A power control method and system for heat-not-burn smoking device

Abstract

This application discloses a power control method and system for heat-not-burn (HNB) smoking devices, designed to address the low compatibility of existing HNB devices. The method comprises: receiving cigarette characteristics input by a user; obtaining first control information associated with the cigarette characteristics; receiving environmental characteristics input by the user; obtaining second control information associated with the environmental characteristics; and controlling the heating power of the HNB smoking device based on the first and second control information.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of tobacco products, and in particular to a power control method and system for heat-not-burn smoking devices. Background Art

[0002] Heat-not-burn (HTB) cigarettes differ from traditional cigarettes in that they are designed with the "heat-not-burn" principle in mind. These "low-temperature cigarettes" heat the tobacco just enough to release its flavor without igniting it. While ordinary cigarettes typically produce numerous harmful substances at temperatures between 350°C and 600°C when smoked, HTB cigarettes, which are heated below 300°C, produce fewer harmful substances. Furthermore, HTB cigarettes are closer to traditional cigarettes in terms of taste and smoking experience, allowing smokers to experience the authentic tobacco flavor and making them more acceptable.

[0003] As mentioned above, heat-not-burn cigarettes use an external heat source to heat tobacco rather than ignite it to produce tobacco flavored gases. This process can be charcoal- or electric-heated. Crucially, heat-not-burn cigarettes require specialized smoking devices, allowing for precise control of the heating temperature and duration to achieve this "heat-not-burn" effect.

[0004] Existing heat-not-burn cigarette manufacturers typically produce compatible heat-not-burn smoking devices alongside their heat-not-burn cigarettes. These devices are often only compatible with the heat-not-burn cigarettes they manufacture. Using a heat-not-burn smoking device with an incompatible heat-not-burn cigarette often results in insufficient tobacco flavor, impacting the user experience. Consequently, existing heat-not-burn smoking devices offer limited compatibility.

[0005] It should be noted that the above content falls within the technical knowledge of the inventor and does not necessarily constitute prior art. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The present application provides a power control method and system for heat-not-burn smoking devices to solve the problem of low compatibility of existing heat-not-burn smoking devices.

[0007] The present invention provides a method for controlling the power of a heat-not-burn smoking device, including:

[0008] Receive cigarette features input by the user;

[0009] Acquiring first control information associated with the cigarette feature;

[0010] receiving environmental characteristics input by the user;

[0011] Acquiring second control information associated with the environmental feature;

[0012] The heating power of the heat-not-burn smoking device is controlled based on the first control information and the second control information.

[0013] The embodiments of the present application provide a heat-not-burn smoking device system, comprising:

[0014] a receiving unit, the receiving unit being adapted to receive cigarette characteristics input by a user, and the receiving unit being adapted to receive environmental characteristics input by a user;

[0015] A processing unit adapted to

[0016] obtaining first control information associated with the cigarette characteristics, and

[0017] Acquiring second control information associated with the environmental feature;

[0018] A heat-not-burn smoking article includes a heating element and a control unit, wherein the control unit is capable of controlling the heating power of the heating element based on the first control information and the second control information.

[0019] The power control method and system for the heat-not-burn smoking device provided in the embodiments of the present application can determine the first control information corresponding to the cigarette characteristics based on the cigarette characteristics input by the user, and determine the second control information corresponding to the environmental characteristics based on the environmental characteristics input by the user, and then determine the heating power of the heat-not-burn smoking device based on the first control information and the second control information.

[0020] Thus, for different heat-not-burn cigarettes, corresponding first and second control information can be obtained based on parameters such as corresponding cigarette characteristics and environmental characteristics. Based on the obtained first and second control information, the heating power required for the current heat-not-burn cigarette to be heated can be more specifically determined. In this way, the heat-not-burn smoking device can be used with a variety of different types of heat-not-burn cigarettes, improving the compatibility of heat-not-burn smoking devices and solving the low compatibility problem of existing heat-not-burn smoking devices. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the present application and constitute a part of the present application. The illustrative embodiments of the present application and their descriptions are used to explain the present application and do not constitute an improper limitation on the present application. In the drawings:

[0022] Figure 1 A flow chart of a power control method for a heat-not-burn smoking device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the heat-not-burn smoking device system provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] To make the purpose, technical solutions, and advantages of this application more clear, the technical solutions of this application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the specific embodiments of this application and the corresponding drawings. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of them. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0025] To improve the compatibility of heat-not-burn (HNB) smoking devices, embodiments of the present application provide a power control method for HNB smoking devices. This method can be performed by a HNB smoking device (hereinafter referred to as a "smoking device") or by a terminal, such as a mobile phone or computer, that can communicate with the smoking device. A user can input data through the smoking device or terminal, which then determines the heating power required for the corresponding HNB cigarette (hereinafter referred to as a "cigarette") during the heating process based on the received information.

[0026] In the embodiments of the present application, the devices used to collect and process data can be the same or different. As described above, both the terminal and the smoking device can collect data. The device that completes data collection can transmit the data to other devices for processing, or complete the processing locally.

