigarette chip, as shown in Figure 1, includes:

The electronic cigarette verification module is used to verify the activation code received by the communication module from the external device, and perform an unlocking action when the activation code passes the verification.

The embodiment of the present application also provides an electronic cigarette, which includes the above electronic cigarette chip. In addition, the electronic cigarette may also include an electronic cigarette working module connected to the electronic cigarette chip. When the electronic cigarette chip performs the unlocking action, the electronic cigarette working module can start to work, so as to heat the electronic cigarette cartridge.

In the embodiments of the present application, the external device referred to may be a server, a terminal device for relay connection with the server, or only an independent terminal device. The form and scale of external devices are not limited, as long as they can provide activation codes for e-cigarettes.

The opportunity for the activation code to be sent from the external device to the electronic cigarette chip can be to request the activation code through the electronic cigarette, or to actively send the activation code through the external device. When an activation code is requested through an electronic cigarette, the characteristic data of the rod and cartridge of the electronic cigarette can be sent to the server through the electronic cigarette, so that the server can verify the authenticity.

The embodiment of the present application also provides an electronic cigarette verification method, which can be applied to the above-mentioned electronic cigarette chip. As shown in FIG. 2, the method includes:

S11. Receive an activation code sent by an external device;

S12. Verify the activation code;

S13. If the activation code passes the verification, perform an unlocking action.

The activation code in the above S11 may be calculated by using the information of the electronic cigarette. The information of the electronic cigarette includes at least one of the following: an identification of the electronic cigarette, batch information, and flavor information of the electronic cigarette cartridge, and so on. Specifically, the identification of the electronic cigarette may be a unique ID number corresponding to the electronic cigarette chip. The identification of the electronic cigarette includes the identification corresponding to the cigarette rod chip (or called the decoding chip) of the electronic cigarette.

The generation of the activation code is actually a kind of data encryption. In specific implementation, a preset encryption algorithm can be used to calculate the information of the electronic cigarette to obtain the activation code. This embodiment does not specifically limit the encryption algorithm. After the e-cigarette receives the activation code, if the activation code is consistent with the activation code pre-stored locally in the e-cigarette, the activation can be initiated to make itself in an activated state. That is, the above step S12 "check the activation code" includes:

Determine whether the activation code is consistent with the pre-stored activation code, if the activation code is consistent with the pre-stored activation code, determine that the activation code passes the verification; if the activation code is inconsistent with the pre-stored activation code , It is determined that the activation code verification fails.

The activated state is a state in which the electronic cigarette is in a normal working state, for example, the amount of smoke and the time of use can be set for the electronic cigarette. The locked state is a state in which the electronic cigarette is in an unusable state or cannot be in a normal working state due to function restrictions, time restrictions, and the like.

In order to simplify the description, refer to Figure 1. Next, taking an independent external device as an example, an application scenario is given:

scene one

The user bought an e-cigarette home online. After opening the e-cigarette package at home, turn on the switch of the e-cigarette. At this time, the electronic cigarette tries to connect to the network through the electronic cigarette communication module to obtain the activation code. If the acquisition fails, the electronic cigarette working module does not work, and the electronic cigarette cannot be used. If the obtained activation code is correctly verified in the electronic cigarette chip, the electronic cigarette working module can work and the electronic cigarette can be used.

Among them, the electronic cigarette communication module can be a communication module in various forms such as GSM, 3G, 4G, and 5G. It can realize wireless connection with external devices with the help of low power consumption narrowband IoT such as NB-IoT or LoRa. Of course, the electronic cigarette communication module can also access the Internet by means of WIFI.

On the basis of this application scenario, the rod of the electronic cigarette can be provided with a mechanism for verifying the cartridge of the electronic cigarette. Every time a user intends to smoke, or every time a new cartridge is installed, a verification can be performed first, and the characteristic code of the cartridge can be sent to the server. If there is a possibility of counterfeiting the cartridge, the server does not return the activation code and the electronic cigarette cannot work, thereby protecting the health of the user.

It is worth mentioning that due to the relatively small battery capacity of electronic cigarettes, in order to ensure battery life. There is usually no need to install an overly complicated electronic structure on an electronic cigarette. Accordingly, the terminal device connected to the electronic cigarette can participate in the verification to extend the use time of the electronic cigarette. As mentioned above, the external device referred to in this application may be a server, an independent terminal device, or a terminal device connected to the server.

