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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2014
R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Raymond Charles Henry, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Wilson Christopher Lamb, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Mark Randall Stone, Raleigh, NC (US);
Glen Joseph Kimsey, Cary, NC (US);
Frederic Philippe Ampolini, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
An aerosol delivery device is provided that includes a housing, motion sensor and microprocessor. The motion sensor is within the housing and configured to detect a defined motion of the aerosol delivery device caused by user interaction with the housing to perform a gesture. The motion sensor may be configured to convert the defined motion to an electrical signal. The microprocessor or motion sensor, then, may be configured to receive the electrical signal, recognize the gesture and an operation associated with the gesture based on the electrical signal, and control at least one functional element of the aerosol delivery device to perform the operation.