Customizable Aerosol Generation Device by Calibration

Abstract

An aerosol generation device includes a receiving interface ( 4 ) to receive an aerosol generation unit allowing a user to inhale, a sensor ( 5 ) to detect a user's inhalations, and a controller ( 6 ) configured to determine information from N user's inhalations detected during a calibration procedure without aerosol generation, with N≥1, this information being used for determining an inhalation profile for the user.

1 . An aerosol generation device comprising:
 a receiving interface to receive an aerosol generation unit allowing a user to inhale,   a sensor to detect a user's inhalations, and   a controller for controlling operation of said aerosol generation unit,   wherein, during a calibration procedure, said controller is configured to determine information from N user's inhalations detected during said calibration procedure, without aerosol generation, with N≥1, said information being used for determining an inhalation profile for said user, and   wherein, during a vaping session following said calibration procedure, said controller is configured to control operation of said aerosol generation unit using a heating profile based on said determined inhalation profile.   
     
     
         2 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 1 , wherein said controller is configured to determine said inhalation profile for said user from said determined information, and is further configured to determine, for said user, the heating profile based on said determined inhalation profile. 
     
     
         3 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a communication interface arranged i) for transferring said determined information to a communication equipment configured to determine said inhalation profile for said user from said determined information and then a heating profile based on said determined inhalation profile, and ii) for receiving at least said determined heating profile from said communication equipment, and wherein said controller is configured for controlling operation of said aerosol generation unit during a vaping session from said received heating profile. 
     
     
         4 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 1 , wherein said calibration procedure is initiated in response to receipt of a trigger signal by the controller. 
     
     
         5 . An aerosol generation system, further comprising the aerosol generation device according to  claim 1  and a capsule for user inhalations. 
     
     
         6 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 5 , wherein said capsule comprises a coupling interface, configured to be received by said receiving interface instead of said aerosol generation unit during the calibration procedure, and an air flow channel, allowing a user to inhale during said calibration procedure, and is a calibration capsule that does not comprise any aerosol-forming substance and is incapable of generating aerosol. 
     
     
         7 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 6 , wherein said aerosol generation device is configured to initiate said calibration procedure after said calibration capsule has been received by said receiving interface and after having received a trigger signal. 
     
     
         8 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 7 , wherein said calibration capsule comprises:
 a radio-frequency identification element storing a calibration information, and wherein said aerosol generation device comprises a radio-frequency identification reader arranged for reading said calibration information and for generating said trigger signal.   
     
     
         9 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 an electronic sleeve comprising a radio-frequency identification element storing a calibration information, and wherein said aerosol generation device comprises a radio-frequency identification reader arranged for reading said calibration information and for generating said trigger signal.   
     
     
         10 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 7 , wherein said aerosol generation device comprises a user interface arranged for allowing said user to trigger generation of said trigger signal. 
     
     
         11 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 7 , wherein
 said aerosol generation device comprises a wireless communication interface arranged for having wireless communications with a communication equipment configured to transmit said trigger signal.   
     
     
         12 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 5 , wherein said capsule is an aerosol generating unit which contains an aerosol-forming substance and a heater, and wherein said controller is arranged for preventing the heater from generating aerosol from said aerosol-forming substance when said user inhales during said calibration procedure. 
     
     
         13 . A method of operating an aerosol generation device, the method comprising:
 determining, during a calibration procedure without aerosol generation, information from N user's inhalations detected during said calibration procedure, with N≥1, said determined information being used for determining an inhalation profile for said user,   obtaining a heating profile for said user based on said determined inhalation profile, and   controlling, during a vaping session following said calibration procedure, operation of said aerosol generation unit using said heating profile.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising, during the calibration procedure, transferring said determined information to a communication equipment, and receiving at least one of said inhalation profile and said heating profile from said communication equipment. 
     
     
         15 . A capsule for use with an aerosol generation device, wherein said capsule comprises a coupling interface, configured to be received by a receiving interface of the aerosol generation device during a calibration procedure, and an air flow channel, allowing a user to inhale during a calibration procedure, and is a calibration capsule that does not comprise any aerosol-forming substance and is incapable of generating aerosol. 
     
     
         16 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 7 , wherein said calibration capsule comprises:
 a micro-controller arranged for providing said trigger signal to said aerosol generation device after said calibration capsule has been received by said receiving interface.   
     
     
         17 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 7 , wherein said calibration capsule comprises:
 an emitter arranged for emitting waves representative of said trigger signal, and wherein said aerosol generation device comprises a wave receiver arranged for receiving said emitted waves and for generating said trigger signal from said received waves.   
     
     
         18 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 an electronic sleeve comprising an emitter arranged for emitting waves representative of said trigger signal, and wherein said aerosol generation device comprises a wave receiver arranged for receiving said emitted waves and for generating said trigger signal from said received waves.