SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR UNLOCKING AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES Russian patent published in 2025 - IPC G06F21/62 

FIELD: smoking accessories; data processing.

SUBSTANCE: method involves maintenance of a database of user accounts and aerosol-generating devices associated with user accounts. Method further includes receiving a request for unlocking from said aerosol-generating device for unlocking an unlocked parameter of said aerosol-generating device. Unblocking request includes unique identification information about the user, which identifies the account of this user, which is associated with this aerosol-generating device. Method further includes determining whether said aerosol-generating device is already associated with any user accounts in the database, transmitting unlocking authorization to the aerosol-generating device to unlock the parameter to be unlocked in response to determining that the aerosol-generating device is no longer associated with any user accounts in the database, and updating the database to associate the user account with the aerosol-generating device in response to a determination that the aerosol-generating device is no longer associated with any user accounts in the database.

EFFECT: systems, devices and methods for unlocking aerosol-generating devices are disclosed.

36 cl, 7 dwg