Based on the foregoing considerations, the embodiment of the present application also provides a terminal device, as shown in FIG. 3, including:

The verification module is used to obtain the activation code, and is used to send the activation code to the electronic cigarette through the short-range communication module to activate the electronic cigarette.

The terminal device of this application may be a fixed terminal or a mobile terminal. The terminal device can provide the verification activation code, or it can communicate with the server to obtain the activation code from the server. When the activation code is obtained through the server, it can effectively prevent the local cracking of the terminal and improve the security.

Specifically, the verification activation code is a set of operation codes that can be recognized by the main controller of the cigarette stick. Generally, the cigarette stick is in the "locked" state before leaving the factory. When unlocking, the user needs to log in to the personal e-cigarette account through the terminal device. After binding the cigarette stick device, perform the cigarette stick activation operation. At this time, the server transmits the stored activation code of the corresponding cigarette stick (each cigarette has a uniquely specified activation code) to the terminal device through the 4G/5G/wireless network, and then transmits it to the corresponding cigarette stick to be activated through the Bluetooth of the terminal device on.

Corresponding to the terminal device, the embodiment of this application also provides an electronic cigarette verification method, including:

Establish a communication connection with the electronic cigarette;

obtain activation code;

That is, optionally, the step of receiving the activation code sent by the external device includes:

Receive the activation code fed back by the server through the terminal device; or,

Acquire the activation code fed back by the external device through the communication link established with the external device.

Since the embodiment of the present application uses the provided terminal device to connect to the server and obtain the activation code, compared to the electronic cigarette directly connecting to the server, it only needs to bear the power consumption of the short-range communication, and its battery life will be significantly increased. Specifically, e-cigarettes can be connected to terminal devices through low-power Bluetooth or wired interfaces. Among them, the terminal device can be, but is not limited to: a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a smart wearable device, and so on.

When the activation code is obtained through the server, the above method may further include the following step: receiving the activation code generated and sent by the server for the information of the electronic cigarette.

Wherein, the information of the electronic cigarette may include, but is not limited to: the identification of the electronic cigarette, batch information, the flavor information of the electronic cigarette cartridge, and so on. These information are calculated using a certain encryption algorithm (this embodiment does not specifically limit this) to obtain the activation code. The activation code generated and sent with the information for the electronic cigarette has higher security.

As a substitute for nicotine substances, e-cigarettes are addictive. Therefore, in various countries, the age at which e-cigarettes can be purchased is basically restricted to adults. However, the applicant of this application found that the prior art has not yet involved a feasible identification verification technical solution for the purchaser of electronic cigarettes. Generally, minors can still easily buy electronic cigarettes.

The inventor of this application believes that the purchase channels, purchase paths, and usage scenarios of electronic cigarettes can be physically traced through technical means. In order to realize the real-name supervision of the purchase and use of electronic cigarettes.

Accordingly, for electronic cigarettes, another embodiment of the present application provides an electronic cigarette verification method, as shown in FIG. 4, including:

When the e-cigarette user passes the identity verification, receive the activation code sent by the external device;

Verify the activation code;

When the activation code passes the verification, an unlocking action is performed to make the rod of the electronic cigarette enter a ready state.

Specifically, verifying the activation code includes: determining whether the activation code is consistent with a pre-stored activation code, and if the activation code is consistent with the pre-stored activation code, determining that the activation code passes the verification.

Accordingly, similarly, the external device can be a terminal device or a server. For the terminal device, the embodiment of the present application also provides an electronic cigarette verification method, which is still shown in FIG. 4, including:

Establish a communication connection with the electronic cigarette;

In response to the data input event triggered by the user through the interactive interface, obtain the identity data input by the user in the data input event;

Verify the identity of the e-cigarette user based on the identity data;

When the identity data is verified, get the activation code;

Send the activation code to the e-cigarette to activate the e-cigarette.

