Vapor provision systems

Abstract

A vapor provision system including a first activation sensor; a second activation sensor; user programming circuitry configured, in response to user input, to store a first user-defined setting for use in association with the first activation sensor and a second user-defined setting for use in association with the second activation sensor; and power supply control circuitry configured to control a supply of power to a vaporizer to generate vapor from a vapor precursor material for user inhalation, wherein the power supply control circuitry is configured to control the supply of power to the vaporizer in accordance with the first user-defined setting in response to detecting user activation of the first activation sensor and to control the supply of power to the vaporizer in accordance with the second user-defined setting in response to detecting user activation of the second activation sensor.

1 . A vapor provision system comprising:
 a first activation sensor;   a second activation sensor;   user programming circuitry configured, in response to user input, to store a first user-defined setting for use in association with the first activation sensor and a second user-defined setting for use in association with the second activation sensor; and   power supply control circuitry configured to control a supply of power to a vaporizer to generate vapor from a vapor precursor material for user inhalation, wherein the power supply control circuitry is configured to control the supply of power to the vaporizer in accordance with the first user-defined setting in response to detecting user activation of the first activation sensor and to control the supply of power to the vaporizer in accordance with the second user-defined setting in response to detecting user activation of the second activation sensor.   
     
     
         2 . The vapor provision system of  claim 1 , wherein the first activation sensor is configured to detect user activation in response to a user pressing a first button of the vapor provision system and the second activation sensor is configured to detect user activation in response to a user pressing a second button of the vapor provision system. 
     
     
         3 . The vapor provision system of  claim 1 , wherein the first activation sensor is configured to detect user activation in response to a user pressing a button of the vapor provision system in accordance with a first predefined pressing sequence and the second activation sensor is configured to detect user activation in response to a user pressing the button in accordance with a second predefined pressing sequence. 
     
     
         4 . The vapor provision system of  claim 3 , wherein at least one of the first pressing sequence and the second pressing sequence corresponds with the user pressing the button a predefined number of times within a predefined time. 
     
     
         5 . The vapor provision system of  claim 1 , wherein the first activation sensor is configured to detect user activation in response to a user inhaling on the vapor provision system. 
     
     
         6 . The vapor provision system of  claim 1 , wherein the power supply control circuitry is configured to control the supply of power to the vaporizer in accordance with the second user-defined setting only when user activation of the second activation sensor is detected in conjunction with user activation of the first activation sensor. 
     
     
         7 . The vapor provision system of  claim 1 , wherein the power supply control circuitry is configured to control the supply of power to the vaporizer in accordance with a third setting in response to detecting simultaneous user activation of the first activation sensor and the second activation sensor. 
     
     
         8 . The vapor provision system of  claim 7 , wherein the third setting is a user-defined setting and the user programming circuitry is configured, in response to user input, to receive and store the user-defined third power setting. 
     
     
         9 . The vapor provision system of  claim 1 , wherein the user programming circuitry is configured to receive user input through the same user input mechanism as at least one of the first activation sensor or the second activation sensor. 
     
     
         10 . The vapor provision system of  claim 1 , further comprising a display for providing at least one of an indication of the first user-defined setting or an indication of the second user-defined setting. 
     
     
         11 . The vapor provision system  claim 1 , further comprising a further activation sensor, and wherein the user programming circuitry is further configured, in response to user input, to receive and store a further user-defined setting for use in association with the further activation sensor, and the power supply control circuitry is configured to control the supply of power to the vaporizer in accordance with the further user-defined setting in response to detecting user activation of the further activation sensor. 
     
     
         12 . The vapor provision system of  claim 1 , wherein the vapor provision system further comprises the vaporizer. 
     
     
         13 . The vapor provision system of  claim 1 , wherein the vapor provision system further comprises the vapor precursor material. 
     
     
         14 . The vapor provision system of  claim 1 , wherein the vapor provision system is formed from a reusable part comprising the first activation sensor; the second activation sensor; the user programming circuitry; the power supply control circuitry and a power supply, and a cartridge part comprising the vapor precursor material, wherein the cartridge part is releasably couplable to the reusable part for use. 
     
     
         15 . Vapor provision means comprising:
 first activation means;   second activation means;   user programming means configured, in response to user input, to store a first user-defined setting for use in association with the first activation means and a second user-defined setting for use in association with the second activation means; and   control means configured to control a supply of power to vaporizing means to generate vapor from a vapor precursor material for user inhalation, wherein the control means is configured to control the supply of power to the vaporizing vaporising means in accordance with the first user-defined setting in response to detecting user activation of the first activation means and to control the supply of power to the vaporizer in accordance with the second user-defined setting in response to detecting user activation of the second activation means.   
     
     
         16 . A method of operating a vapor provision system, compri sing:
 receiving user input to indicate a first user-defined setting for use in association with a first activation sensor of the vapor provision system and a second user-defined setting for use in association with a second activation sensor of the vapor provision system; and   subsequently, supplying power to a vaporizer to generate vapor our from a vapour precursor material for user inhalation in accordance with the first user-defined setting in response to detecting user activation of the first activation sensor and supplying power to the vaporizer to generate vapor from the vapor precursor material for user inhalation in accordance with the second user-defined setting in response to detecting user activation of the second activation sensor.