Atomization system and device having single authentication mechanism
Inventors
Tsai, Chien-Shen • Tsai, Wen-Yu • Cheng, Chieh-Sheng
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Publication Number
US-10783994-B2
Publication Date
2020-09-22
Expiration Date
Abstract
The present invention provides an atomizing system and device having a single authentication mechanism. The system includes at least one atomizing drug container and an atomizing device. The at least one atomized medicine container associates with an authentication code carrier and contains the atomized medicine. The atomizing device includes an atomizing module, a first power module, a control unit, an antenna module and an authentication module. The authentication module is configured to perform an authentication operation associated with the authentication code carrier to determine the authenticity of the at least one atomized medicine container or the atomized medicine and to generate an authentication result signal correspondingly.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to an atomization system having a single authentication mechanism for anti-counterfeit authentication of an atomized medicine container. At least one atomization medicine container is associated with a reusable authentication code carrier that includes usage limit information. The atomization system further includes an atomization device that includes an atomization module with an accommodating portion and an atomization element for atomizing the atomization medicine placed in the accommodating portion.
The atomization device includes a first power module outputting a first driving voltage to directly drive the atomization module under control of a control unit. The atomization device also includes an antenna module transmitting and receiving signals, and an authentication module connected to the control unit and the antenna module. The authentication module performs an authentication operation related to the authentication code carrier to determine authenticity of the at least one atomization medicine container or the atomization medicine and generates an authentication result signal correspondingly, where the control unit determines whether to control output of the first driving voltage based on the authentication result signal.
The authentication operation includes configuring the authentication module to determine whether the usage limit information of the authentication code carrier reaches a predetermined limit amount, and further configuring the authentication module to update the usage limit information after the at least one atomization medicine container or the atomization medicine is determined to be true. A value storing device independent to the atomization device includes a wireless value storing module, a value storing processor, a database, and a value storing interface that configures the wireless value storing processor to query and update the database and update usage limit information through the wireless value storing module, thereby updating and increasing the usage limit information preset to be the predetermined limit amount to a quantity of the at least one atomization medicine container.
Claims Coverage
The partial content provides two independent claims: one for an atomization system and one for an atomization device. Across these independent claims, the inventive features focus on gating atomization driving voltage using wireless authentication, a reusable authentication code carrier with usage limit information and predetermined limit amount checking, and updating usage limit information via a value storing device with a wireless value storing module, database, and wireless value storing interface.
Single authentication mechanism with reusable authentication code carrier and usage limit information
An atomization system having at least one atomization medicine container associated with a reusable authentication code carrier including usage limit information, wherein an authentication module determines the authenticity of the at least one atomization medicine container or the atomization medicine and generates an authentication result signal correspondingly.
Gating atomization driving voltage according to authentication result signal
A control unit configured to determine whether to control the first power module to output the first driving voltage according to the authentication result signal generated by the authentication module.
Usage limit verification against predetermined limit amount and update after authenticity determination
Authentication operation includes configuring the authentication module to determine whether the usage limit information of the authentication code carrier reaches a predetermined limit amount, and further configuring the authentication module to update the usage limit information after the at least one atomization medicine container or the atomization medicine is determined to be true.
Wireless value storing device for querying and updating database usage limit information
A value storing device including a wireless value storing module, a value storing processor, a database, and a value storing interface operative to configure the wireless value storing processor to query and update the database, and update the usage limit information through the wireless value storing module thereby updating and increasing the usage limit information preset to be the predetermined limit amount to a quantity of the at least one atomization medicine container.
Antenna module and authentication module for wireless authentication of authentication code carrier
An atomization device including an antenna module for transmitting and receiving signals, and an authentication module respectively connected to the control unit and the antenna module, configured to perform an authentication operation related to the authentication code carrier and generate an authentication result signal correspondingly.
Second power module for driving a wireless identification chip when coupled to authentication code carrier
The atomization device includes a second power module for outputting a second driving voltage to activate the wireless identification chip, the wireless identifier being configured to perform the authentication operation for the wireless identification chip.
The independent claims cover an atomization system and device in which wireless authentication using an authentication module and antenna module produces an authentication result signal that gates whether the atomization module receives driving voltage. Authenticity determination is tied to a reusable authentication code carrier with usage limit information, where authentication includes checking a predetermined limit amount and updating usage limit information after a true determination. A separate value storing device updates usage limit information via a wireless value storing module, value storing processor, database, and value storing interface.
Stated Advantages
Improved anti-fake effectiveness via wireless identifier/chip authentication tied to the atomization system.
Enhanced security by powering the wireless identification chip from the atomization device.
Improved convenience via authentication through user authentication inputs and image capture.
Documented Applications
Anti-counterfeit authentication for atomization medicine containers and authentication of authenticity of atomization medicine during an atomization system/device operation.
Cloud/user-device authentication and synchronized usage-limit updates using cloud synchronization and wireless value storing synchronization.
Double authentication using user/cloud plus device-side authentication and authorization gating.
Lock-and-enable gating of the authentication module using a structural lock module and structural key to send a startup signal.
Associating multiple atomization medicine containers with a single reusable authentication code carrier including usage-limit information.
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