Control unit of aerosol generation device

Abstract

A control unit of an aerosol generation device includes a processing device configured to acquire a remaining amount of at least one of an aerosol source and a flavor source configured to add flavor to aerosol generated from the aerosol source. When the remaining amount is equal to or greater than a threshold value, the processing device permits first discharge that is discharge from a power supply to an atomizer configured to atomize the aerosol source and second discharge that is discharge from the power supply to an adjustor capable of adjusting an amount of flavor that is added to the aerosol by the flavor source, and when the remaining amount is smaller than the threshold value, the processing device suppresses any one of the first discharge and the second discharge.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A control unit of an aerosol generation device comprising:
 a processing device configured to acquire a remaining amount of at least one of an aerosol source and a flavor source configured to add flavor to aerosol generated from the aerosol source,   wherein when the remaining amount is equal to or greater than a threshold value, the processing device permits first discharge that is discharge from a power supply to an atomizer configured to atomize the aerosol source and second discharge that is discharge from the power supply to an adjustor capable of adjusting an amount of flavor that is added to the aerosol by the flavor source, and when the remaining amount is smaller than the threshold value, the processing device suppresses any one of the first discharge and the second discharge.   
     
     
         2 . The control unit of an aerosol generation device according to  claim 1 , wherein the processing device is configured to acquire the remaining amount of the flavor source, and
 wherein when the remaining amount of the flavor source is smaller than the threshold value, the processing device suppresses the second discharge.   
     
     
         3 . The control unit of an aerosol generation device according to  claim 1 , wherein the processing device is configured to acquire the remaining amount of the aerosol source, and
 wherein when the remaining amount of the aerosol source is smaller than the threshold value, the processing device suppresses the first discharge.   
     
     
         4 . The control unit of an aerosol generation device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a notification unit,
 wherein the threshold value includes a first threshold value and a second threshold value,   wherein the processing device is configured to acquire the remaining amount of the flavor source and the remaining amount of the aerosol source, and   wherein when the remaining amount of the flavor source is smaller than the first threshold value and the remaining amount of the aerosol source is smaller than the second threshold value, the processing device suppresses only the first discharge of the first discharge and the second discharge and controls the notification unit to notify deficiency in the flavor source and the aerosol source to a user.   
     
     
         5 . The control unit of an aerosol generation device according to  claim 1 , wherein when the remaining amount is smaller than the threshold value, the processing device suppresses any one of the first discharge and the second discharge, and then suppresses the first discharge and the second discharge. 
     
     
         6 . The control unit of an aerosol generation device according to  claim 1 , wherein the processing device is configured to acquire the remaining amount of at least one of the flavor source and the aerosol source while aerosol is generated, and
 wherein when the remaining amount is smaller than the threshold value, the processing device continues one of the first discharge and the second discharge and suppresses the other of the first discharge and the second discharge.   
     
     
         7 . The control unit of an aerosol generation device according to  claim 1 , wherein the processing device is configured to acquire an atomization command of the aerosol source by the atomizer,
 wherein the processing device is configured to acquire the remaining amount of at least one of the flavor source and the aerosol source after generating aerosol according to the atomization command, and   wherein when the remaining amount is smaller than the threshold value and a next atomization command is acquired, the processing device executes one of the first discharge and the second discharge, and suppresses the other of the first discharge and the second discharge.   
     
     
         8 . The control unit of an aerosol generation device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a first notification unit,
 wherein the processing device is configured to cause the first notification unit to function at a timing before any one of the first discharge and the second discharge is suppressed.   
     
     
         9 . The control unit of an aerosol generation device according to  claim 8 , wherein the processing device is configured to cause the first notification unit to function at a timing before any one of the first discharge and the second discharge is suppressed. 
     
     
         10 . The control unit of an aerosol generation device according to  claim 8 , wherein the first notification unit is configured to issue a notification that acts on a user's sense of touch. 
     
     
         11 . The control unit of an aerosol generation device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a second notification unit,
 wherein when the remaining amount is smaller than the threshold value, the processing device suppresses one of the first discharge and the second discharge, and then suppresses the first discharge and the second discharge, and   wherein the processing device is configured to cause the second notification unit to function at a timing before the first discharge and the second discharge are suppressed.   
     
     
         12 . The control unit of an aerosol generation device according to  claim 11 , wherein the processing device is configured to cause the second notification unit to function at a timing before the first discharge and the second discharge are suppressed. 
     
     
         13 . The control unit of an aerosol generation device according to  claim 11 , wherein the second notification unit is configured to issue a notification that acts on a user's sense of vision. 
     
     
         14 . A control unit of an aerosol generation device comprising:
 a notification unit; and   a processing device configured to control discharge from a power supply to a first heater configured to heat one of an aerosol source and a flavor source configured to add flavor to aerosol generated from the aerosol source and discharge from the power supply to a second heater configured to heat the other of the aerosol source and the flavor source and provided separately from the first heater,   wherein before causing the notification unit to function, the processing device permits the discharge from the power supply to the first heater and the discharge from the power supply to the second heater, and when causing the notification unit to function, the processing device suppresses any one of the discharge from the power supply to the first heater and the discharge from the power supply to the second heater.