Inhalation device, control method, and storage medium

Abstract

An inhalation device that generates an aerosol from a base material including an aerosol source, includes: a control unit configured to control an operation of the inhalation device. The control unit acquires height information indicating a height at which the inhalation device is located, determines whether the height is less than a threshold based on the height information, and restricts a predetermined operation in the inhalation device when it is determined that the height is less than the threshold.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An inhalation device that generates an aerosol from a base material including an aerosol source, the inhalation device comprising:
 a control unit configured to control an operation of the inhalation device, wherein   the control unit
 acquires height information indicating a height at which the inhalation device is located, 
 determines whether the height is less than a threshold based on the height information, and 
 restricts a predetermined operation in the inhalation device when it is determined that the height is less than the threshold. 
   
     
     
         2 . The inhalation device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a heating unit configured to heat the base material to generate the aerosol, wherein   in response to an aerosol generation request from a user, the control unit causes the inhalation device to generate the aerosol, by controlling a temperature of the heating unit based on a heating profile defining a time-series transition of a target temperature which is a target value of the temperature of the heating unit, and   the predetermined operation includes generating the aerosol in response to the aerosol generation request.   
     
     
         3 . The inhalation device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a heating unit configured to, when supplied with electric power, heat the base material to generate the aerosol, wherein   in response to an aerosol generation request from a user, the control unit causes the inhalation device to generate the aerosol, by supplying a predetermined amount of electric power to the heating unit, and   the predetermined operation includes generating the aerosol in response to the aerosol generation request.   
     
     
         4 . The inhalation device according to  claim 2 , wherein
 when it is determined that the height is equal to or greater than the threshold and there is the aerosol generation request after the predetermined operation is performed, the control unit causes the aerosol to be generated in response to the aerosol generation request.   
     
     
         5 . The inhalation device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a notification unit configured to notify a user of predetermined information, wherein   the control unit further notifies the user of information related to the height via the notification unit based on the height information.   
     
     
         6 . The inhalation device according to  claim 5 , wherein
 the notification unit includes a light emitting unit configured to emit light, and   the control unit notifies the user of the information related to the height by making a light emitting mode of the light emitting unit different according to the height.   
     
     
         7 . The inhalation device according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the light emitting unit is configured to emit light in a plurality of emission colors, and   the control unit makes the emission colors of the light emitting unit different according to the height.   
     
     
         8 . The inhalation device according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the light emitting unit includes a plurality of light emitting elements, and   the control unit makes the light emitting element that emits light or the number of light emitting elements that emit light among the plurality of light emitting elements different according to the height.   
     
     
         9 . The inhalation device according to  claim 5 , wherein
 the notification unit includes a display unit configured to display an image, and   the control unit notifies the user of the information related to the height by making a display mode of the display unit different according to the height.   
     
     
         10 . The inhalation device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the control unit acquires the height information when an operation that triggers the acquisition of the height information is performed.   
     
     
         11 . The inhalation device according to  claim 10 , wherein
 the control unit starts the acquisition of the height information when a predetermined period of time elapses since the operation that triggers the acquisition of the height information is performed.   
     
     
         12 . The inhalation device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 when an input of predetermined release information is received, the control unit disables the restriction on the predetermined operation for a certain period of time since the input of the release information is received.   
     
     
         13 . The inhalation device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 when the predetermined operation is performed, the control unit disables the restriction on the predetermined operation for a certain period of time since the predetermined operation is completed.   
     
     
         14 . A control method comprising:
 a computer, for controlling an operation of an inhalation device that generates an aerosol from a base material including an aerosol source, performing the following processing:   acquiring height information indicating a height at which the inhalation device is located;   determining whether the height is less than a threshold based on the height information; and   restricting a predetermined operation in the inhalation device when it is determined that the height is less than the threshold.   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program causing a computer, for controlling an operation of an inhalation device that generates an aerosol from a base material including an aerosol source, to perform the following processing:
 acquiring height information indicating a height at which the inhalation device is located;   determining whether the height is less than a threshold based on the height information; and   restricting a predetermined operation in the inhalation device when it is determined that the height is less than the threshold.