Aerosol provision system and method

Abstract

Described is an aerosol provision system comprising a haptic component, an orientation sensor and control circuitry configured. The control circuitry is configured to determine an orientation of the aerosol provision system based on one or more readings from the orientation sensor, and adjust a setting of the haptic component based on the determined orientation.

1 . An aerosol provision system comprising:
 a haptic component;   an orientation sensor; and   control circuitry configured to:
 determine an orientation of the aerosol provision system based on one or more readings from the orientation sensor; and 
 adjust a setting of the haptic component based on the determined orientation. 
   
     
     
         2 . The aerosol provision system of  claim 1 , wherein the orientation sensor is a gyroscope. 
     
     
         3 . The aerosol provision system of  claim 1 , further comprising a movement sensor, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
 determine a movement of the aerosol provision system based on one or more readings from the movement sensor; and   adjust a setting of the haptic component based on the determined movement.   
     
     
         4 . The aerosol provision system of  claim 3 , wherein the movement sensor is an accelerometer. 
     
     
         5 . The aerosol provision system of  claim 3 , further comprising an Inertial Measurement Unit, IMU, incorporating the orientation sensor and the movement sensor. 
     
     
         6 . The aerosol provision system of  claim 3 , further comprising a display component, and the control circuitry is further configured to adjust a setting of the display component based on the determined movement. 
     
     
         7 . The aerosol provision system of  claim 3 , further comprising a speaker component, and the control circuitry is further configured to adjust a setting of the speaker component based on the determined movement. 
     
     
         8 . The aerosol provision system of  claim 1 , wherein adjusting the setting of the haptic component corresponds to disabling the haptic component. 
     
     
         9 . The aerosol provision system of  claim 1 , wherein the setting is an amplitude and/or frequency of a vibration generated by the haptic component. 
     
     
         10 . The aerosol provision system of  claim 1 , wherein the setting is a magnitude of a force generated by the haptic component. 
     
     
         11 . The aerosol provision system of  claim 1 , further comprising a display component, and the control circuitry is further configured to adjust a setting of the display component based on the determined orientation. 
     
     
         12 . The aerosol provision system of  claim 6 , wherein the setting is a brightness of the display component. 
     
     
         13 . The aerosol provision system of  claim 6 , wherein adjusting the setting of the display component corresponds to disabling the display component. 
     
     
         14 . The aerosol provision system of  claim 1 , further comprising a speaker component, and the control circuitry is further configured to adjust a setting of the speaker component based on the determined orientation. 
     
     
         15 . The aerosol provision system of  claim 7 , wherein the setting is a volume of the speaker component. 
     
     
         16 . The aerosol provision system of  claim 7 , wherein adjusting the setting of the speaker component corresponds to disabling the speaker component. 
     
     
         17 . The aerosol provision system of  claim 1 , further comprising a communications interface, and wherein control circuitry is further configured to adjust a setting of the haptic component based on a signal received via the communications interface from an external device. 
     
     
         18 . The aerosol provision system of  claim 1 , further comprising an input device, and wherein control circuitry is further configured to adjust a setting of the haptic component based on an input received via the input device. 
     
     
         19 . An aerosol provision device for an aerosol provision system, the aerosol provision system comprising a haptic component and an orientation sensor, wherein the aerosol provision device comprises control circuitry configured to:
 determine an orientation of the aerosol provision system based on one or more readings from the orientation sensor; and   adjust a setting of the haptic component based on the determined orientation.   
     
     
         20 . A method for operating an aerosol provision system comprising:
 determine an orientation of the aerosol provision system based on one or more readings from an orientation sensor of the aerosol provision system; and   adjust a setting of a haptic component of the aerosol provision system based on the determined orientation.   
     
     
         21 . (canceled)