GB2595803A - Electronic cigarette authenticity recognition system and method, and vaping set, electronic cigarette and storage medium - Google Patents

Electronic cigarette authenticity recognition system and method, and vaping set, electronic cigarette and storage medium Download PDF

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GB2595803A
GB2595803A GB2112480.5A GB202112480A GB2595803A GB 2595803 A GB2595803 A GB 2595803A GB 202112480 A GB202112480 A GB 202112480A GB 2595803 A GB2595803 A GB 2595803A
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    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24DCIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
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    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
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    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
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    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
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    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
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Abstract

An electronic cigarette authenticity recognition system and method, and a vaping set, an electronic cigarette and a storage medium. The electronic cigarette authenticity recognition system comprises a vaping set (10) and a smart device (20), wherein the vaping set (10) and the smart device (20) are in communication connection. The vaping set (10) is configured to: scan and read, when the electronic cigarette (30) is inserted into the vaping set (10), an identifier on the electronic cigarette (30) by means of a scanning unit inside the vaping set (10), so as to obtain identifier data, transmit the identifier data to the smart device (20), and control a heating state of the vaping set (10) according to authentication information fed back by the smart device (20), wherein the authentication information comprises an authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette (30). The smart device (20) is configured to: receive the identifier data, decode the identifier data, perform authenticity authentication on the decoded identifier data to obtain the authentication information, and feed the authentication information back to the vaping set (10).

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ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE AUTHENTICITY RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND VAPING SET, ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE AND STORAGE
MEDIUM
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present application relates to the technical field of electronic cigarettes, for example, to a system and method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity, a smoking set, an electronic cigarette and a storage medium.
BACKGROUND
An electronic cigarette is an electronic product imitating a cigarette. An electronic cigarette has smoke and taste similar to those of a real cigarette and gives a feeling like a real cigarette gives.
In recent years, electronic cigarettes used for quitting smoking and replacing real cigarettes have been rapidly promoted and used.
However, with the promotion and use of electronic cigarettes, various fake electronic cigarettes have also appeared one after another, seriously endangering the health of consumers.
SUMMARY
The present application provides a system and method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity, a smoking set, an electronic cigarette and a storage medium.
Embodiments of the present application provide a system for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity. The system for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity includes a smoking set and an intelligent device. The smoking set is communicatively connected to the intelligent device.
The smoking set is configured to, in the case where an electronic cigarette is inserted into the smoking set, scan and read an identifier on the electronic cigarette through a scanning unit in the smoking set to acquire identifier data, transmit the identifier data to the intelligent device, and control the heating state of the smoking set according to authentication information fed back by the intelligent device, where the authentication information includes the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette.
The intelligent device is configured to receive the identifier data, to decode the identifier data, to perform authenticity authentication on the decoded identifier data to obtain the authentication information, and to feed back the authentication information to the smoking set.
Embodiments of the present application provide a smoking set. The smoking set includes a housing, a power supply, a control unit, a heating unit, a scanning unit and a transmission unit.
the power supply, the control unit and the heating unit are all disposed in the housing and electrically connected in sequence. The scanning unit is disposed in the housing and connected to the control unit. The transmission unit is disposed in the housing and connected to the scanning unit. One end of the housing facing toward the heating unit is provided with a cigarette inlet into which an electronic cigarette is insertable.
The scanning unit is configured to scan and read an identifier on the electronic cigarette inserted into the cigarette inlet so as to acquire identifier data.
The transmission unit is configured to transmit the identifier data to an intelligent device.
The control unit is configured to, in the case where the electronic cigarette is inserted into the smoking set, control the scanning unit to scan and read the identifier on the electronic cigarette and control the heating state of the heating unit according to authentication information fed back by the intelligent device, where the authentication information includes the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette.
Embodiments of the present application provide an electronic cigarette. The outer package of the electronic cigarette inserted into a smoking set is provided with at least one identifier scannable by a scanning unit of the smoking set so that in the case where the electronic cigarette is inserted into the smoking set, the scanning unit of the smoking set performs an operation of scanning and reading the at least one identifier on the electronic cigarette to acquire identifier data.
Each of the at least one identifier is configured to record the production date information, manufacturer information and electronic-cigarette model information of the electronic cigarette.
Embodiments of the present application provide a method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity, which is applicable to the system for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by embodiments of the present application. This method includes the steps described below, An identifier on the electronic cigarette is scanned and read through a scanning unit in the smoking set to acquire identifier data is acquired in response to the electronic cigarette being inserted into the smoking set.
The identifier data is transmitted to an intelligent device The heating state of the smoking set is controlled according to authentication information fed back by the intelligent device, where the authentication information includes the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette.
Embodiments of the present application provide a method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity. This method includes the steps described below.
Identifier data transmitted by a smoking set is received, where an identifier corresponding to the identifier data is scanned and read by a scanning unit disposed in the smoking set.
The identifier data is decoded.
Authenticity authentication is performed on the decoded identifier data so that authentication information is obtained The authentication information is fed back to the smoking set, where the authentication information includes the authenticity authentication result of an electronic cigarette.
Embodiments of the present application provide an apparatus for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity. The apparatus includes an identifier reading module, an identifier transmission module and a heating control module.
The identifier reading module is configured, in the case where an electronic cigarette is inserted into a smoking set, scan and read an identifier on the electronic cigarette through a scanning unit in the smoking set to acquire identifier data.
The identifier transmission module is configured to transmit the identifier data to an intelligent device.
The heating control module is configured to control the heating state of the smoking set according to authentication information fed back by the intelligent device, where the authentication information includes the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette.
Embodiments of the present application provide an apparatus for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity, which is applicable to the system for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by embodiments of the present application. The apparatus includes an identifier receiving module, an identifier decoding module, an identifier authentication module and an authentication information feedback module The identifier receiving module is configured to receive identifier data transmitted by a smoking set, where an identifier corresponding to the identifier data is scanned and read by a scanning unit disposed in the smoking set The identifier decoding module is configured to decode the identifier data to obtain authentication information.
The identifier authentication module is configured to perform authenticity authentication on the decoded identifier data.
The authentication information feedback module is configured to feed back the authentication information to the smoking set, where the authentication information includes the authenticity authentication result of an electronic cigarette.
