Granted Patent B1

US 12,225,945 · App. 18/680,561 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Inventors: Zhipeng Hu (Guangdong, CN); Yong Zhou (Guangdong, CN)

Assignee: SHENZHEN WOODY VAPES TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

A24F40/51A24F40/60

Abstract

Claims (49)

1. A method for controlling an atomization device, wherein the atomization device comprises a display module, an inhalation detection module, and a control module electrically connected to both the display module and the inhalation detection module, the display module has m operating modes, m≥2, and the method for controlling the atomization device comprises:

detecting, by the inhalation detection module, an inhalation of a user, and determining, by the control module, a corresponding inhalation parameter according to the inhalation of the user, wherein the inhalation parameter comprises at least one of a number of inhalations in a preset statistical period, a duration of each inhalation, or a total number of inhalations; and

controlling, by the control module according to the inhalation parameter, the display module to perform display in a corresponding operating mode, wherein the corresponding operating mode is one of the m operating modes.

2. The method for controlling the atomization device of claim 1 , wherein detecting, by the inhalation detection module, the inhalation of the user, and determining the corresponding inhalation parameter according to the inhalation of the user, comprise:

acquiring a corresponding detection signal by detecting, by the inhalation detection module, the inhalation of the user; and

determining the inhalation parameter according to a waveform character of the detection signal, wherein the waveform character comprises at least one of a voltage value, a frequency, a duration of a level, or a level jump.

3. The method for controlling the atomization device of claim 2 , wherein the inhalation parameter comprises the number of the inhalations in the preset statistical period, and determining the inhalation parameter according to the waveform character of the detection signal comprises:

determining that one inhalation occurs in response to that the detection signal jumps from a first level to a second level and a duration of the second level is within a preset duration range, wherein the first level is different from the second level; and

obtaining the number of the inhalations in the preset statistical period by counting a number of inhalations that occur in the preset statistical period.

4. The method for controlling the atomization device of claim 3 , wherein the preset duration range is a range of 50 ms to 600 ms.

5. The method for controlling the atomization device of claim 1 , wherein the display module comprises n display sub-modules, and when the display module is in an i th operating mode in the m operating modes, an i th display sub-module in the n display sub-modules is activated and a display sub-module, other than the i th display sub-module, in the n display sub-modules is inactivated, wherein m≥n≥i≥1; and

controlling, according to the inhalation parameter, the display module to perform display in the corresponding operating mode comprises:

activating the i th display sub-module and inactivating the display sub-module, other than the i th display sub-module, in the n display sub-modules, in response to that the inhalation parameter is an i th preset inhalation parameter, to control the display module to operate in the i th operating mode, wherein different operating modes correspond to different preset inhalation parameters.

6. The method for controlling the atomization device of claim 5 , wherein

m>n, and when the display module is in a m th operating mode in the m operating modes, all of the n display sub-modules are inactivated;

controlling, according to the inhalation parameter, the display module to perform display in the corresponding operating mode further comprises:

inactivating all of the n display sub-modules, in response to that the inhalation parameter is a m th preset inhalation parameter, to control the display module to operate in the m th operating mode.

7. The method for controlling the atomization device of claim 6 , wherein the display module further comprises n switch modules in one-to-one correspondence with the n display sub-modules, and for each of the n switch modules, the switch module is electrically connected between an operating power supply and a display sub-module corresponding to the switch module;

activating the i th display sub-module and inactivating the display sub-module, other than the i th display sub-module, in the n display sub-modules to enable the display module to operate in the i th operating mode, comprises:

outputting a switch-on signal to an i th switch module in the n switch modules to conduct an electrical connection between the operating power supply and the i th display sub-module via the i th switch module; and

outputting a switch-off signal to a switch module, other than the i th switch module, in the n switch modules to disconnect, via the switch module, other than the i th switch module, in the n switch modules, an electrical connection between the operating power supply and a display sub-module corresponding to the switch module, other than the i th switch module, in the n switch modules.

