Aerosol generating apparatus and method and program for actuating the same

An aerosol generating apparatus, comprising:

• a power supply;
• a load configured to generate heat upon receipt of electric power from the power supply and atomize an aerosol source;
• an element configured to acquire a value related to a temperature of the load;
• a circuit configured to electrically connect the power supply and the load;
• a container configured to store the aerosol source;
• a fibrous or porous material configured to retain an aerosol source supplied from the container to allow the retained aerosol source to be in a state of being heated by the load;
• and
• a controller configured to distinguish between a first state of the aerosol generating apparatus in which the aerosol source stored in the container is insufficient in quantity, and a second state of the aerosol generating apparatus in which the container is capable of supplying the aerosol source while the aerosol source retained by the fibrous or porous material is insufficient in quantity, on a basis of a change in the value related to the temperature of the load after functioning of the circuit, wherein
• the circuit includes a first path and a second path that are connected in parallel to the power supply and the load, the first path being used to atomize the aerosol source, and the second path being used to acquire the value related to the temperature of the load;
• and
• the controller is configured to cause the second path to function after an operation of the first path has been completed.

An aerosol generating apparatus, comprising:

• a power supply;
• a load configured to generate heat upon receipt of electric power from the power supply and atomize an aerosol source;
• an element configured to acquire a value related to a temperature of the load;
• a circuit configured to electrically connect the power supply and the load;
• a container configured to store the aerosol source;
• a porous or fibrous material configured to retain the aerosol source supplied from the container to allow the retained aerosol source to be in state of being heated by the load;
• and
• a controller configured to determine whether the aerosol generating apparatus is in a state in which the container is capable of supplying the aerosol source while the aerosol source retained by the porous or fibrous material is insufficient in quantity, on a basis of a change in the value related to the temperature of the load after functioning of the circuit, wherein
• the circuit includes a first path and a second path that are connected in parallel to the power supply and the load, the first path being used to atomize the aerosol source, and the second path being used to acquire the value related to the temperature of the load, and
• the controller is configured to cause the first path and the second path to alternately function.