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RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM FOR AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICES

  • US 20170020191A1
  • Filed: 07/24/2015
  • Published: 01/26/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A control body coupleable with a cartridge that is equipped with a heating element and contains an aerosol precursor composition, and that is further equipped with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, the control body being coupleable with the cartridge to form an aerosol delivery device in which the heating element is configured to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition, the control body comprising:

  • at least one housing; and

    contained within the at least one housing,a control component configured to control operation of at least one functional element of the aerosol delivery device based on a detected flow of air through at least a portion of the aerosol delivery device; and

    an RFID reader coupled to the control component and configured to communicate with the RFID tag of the cartridge upon coupling of the control body with the cartridge, the control component being configured to authorize the cartridge for use with the control body based at least in part on communication between the RFID reader and the RFID tag.

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