Embodiments of the present application provide a smoking set. The smoking set includes at least one processor and a storage apparatus used for storing at least one program. When executed by the at least one processor, the at least one program causes the at least one processor to perform the preceding method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity.
Embodiments of the present application provide an intelligent device. The intelligent device includes at least one processor and a storage apparatus used for storing at least one program.
When executed by the at least one processor, the at least one program causes the at least one processor to perform the preceding method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity.
Embodiments of the present application further provide a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one computer program. When the at least one computer program is executed by at least one processor, the preceding method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity is performed.
The beneficial effects of the present application are as follows: In the solutions provided by the present application, an identifier is disposed on the outer package of an electronic cigarette and a corresponding scanning unit is disposed in a smoking set; in the case where the electronic cigarette is inserted into the smoking set, the scanning unit can scan and read the identifier on the electronic cigarette to acquire identifier data and transmit the identifier data to an external intelligent device; the intelligent device decodes the identifier, performs authenticity authentication to obtain authentication information, and feeds back the authentication information to the smoking set so that the smoking set controls the heating state of the smoking set according to the authentication information and then heats the real cigarette rather than a fake cigarette. In this manner, not only is the authenticity of the electronic cigarette effectively authenticated, but also the use of the fake cigarette is avoided.
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FIG. 1 is a structure diagram of a system for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity according to embodiment one of the present application, FIG 2 is a structure diagram of a smoking set according to embodiment one of the present application, FIG. 3 is a structure diagram of an electronic cigarette according to embodiment one of the present application; FIG. 4 is a structure diagram of another electronic cigarette according to embodiment one of the present application; FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity according to embodiment two of the present application; FIG 6 is a flowchart of a method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity according to embodiment two of the present application, FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity according to embodiment three of the present application; FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity according to embodiment four of the present application, FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating the structure of an apparatus for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity according to embodiment five of the present application; FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating the structure of an apparatus for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity according to embodiment six of the present application; and FIG. 11 is a structure diagram of a smoking set according to embodiment seven of the present application.
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Solutions of the present application are further described below through embodiments in conjunction with the drawings Embodiment one FIG. 1 is a structure diagram of a system for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity according to embodiment one of the present application. This embodiment is applicable to the case where the authenticity of an electronic cigarette is verified and heating the fake cigarette is avoided and, in particular, to the case where an incombustible electronic cigarette is heated. As shown in FIG. 1, the system for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by this embodiment includes a smoking set 10 and an intelligent device 20. The smoking set is communicatively connected to the intelligent device 20.
The smoking set 10 is configured to, in the case where an electronic cigarette 30 is inserted into the smoking set 10, scan and read an identifier on the electronic cigarette 30 through a scanning unit 40 in the smoking set 10 to acquire identifier data, transmit the identifier data to the intelligent device 20, and control the heating state of the smoking set 10 according to authentication information fed back by the intelligent device 20. The authentication information includes the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette.
The intelligent device 20 is configured to receive the identifier data, to decode the identifier data, to perform authenticity authentication on the decoded identifier data to obtain the authentication information, and to feed back the authentication information to the smoking set 10.
The intelligent device 20 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a computer or a wearable device. The electronic cigarette 30 may be a cartridge containing e-liquid or a solid cigarette In this embodiment, the smoking set 10 may be communicatively connected to the intelligent device 20 wiredly or wirelessly. For example, the smoking set 10 is connected to the intelligent device 20 by using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi so that two-way communication between the smoking set and the intelligent device 20 is achieved.
Furthermore, the identifier may be a two-dimensional code, a barcode and a contactlessly recognizable magnetic strip. Correspondingly, the scanning unit 40 may be a two-dimensional code scanning unit, a barcode scanning unit and a magnetic strip scanning unit. In an embodiment, the identifier may be a miniature two-dimensional code. In this case, the scanning unit 40 may be a miniature two-dimensional code scanning unit, and thus the existing space in the smoking set 10 may be used for the deployment of the scanning unit 40 so that the internal space structure of the smoking set 10 is prevented from being redesigned and the volume of the smoking set 10 is prevented from increasing.
In an embodiment, the smoking set 10 may be used independently or in conjunction with the intelligent device 20. Exemplarily, the smoking set 10 may be provided with an independent control unit. In the case where the smoking set 10 is disconnected from the intelligent device 20, or there is no connectable intelligent device 20, a user may use only the smoking set 10 so that only the function of heating the electronic cigarette 30 is achieved. In the case where the smoking set 10 is connected to the intelligent device 20, the electronic-cigarette authenticity verification function of the system for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity can be automatically activated (and may also be turned on by the user). In this case, the preceding functions of the smoking set 10 and the intelligent device 20 are automatically completed. Specifically, in the case where the electronic cigarette 30 is inserted into the smoking set 10, the scanning unit 40 automatically scans and reads the identifier on the electronic cigarette 30 to acquire identifier data and transmits the identifier data to the intelligent device 20. When receiving the identifier data, the intelligent device 20 decodes the identifier data, and then performs authenticity authentication on the decoded identifier data to obtain authentication information, and feeds back the authentication information to the smoking set 10. The smoking set 10 controls the heating state of the smoking set 10 according to the authentication information fed back by the intelligent device 20. That is, in the case where the electronic cigarette 30 is determined to be a real cigarette according to the authentication information, the smoking set 10 heats the electronic cigarette 30 and the electronic cigarette 30 is used normally; and in the case where the electronic cigarette 30 is determined to be a fake cigarette according to the authentication information, the smoking set 10 does not perform the heating operation and the electronic cigarette 30 cannot be used In this manner, not only is the authenticity of the electronic cigarette effectively authenticated, but also the use of a fake cigarette is avoided.
It is to be noted that the identifier data may be the identifier read by the scanning unit 40 or may be an identifier data stream obtained by processing the identifier read by the scanning unit 40 through the control unit in the smoking set 10. That is, the scanning unit 40 may directly transmit the read identifier to the intelligent device 20; or the scanning unit 40 may first send the read identifier to the control unit in the smoking set 10, and the control unit converts the identifier into the identifier data stream and then transmits the identifier data stream to the intelligent device 20. This is not limited in embodiments of the present application.
