Proximity detection for an aerosol delivery device
US10321711B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08C2201/93
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An aerosol delivery device is provided that includes a housing, heating element, communication interface and microprocessor. The heating element may to activate and vaporize components of an aerosol precursor composition in response to a flow of air through at least a portion of the housing, with the air being combinable with a thereby formed vapor to form an aerosol. The communication interface may effect a wireless, proximity-based communication link with a computing device. And the microprocessor may be coupled to the communication interface, may control at least one functional element of the aerosol delivery device based on a state of the proximity-based communication link, or in response to a trigger signal received from the computing device over the proximity-based communication link.
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