Inhaler device, and method and program for operating the same
AssigneeJapan Tobacco Inc.
InventorsManabu YAMADA, Manabu TAKEUCHI, Hirofumi MATSUMOTO
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Abstract
An inhalation device that makes it possible to reduce the possibility of a user neglecting to replenish the remaining amounts of elements required for inhalation of aerosol or aerosol imparted with flavor.
Claims20
An inhaler device comprising:
- a plurality of elements configured to consume an accumulated capacity to contribute to generation of aerosol;
- a light emitting diode (LED) configured to output a notification to an inhaler of the aerosol;
- and
- circuitry configured to cause, concerning each element among the plurality of elements, the LED to function when a condition set concerning the element including a requirement that a detected or estimated capacity is equal to or smaller than a threshold set concerning the element is satisfied, wherein
- the condition set for a first element of the plurality of elements that has a highest rate of consuming the accumulated capacity to contribute to the generation of the aerosol has a highest threshold among the plurality of elements.
A method of operating an inhaler device including a plurality of elements configured to consume an accumulated capacity to contribute to generation of aerosol, and a light emitting diode (LED) configured to output a notification to an inhaler of the aerosol, the method comprising:
- determining, concerning each element of the plurality of elements, whether a condition set concerning the element including a requirement that a detected or estimated capacity is equal to or smaller than a threshold set concerning the element is satisfied;
- and
- controlling the LED to output a notification to an inhaler of the aerosol when the condition is satisfied, wherein
- the condition set for a first element of the plurality of elements that has a highest rate of consuming the accumulated capacity to contribute to the generation of the aerosol has a highest threshold among the plurality of elements.
An inhaler device comprising:
- a plurality of elements configured to consume an accumulated capacity to contribute to generation of aerosol;
- a light emitting diode (LED) configured to output a notification to an inhaler of the aerosol;
- and
- circuitry configured to cause, concerning each element among the plurality of elements, the LED to function when a detected or estimated capacity is equal to or smaller than a threshold set concerning the element and a condition set concerning the element is satisfied, wherein
- the condition set for a first element of the plurality of elements that has a highest rate of consuming the accumulated capacity to contribute to the generation of the aerosol has a highest threshold among the plurality of elements.
A method of operating an inhaler device including a plurality of elements configured to consume an accumulated capacity to contribute to generation of aerosol, and a light emitting diode (LED) configured to output a notification to an inhaler of the aerosol, the method comprising:
- determining, concerning each of a plurality of elements, whether a detected or estimated capacity is equal to or smaller than a threshold set concerning the element, and whether a condition set concerning the element is satisfied;
- and
- controlling the LED to output a notification to an inhaler of the aerosol when the detected or estimated capacity is equal to or smaller than the threshold and the condition is satisfied, wherein
- the condition set for a first element of the plurality of elements that has a highest rate of consuming the accumulated capacity to contribute to the generation of the aerosol has a highest threshold among the plurality of elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.