In the solution of this embodiment, an identifier is disposed on the outer package of an electronic cigarette 30 and a corresponding scanning unit 40 is disposed in a smoking set 10; in the case where the electronic cigarette 30 is inserted into the smoking set 10, the scanning unit 40 can scan and read the identifier on the electronic cigarette 30 to acquire identifier data and transmit the identifier data to an external intelligent device 20; the intelligent device 20 decodes the identifier data, performs authenticity authentication to obtain authentication information, and feeds back the authentication information to the smoking set 10 so that the smoking set 10 controls the heating state of the smoking set 10 according to the authentication information and then heats the real cigarette rather than a fake cigarette. In this manner, not only is the authenticity of the electronic cigarette 30 effectively authenticated, but also the use of a fake cigarette is avoided.
In an embodiment, based on the preceding solution, in one solution of this embodiment, the authentication information may further include the electronic-cigarette model information recorded by the identifier. The smoking set 10 may also be configured to, in the case where the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette indicates that the electronic cigarette 30 is a real cigarette, heat the electronic cigarette 30 by using a heating mode matching the electronic-cigarette model according to the correspondence between heating modes and electronic-cigarette models.
Given that the heating temperatures of the electronic cigarettes 30 of different models may be different, that is, an electronic cigarette 30 has a matching heating temperature, using a temperature that does not match the electronic cigarette 30 to heat the electronic cigarette 30 may cause the electronic cigarette 30 to have a poor taste. Therefore, in this embodiment, the electronic cigarette 30 is heated by using the heating mode matching the electronic-cigarette model according to the correspondence between heating modes and electronic-cigarette models so that the intelligent matching between the heating temperatures and the electronic cigarettes 30 of different models is achieved, and thus the taste of the electronic cigarette 30 is guaranteed.
Specifically, regarding the correspondence between heating modes and electronic-cigarette models, statistical information about various heating temperatures required by the electronic cigarettes 30 of various models may be acquired in advance. The smoking set 10 is configured to have various heating modes corresponding to the heating temperatures according to various heating temperatures. Finally, the correspondence between heating modes and electronic-cigarette models is stored in the smoking set 10 in advance. Furthermore, according to the correspondence between heating modes and electronic-cigarette models, the intelligent device 20 may acquire the heating mode matching the electronic-cigarette model according to the electronic-cigarette model information transmitted by the smoking set 10 and load the heating mode into the smoking set 10. In this manner, the smoking set 10 heats the electronic cigarette 30 by using the heating mode matching the electronic-cigarette model information according to the correspondence between heating modes and electronic-cigarette models so that the intelligent matching between the heating temperatures and the electronic cigarettes 30 of different models is achieved, the electronic cigarette 30 is intelligently heated, and thus the taste of the electronic cigarette 30 is guaranteed.
In an embodiment, based on the preceding solution, in another solution of this embodiment, the intelligent device 20 may also be configured to upload usage information to a server. The usage information includes electronic-cigarette usage time information, electronic-cigarette usage location information and smoking set model information.
Exemplarily, the intelligent device 20 has a clock function and a positioning function. When the identifier data transmitted by the smoking set 10 is received, the time recorded by the intelligent device 20 is the electronic-cigarette usage time; and at this time, the location positioned by the intelligent device 20 is the electronic-cigarette usage location. In the case where a communication connection between the smoking set 10 and the intelligent device 20 is established, the intelligent device 20 retains the smoking set model information of the smoking set 10. Based on this, once the intelligent device 20 receives the identifier data transmitted by the smoking set 10, electronic-cigarette usage time information, electronic-cigarette usage location information and smoking set model information are generated. Then the electronic-cigarette usage time information, the electronic-cigarette usage location information and the smoking set model information are uploaded to the server so that the flow of the electronic cigarette 30 and the usage of the electronic cigarette 30 and the smoking set 10 can be tracked, and the inventory can be effectively controlled.
Based on the preceding solution, this embodiment further provides the specific structures of the smoking set 10 and the electronic cigarette 30.
Exemplarily, in one solution of this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a structure diagram of the smoking set 10 according to embodiment one of the present application. As shown in FIG. 2, the smoking set 10 may include a housing 11, a power supply 12, a control unit 13, a heating unit 14, a scanning unit 40 and a transmission unit (not shown in the figure). The power supply 12, the control unit 13 and the heating unit 14 are all disposed in the housing 11 and electrically connected in sequence. The scanning unit 40 is disposed in the housing 11 and connected to the control unit 13. The transmission unit is disposed in the housing 11 and connected to the scanning unit 40. One end of the housing 11 facing toward the heating unit 14 is provided with a cigarette inlet into which the electronic cigarette 30 is insertable.
The scanning unit 40 is configured to scan and read an identifier on the electronic cigarette 30 inserted into the cigarette inlet to acquire identifier data.
The transmission unit is configured to transmit the identifier data to an intelligent device 20.
The control unit 13 is configured to, in the case where the electronic cigarette 30 is inserted into the smoking set 10, control the scanning unit 40 to scan and read the identifier on the electronic cigarette 30 and control the heating state of the heating unit 14 according to authentication information fed back by the intelligent device 20. The authentication information includes the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette.
In this solution, the smoking set 10 is a structure that may be an existing smoking set with the same function or a self-designed smoking set 10. The power supply 12 may be a cylindrical battery cell. The control unit 13 is a controller or a control chip. The heating unit 14 may be a ceramic-chip heating core, a cylindrical-needle heating core or a heating-ring heating core. The cylindrical-needle heating core is cylindrical, the top of the cylindrical-needle heating core is a needle-shaped cone, and the cylindrical-needle heating core is inserted into the electronic cigarette 30 to heat the electronic cigarette 30 (that is, built-in heating, as shown in FIG. 2). The heating-ring heating core is ring-shaped, and the electronic cigarette 30 is inserted into the heating-ring heating core so that the electronic cigarette 30 is heated (that is, external heating).
