Method for controlling temperature of heater included in aerosol generation device according to type of cigarette, and aerosol generation device for controlling temperature of heater according to type of cigarette

A method of controlling a temperature of a heater of an aerosol generation device, the method comprising:

• receiving one of a plurality of types of cigarette from a user terminal connected through a local area network;
• and,
• when a cigarette is coupled to the heater of the aerosol generation device, controlling a temperature of the heater according to a temperature profile corresponding to the received one type of cigarette,
• wherein the user terminal is configured to display a plurality of types of cigarette through a display unit of the user terminal and determine one of the plurality of types of cigarette based on information input through an input device included in the user terminal.

An apparatus for controlling a heater of an aerosol generation device, the apparatus comprising:

• a display unit;
• an input device;
• a communication unit communicating with the aerosol generation device by using a local area network;
• and
• a controller configured to display a plurality of types of cigarette through the display unit, determine one of the plurality of types of cigarette based on information input through the input device, and transmit the determined one type of cigarette to the aerosol generation device through the communication unit,
• wherein, when a cigarette is coupled to the heater of the aerosol generation device, a temperature of the heater is controlled according to a temperature profile corresponding to the transmitted one type of cigarette.