During specific implementation, the terminal device that executes the above method steps may include but is not limited to at least one of the following: a camera, a keyboard, a touch screen, a fingerprint collector, a barcode reader, a document reader, and so on. For example, if the terminal device is a mobile phone, the user can input identity data through the keyboard or touch screen on the mobile phone, and can also collect the user's ID card by taking pictures with a camera. It is assumed that the identity data includes the date of birth, name, ID number, ID photo, etc. entered by the user. In a specific implementation scheme, the above steps "verify the identity of the e-cigarette user based on the identity data" can be implemented in the following manner: the identification number is identified to determine whether the certificate holder is an adult; And perform facial recognition on the user's facial video collected by the camera (such as the user blinking video or turning head video) to compare the user's facial features collected by the camera with the facial features on the ID photo; to determine the current use of e-cigarettes based on the comparison results Whether the user of is the certificate holder. If it is determined that the certificate holder is an adult, and it is identified that the user currently using the electronic cigarette is the certificate holder, the identity verification is passed.

Identity verification can be performed locally on the terminal device or on the server side. In a specific solution provided below, the verification method for electronic cigarettes also includes:

Establishing a communication connection between the electronic cigarette and the terminal device;

The electronic cigarette sends an activation request of the electronic cigarette through the terminal device, so that the terminal device sends the identity data of the electronic cigarette user to the server, and the server sends the information to the electronic cigarette user based on the identity verification data. Perform identity verification.

And optionally, verifying the identity of the e-cigarette user based on the identity data includes:

The identity data and e-cigarette information are sent to the server, so that the server can verify the identity of the e-cigarette user based on the identity data.

Based on the above considerations, the embodiments of the present application also provide an electronic cigarette chip, an electronic cigarette, and a terminal device, where, as shown in FIG. 5, the electronic cigarette chip includes:

The electronic cigarette verification module is used to verify the activation code received by the communication module from the external device when the user of the electronic cigarette passes the identity verification, and when the activation code passes the verification, Perform unlock action.

Electronic cigarettes contain the above-mentioned electronic cigarette chips.

Terminal equipment, also shown in Figure 5, includes:

The verification module is used to verify the identity of the e-cigarette user according to the identity data, and is also used to obtain the activation code when the identity data is verified, and send the activation code to the e-cigarette through the short-range communication module to activate e-cigarette.

For the implementation of this application, the identity data may include at least the age information of the user. In the process of verifying the identity of the e-cigarette user based on the identity data, the conditions for passing the verification should include at least the age greater than or equal to the e-cigarette The legal age of majority at the place of sale, or the legal age at which nicotine products can be purchased.

In order to facilitate communication with the remote server, the verification module can include:

The remote communication module is used to send identity data and electronic cigarette information to the server, so that the server can verify the identity of the electronic cigarette user based on the identity data.

Among them, the remote communication module may be a wired network card connected to the Internet, or a wireless network module based on mobile data communication network, WIFI, Bluetooth, NB-IoT/LoRa and other technologies. The short-distance communication module corresponds to the long-distance communication module, and is responsible for communicating with the communication module of the electronic cigarette. In this application, the short-range communication module refers to the "near-field" communication in a broad sense, and does not only refer to the "near-field communication module". The naming made by the distinction made by the "remote" communication module of server communication. Its communication principle can be the same as that of the remote communication module, or it can be inconsistent. Specifically, the communication module of the present application may be a Bluetooth module, an NFC module, a WIFI module, and so on. Usually, a Bluetooth module that can take into account both convenience and battery life is the preferred solution.

In addition, the terminal device mentioned in this application can be a handheld mobile device such as a smart phone or a smart watch for the user's own use, or a vending machine used to sell electronic cigarettes connected to a server through a remote communication module. The technical solutions for the specific implementation of the two are different, and a specific example will be given next.

First, take a handheld mobile device such as a smart phone or a smart watch as an example. When the terminal device is a handheld mobile device, the user can perform identity verification through the handheld mobile device he carries at any time, which has very superior flexibility and convenience.

For example, when a smart phone is used as a terminal device, the terminal acquisition module may include a fingerprint recognition element of the smart phone, a camera, a touch screen, a microphone, and other devices. Correspondingly, the identity data can include fingerprints, voiceprints, facial recognition data, iris recognition data, and so on.

