Patent ID: 11935350
Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 11:
12. An aerosol delivery device comprising:
a power source configured to provide power to generate an aerosol;
a detector configured to sense changes in pressure caused by receipt of an audio authentication signal and changes in pressure caused by an occurrence of a puff on the aerosol delivery device by a user; and
signal detector circuitry configured to:
receive a signal from the detector associated with a change in pressure sensed by the detector;
determine a measurement of a pressure difference and a frequency indicated by the signal from the detector;
determine whether the measurement of the pressure difference and frequency is indicative of receipt of the audio authentication signal or the occurrence of the puff by the user;
in response to determining that the measurement of the pressure difference and frequency is indicative of the audio authentication signal, translate the signal, determine if the translation is correct for authenticating the aerosol delivery device, and authenticate the aerosol delivery device in response to the audio authentication signal being correct; and
in response to determining that the measurement of the pressure difference and frequency is indicative of the occurrence of the puff by the user, activate a heater of the aerosol delivery device if the aerosol delivery device has been authenticated.