In an embodiment, the scanning unit 40 may include a two-dimensional code scanning unit In an embodiment, the scanning range of the scanning unit 40 may cover at least an area occupied by two identifiers. In this case, the outer package of the electronic cigarette 30 may be provided with multiple identifiers, and the multiple identifiers are arranged in a ring shape around the outer package. The shape and size of the scanning unit 40 may be designed according to the size of and spacing between the identifiers. In the case where the scanning range of the scanning unit 40 covers at least an area occupied by two identifiers, no matter how a user inserts the electronic cigarette 30 into the smoking set 10, the scanning unit 40 can scan one complete identifier, and thus read identifier information so that the authenticity verification of the electronic cigarette 30 is achieved. In this manner, in at least one manner of arranging multiple identifiers on the outer package of the electronic cigarette 30 in a ring shape or setting the scanning unit 40 in a ring shape as long as the electronic cigarette 30 is inserted into the smoking set 10, all the identifiers on the electronic cigarette 30 can be scanned. In this manner, the alignment operation when a user inserts the electronic cigarette 30 can be omitted, facilitating operations of the user.
Further, the scanning unit 40 is disposed on the inner wall of the housing 11 and disposed around the inner wall of the housing 11. In this case, no matter how many identifiers are set, the scanning unit 40 can scan one complete identifier, and thus read identifier information so that the authenticity verification of the electronic cigarette 30 is achieved.
In an embodiment, the transmission unit may include a Bluetooth module or a Wi-Fi module. Exemplarily, the transmission unit may be disposed on the inner wall of the housing 11 and connected to the scanning unit 40 through a wire The transmission unit may also be integrated in the control unit 13 and connected to the scanning unit 40 and the control unit 13. Not only can the scanning unit 40 be directly connected to the intelligent device 20, but also the control unit 13 can be directly connected to the intelligent device 20 In an embodiment, the smoking set 10 may have multiple heating modes matching different electronic-cigarette models. In this manner, the intelligent matching between the heating temperatures and the electronic cigarettes 30 of different models can be achieved, and the electronic cigarette 30 is intelligently heated.
In the structure of the smoking set 10, the scanning unit 40 may be directly connected to the transmission unit. In this case, the identifier read by the scanning unit 40 may be directly transmitted to the intelligent device 20 through the transmission unit. Alternatively, the scanning unit 40 may be connected to the transmission unit through the control unit 13. In this case, the control unit 13 is also used for converting the identifier read by the scanning unit 40 into an identifier data stream and then transmitting the identifier data stream to the intelligent device 20 through the transmission unit.
Exemplarily, in another solution of this embodiment, FIG. 3 is a structure diagram of an electronic cigarette according to embodiment one of the present application. As shown in FIG. 3, the outer package 31 of the electronic cigarette 30 inserted into the smoking set 10 is provided with at least one identifier 50 scannable by the scanning unit 40 in the smoking set 10 so that in the case where the electronic cigarette 30 is inserted into the smoking set 10, the scanning unit 40 in the smoking set 10 performs an operation of scanning and reading the at least one identifier on the electronic cigarette 30 to acquire identifier data. Each of the at least one identifier 50 records the production date information, manufacturer information and electronic-cigarette model information of the electronic cigarette.
Correspondingly, in the case where the electronic cigarette 30 is inserted into the smoking set 10, the scanning unit 40 in the smoking set 20 scans and reads the identifier on the outer package 31 of the electronic cigarette 30 and transmits the identifier to the intelligent device 20. The intelligent device 20 decodes the identifier, parses out the production date information, manufacturer information and electronic-cigarette model information of the electronic cigarette, and then compares the production date information, manufacturer information and electronic-cigarette model information of the electronic cigarette to obtain authentication information to authenticate the authenticity of the electronic cigarette.
It is to be understood that FIG. 3 only illustratively shows an implementable electronic cigarette structure. Referring to FIG. 3, the electronic cigarette 30 may include the outer package 31, multiple identifiers 50 disposed on the outer package 31 and arranged around the outer package 31. The electronic cigarette 30 is divided into a tobacco section 32, a cavity diversion section 33 and a filter section 34 from one end to the other. Furthermore, FIG. 4 is a structure diagram of another electronic cigarette according to embodiment one of the present application. Referring to FIG. 4, the outer package 31 may be provided with two circles of identifiers so that the scanning unit 40 can scan at least one complete identifier 50.
In an embodiment, the identifier 50 may include a miniature two-dimensional code. The outer package 31 may be an electronic cigarette paper, and a miniature two-dimensional code may be printed on the electronic cigarette paper by using a laser. The miniature two-dimensional code may include 16-bit data. The 1st digit to the 5th digit indicate the production date information of the electronic cigarette. The 6th digit to the 7th digit indicate the electronic-cigarette model information. The 8th digit to the 9th digit indicate a sequence code (random code). The 10th digit indicates the manufacturer information. The 11th digit to the 16th digit are reserved. The miniature two-dimensional code may also be a plain code or a secret code. The size of the miniature two-dimensional code may be 0.1 mm * 0.1 mm, 0.15 mm * 0.15 mm, 0.2 mm * 0.2 mm, 0.3 mm * 0.3 mm, 0.5 mm * 0.5 mm and 1.0 mm * 1.0 mm.
In an embodiment, the electronic cigarette 30 may be flat or square, thereby facilitating code printing on the outer package of the electronic cigarette 30.
Embodiment two FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity according to embodiment two of the present application. This embodiment is applicable to the case where the authenticity of an electronic cigarette is verified and heating the fake cigarette is avoided and, in particular, to the case where an incombustible electronic cigarette is heated. This method may be performed by an apparatus for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity. This apparatus may be implemented in at least one of software or hardware and may be configured in the smoking set of the system for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by embodiments of the present application. As shown in FIG. 5, this method may include the steps described below.
In step 110, in the case where an electronic cigarette 30 is inserted into a smoking set 10, an identifier 50 on the electronic cigarette 30 is scanned and read through a scanning unit 40 in the smoking set 10 so that identifier data is acquired The electronic cigarette 30 may be a cartridge containing e-liquid or a solid cigarette. The identifier 50 records the production date information, manufacturer information and electronic-cigarette model information of the electronic cigarette. The identifier 50 may be a two-dimensional code, a barcode and a contactlessly recognizable magnetic strip. Correspondingly, the scanning unit 40 may be a two-dimensional code scanning unit, a barcode scanning unit and a magnetic strip scanning unit. In an embodiment, the identifier 50 may be a miniature two-dimensional code.
In step 120, the identifier data is transmitted to an intelligent device 20.
The intelligent device 20 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a computer or a wearable device. The identifier data may be transmitted to the intelligent device 20 by wiredly or wirelessly. Exemplarily, a Bluetooth connection or a Wi-Fi connection with the intelligent device 20 may be established, and the identifier data may be transmitted to the intelligent device by using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. The identifier data may be the identifier read by the scanning unit 40 or may be an identifier data stream into which the identifier 50 is converted.