The verification module can forward the identity data acquired by the terminal acquisition module to the server for comparison with the identity data stored by the server, or it can be compared on the local machine. Through the comparison, the user's identity can be confirmed, and illegal users can be prevented from buying, obtaining, and using electronic cigarettes.

Further, the identity data may include:

The user’s ID number and biometric data. By comparing the ID number with the biometric data, the user’s identity can be better confirmed to clarify the user’s qualifications.

Next, another application scenario will be given based on the above scheme:

Scene two

The user bought an e-cigarette online or went to the store and returned home. After opening the e-cigarette package at home, turn on the switch of the e-cigarette.

According to the instructions, the user matches the electronic cigarette communication module with the short-range communication module of the smart phone held by the user to establish a connection.

After the connection is successful, the smart phone prompts the user to enter the identity data on the interactive interface. For example, the user can enter the ID number through the touch screen, keyboard, and take facial photos, or collect fingerprints and so on.

After obtaining the identity data, the smart phone transmits the identity data to the server through the verification module. The server performs identity data comparison and verification in the background, and after successful verification, returns an activation code to the smart phone.

It is worth mentioning that the electronic cigarette communication module can also send its own characteristic data to the server through the smart phone, so that the server returns the activation code corresponding to the characteristic data. Among them, the characteristic data may include the ID, batch, etc. of the electronic cigarette.

This activation code is sent to the verification module of the electronic cigarette through the terminal device. When the verification module passes the verification of the activation code, an unlocking action is performed, so that the electronic cigarette working module can work normally.

If the server fails to verify the identity data, the activation code will not be returned. If an illegal user tries to crack the verification and the wrong activation code is returned, the verification of the e-cigarette verification module will not pass, which will make the e-cigarette work module unable to work.

Among them, the reasons for the authentication failure of the identity data may include: the user's age has not reached the legal age, the user's biometric data does not match, and so on.

In the second scenario above, verification can be performed only for the first use of e-cigarettes, or verification can be required each time the e-cigarette is used. The former is more convenient and the latter is more secure. When the electronic cigarette used has been bound, every time the power of the electronic cigarette is turned on, the terminal device can automatically connect with the electronic cigarette and synchronize its usage data, which is very convenient. In addition, users can create an account for themselves in the application of the terminal device, or use the associated account of a third-party application (such as WeChat, Alipay) to better maintain their own usage data.

It is worth mentioning that when the identity data includes the user’s biometric data, the verification of the identity of the e-cigarette user based on the identity data can include:

The user's biometric data is compared with the biometric data stored in the machine to determine whether the identity data is verified.

In other words, the terminal device can store biometric data on its own. In this way, there is no need to communicate with the cloud every time an identity is verified, which can significantly improve the efficiency of verification and improve the experience of using e-cigarettes. Especially for solutions that need to be verified every time an electronic cigarette is used, a more friendly use environment can be provided.

Based on this, we give another application scenario:

Scene three

The user has already verified the identity of the electronic cigarette in hand, and its biometric data, such as fingerprints, has been stored in the user's handheld mobile device.

The user suddenly wants to smoke. After taking out the electronic cigarette and turning on the power, the handheld mobile device prompts the user to unlock with a fingerprint.

The user enters the fingerprint to complete the unlocking action, and the e-cigarette is available.

In this way, since the user's fingerprint is required for identification before each smoking, it is possible to prevent the electronic cigarette from being taken by children and young people around the user. Better improve safety.

It is particularly worth mentioning that not only can the terminal device be verified with the biometric data stored in the machine, but optionally, the aforementioned step of verifying the identity of the e-cigarette user based on the identity data can also include:

Send the identity data and e-cigarette information to the associated application, so that the associated application can verify the identity of the e-cigarette user based on the identity data.

In other words, the aforementioned verification module may include:

The association module is used to send the identity data and e-cigarette information to the associated application, so that the associated application verifies the identity of the e-cigarette user based on the identity data.

Associated applications referred to in this application generally refer to applications that have collected and verified user identity data due to payment, security, and other reasons. In the prior art, there are some "national-level" applications with a large installed capacity, such as Alipay, WeChat, and so on. In order to provide secure payment functions, these applications have often identified and verified the user's identity data. Therefore, when the electronic cigarette needs to verify the user's identity, it can directly make a request to the public API interface of these applications, and obtain the user's identity verification through the authorization of these applications.

