EP 4231867 A1 20230830 - AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE WITH BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION
Title (en)
AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE WITH BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION
Title (de)
AEROSOLERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG MIT BIOMETRISCHER IDENTIFIZIERUNG
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF DE GÉNÉRATION D'AÉROSOL AVEC IDENTIFICATION BIOMÉTRIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 20203535 A 20201023
- EP 2021079266 W 20211021
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2022084471A1] An aerosol-generating device (100a) comprises a body (101), a biometric sensor (104) such as a fingerprint sensor disposed on a first surface of the body, and an activation switch (103) disposed on a second surface of the body, such that the activation switch and the biometric sensor are positioned directly opposite each other. Tactile elements (201a-c) are disposed on or around the activation switch (103) to provide sensory guidance to the user. In operation, if simultaneous user actions on the activation switch and the biometric sensor are detected and the user action lasts for a set period of time, then the device is turned-on but not activated. If another action is detected on the activation switch, e.g. by the user pressing again, the biometric sensor is activated to identify the user. If the user is recognised, the device is activated for use. If the user is not recognised, the device is turned-off to restrict unauthorised use.
IPC 8 full level
A24F 40/51 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A24F 40/51 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); G06V 40/12 (2022.01); G06V 40/1365 (2022.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2022084471 A1 20220428; EP 4231867 A1 20230830; JP 2023546347 A 20231102
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 2021079266 W 20211021; EP 21798652 A 20211021; JP 2023520260 A 20211021