In step 130, the heating state of the smoking set 10 is controlled according to authentication information fed back by the intelligent device 20.
The authentication information includes the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette. The heating state may include heating, no heating and a specific heating mode. The specific heating mode may be a heating mode matching the electronic-cigarette model, and different heating states are selected according to the authentication information fed back by the intelligent device 20.
Specifically, FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity according to embodiment two of the present application. Based on the preceding solution, this solution further optimizes the case where the heating state of the smoking set is controlled according to the authentication information fed back by the intelligent device 20. In the case where the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette indicates that the electronic cigarette 30 is a real cigarette, the electronic cigarette 30 is heated; and in the case where the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette indicates that the electronic cigarette 30 is a fake cigarette, no heating operation is performed. Correspondingly, as shown in FIG. 6, this method includes the steps described below.
In step 210, in the case where an electronic cigarette 30 is inserted into a smoking set 10, an identifier on the electronic cigarette is scanned and read through a scanning unit 40 in the smoking set 10 so that identifier data is acquired.
In step 220, the identifier data is transmitted to an intelligent device 20.
In step 230, authentication information fed back by the intelligent device 20 is received In step 240, whether the electronic cigarette 30 is a real cigarette is determined according to the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette.
In the case where the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette indicates that the electronic cigarette 30 is a real cigarette, step 250 is performed; and in the case where the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette indicates that the electronic cigarette 30 is a fake cigarette, step 260 is performed.
In step 250, the electronic cigarette 30 is heated.
In this case, through vibration, LED flashing or voice, a user may be reminded that the electronic cigarette 30 is a real cigarette and can be used.
In an embodiment, the authentication information may further include the electronic-cigarette model information recorded by the identifier. In this case, the electronic cigarette 30 is heated by using the heating mode matching the electronic-cigarette model according to the correspondence between heating modes and electronic-cigarette models. In this manner, the intelligent matching between the heating temperatures and the electronic cigarettes 30 of different models is achieved, the electronic cigarette 30 is intelligently heated, and thus the taste of the electronic cigarette 30 is guaranteed In step S260, no heating operation is performed.
In this case, the heating unit may be automatically locked and the electronic cigarette 30 is not heated so that the use of the fake cigarette is avoided. Meanwhile, an alarm reminder, such as vibration, LED flashing or voice is generated to remind a user that the electronic cigarette 30 is a fake cigarette. Furthermore, the fake cigarette information may also be uploaded so that the authenticity of the electronic cigarette 30 may be verified later by comparison with the fake cigarette information.
In the solution of this embodiment, an identifier on an electronic cigarette is scanned and read so that identifier data is acquired, the identifier data is transmitted to an intelligent device 20, and the heating state of the smoking set 10 is controlled according to authentication information fed back by the intelligent device 20. In this manner, the problem that the authenticity of the electronic cigarette 30 cannot be verified is solved, the authenticity of the electronic cigarette 30 can be verified, and the use of the fake cigarette can be avoided.
Embodiment three FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity according to embodiment three of the present application. This embodiment is applicable to the case where the authenticity of an electronic cigarette is verified and heating the fake cigarette is avoided and, in particular, to the case where an incombustible electronic cigarette is heated. This method may be performed by an apparatus for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity. This apparatus may be implemented in at least one of software or hardware and may be configured in the intelligent device of the system for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by embodiments of the present application, such as a terminal device. The typical terminal device includes a mobile terminal, specifically a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a computer or a wearable device. As shown in FIG. 7, this method may include the steps described below.
In step 310, identifier data transmitted by a smoking set 10 is received.
An identifier 50 corresponding to the identifier data is scanned and read by a scanning unit 40 disposed in the smoking set 10. The identifier data may be the identifier 50 read by the scanning unit 40 or may be an identifier data stream into which the identifier 50 is converted. The identifier records the production date information, manufacturer information and electronic-cigarette model information of the electronic cigarette. The identifier 50 may be a two-dimensional code, a barcode or a contactlessly recognizable magnetic strip. Correspondingly, the scanning unit 40 may be a two-dimensional code scanning unit, a barcode scanning unit or a magnetic strip scanning unit. In an embodiment, the identifier 50 may be a miniature two-dimensional code. The identifier data may be received wiredly or wirelessly.
Exemplarily, a Bluetooth connection or a Wi-H connection with the smoking set 10 may be established, and the identifier data may be received by using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
In step 320, the identifier data is decoded In step 330, authenticity authentication is performed on the decoded identifier data so that authentication information is obtained.
The cloud big data may be accessed, and the decoded identifier and the electronic-cigarette information in the cloud big data may be compared so that the authentication information is obtained. Exemplarily, the production date information, manufacturer information and electronic-cigarette model information recorded by the identifier may be compared with the basic information corresponding to the real cigarette uploaded to the cloud. In the condition any of the production date information, manufacturer information or electronic-cigarette model information is different from the information uploaded to the cloud, the electronic cigarette 30 to be used is verified as a fake cigarette; and in the condition that all of the production date information, manufacturer information or electronic-cigarette model information are the same as the information uploaded to the cloud, the electronic cigarette 30 to be used is verified as a real cigarette.
In step 340, the authent cation nfonuation is fed back to the smoking set 10.
The authentication information includes the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette. The authentication information is fed back to the smoking set 10 so that the smoking set controls the heating state of the smoking set 10 according to the authentication information, and thus only the real cigarette is heated In the solution of this embodiment, identifier data transmitted by a smoking set 10 is received, the identifier data is decoded, and then authenticity authentication is performed on the decoded identifier data so that authentication information is obtained, and the authentication information is fed back to the smoking set 10. In this manner, the problem that the authenticity of the electronic cigarette cannot be verified is solved, the authenticity of the electronic cigarette can be verified, and the use of the fake cigarette can be avoided.
Embodiment four FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity according to embodiment four of the present application. In this embodiment, based on embodiment three, the step of uploading usage information to a server is added. Correspondingly, as shown in FIG. 8, this method includes the steps described below.
In step 410, identifier data transmitted by a smoking set 10 is received. In step 420, the identifier data is decoded.