The use of associated applications for identity verification better protects the security of user identity data and saves verification resources.

As mentioned above, the terminal device mentioned in this application can also be connected to a server through a remote communication module and used for vending machines for selling electronic cigarettes.

Next, a specific description will be made on the case where the terminal device is a vending machine.

When the terminal device is a vending machine, the electronic cigarette is set in the vending machine, and the electronic cigarette can also communicate with the vending machine in a variety of ways. The specific connection method has been mentioned in the previous article, so I will not repeat it here.

E-cigarettes can verify whether the user's identity meets the requirements for using e-cigarettes before and after the purchase. Based on this, we take pre-purchase as an example and give another application scenario:

Scene four

The electronic cigarette is set in the vending machine.

After the user selects the electronic cigarette that he wants to buy in front of the vending machine, the vending machine gives a prompt requesting the collection and verification of the user's identity data.

Specifically, the vending machine can be equipped with: an ID verification device, a camera, a fingerprint recognition component, and so on. Users can correspondingly verify their own identity by swiping ID card, facial recognition, fingerprint recognition, etc.

After the user completes the verification of his identity and makes the payment, the vending machine spit out the electronic cigarette purchased by the user to complete the transaction. Among them, the unlocking steps of the electronic cigarette are the same as the foregoing scenario, and will not be described again.

By setting up identification on the vending machine, users can be filtered at the point of purchase, which can more effectively prevent minors from buying electronic cigarettes.

Taking the verification after purchase as an example, this application also gives an application scenario:

Scene five

The electronic cigarette is set in the vending machine. The user can take out the purchased e-cigarette after payment. Of course, users can also obtain purchased electronic cigarettes through other channels.

The user communicates and connects the electronic cigarette with the vending machine by operating the interactive interface of the vending machine, and makes a request to activate the electronic cigarette. The vending machine gives a prompt requesting the collection and verification of the user's identity data.

Through the identity data sent by the vending machine, the server background performs identity data comparison and verification, and after the verification is successful, an activation code is returned to the vending machine. The vending machine uses the communication connection with the electronic cigarette to transmit the activation code to the electronic cigarette for verification by the electronic cigarette verification module. After the verification is successful, the working module of the electronic cigarette can work.

In addition, the electronic cigarette can also obtain the user's identity data by itself without resorting to external equipment. In other words, an interactive element can also be provided on the electronic cigarette to obtain the user's identity data.

Therefore, optionally, the foregoing method may further include:

In response to a data input event triggered by the user on the interactive element of the electronic cigarette, obtain the identity data input by the user;

The identity data is sent to the external device through the communication link established with the external device, so that the external device verifies the identity data.

Among them, the interactive components can also be: fingerprint recognition components, microphones, cameras, and so on. Correspondingly, the identity data may also include: user fingerprints, user voice, user avatar, and so on. No longer.

It is worth noting that in the prior art, electronic cigarettes often include cigarette sticks and cartridges. These two components may be purchased separately. In the previous article, no distinction was made between cigarette sticks and cartridges, and only “e-cigarettes” or “e-cigarette chips” were mentioned in general terms. Those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that the above-mentioned technical methods can be applied regardless of whether the cigarette stick or cartridge is purchased or used, or a complete electronic cigarette. In other words, the rod and the cartridge of the electronic cigarette can be respectively provided with a rod chip and a cartridge chip. The cigarette sticks and cartridges for e-cigarettes can also be used for anti-counterfeiting and identity verification respectively.

However, it is relatively expensive to install a battery, a data interface or a wireless chip on the cartridge. Accordingly, the inventor of the present application believes that the cartridge can be considered to be set to be verified by the cigarette rod.

That is to say, when each new cartridge is installed on the cigarette stick, the aforementioned communication can be completed between the cigarette stick and the server to realize the above verification process.

In addition, optionally, the cartridge can also be verified locally only with the cigarette rod. For details, referring to FIG. 6, optionally, performing the unlocking action of the foregoing method may further include:

Unlock the cigarette stick of the e-cigarette;

And, the foregoing method may also include:

The cigarette stick sends the protocol code to the cartridge connected to the cigarette stick in the electronic cigarette;

When the cartridge determines that the protocol code meets the first requirement, the cartridge receives the dynamic code sent by the cartridge;

When the cigarette stick determines that the dynamic code meets the second requirement, the cigarette stick sends a driving signal to make the electronic cigarette enter a working state.

