Proximity detection for an aerosol delivery device
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.
1. An aerosol delivery device comprising:
a housing;
a heating element configured 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, the air being combinable with a thereby formed vapor to form an aerosol;
a communication interface configured to effect a wireless, proximity-based communication link with a computing device; and
a microprocessor coupled to the communication interface and configured to control at least one functional element of the aerosol delivery device based on a state of the proximity-based communication link, including the microprocessor being configured to control a sensory-feedback member to provide a user-perceptible feedback based on the state of the proximity-based communication link.
2. The aerosol delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the microprocessor is configured to control the sensory-feedback member to provide the user-perceptible feedback when the proximity-based communication link is broken.
3. The aerosol delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the microprocessor is configured to control the sensory-feedback member to provide the user-perceptible feedback when a signal strength of the proximity-based communication link is below a threshold level.
4. The aerosol delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the microprocessor is further configured to control at least one functional element to alter a locked state of the aerosol delivery device based on the state of the proximity-based communication link.
5. A computing device comprising:
a communication interface configured to effect a wireless, proximity-based communication link with an aerosol delivery device including:
a housing; and
a heating element configured 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, the air being combinable with a thereby formed vapor to form an aerosol; and
a processor coupled to the communication interface and configured to control at least one functional element of the computing device based on a state of the proximity-based communication link, including the processor being configured to control a sensory-feedback member to provide a user-perceptible feedback based on the state of the proximity-based communication link.
6. The computing device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to control the sensory-feedback member to provide the user-perceptible feedback when the proximity-based communication link is broken.
7. The computing device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to control the sensory-feedback member to provide the user-perceptible feedback when a signal strength of the proximity-based communication link is below a threshold level.