8. The method for controlling the atomization device of claim 7 , wherein inactivating all of the n display sub-modules to control the display module to operate in the m th operating mode comprises:

outputting a switch-off signal to each of the n switch modules to disconnect, via the n switch modules, electrical connections between the operating power supply and the n display sub-modules corresponding to the n switch modules.

9. The method for controlling the atomization device of claim 8 , wherein for each of the n switch modules, the switch module comprises:

a p-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor (PMOS) field-effect transistor, wherein a source of the PMOS field-effect transistor is electrically connected to the operating power supply, a drain of the PMOS field-effect transistor is electrically connected to a display sub-module corresponding to the switch module, and a gate of the PMOS field-effect transistor is configured to receive the switch-on signal and the switch-off signal; and

a resistor electrically connected between the gate and the source of the PMOS field-effect transistor.

10. The method for controlling the atomization device of claim 5 , wherein each of the n display sub-modules is a display screen or a light-emitting diode (LED) light.

11. The method for controlling the atomization device of claim 1 , wherein the display module is capable of displaying a plurality of types of display information, and when the display module is in a j th operating mode in the m operating modes, the display module displays a j th type of display information in the plurality of types of display information, wherein m≥j≥1; and

controlling, according to the inhalation parameter, the display module to perform display in the corresponding operating mode comprises:

controlling the display module to display the j th type of display information in the plurality of types of display information in response to that the inhalation parameter is a j th preset inhalation parameter.

12. The method for controlling the atomization device of claim 11 , wherein the display module comprises at least one of a nixie tube display screen, a liquid crystal display (LCD) display screen, a light-emitting diode (LED) display screen, or an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display screen.

13. The method for controlling the atomization device of claim 11 , wherein the display module comprises a plurality of LED light, and the m operating modes comprise a constant illumination mode, a blinking mode, and a marquee mode.

14. The method for controlling the atomization device of claim 1 , wherein the inhalation detection module further comprises an airflow sensor.

15. The method for controlling the atomization device of claim 1 , further comprising:

turning the display module off in response to that a number of inhalations in a turn-off period is equal to zero, wherein a duration of the turn-off period is greater than a duration of the preset statistical period.

16. The method for controlling the atomization device of claim 1 , further comprising:

turning the display module off in response to that the total number of inhalations is greater than a preset threshold.

17. An atomization device comprising:

a display module;

an inhalation detection module;

a control module electrically connected to both the display module and the inhalation detection module, wherein the control module is configured to execute operations of a method for controlling the atomization device, the display module has m operating modes, m≥2, and the method for controlling the atomization device comprises:

detecting, by the inhalation detection module, an inhalation of a user, and determining, by the control module, a corresponding inhalation parameter according to the inhalation of the user, wherein the inhalation parameter comprises at least one of a number of inhalations in a preset statistical period, a duration of each inhalation, or a total number of inhalations; and

controlling, by the control module according to the inhalation parameter, the display module to perform display in a corresponding operating mode, wherein the corresponding operating mode is one of the m operating modes.

18. The atomization device of claim 17 , wherein detecting, by the inhalation detection module, the inhalation of the user, and determining the corresponding inhalation parameter according to the inhalation of the user, comprise:

acquiring a corresponding detection signal by detecting, by the inhalation detection module, the inhalation of the user; and

determining the inhalation parameter according to a waveform character of the detection signal, wherein the waveform character comprises at least one of a voltage value, a frequency, a duration of a level, or a level jump.

19. The atomization device of claim 18 , wherein the inhalation parameter comprises the number of the inhalations in the preset statistical period, and determining the inhalation parameter according to the waveform character of the detection signal comprises:

determining that one inhalation occurs in response to that the detection signal jumps from a first level to a second level and a duration of the second level is within a preset duration range, wherein the first level is different from the second level; and

obtaining the number of the inhalations in the preset statistical period by counting a number of inhalations that occur in the preset statistical period.

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