Among them, the agreement password is the password preset before the cigarette stick and the cartridge. It can be generated from a dynamic password interval according to a preset encryption and decryption algorithm to prevent cracking.

In specific implementation, the above-mentioned agreement password and dynamic password can be calculated using the same algorithm or different algorithms. For example, both the protocol password and the dynamic password can be calculated using an encryption and decryption algorithm based on the 64b its elliptic curve algorithm.

If the cartridge successfully recognizes the protocol password and obtains the output result that meets the preset rules, it is determined that the protocol password meets the first requirement, and the cartridge can send the dynamic password to the cigarette stick through the anti-counterfeiting chip set in itself; after the cigarette stick receives the dynamic password , Use the locally stored verification algorithm to verify the dynamic password, and if the verification is passed, it is determined that the dynamic password meets the second requirement.

Further, the password interval in the cigarette stick chip can be updated through the connection with the server. According to this, whenever a new batch of cartridges is on the market, the updated cartridge chip can realize two-way password authentication for this batch of cartridges, and thus has better security.

In some optional embodiments, the password interval may be stored in the internal data area of the main controller of the cigarette stick chip (which may be the above-mentioned electronic cigarette verification module). For example, when the cigarette stick leaves the factory, the stick chip can identify 100 flavors of cartridges ranging from 0 to 99 based on the original password interval. However, when the manufacturer launches the 101st new cartridge, the cigarette stick will not be able to identify the 101st new cartridge. Smoke bomb. Therefore, when the manufacturer launches the 101st new cartridge, the server can update the original password interval so that the cigarette stick chip can identify the 101st new cartridge based on the updated password interval. During specific implementation, the server can send the password interval update information to the client device (such as the user’s mobile phone, tablet, desktop/laptop or smart wearable device, etc.), and the client device sends the received password interval update information to The cigarette stick of the electronic cigarette bound to the client device, so that the cigarette stick of the electronic cigarette updates the local password interval based on the password interval update information with the anti-counterfeiting chip, and then the 101st new cigarette cartridge can be subsequently identified. The server can also send the password interval update information to the e-cigarette vending device, and the e-cigarette vending device sends the received password interval update information to the cigarette sticks of the unsold e-cigarettes stored in the e-cigarette vending device for e-cigarette sales. Cigarette sticks update the local password interval based on the anti-counterfeiting chip based on the password interval update information, and then the 101st new cigarette cartridge can be identified subsequently.

It is worth mentioning that after the first verification, data can be written in the cartridge chip to bind the cartridge and the cartridge. In this way, the same cartridge can be prevented from being abused with other cigarette sticks after being refilled, which further increases safety. As a cooperation, optionally, the method may further include the following steps:

Count the user's inhalation times, and send a count write signal to the cartridge chip;

In response to the stop signal fed back by the cartridge chip according to the counting result, the cartridge is stopped from heating.

By counting the number of times of inhalation by the user in the cartridge chip, the use progress of the cartridge can be clarified. Further, when the count exceeds a preset threshold, the cartridges can be locked to prevent illegal users from refilling cartridges and the hidden safety hazards caused by the recycling of cartridge chips.

Further, optionally, if the dynamic password meets the second requirement, the electronic cigarette enters a working state until the cartridge is taken out. In this way, there is no need to repeatedly verify the cartridge under the premise that the cartridge has not been taken out, which saves the verification cost and improves the convenience. And because the verification frequency is reduced, the battery of the cigarette rod can be saved, and the battery life can be extended.

In addition, optionally, if the agreed password does not meet the first requirement or the dynamic password does not meet the second requirement, count the number of times that the requirement is not met. Further optionally, if the counted number of times of non-compliance is greater than or equal to the preset number of failures, a lock signal is sent to the chip of the cartridge to lock the cartridge; or,

If the interval between two consecutive events that do not meet the requirements is less than or equal to the preset failure time, a lock signal is sent to the chip of the cartridge to lock the cartridge.