In step 430, authenticity authentication is performed on the decoded identifier data so that an authentication result is obtained In step 440, the authentication information is fed back to the smoking set 10. In step 450, usage information is uploaded to a server, The usage information includes electronic-cigarette usage time information, electronic-cigarette usage location information and smoking set model information.
Exemplarily, the intelligent device 20 has a clock function and a positioning function. When the identifier data transmitted by the smoking set 10 is received, the time recorded by the intelligent device 20 is the electronic-cigarette usage time; and at this time, the location positioned by the intelligent device 20 is the electronic-cigarette usage location. In the case where a communication connection between the smoking set 10 and the intelligent device 20 is established, the intelligent device 20 retains the smoking set model information of the smoking set 10. Based on this, once the intelligent device 20 receives the identifier data transmitted by the smoking set 10, electronic-cigarette usage time information, electronic-cigarette usage location information and smoking set model information can be generated. Then the electronic-cigarette usage time information, the electronic-cigarette usage location information and the smoking set model information are uploaded to the server so that the flow of the electronic cigarette 30 and the usage of the electronic cigarette 20 and the smoking set 10 can be tracked, and the inventory can be effectively controlled.
It is to be noted that this embodiment does not limit the execution order of step 450 as along as step 450 is performed after the step of receiving the identifier data transmitted by the smoking set 10.
In the solution of this embodiment, electronic-cigarette usage time information, electronic-cigarette usage location information and smoking set model information are uploaded to the server so that the flow of an electronic cigarette 30 and the usage of the electronic cigarette 20 and a smoking set 10 can be learnt in real time, and the inventory can be effectively controlled.
Embodiment five FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating the structure of an apparatus for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity according to embodiment five of the present application. This embodiment is applicable to the case where the authenticity of an electronic cigarette is authenticated The apparatus for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by embodiments of the present application can perform the method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by embodiment two of the present application and has the functional modules and beneficial effects corresponding to the execution method.
The apparatus for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by this embodiment is applicable to the system for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by embodiments of the present application. As shown in FIG 9, the apparatus for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity includes an identifier reading module 101, an identifier transmission module 102 and a heating control module 103.
The identifier reading module 101 is configured, in the case where an electronic cigarette 30 is inserted into a smoking set 10, scan and read an identifier 50 on the electronic cigarette 30 through a scanning unit 40 in the smoking set 10.
The identifier transmission module 102 is configured to transmit identifier data to an intelligent device 20 The heating control module 103 is configured to control the heating state of the smoking set 10 according to authentication information fed back by the intelligent device 20, where the authentication information includes the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette.
In an embodiment, the heating control module 103 may include a first heating control unit and a second heating control unit. The first heating control unit is used for heating the electronic cigarette 30 in the case where the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette indicates that the electronic cigarette 30 is a real cigarette. The second heating control unit is used for not performing the heating operation in the case where the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette indicates that the electronic cigarette 30 is a fake cigarette.
In an embodiment, the first heating control unit may be configured to heat the electronic cigarette 30 by using a heating mode matching the electronic-cigarette model according to the correspondence between heating modes and electronic-cigarette models.
The apparatus for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by this embodiment can perform the method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by embodiment two of the present application and has the functional modules and beneficial effects corresponding to the execution method. For the content not described in detail in this embodiment, see embodiment two Embodiment six FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating the structure of an apparatus for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity according to embodiment six of the present application. This embodiment is applicable to the case where the authenticity of an electronic cigarette is authenticated The apparatus for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by embodiments of the present application can perform the method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by embodiment three and embodiment four of the present application and has the functional modules and beneficial effects corresponding to the execution method.
The apparatus for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by this embodiment is applicable to the system for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by embodiments of the present application. As shown in FIG. 10, the apparatus for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity includes an identifier receiving module 201, an identifier decoding module 202, an identifier authentication module 203 and an authentication information feedback module 204.
The identifier receiving module 201 is configured to receive identifier data transmitted by a smoking set 10, where an identifier 50 corresponding to the identifier data is scanned and read by a scanning unit 40 disposed in the smoking set 10 The identifier decoding module 202 is configured to decode the identifier data.
The identifier authentication module 203 is configured to perform authenticity authentication on the decoded identifier data to obtain authentication information.
The authentication information feedback module 204 is configured to feed back the authentication information to the smoking set 10, where the authentication information includes the authenticity authentication result of an electronic cigarette In an embodiment, the identifier authentication module 203 is configured to access cloud big data and compare the decoded identifier data and the electronic-cigarette information in the cloud big data to obtain the authentication information In an embodiment, the apparatus for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by this embodiment further includes an information uploading module for uploading usage information to a server. The usage information includes electronic-cigarette usage time information, electronic-cigarette usage location information and smoking set model information.
The apparatus for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by this embodiment can perform the method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by embodiment three and embodiment four of the present application and has the functional modules and beneficial effects corresponding to the execution method. For the content not described in detail in this embodiment, see embodiment three and embodiment four.
Embodiment seven FIG. 11 is a structure diagram of a smoking set according to embodiment seven of the present application. FIG. 11 shows a block diagram of an exemplary smoking set 512 applicable to implementation of embodiments of the present application. The smoking set 512 shown in FIG. 11 is merely an example and is not intended to limit the function and use scope of embodiments of the present application.
As shown in FIG. 11, the smoking set 512 may take the form of a general-purpose device. Components of the smoking set 512 may include, but not limited to, at least one processor 516, a storage apparatus 528, and a bus 518 connecting different system components (including the storage apparatus 528 and the at least one processor 516).
The bus 518 represents at least one of several types of bus structures including a storage apparatus bus or a storage apparatus controller, a peripheral bus, a graphics acceleration port, a processor, or a local bus using any one of multiple bus structures. For example, these architectures include, but are not limited to, an industry subversive alliance (ISA) bus, a Micro Channel architecture (MAC) bus, an enhanced ISA bus, a video electronics standards association (VESA) local bus and a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) bus.
The smoking set 512 typically includes multiple computer system readable media. These computer system readable media may be available media that can be accessed by the smoking set 512. These computer system readable media include volatile and non-volatile media and 25 removable and non-removable media.
