Aerosol provision device comprising a detector for an user air output

Abstract

There is provided an aerosol provision device, for providing an aerosol for inhalation by a user, comprising: control circuitry for controlling an activation state of the aerosol provision device; a detector arranged to detect an air output associated with a user of the aerosol provision device; wherein the control circuitry is arranged to update an activation state of the aerosol provision device in response to receiving a signal from the detector associated with an authorised user.

1 . An aerosol provision device, for providing an aerosol for inhalation by a user, comprising:
 control circuitry for controlling an activation state of the aerosol provision device;   
       a detector arranged to detect an air output associated with a user of the aerosol provision device;
 wherein the control circuitry is arranged to update an activation state of the aerosol provision device in response to receiving a signal from the detector associated with an authorised user. 
 
     
     
         2 . An aerosol provision device according to  claim 1 , wherein the control circuitry is arranged to update an activation state of the aerosol provision device to a non-operating state in response to receiving signals from the detector associated with a non-authorised user. 
     
     
         3 . An aerosol provision device according to  claim 1 , wherein the control circuitry is arranged to update an activation state of the aerosol provision device to an operating state in response to receiving signals from the detector associated with an authorised user. 
     
     
         4 . An aerosol provision device according to  claim 1 , wherein the detector is arranged to detect a property of the air output associated with a user of the aerosol provision device, wherein the property is at least one of: air output speed; air output volume; air output chemical composition; and, time period between air outputs. 
     
     
         5 . An aerosol provision device according to  any preceding claim 1 , further comprising:
 an inlet for receiving airflow, wherein the detector is located in the inlet; and, an outlet for providing an inhalable aerosol to a user.   
     
     
         6 . An aerosol provision device according to  claim 5 , wherein the inlet and outlet are integral. 
     
     
         7 . An aerosol provision device according to  claim 5 , further comprising a moveable closure arranged to close at least a portion of the outlet when receiving airflow and close at least a portion of the inlet when providing inhalable aerosol. 
     
     
         8 . An aerosol provision device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a communication module for communicating with at least one of: a remote database; a remote computing arrangement; an onboard database; and, an onboard computing arrangement, the communication module arranged to send a signal to at least one of a remote database, a remote computing arrangement, an onboard database, and, an onboard computing arrangement in response to receipt of a signal from the control circuitry associated with air output of a user. 
     
     
         9 . An aerosol-generating system, for providing an aerosol for inhalation by a user, comprising:
 an aerosol provision device comprising control circuitry for controlling an activation state of the aerosol provision device; and,   
       a detector arranged to detect an air output associated with a user of the aerosol provision device;
 wherein the control circuitry is arranged to update an activation state of the aerosol provision device in response to receiving a signal from the detector associated with an authorised user. 
 
     
     
         10 . An aerosol-generating system according to  claim 9 , wherein the control circuitry is arranged to update an activation state of the aerosol provision device to a non-operating state in response to receiving signals from the detector associated with a non-authorised user. 
     
     
         11 . An aerosol-generating system according to  claim 9 , wherein the control circuitry is arranged to update an activation state of the aerosol provision device to an operating state in response to receiving signals from the detector associated with an authorised user. 
     
     
         12 . An aerosol-generating system according to  claim 9 , wherein the detector is arranged to detect a property of the air output associated with a user of the aerosol provision device, wherein the property is at least one of: air output speed; air output volume; air output chemical composition; and, time period between air outputs. 
     
     
         13 . An aerosol-generating system according to  claim 9 , further comprising a communication module for communicating with at least one of: a remote database; a remote computing arrangement; an onboard database; and, an onboard computing arrangement,
 the communication module arranged to send a signal to at least one of a remote database, a remote computing arrangement, an onboard database, and, an onboard computing arrangement in response to receipt of a signal from the control circuitry associated with air output of a user.   
     
     
         14 . An aerosol-generating system according to  claim 13 , wherein the communication module is integral with the detector. 
     
     
         15 . An aerosol-generating system according to  claim 9 , wherein the detector is integral with the aerosol provision device. 
     
     
         16 . A method of providing an aerosol for inhalation by a user, the method comprising:
 receiving an air output associated with a user of an aerosol provision device;   detecting, by a detector, the air output associated with a user of the aerosol provision device;   
       updating, by the control circuitry, an activation state of the aerosol provision device in response to receiving signals from the detector associated with an authorised user. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein updating, by the control circuitry, an activation state of the aerosol provision device comprises updating an activation state of the aerosol provision device to a non-operating state in response to receiving signals from the detector associated with a non-authorised user. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising updating an activation state of the aerosol provision device to an operating state in response to receiving signals from the detector associated with an authorised user. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein detecting, by a detector, the air output associated with the user of the aerosol provision device comprises
 detecting, by a detector, a property of the air output associated with a user of the aerosol provision device, wherein the property is at least one of: air output speed; air output volume; air output chemical composition; and, time period between air outputs.   
     
     
         20 . (canceled)