Regarding the chips of cigarette cartridges and cigarette sticks, illegal users may use brute force cracking methods to try to crack the activation code, agreement password and dynamic password. When using brute force to crack, it often tries to input a large number of random numbers to the chip in a short time, and records the successfully cracked number as the corresponding cracked password.

However, in this application, with the help of counting the number and frequency of non-compliance with the requirements, it is possible to lock the cartridges for users who take cracking actions in a targeted manner. Once the cartridge is locked, it will no longer respond to any input signal, which can effectively prevent illegal users from cracking.

Another embodiment of the present application also provides a computing device, as shown in FIG. 7, including: a memory 51 and a processor 52, where:

The memory 51 is used to store programs;

The processor 52 is coupled with the memory 51, and is configured to execute a program stored in the memory 51 for:

Verify the activation code;

If the activation code passes the verification, the unlock action is executed.

And, another implementation manner of the present application also provides a computing device, including: a memory 51 and a processor 52, wherein,

The memory 51 is used to store programs;

Establish a communication connection with the electronic cigarette;

Verify the identity of the e-cigarette user based on the identity data;

When the identity data is verified, get the activation code;

Send the activation code to the e-cigarette to activate the e-cigarette.

The aforementioned memory 51 may be configured to store other various data to support operations on the computing device. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the computing device. The memory 51 can be implemented by any type of volatile or nonvolatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable and Programmable read only memory (EPROM), programmable read only memory (PROM), read only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disk or optical disk.

When the above-mentioned processor 52 executes the program in the memory 51, in addition to the above functions, it may also implement other functions. For details, please refer to the descriptions of the foregoing embodiments.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the computing device may further include: a communication component 43, a display 44, a power supply component 45, an audio component 46 and other components. Only some components are schematically shown in FIG. 7, which does not mean that the computing device only includes the components shown in FIG. 7.

Correspondingly, another embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program. When the computer program stored in the computer-readable storage medium is executed by a processor, it can implement the aforementioned methods. Steps or functions.

In summary, the implementation of the present application can provide a better anti-counterfeiting verification function, and prevent illegal users from purchasing and using electronic cigarettes by verifying the user's identity, and also has good convenience.

Finally, it should be noted that those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that, in order to enable readers to better understand this application, many technical details are proposed in the implementation of this application. However, even without these technical details and various changes and modifications based on the foregoing embodiments, the technical solutions required by the claims of this application can be basically realized. Therefore, in practical applications, various changes can be made to the above-mentioned embodiments in form and details without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application.

Claims

An electronic cigarette verification method, which is characterized in that it comprises:

Receive the activation code sent by the external device;

Verify the activation code;

If the activation code passes the verification, an unlocking action is executed.
The method of claim 1, wherein:

When the e-cigarette user passes the identity verification, the activation code sent by the external device is received.
The method according to claim 2, wherein the external device is a terminal device, and the method further comprises:

Establishing a communication connection with the terminal device;

Send an e-cigarette activation request through the terminal device, so that the terminal device sends the identity data of the e-cigarette user to a server, and the server performs identity verification on the e-cigarette user based on the identity verification data .
The method according to claim 1, wherein the receiving the activation code sent by the external device comprises:

Receiving the activation code fed back by the server through a terminal device; or

Obtaining the activation code fed back by the external device through a communication link established with the external device.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the performing an unlocking action comprises:

Unlocking the rod of the electronic cigarette;

The method also includes:

The cigarette stick sends an agreement code to the cartridge connected to the cigarette stick in the electronic cigarette;

When the cartridge determines that the agreement password meets the first requirement, the cigarette stick receives the dynamic password sent by the cartridge;

When the cigarette stick determines that the dynamic password meets the second requirement, the cigarette stick sends a driving signal to make the electronic cigarette enter a working state.
The method according to claim 5, wherein if the dynamic password meets the second requirement, the electronic cigarette enters a working state until the cartridge is taken out.
The method according to claim 5, wherein if the protocol password does not meet the first requirement or the dynamic password does not meet the second requirement, count the number of times that the requirement is not met.
The method according to claim 7, wherein if the counted number of non-conformances is greater than or equal to the preset number of failures, sending a lock signal to the chip of the cartridge to lock the cartridge; or,

