An authentication system and authentication method for an electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette configured to be connected within such system so that the authentication method can be applied to the electronic cigarette. The system can be divided into 3 main components, namely the electronic cigarette itself, a mobile terminal in communication with the electronic cigarette and reading a security label from the electronic cigarette, and a service terminal connected to the mobile terminal, for instance through the cloud. The system and method protects particularly from counterfeit cartridges and secures that a cartridge of the intended content is connected in the electronic cigarette. In addition, age verification can be performed.

An authentication system and authentication method for an electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette configured to be connected within such system so that the authentication method can be applied to the electronic cigarette. The system can be divided into 3 main components, namely the electronic cigarette itself, a mobile terminal in communication with the electronic cigarette and reading a security label from the electronic cigarette, and a service terminal connected to the mobile terminal, for instance through the cloud. The system and method protects particularly from counterfeit cartridges and secures that a cartridge of the intended content is connected in the electronic cigarette. In addition, age verification can be performed.

Provided is an electronic equipment offering a plurality of controllable functionalities and that receives information designating a functionality selected amongst this plurality of controllable functionalities. The electronic equipment also receives a plurality of recordings of a same group of at least one user input for this selected functionality. The electronic equipment also applies a trained neural network model on this received plurality of recordings to recognize an input pattern. The electronic equipment also associates this recognized input pattern with this selected functionality, and stores this association in a memory. The electronic equipment also controls this selected functionality based on this stored association.

A method of control for an aerosol delivery system is disclosed herein. The method generates a first version of an aerosol having at least a first property modified to a first version within a first phase of the inhalation, detects a second phase of the inhalation, and generates a second version of the aerosol having at least the first property modified to a second, different version in response to detection of the second phase of the inhalation.

A method of control for an aerosol delivery system is disclosed herein. The method generates a first version of an aerosol having at least a first property modified to a first version within a first phase of the inhalation, detects a second phase of the inhalation, and generates a second version of the aerosol having at least the first property modified to a second, different version in response to detection of the second phase of the inhalation.

A method for activating a vaporizer device may include a point-of-sale device receiving, based on an identifier of the vaporizer device, activation data associated with the vaporizer device. The vaporizer device may be activated by communicating, to the vaporizer device, the activation data. The point-of-sale device may communicate the activation data to the vaporizer device via a dock coupled with the vaporizer device. Moreover, the point-of-sale device may communicate the activation data to the vaporizer device through a packaging of the vaporizer device. Alternatively, the point-of-sale device may communicates the activation data to the vaporizer device by communicating the activation data to a computing device associated with a user of the vaporizer device. The computing device may further communicate the activation data to the vaporizer device via audio signals and/or optical signals corresponding to the activation data. Related systems and articles of manufacture are also provided.

A method for activating a vaporizer device may include a point-of-sale device receiving, based on an identifier of the vaporizer device, activation data associated with the vaporizer device. The vaporizer device may be activated by communicating, to the vaporizer device, the activation data. The point-of-sale device may communicate the activation data to the vaporizer device via a dock coupled with the vaporizer device. Moreover, the point-of-sale device may communicate the activation data to the vaporizer device through a packaging of the vaporizer device. Alternatively, the point-of-sale device may communicates the activation data to the vaporizer device by communicating the activation data to a computing device associated with a user of the vaporizer device. The computing device may further communicate the activation data to the vaporizer device via audio signals and/or optical signals corresponding to the activation data. Related systems and articles of manufacture are also provided.

The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery systems, the system comprising an outer housing, a mouthpiece, an electrical power source, an aerosol generating component and a controller, wherein a portion of at least one of the mouthpiece and the outer housing is configured to move between respective first and second positions in response to the controller detecting a change in one or more operational parameters of the device.

The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery systems, the system comprising an outer housing, a mouthpiece, an electrical power source, an aerosol generating component and a controller, wherein a portion of at least one of the mouthpiece and the outer housing is configured to move between respective first and second positions in response to the controller detecting a change in one or more operational parameters of the device.

An aerosol generation device includes an internal clock, a communication interface, and a controller. The controller is configured to record one or more events and apply one or more internal timestamps respectively to the one or more events, the one or more initial timestamps relative to an initial internal time point; receive, by the communication interface, a present external time point; update the internal clock from a present internal time point, relative to the initial internal time point, to the present external time point; and adjust the one or more internal timestamps respectively to one or more external timestamps based upon the difference between the present internal time point and the present external time point.