AN ELECTRICALLY OPERATED SMOKING DEVICE INCLUDING A COMPACT SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING SMOKING ARTICLES IN THE DEVICE

An electrically operated smoking device configured to receive a smoking article is provided, including: a housing defining a cavity configured to at least partially receive the smoking article; and an image sensor configured to detect indicia on the smoking article, the image sensor being disposed o...

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Hauptverfasser: GIMKIEWICZ, CHRISTIANE, FRANZI, EDOARDO, STANLEY, ROSS, HASLER, DAVID, ECKERT, ROLF
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Sprache:eng ; pol
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Zusammenfassung:An electrically operated smoking device configured to receive a smoking article is provided, including: a housing defining a cavity configured to at least partially receive the smoking article; and an image sensor configured to detect indicia on the smoking article, the image sensor being disposed on a periphery of the cavity and including a light source, an image detector, and a plurality of microlenses held in a support structure, the plurality of microlenses being configured to provide a mosaic of inverted images on the image detector. A smoking system is also provided.