US20220142259A1 - System and method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity, smoking set, electronic cigarette and storage medium - Google Patents

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US20220142259A1
US20220142259A1 US17/434,682 US201917434682A US2022142259A1 US 20220142259 A1 US20220142259 A1 US 20220142259A1 US 201917434682 A US201917434682 A US 201917434682A US 2022142259 A1 US2022142259 A1 US 2022142259A1
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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • electronic cigarettes used for quitting smoking and replacing real cigarettes have been rapidly promoted and used.
  • 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.
  • the identifier authentication module is configured to perform authenticity authentication on the decoded identifier data so as to obtain authentication information.
  • 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.
  • the 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.
  • the 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.
  • the at least one computer program is executed by at least one processor, the preceding method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity is performed.
  • 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 data, 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.
  • 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.
  • FIG. 11 is a structure diagram of a smoking set according to embodiment seven of the present application.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • the smoking set 10 may be communicatively connected to the intelligent device 20 wiredly or wirelessly.
  • 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 10 and the intelligent device 20 is achieved.
  • the identifier may be a two-dimensional code, a barcode and a contactlessly recognizable magnetic strip.
  • the scanning unit 40 may be a two-dimensional code scanning unit, a barcode scanning unit and a magnetic strip scanning unit.
  • the identifier may be a miniature two-dimensional code.
  • 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.
  • the smoking set 10 may be used independently or in conjunction with the intelligent device 20 .
  • the smoking set 10 may be provided with an independent control unit.
  • a user may use only the smoking set 10 so that only the function of heating the electronic cigarette 30 is achieved.
  • 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.
  • 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 .
  • 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 .
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 .
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • the intelligent device 20 has a clock function and a positioning function.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • this embodiment further provides the specific structures of the smoking set 10 and the electronic cigarette 30 .
  • FIG. 2 is a structure diagram of the smoking set 10 according to embodiment one of the present application.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • the scanning unit 40 may include a two-dimensional code scanning unit.
  • the scanning range of the scanning unit 40 may cover at least an area occupied by two identifiers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • the transmission unit may include a Bluetooth module or a Wi-Fi module.
  • 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 .
  • 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.
  • the scanning unit 40 may be directly connected to the transmission unit.
  • the identifier read by the scanning unit 40 may be directly transmitted to the intelligent device 20 through the transmission unit.
  • the scanning unit 40 may be connected to the transmission unit through the control unit 13 .
  • 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.
  • FIG. 3 is a structure diagram of an electronic cigarette according to embodiment one of the present application.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • FIG. 3 only illustratively shows an implementable electronic cigarette structure.
  • 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.
  • FIG. 4 is a structure diagram of another electronic cigarette according to embodiment one of the present application.
  • 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 .
  • 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.
  • the electronic cigarette 30 may be flat or square, thereby facilitating code printing on the outer package of the electronic cigarette 30 .
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • the scanning unit 40 may be a two-dimensional code scanning unit, a barcode scanning unit and a magnetic strip scanning unit.
  • the identifier 50 may be a miniature two-dimensional code.
  • 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.
  • 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 20 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.
  • 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 .
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • step 220 the identifier data is transmitted to an intelligent device 20 .
  • step 230 authentication information fed back by the intelligent device 20 is received.
  • step 240 whether the electronic cigarette 30 is a real cigarette is determined according to the authenticity authentication result of the electronic 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.
  • step 250 the electronic cigarette 30 is heated.
  • the authentication information may further include the electronic-cigarette model information recorded by the identifier.
  • 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.
  • step S 260 no heating operation is performed.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 .
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • step 310 identifier data transmitted by a smoking set 10 is received.
  • 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.
  • the scanning unit 40 may be a two-dimensional code scanning unit, a barcode scanning unit or a magnetic strip scanning unit.
  • 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-Fi connection with the smoking set 10 may be established, and the identifier data may be received by using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
  • step 320 the identifier data is decoded.
  • 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 data and the electronic-cigarette information in the cloud big data may be compared so that the authentication information is obtained.
  • 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.
  • step 340 the authentication information 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.
  • 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 .
  • 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 .
  • FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a method for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity according to embodiment four of the present application.
  • the step of uploading usage information to a server is added.
  • this method includes the steps described below.
  • step 410 identifier data transmitted by a smoking set 10 is received.
  • step 420 the identifier data is decoded.
  • step 430 authenticity authentication is performed on the decoded identifier data so that an authentication information is obtained.
  • step 440 the authentication information is fed back to the smoking set 10 .
  • 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.
  • the intelligent device 20 has a clock function and a positioning function.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • step 450 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 .
  • 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.
  • 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 to acquire identifier data.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 is applicable to the system for verifying electronic-cigarette authenticity provided by embodiments of the present application.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • these architectures include, but are not limited to, an industry subversive alliance (ISA) bus, a Micro Channel architecture (MCA) bus, an enhanced ISA bus, a video electronics standards association (VESA) local bus and a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) bus.
  • ISA industry subversive alliance
  • MCA Micro Channel architecture
  • VESA video electronics standards association
  • PCI peripheral component interconnect
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 may be stored, for example, in a storage apparatus 528 .
  • program modules at least one program module
  • 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 .
  • 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.
  • the network adapter 520 communicates with other modules of the smoking set 512 via the bus 518 .
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • the 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.
  • FIG. 11 and embodiment seven For the structure and details of the intelligent device, see FIG. 11 and embodiment seven.
  • Embodiment nine of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one computer program.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • RF radio frequency
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • LAN local area network
  • WAN wide area network
  • Internet service provider for example, via the Internet through an Internet service provider

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