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:	Hasler, David, Gimkiewicz, Christiane, Eckert, Rolf, Franzi, Edoardo, Stanley, Ross
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING CIGARETTES CIGARS COMPUTING COUNTING HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS HUMAN NECESSITIES MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES MATCH BOXES MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS OPTICS PHYSICS PRESENTATION OF DATA RECOGNITION OF DATA RECORD CARRIERS SMOKERS' REQUISITES TOBACCO TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS
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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.