An aerosol-generating device and system having a means for regulating visual characteristics of a light emitter

Abstract

A system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating device arranged to interact with a tobacco stick and/or comprising a charging device associated with an aerosol-generating device, in which the aerosol-generating device and/or the charging device include at least one light emitter, a controller to adjust at least one visual characteristic of light emitted by the at least one light emitter based on a local time retrieved from a timer, and a communication interface to exchange data with a mobile terminal, the data including instructions for adjusting the at least one visual characteristic; and the mobile terminal to display a user interface for inputting the instructions, in which the instructions include a time setting, and in which the user interface includes a first user interface element for inputting the time setting.

1 - 15 . (canceled) 
     
     
         16 . A system, comprising:
 an aerosol-generating device arranged to interact with a tobacco stick and/or comprising a charging device associated with an aerosol-generating device, wherein the aerosol-generating device and/or the charging device comprise:
 at least one light emitter, 
 a control module configured to adjust at least one visual characteristic of light emitted by the at least one light emitter based on a local time retrieved from a timer, and 
 a communication interface configured to exchange data with a mobile terminal, the data comprising instructions for adjusting the at least one visual characteristic; and 
   the mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal is configured to display a user interface for inputting the instructions, wherein the instructions comprise a time setting, and wherein the user interface includes a first user interface element for inputting the time setting.   
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 16 ,
 wherein the first user interface element comprises a first interactive element and a second interactive element arranged to enable a user to define a first period of time and a second period of time by moving the first interactive element and the second interactive element relative to each other, and   wherein the first period of time is associated with a first visual characteristic and the second period of time is associated with a second visual characteristic.   
     
     
         18 . The system according to  claim 17 ,
 wherein the first user interface element further comprises a circular element, and   wherein the first interactive element and the second interactive element are configured to be moveable relative to each other along a circular path about the center of the circular element.   
     
     
         19 . The system according to  claim 16 ,
 wherein the time setting comprises an event associated with a time of day, and   wherein the time of day is obtained from a calendar application based on the event.   
     
     
         20 . The system according to  claim 16 , wherein the control module is further configured to adjust the at least one visual characteristic of the at least one light emitter when the local time retrieved from the timer corresponds to the time setting. 
     
     
         21 . The system according to  claim 16 ,
 wherein the control module is further configured to adjust at least one visual characteristic of light emitted by the at least one light emitter based on a measured light intensity value, and   wherein adjusting the at least one visual characteristic of the light emitted by the at least one light emitter based on a measured light intensity value comprises adjusting the at least one visual characteristic of the at least one light emitter when the light intensity value is above or below a predetermined threshold value.   
     
     
         22 . The system according to  claim 16 ,
 wherein the control module is further configured to adjust at least one visual characteristic of light emitted by the at least one light emitter based on a measured light intensity value, and   wherein adjusting at least one visual characteristic of light emitted by the at least one light emitter comprises adjusting a brightness characteristic of the at least one light emitter.   
     
     
         23 . A method of adjusting at least one visual characteristic of light emitted by at least one light emitter of an aerosol-generating device arranged to interact with a tobacco stick and/or at least one light emitter of a charging device associated with an aerosol-generating device, the method comprising:
 adjusting, by a control module, at least one visual characteristic of light emitted by the at least one light emitter based on a local time retrieved from a timer;   exchanging data with a mobile terminal via a communication interface, the data comprising instructions for adjusting the at least one visual characteristic; and   displaying, by the mobile terminal, a user interface for inputting the instructions, wherein the instructions comprise a time setting, and wherein the user interface includes a first user interface element for inputting the time setting.   
     
     
         24 . The method according to  claim 23 , wherein the exchanging data with a mobile terminal comprises receiving the instructions from the mobile terminal. 
     
     
         25 . The method according to  claim 23 ,
 wherein the instructions comprise a visual characteristic setting for adjusting the at least one visual characteristic, and   wherein the user interface includes a second user interface element for inputting the visual characteristic setting.   
     
     
         26 . The method according to  claim 25 ,
 wherein the visual characteristic setting is a brightness setting, and   wherein the second user interface element is a slider.   
     
     
         27 . The method according to  claim 23 ,
 wherein the time setting comprises an event associated with a time of day associated with an event, and   wherein the method further comprises obtaining the time of day from a calendar application based on the event.   
     
     
         28 . The method according to  claim 23 ,
 further comprising adjusting, by the control module, the at least one visual characteristic of light emitted by the at least one light emitter based on a measured light intensity value,   wherein the adjusting the at least one visual characteristic of the light emitted by the at least one light emitter based on a measured light intensity value comprises adjusting the at least one visual characteristic of the at least one light emitter when the light intensity value is above or below a predetermined threshold value.   
     
     
         29 . A nontransitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, perform the method according to  claim 23 . 
     
     
         30 . A method of controlling a visual characteristic of at least one light emitter of an aerosol-generating device arranged to interact with a tobacco stick or at least one light emitter of a charging device associated with an aerosol-generating device, the method comprising adjusting at least one visual characteristic of light emitted by the at least one light emitter when a local time output by a timer corresponds to a time setting received from a mobile terminal.