If the interval between two consecutive non-compliant events is less than or equal to the preset failure time, a lock signal is sent to the chip of the cartridge to lock the cartridge.
An electronic cigarette verification method, which is characterized in that it comprises:

Establish a communication connection with the electronic cigarette;

In response to a data input event triggered by a user through an interactive interface, acquiring the identity data input by the user in the data input event;

Verifying the identity of the electronic cigarette user according to the identity data;

In the case where the identity data is verified, an activation code is obtained;

The activation code is sent to the electronic cigarette to activate the electronic cigarette.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the identity data comprises:

The user’s ID number and biometric data.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the verifying the identity of the e-cigarette user according to the identity data comprises:

The identity data and the electronic cigarette information are sent to a server, so that the server verifies the identity of the electronic cigarette user based on the identity data.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the verifying the identity of the e-cigarette user according to the identity data comprises:

The identity data and the information of the electronic cigarette are sent to an associated application program, so that the associated application program verifies the identity of the electronic cigarette user based on the identity data.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the identity data includes biometric data of the user,

The verifying the identity of the electronic cigarette user according to the identity data includes:

The user's biometric data is compared with the biometric data stored in the machine to determine whether the identity data passes the verification.
An electronic cigarette verification method, which is characterized in that it comprises:

Establish a communication connection with the electronic cigarette;

obtain activation code;

The activation code is sent to the electronic cigarette to activate the electronic cigarette.
An electronic cigarette chip, characterized in that it comprises:

Electronic cigarette communication module, used to communicate with external devices;

The electronic cigarette verification module is configured to verify the activation code received by the communication module from the external device, and perform an unlocking action when the activation code passes the verification.
An electronic cigarette, characterized by comprising an electronic cigarette chip, the electronic cigarette chip comprising:

Electronic cigarette communication module, used to communicate with external devices;

The electronic cigarette verification module is configured to verify the activation code received by the communication module from the external device, and perform an unlocking action when the activation code passes the verification.
A terminal device, characterized in that it comprises:

The short-distance communication module is used to establish a communication connection with the electronic cigarette;

The terminal acquisition module is used to acquire the identity data entered by the user;

A verification module, configured to verify the identity of the e-cigarette user according to the identity data;

The terminal communication module is used to obtain an activation code when the identity data is verified, and is used to send the activation code to the electronic cigarette through the short-range communication module to activate the electronic cigarette.
The terminal device according to claim 17, wherein the verification module comprises:

The remote communication module is configured to send the identity data and the information of the electronic cigarette to a server, so that the server verifies the identity of the electronic cigarette user based on the identity data.
The terminal device according to claim 17, wherein the verification module comprises:

The association module is configured to send the identity data and the information of the electronic cigarette to an associated application program, so that the associated application program verifies the identity of the electronic cigarette user based on the identity data.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, wherein the computer program stored in the computer-readable storage medium can implement the following steps when being executed by a processor:

When the e-cigarette user passes the identity verification, receive the activation code sent by the external device;

Verify the activation code;

If the activation code passes the verification, an unlocking action is executed.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, wherein the computer program stored in the computer-readable storage medium can implement the following steps when being executed by a processor:

Establish a communication connection with the electronic cigarette;

In response to a data input event triggered by a user through an interactive interface, acquiring the identity data input by the user in the data input event;

Verifying the identity of the electronic cigarette user according to the identity data;

In the case where the identity data is verified, an activation code is obtained;

The activation code is sent to the electronic cigarette to activate the electronic cigarette.
A computing device, including: a memory and a processor, wherein,

The memory is used to store programs;

The processor is coupled with the memory, and is configured to execute the program stored in the memory for:

When the e-cigarette user passes the identity verification, receive the activation code sent by the external device;

Verify the activation code;

If the activation code passes the verification, an unlocking action is executed.
A computing device, including: a memory and a processor, wherein,

The memory is used to store programs;

The processor is coupled with the memory, and is configured to execute the program stored in the memory for:

Establish a communication connection with the electronic cigarette;

In response to a data input event triggered by a user through an interactive interface, acquiring the identity data input by the user in the data input event;

Verifying the identity of the electronic cigarette user according to the identity data;

In the case where the identity data is verified, an activation code is obtained;

The activation code is sent to the electronic cigarette to activate the electronic cigarette.