The storage apparatus 528 may include a computer system readable medium in the form of a volatile memory, such as at least one of a random access memory (RAM) 530 or a cache 532. The smoking set 512 may further include other removable/non-removable and volatile/non-volatile computer system storage media. Just exemplarily, the storage system 534 may be configured to perform reading and writing on a non-removable and non-volatile magnetic medium (not shown in FIG. 11 and usually referred to as a "hard disk driver"). Although not shown in FIG. 11, it is feasible to provide not only a magnetic disk driver for performing reading and writing on a removable non-volatile magnetic disk (for example, a "floppy disk"), but also an optical disk driver for performing reading and writing on a removable non-volatile optical disk, such as a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), a digital video disc-read only memory (DVD-ROM) or other optical media. In these cases, each driver may be connected to the bus 518 via at least one data media interface. The storage apparatus 528 may include at least one program product having a set of program modules (for example, at least one program module). These program modules are configured to perform functions of each embodiment of the present application.
A program/utility 540 with a set of program modules (at least one program module) 542, including, but not limited to, an operating system, at least one application, other program modules, and program data, may be stored, for example, in a storage apparatus 528. Each or some combination of the embodiments may include an implementation of a network environment. Each program module 542 generally performs at least one of functions or methods in the embodiments described in the present application.
The smoking set 512 may also communicate with at least one external device 514 (such as a keyboard, a pointing terminal and a display 524) and may also communicate with at least one of at least one terminal allowing a user to interact with the smoking set 512, or any terminals (such as a network card and a modem) allowing the smoking set 512 to communicate with at least one of other computing terminals. These communications may be performed through an input/output (I/O) interface 522. Moreover, the smoking set 512 may communicate with at least one network (such as at least one of a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN) or a public network, for example the Internet) through a network adapter 520. As shown in FIG. 11, the network adapter 520 communicates with other modules of the smoking set 512 via the bus 518. It is to be understood that although not shown in FIG. 5, other hardware and/or software modules may be used in conjunction with the smoking set 512. The other hardware and/or software modules include, but are not limited to, microcodes, a terminal driver, a redundant processor, an external disk drive array, a redundant arrays of independent disks (RAID) system, a tape driver and a data backup storage system.
The at least one processor 516 executes at least one program stored in the storage apparatus 528 to perform each functional application and data processing, for example, to perform a method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by embodiments of the present application. This method includes the steps described below.
In the case where an electronic cigarette is inserted into a smoking set, an identifier on the electronic cigarette is scanned and read through a scanning unit in the smoking set so that identifier data is acquired.
The identifier data is transmitted to an intelligent device The heating state of the smoking set is controlled according to authentication information fed back by the intelligent device, where the authentication information includes the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette.
Embodiment eight Embodiment eight is an intelligent device provided by embodiments of the present application for performing the method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by embodiment three of the present application. The intelligent device includes at least one processor and a storage apparatus used for storing at least one program. When executed by the at least one processor, the at least one program causes the at least one processor to perform the method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity according to embodiment three: receiving identifier data transmitted by a smoking set, where an identifier corresponding to the identifier data is scanned and read by a scanning unit disposed in the smoking set; decoding the identifier data; performing authenticity authentication on the decoded identifier data to obtain authentication information; feeding back the authentication information to the smoking set, where the authentication information includes the authenticity authentication result of an electronic cigarette. For the structure and details of the intelligent device, see FIG. 11 and embodiment seven.
Embodiment nine Embodiment nine of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one computer program. When the at least one computer program is executed by at least one processor, the method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by embodiment two of the present application is performed. This method includes the steps described below.
In the case where an electronic cigarette is inserted into a smoking set, an identifier on the electronic cigarette is scanned and read through a scanning unit in the smoking set. Identifier data is transmitted to an intelligent device The heating state of the smoking set is controlled according to authentication information fed back by the intelligent device, where the authentication information includes the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette.
Alternatively, when this computer program is executed by the processor, the method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by embodiment three of the present application is performed. This method includes the steps described below.
Identifier data transmitted by a smoking set is received, where an identifier corresponding to the identifier data is scanned and read by a scanning unit disposed in the smoking set.
The identifier data is decoded Authenticity authentication is performed on the decoded identifier data so that authentication information is obtained.
The authentication information is fed back to the smoking set, where the authentication information includes the authenticity authentication result of an electronic cigarette The computer storage medium in embodiments of the present application may employ any combination of at least one computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may be a computer-readable signal medium or a computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium may be, but is not limited to, an electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared or semiconductor system, apparatus or device, or any combination thereof More specific examples of the computer-readable storage medium include (non-exhaustive list): an electrical connection having at least one wire, a portable computer magnetic disk, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical memory device, a magnetic memory device, or any suitable combination thereof In this document, the computer-readable storage medium may be any tangible medium containing or storing a program. The program may be used by or used in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus or device.
The computer-readable signal medium may include a data signal propagated on a baseband or as a part of a carrier wave. The data signal carries computer-readable program codes. This propagated data signal may take multiple forms including, but not limited to, an electromagnetic signal, an optical signal, or any suitable combination thereof. The computer-readable signal medium may further be any computer-readable medium other than a computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable medium may send, propagate or transmit the program used by or used in conjunction with the instruction execution system, apparatus or device.
Program codes contained in the computer-readable medium may be transmitted via any suitable medium The medium includes, but is not limited to, a wireless medium, a wire, an optical cable, a radio frequency (RF), or any suitable combination thereof.
Computer program codes for performing the operations of the present application may be written in at least one programming language or a combination thereof, including object-oriented programming languages such as Java, Smalltalk, C++, as well as conventional procedural programming languages such as "C" or similar programming languages. The program codes may be executed entirely or partially on a user computer, as a separate software package, partially on the user computer and partially on a remote computer, or entirely on the remote computer or terminal. In the case related to the remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user computer via any kind of network including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN) or may be connected to an external computer (for example, via the Internet through an Internet service provider).

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  1. CLAIMSWhat is claimed is: I. A system for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity, comprising a smoking set and an intelligent device, wherein the smoking set is communicatively connected to the intelligent device; wherein the smoking set is configured to, in a case where an electronic cigarette is inserted into the smoking set, scan and read an identifier on the electronic cigarette through a scanning unit in the smoking set to acquire identifier data, transmit the identifier data to the intelligent device, and control a heating state of the smoking set according to authentication information fed back by the intelligent device, wherein the authentication information comprises an authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette; and wherein the intelligent device is configured to receive the identifier data, to decode the identifier data, to perform authenticity authentication on the decoded identifier data to obtain the authentication information, and to feed back the authentication information to the smoking set.
