Control device, inhalation device, and control method

Abstract

This control device is equipped with a control part that selects a heating setting to be used by an inhalation device for generating an aerosol to be inhaled by a user by heating an aerosol source according to said heating setting, on the basis of inhalation-related information which is information pertaining the state of the user and/or the environment in which the user inhales the aerosol.

1 . A control device comprising:
 a controller that selects a set of heating settings to be used by an inhaler device, which generates an aerosol to be inhaled by a user by heating an aerosol source on a basis of the set of heating settings, on a basis of inhalation-related information, which is information relating to at least a state of the user or an environment where the user inhales the aerosol.   
     
     
         2 . The control device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller selects the set of heating settings associated with a predetermined condition satisfied by the inhalation-related information.   
     
     
         3 . The control device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller selects the set of heating settings on a basis of a number of predetermined conditions satisfied by the inhalation-related information among a plurality of predetermined conditions.   
     
     
         4 . The control device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller selects the set of heating settings on a basis of a sum of scores set for predetermined conditions satisfied by the inhalation-related information among a plurality of predetermined conditions.   
     
     
         5 . The control device according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the controller selects, on a basis of an instruction from the user, predetermined conditions used to select the set of heating settings from the plurality of predetermined conditions.   
     
     
         6 . The control device according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the controller selects, on a basis of the inhalation-related information, predetermined conditions used to select the set of heating settings from the plurality of predetermined conditions.   
     
     
         7 . The control device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller selects the set of heating settings on a basis of the periodically obtained inhalation-related information.   
     
     
         8 . The control device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller selects the set of heating settings on a basis of the inhalation-related information obtained when the inhaler device performs the heating based on the heating settings.   
     
     
         9 . The control device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller switches the set of heating settings used by the inhaler device while the inhaler device is not performing the heating based on the heating settings.   
     
     
         10 . The control device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller switches the set of heating settings used by the inhaler device while the inhaler device is performing the heating based on the heating settings.   
     
     
         11 . The control device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the inhalation-related information regarding the state of the user includes at least biological information regarding the user, information indicating an action taken by the user, information indicating an action that is being taken by the user, or information indicating an action that the user plans to take.   
     
     
         12 . The control device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the inhalation-related information regarding the environment where the user inhales the aerosol includes at least information regarding time, information regarding a place, information regarding weather, information regarding a use state of the inhaler device, or information regarding another inhaler device around the user.   
     
     
         13 . The control device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the inhaler device generates the aerosol using a substrate containing the aerosol source, and   wherein the controller selects the set of heating settings on a basis of a type of substrate used by the inhaler device.   
     
     
         14 . The control device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller selects the set of heating settings from a plurality of sets of heating settings that are different from one another in terms of at least a parameter relating to a temperature to which the aerosol source is heated or a parameter relating to a period of time for which the aerosol source is heated.   
     
     
         15 . An inhaler device that generates an aerosol to be inhaled by a user by heating an aerosol source on a basis of a set of heating settings, the inhaler device comprising:
 a controller that selects the set of heating settings on a basis of inhalation-related information, which is information relating to at least a state of the user or an environment where the user inhales the aerosol, and that performs control in such a way as to heat the aerosol source on a basis of the selected set of heating settings.   
     
     
         16 . A control method comprising:
 selecting a set of heating settings to be used by an inhaler device, which generates an aerosol to be inhaled by a user by heating an aerosol source on a basis of the set of heating settings, on a basis of inhalation-related information, which is information relating to at least a state of the user or an environment where the user inhales the aerosol.