A system comprising a non-combustible aerosol provision device

Abstract

A system including a non-combustible aerosol provision device for use with a consumable, the system including one or more controllers and an identifier reader configured to read an identifier associated with one or more consumables, wherein the one or more controllers are configured to record the number of readings of the identifier and perform an action in response to the recorded number of readings reaching a predetermined value. The device may include a power source and a heating assembly, and the controller may prevent power being supplied to the heating assembly until a reading of the identifier is recorded and/or in response to the recorded number of readings reaching a predetermined value. A package for the consumables includes comprises an electromagnetically interrogatable data storage, such as an RFID tag, which identifies the package and includes data regarding the number of consumables contained within the package.

1 . A system comprising:
 a non-combustible aerosol provision device for use with a consumable;   one or more controllers; and   an identifier reader configured to read an identifier associated with one or more consumables,   wherein the one or more controllers are configured to record the number of readings of the identifier and perform an action in response to the recorded number of readings reaching a predetermined value.   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the one or more controllers are configured to record a reading of the identifier in response to receiving a command signal. 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 2 , further comprising a user-operable control element, wherein the user-operable control element is configured to generate the control signal. 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 2 , wherein the non-combustible aerosol provision device comprises a sensor configured to detect engagement of the consumable with the non-combustible aerosol provision device and generate the command signal in response to detecting the engagement of the consumable. 
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the one or more controllers are configured to determine a number of consumables contained within a package based on data received from an initial reading of the identifier. 
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 5 , wherein the one or more controllers are configured to set the determined number of consumables as the predetermined value. 
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the identifier reader is configured to read a plurality of identifiers, each of the identifiers associated with a corresponding type of the one or more consumables, and
 wherein the one or more controllers are configured to record the number of readings of each of the identifiers and to perform the action in response to any of the recorded numbers of the readings reaching the predetermined value.   
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the one or more controllers are configured to not record any reading performed in a predetermined time interval after a previous reading. 
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the non-combustible aerosol provision device comprises a power source and a heating assembly connected to the power source. 
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein the one or more controllers are configured to prevent the power source from supplying power to the heating assembly until a reading of the identifier is recorded. 
     
     
         11 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein the one or more controllers are configured to, in response to the recorded number of readings reaching the predetermined value, prevent the power source from supplying power to the heating assembly. 
     
     
         12 . The system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a feedback element, wherein the one or more controllers are configured to control the feedback element to provide feedback to a user in response to recording a reading of the identifier. 
     
     
         13 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein the one or more controllers are configured to control the feedback element to operate in a first mode when the recorded of number of readings is less than the predetermined value, and to operate in a second mode when the recorded number of readings is equal to or greater than the predetermined value. 
     
     
         14 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein the feedback element comprises a light source. 
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the identifier reader is configured to read the identifier using wireless communication. 
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the non-combustible aerosol provision device comprises the one or more controllers and the identifier reader. 
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the system comprises a user terminal and a plurality of the controllers, and   wherein the non-combustible aerosol provision device comprises one of the plurality of the controllers and the user terminal comprises another one of the plurality of the controllers.   
     
     
         18 . The system according to  claim 17 , wherein the non-combustible aerosol provision device comprises the identifier reader or the user terminal comprises the identifier reader. 
     
     
         19 . A package for consumables for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision device, the package comprising:
 an electromagnetically interrogatable data storage storing an identifier, wherein the identifier identifies the package and includes data regarding a number of consumables contained within the package.   
     
     
         20 . The package according to  claim 19 , wherein the electromagnetically interrogatable data storage is an RFID tag. 
     
     
         21 . A control method of a non-combustible aerosol provision device for use with a consumable, the method comprising:
 performing readings of an identifier associated with one or more consumables;   recording a number of the readings; and   performing an action in response to the number of the readings reaching a predetermined value.