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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2015
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Raymond Charles Henry, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Glen Joseph Kimsey, Cary, NC (US);
Frederic Philippe Ampolini, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
James William Rogers, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
An aerosol delivery device is provided that includes a user interface including a pushbutton and a display. A control component contained coupled to the user interface controls operation of at least one functional element of the aerosol delivery device. The control component controls the display to present a menu including a plurality of menu items selectable using only the pushbutton. Each menu item of the plurality of menu items is associated with a respective functional element of the aerosol delivery device, and the control component is configured to navigate the plurality of menu items, and select a currently-presented menu item of the plurality of menu items for control of the respective functional element, in response to respective first and second types of presses of the pushbutton, the first and second types of presses being of different durations.