System and related methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for controlling operation of a device based on a read request

• US 10,888,119 B2
• Filed: 07/10/2014
• Issued: 01/12/2021
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC. (British American Tobacco PLC)
• Original Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC. (British American Tobacco PLC)
• Inventors: Ampolini, Frederic Philippe, Henry, Jr., Raymond Charles, Kimsey, Glen, Lamb, Wilson Christopher
• Primary Examiner(s): Vo, Tim T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wang, Harry Z
• Application Number:
  US14/327,776
• Publication Number:
  US 20160007651A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,378 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/10 Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/53 Monitoring, e.g. fault detection
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/65 Devices with integrated communication means, e.g. wireless communication means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/42 Bus transfer protocol, e.g. handshake; Synchronisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a system and related methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for controlling operation of a device based on a read request. For example, a method for performing an operation in response to a read request may include a first computing device receiving a request to read a value sent to the first computing device by a second computing device via a wireless communication link between the first and second computing devices. The method may further include the first computing device determining an operation corresponding to the value. The method may additionally include the first computing device performing the operation corresponding to the value in response to the request.

Claims

1. A method for performing an operation in response to a read request, the method comprising a first computing device:

receiving a request to read a value, wherein the request is received from a second computing device via a wireless communication link between the first computing device and the second computing device;

determining an operation corresponding to the value, wherein each of a plurality of readable values corresponds to a different respective operation, wherein a hook procedure is configured to intercept the request, and wherein determining the operation corresponding to the value comprises the hook procedure invoking the operation corresponding to the value; and

performing the operation corresponding to the value in response to the request.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first computing device is an aerosol delivery device, and wherein the second computing device is a mobile communication device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication link is implemented via a Bluetooth technology.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the request comprises a request to read a value referenced by a characteristic, and wherein determining the operation corresponding to the value comprises determining an operation corresponding to the characteristic.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the first computing device sending the value to the second computing device via the wireless communication link in response to the request.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the value is mapped to a memory location storing a reference to the operation corresponding to the value, and wherein determining the operation corresponding to the value comprises reading the reference from the memory location.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the request comprises a reference to a variable referencing the value.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the request comprises a reference to a memory location storing the value.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the operation corresponding to the value comprises altering a power state of the first computing device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the operation corresponding to the value comprises modifying a configuration setting of the first computing device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first computing device comprises an aerosol delivery device, and wherein modifying the configuration setting comprises modifying one or more of a configuration setting for a light emitting diode (LED) indicator, a haptic feedback configuration, a heating profile configuration, an aerosol precursor composition vaporization setting, a puff control setting, and a battery management setting.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the value specifies the configuration setting, and wherein modifying the configuration setting comprises modifying the value.

32. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the operation includes determining the operation in response to the request to read the value, the operation being other than the first computing device reading the value or returning the value to the second computing device.

13. An aerosol delivery device comprising processing circuitry configured to cause the aerosol delivery device to at least:

receive a request to read a value, wherein the request is received from a mobile communication device via a wireless communication link between the aerosol delivery device and the mobile communication device;

determine an operation corresponding to the value, wherein each of a plurality of readable values corresponds to a different respective operation;

implement a hook procedure configured to intercept the request and invoke the operation corresponding to the value in response to the request; and

perform the operation corresponding to the value in response to the request.

14. The aerosol delivery device of claim 13, wherein the wireless communication link is implemented via a Bluetooth technology.

15. The aerosol delivery device of claim 14, wherein the request comprises a request to read a value referenced by a characteristic, and wherein the processing circuitry is configured to cause the aerosol delivery device to determine the operation corresponding to the value at least in part by causing the aerosol delivery device to determine an operation corresponding to the characteristic.

16. The aerosol delivery device of claim 13, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause the aerosol delivery device to send the value to the mobile communication device via the wireless communication link in response to the request.

17. The aerosol delivery device of claim 13, wherein the request comprises a reference to a variable referencing the value.

18. The aerosol delivery device of claim 13, further comprising:

a memory;

wherein the request comprises a reference to a memory location storing the value within the memory.

19. The aerosol delivery device of claim 13, wherein the operation corresponding to the value comprises altering a power state of the aerosol delivery device.

20. The aerosol delivery device of claim 13, wherein the operation corresponding to the value comprises modifying a configuration setting of the aerosol delivery device.

21. The aerosol delivery device of claim 20, wherein modifying the configuration setting comprises modifying one or more of a configuration setting for a light emitting diode (LED) indicator, a haptic feedback configuration, a heating profile configuration, an aerosol precursor composition vaporization setting, a puff control setting, and a battery management setting.

22. The aerosol delivery device of claim 20, wherein the value specifies the configuration setting, and wherein modifying the configuration setting comprises modifying the value.

23. A method for causing a computing device to perform an operation in response to a read request, the method comprising a first computing device:

determining an operation for performance by a second computing device;

determining a value corresponding to the operation, wherein each of a plurality of operations corresponds to a different respective value;

formatting a request to read the value corresponding to the operation; and

sending the request to the second computing device via a wireless communication link between the first computing device and the second computing device to cause the second computing device to perform the operation, wherein a hook procedure is configured to intercept the request at the second device and to invoke the operation corresponding to the value.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the first computing device is a mobile communication device, and wherein the second computing device is an aerosol delivery device.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the wireless communication link is implemented via a Bluetooth technology.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the request comprises a request to read a value referenced by a characteristic, and wherein the characteristic corresponds to the operation.

27. The method of claim 23, further comprising the first computing device:

causing display of a graphical user interface providing access to a plurality of selectable commands for controlling the second computing device; and

receiving an indication of a selected command;

wherein determining the operation comprises determining the operation in accordance with the selected command.

28. The method of claim 23, wherein the request comprises one of a reference to a variable referencing the value or a reference to a memory location storing the value.

29. The method of claim 23, wherein the operation corresponding to the value comprises altering a power state of the second computing device.

30. The method of claim 23, wherein the operation corresponding to the value comprises modifying a configuration setting of the second computing device.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the second computing device comprises an aerosol delivery device, and wherein modifying the configuration setting comprises modifying one or more of a configuration setting for a light emitting diode (LED) indicator, a haptic feedback configuration, a heating profile configuration, an aerosol precursor composition vaporization setting, a puff control setting, and a battery management setting.