  2. 2. The system for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity of claim 1, wherein the authentication information further comprises electronic-cigarette model information recorded by the identifier; and the smoking set is further configured to, in a case where the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette indicates that the electronic cigarette is a real cigarette, heat the electronic cigarette by using a heating mode matching an electronic-cigarette model according to a correspondence between heating modes and electronic-cigarette models.
  3. 3. The system for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity of claim 1, wherein the intelligent device is further configured to upload usage information to a server, wherein the usage information comprises electronic-cigarette usage time information, electronic-cigarette usage location information and smoking set model information.
  4. 4. A smoking set, comprising a housing, a power supply, a control unit, a heating unit, a scanning unit and a transmission unit, wherein the power supply, the control unit and the heating unit are all disposed in the housing and electrically connected in sequence, the scanning unit is disposed in the housing and connected to the control unit, the transmission unit is disposed in the housing and connected to the scanning unit, and one end of the housing facing toward the heating unit is provided with a cigarette inlet into which an electronic cigarette is insertable, the scanning unit is configured to scan and read an identifier on the electronic cigarette inserted into the cigarette inlet so as to acquire identifier data; the transmission unit is configured to transmit the identifier data to an intelligent device; and the control unit is configured to, in a case where the electronic cigarette is inserted into the smoking set, control the scanning unit to scan and read the identifier on the electronic cigarette and control a heating state of the heating unit according to authentication information fed back by the intelligent device, wherein the authentication information comprises an authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette.
  5. 5. The smoking set of claim 4, wherein the scanning unit comprises a two-dimensional code scanning unit.
  6. 6. The smoking set of claim 4, wherein a scanning range of the scanning unit covers at least an area occupied by two identifiers.
  7. 7. The smoking set of claim 6, wherein the scanning unit is disposed on an inner wall of the housing and disposed around the inner wall of the housing.
  8. 8. The smoking set of claim 4, wherein the smoking set has a plurality of heating modes matching different electronic-cigarette models.
  9. 9. An electronic cigarette, wherein an outer package of the electronic cigarette inserted into a smoking set is provided with at least one identifier scannable by a scanning unit of the smoking set so that in a case where the electronic cigarette is inserted into the smoking set, the scanning unit of the smoking set performs an operation of scanning and reading the at least one identifier on the electronic cigarette to acquire identifier data, wherein each of the at least one identifier is configured to record production date information, manufacturer information and electronic-cigarette model information of the electronic cigarette.
  10. 10. The electronic cigarette of claim 9, wherein the each of the at least one identifier comprises a miniature two-dimensional code.
  11. 11. The electronic cigarette of claim 9, wherein the at least one identifier comprises a plurality of identifiers arranged around the outer package of the electronic cigarette.
  12. 12. A method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity, comprising: scanning and reading an identifier on an electronic cigarette through a scanning unit in a smoking set to acquire identifier data in response to the electronic cigarette being inserted into the smoking set, transmitting the identifier data to an intelligent device; and controlling a heating state of the smoking set according to authentication information fed back by the intelligent device, wherein the authentication information comprises an authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette.
  13. 13. The method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity of claim 12, wherein the controlling the heating state of the smoking set according to the authentication information fed back by the intelligent device comprises: heating the electronic cigarette in response to the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette indicating that the electronic cigarette is a real cigarette; and not performing a heating operation in response to the authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette indicating that the electronic cigarette is a fake cigarette,.
  14. 14. The method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity of claim 13, wherein the authentication information further comprises electronic-cigarette model information recorded by the identifier; and the heating the electronic cigarette comprises: heating the electronic cigarette by using a heating mode matching an electronic-cigarette model according to a correspondence between heating modes and electronic-cigarette models.
  15. 15. A method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity, comprising: receiving identifier data transmitted by a smoking set, wherein an identifier corresponding to the identifier data is scanned and read by a scanning unit disposed in the smoking set; decoding the identifier data; performing authenticity authentication on the decoded identifier data to obtain authentication information; and feeding back the authentication information to the smoking set, wherein the authentication information comprises an authenticity authentication result of an electronic cigarette.
  16. 16. The method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity of claim 15, wherein the performing the authenticity authentication on the decoded identifier data to obtain the authentication information comprises: accessing cloud big data and comparing the decoded identifier data and electronic-cigarette information in the cloud big data to obtain the authentication information.
  17. 17. The method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity of claim 15, further comprising: uploading usage information to a server, wherein the usage information comprises electronic-cigarette usage time information, electronic-cigarette usage location information and smoking set model information.
  18. 18. An apparatus for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity, comprising: an identifier reading module configured to, in a case where an electronic cigarette is inserted into a smoking set, scan and read an identifier on the electronic cigarette through a scanning unit in the smoking set to acquire identifier data; an identifier transmission module configured to transmit the identifier data to an intelligent device; and a heating control module configured to control a heating state of the smoking set according to authentication information fed back by the intelligent device, wherein the authentication information comprises an authenticity authentication result of the electronic cigarette.
  19. 19. An apparatus for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity, comprising: an identifier receiving module configured to receive identifier data transmitted by a smoking set, wherein an identifier corresponding to the identifier data is scanned and read by a scanning unit disposed in the smoking set; an identifier decoding module configured to decode the identifier data; an identifier authentication module configured to perform authenticity authentication on the decoded identifier data to obtain authentication information; and an authentication information feedback module configured to feed back the authentication information to the smoking set, wherein the authentication information comprises an authenticity authentication result of an electronic cigarette.
  20. 20. A smoking set, comprising: at least one processor; and a storage apparatus configured to store at least one program, wherein the at least one program is configured to, in condition that the at least one program is executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform the method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity of any one of claims 12 to 14
  21. 21. An intelligent device, comprising: at least one processor; and a storage apparatus configured to store at least one program, wherein the at least one program is configured to, in condition that the at least one program is executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform the method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity of any one of claims 15 to 17.
  22. 22. A computer-readable storage medium, storing at least one computer program, wherein when the at least one computer program is executed by at least one processor, the method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity of any one of claims 12 to 14 or the method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity of any one of claims 15 to 17 is performed.
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