Article for an aerosol provision system

Abstract

An article for an aerosol provision system comprises an aerosol generator, article control circuitry and one or more connectors electrically coupled to the aerosol generator and the article control circuitry. In use, the article control circuitry and the aerosol generator receive electrical power via the one or more connectors.

1 . An article for an aerosol provision system comprising:
 an aerosol generator;   article control circuitry; and   one or more connectors electrically coupled to the aerosol generator and the article control circuitry,   wherein, in use, the article control circuitry and the aerosol generator receive electrical power via the one or more connectors.   
     
     
         2 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the aerosol generator and the article control circuitry are electrically connected in parallel. 
     
     
         3 . The article of  claim 1 , further comprising a pull-down resistor to modify a voltage of the electrical power supplied to the article control circuitry. 
     
     
         4 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein, in use, data is transferred, using the one or more connectors, between the article control circuitry and a device coupled to the article. 
     
     
         5 . The article of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more data connectors electrically coupled to the article control circuitry,
 wherein, in use, data is transferred, using at least one of the one or more connectors or the one or more data connectors, between the article control circuitry and a device coupled to at least one of the one or more connectors or the one or more data connectors.   
     
     
         6 . The article of  claim 1 , further comprising a switch, wherein the article control circuitry is configured to control the electrical power supplied to the aerosol generator by actuating the switch. 
     
     
         7 . The article of  claim 6 , wherein the article control circuitry is configured to actuate the switch based on a value of a counter stored in memory of the article control circuitry. 
     
     
         8 . The article of  claim 6 , wherein the switch is in series with the aerosol generator. 
     
     
         9 . The article of  claim 6 , wherein the switch is integrated into the article control circuitry. 
     
     
         10 . An aerosol provision system comprising the article of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         11 . The aerosol provision system of  claim 10 , further comprising an aerosol provision device. 
     
     
         12 . A method of controlling an article for an aerosol provision system comprising:
 receiving electrical power from a device coupled to the article via one or more connectors; and   controlling the electrical power supplied to the aerosol generator via the one or more connectors and controlling data transfer between the article and the device in response to an inhalation on the aerosol provision system by a user of the aerosol provision system.   
     
     
         13 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method of controlling an aerosol generator of an article for an aerosol provision system comprising:
 receiving electrical power from a device coupled to the article via one or more connectors;   controlling the electrical power supplied to the aerosol generator via the one or more connectors and controlling data transfer between the article and the device in response to an inhalation on the aerosol provision system by a user of the aerosol provision system.