Method and apparatus for generating aerosol based on cigarette type

Abstract

An electronic device for heating an aerosol-generating substrate detects insertion of a cigarette, displays an icon corresponding to a type of the cigarette, determines a heating profile based on a user input corresponding to a type of the cigarette, and heats an aerosol-generating substrate of the cigarette based on the heating profile.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of heating an aerosol-generating substrate performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:
 detecting an insertion of a cigarette;   displaying an icon for a supported cigarette type;   determining a corresponding heating profile based on a user input for a type of the cigarette; and   heating an aerosol-generating substrate of the cigarette based on the heating profile.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the detecting the insertion of the cigarette comprises:
 detecting the type of the cigarette using a sensor.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the heating profile comprises at least one of a heating time and a heating temperature, which is set according to the type of the cigarette. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein settings of the heating profile are changeable by a user. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the type of the cigarette comprises at least one of a cut tobacco type, a granular type, and a liquid type. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user input is one of a button input and a touch input. 
     
     
         7 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that are executable by a processor to perform the method of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         8 . An aerosol-generating device, comprising:
 a controller configured to control an operation of the aerosol-generating device;   an inserter into which a cigarette is inserted;   a heater configured to heat an aerosol-generating substrate of the cigarette; and   a display configured to display an icon for a supported cigarette type and receive a user input for a type of the cigarette,   wherein the controller is further configured to:
 when the cigarette is inserted in the inserter, determine a heating profile based on the user input corresponding to the type of the cigarette; and 
 heat the aerosol-generating substrate of the cigarette based on the heating profile. 
   
     
     
         9 . The aerosol-generating device of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a sensor configured to detect an insertion of the cigarette,   wherein the controller is further configured to detect the type of the cigarette using the sensor.   
     
     
         10 . The aerosol-generating device of  claim 8 , wherein the heating profile comprises at least one of a heating time and a heating temperature, which is set according to the type of the cigarette. 
     
     
         11 . The aerosol-generating device of  claim 8 , wherein settings of the heating profile are changeable by a user. 
     
     
         12 . The aerosol-generating device of  claim 8 , wherein the type of the cigarette comprises at least one of a cut tobacco type, a granular type, and a liquid type. 
     
     
         13 . The aerosol-generating device of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a button or a touch display through which the user input is received,   wherein the controller is configured to receive the user input through an input to the button or a touch input to the touch display.