[0027] In one possible implementation, after the terminal completes data collection, the collected data can be transmitted to a device capable of data transmission between the terminal and the smoking device, such as a smoking device or a server, for processing to obtain a data processing result, i.e., the heating power required to heat the cigarette. Subsequently, if the data processing is not performed on the smoking device, to ensure that the smoking device subsequently heats the cigarette according to the obtained heating power, the device that completes the data processing needs to transmit the obtained processing result to the smoking device, so that the smoking device can heat the cigarette according to the corresponding heating power.

[0028] With regard to data collection achieved through smoking devices, it is necessary to consider that the power storage capacity of the smoking device is limited, the data processing process often consumes a lot of power, and the processing capacity of the smoking device itself is relatively limited. Therefore, after the smoking device obtains the corresponding data, the data can be transmitted to a terminal or server with relatively strong processing capacity to execute the corresponding processing process. After obtaining the corresponding processing result, that is, the heating power required to heat the cigarette, the obtained heating power is transmitted to the smoking device so that the smoking device heats the cigarette according to the corresponding heating power.

[0029] It should be noted that data transmission between the terminal and the smoking device can be achieved through methods such as Bluetooth, wireless local area network, etc., or the terminal and the smoking device can achieve the corresponding data transmission process through data forwarding by a third-party device such as a server. In the embodiments of the present application, the data transmission method, data transmission format, data transmission timing, etc. between the devices are not limited.

[0030] For the convenience of description, the embodiments of the present application are described using a terminal as an example execution subject.

[0031] Figure 1 The flow chart of the power control method of the heat-not-burn tobacco device provided in the embodiment of the present application specifically includes S101 to S105. Among them, S102 is executed after executing S101, S104 is executed after executing S103, and S105 is executed after executing S102 and S104. This means that the terminal can first determine the first control information based on the input cigarette characteristics, and then determine the second control information based on the input environmental characteristics; or the terminal can first determine the second control information based on the input environmental characteristics, and then determine the first control information based on the input cigarette characteristics. In the embodiment of the present application, there is no limitation on the timing of obtaining cigarette characteristics and environmental characteristics, as well as the timing of obtaining the first control information and the second control information.

[0032] S101: receiving cigarette features input by a user.

[0033] The terminal may receive cigarette characteristics input by the user, where cigarette characteristics refer to characteristics of the cigarette itself, such as characteristics of the cigarette size, model, etc. In the embodiment of the present application, the cigarette characteristics input by the user should include at least one of the cigarette size characteristics and model characteristics. Specifically, the size characteristics may include the cigarette diameter, length, etc., and the model characteristics may include the cigarette brand, model, etc.

[0034] Furthermore, when the terminal obtains cigarette characteristics, it can present the user with multiple options for each cigarette characteristic for selection. For example, for length, the terminal can present the user with three options: 8cm, 10cm, and 12cm; for brand, the terminal can present the user with three options: Brand A, Brand B, and Brand C. This allows the user to select the option that matches the cigarette to be heated from the options presented by the terminal. The number of options for each cigarette characteristic presented to the user by the terminal can be determined as needed and is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

[0035] Alternatively, the terminal may provide a text box to the user, in which the user enters the characteristics of the cigarette to be heated, and then the terminal obtains the information entered by the user. The terminal may provide a corresponding sub-text box for each cigarette characteristic, allowing the user to enter the corresponding cigarette characteristic in the corresponding sub-text box. Alternatively, the terminal may provide a text box in which the user enters all cigarette characteristics that the user can provide, and prompt the user to separate different cigarette characteristics with characters such as spaces and commas to facilitate the terminal's extraction of multiple cigarette characteristics entered by the user.

[0036] S102: Acquire first control information associated with the cigarette characteristics.

[0037] Because cigarettes with different characteristics can provide users with a better tobacco flavor when heated using different heating methods, the terminal, after obtaining the cigarette characteristics input by the user, can determine corresponding first control information based on the received cigarette characteristics. The first control information represents information related to the heating power required for cigarettes with the above characteristics, and can be parameters that affect the heating method, such as heating time and reference heating power.

[0038] In this embodiment of the present application, a plurality of pre-stored correspondences between predetermined cigarette characteristics and power baseline control information may be used. The predetermined cigarette characteristics represent characteristics of various types of cigarettes; the power baseline control information represents the baseline heating power required for cigarettes with different characteristics under ideal environmental conditions; and the correspondence indicates whether one predetermined cigarette characteristic corresponds to one power baseline control information, or whether multiple predetermined cigarette characteristics correspond to the same power baseline control information.

[0039] After receiving the cigarette characteristics input by the user, the terminal can search for predetermined cigarette characteristics and power reference control information that match the received cigarette characteristics from a plurality of pre-stored first control information based on the received cigarette characteristics, and use the found predetermined cigarette characteristics and power reference control information as the first control information.

[0040] In one implementation, a predetermined cigarette feature may include multiple cigarette features. In actual operation, the user may not input all of the cigarette features in the predetermined cigarette feature. In order to enable the terminal to determine a unique predetermined cigarette feature that matches the input cigarette feature based on the cigarette feature input by the user, and thus to determine the first control information associated with the input cigarette feature, in an embodiment of the present application, the terminal may predetermine the number of cigarette features that the user needs to input based on the number of cigarette features included in the predetermined cigarette feature, or the terminal may predetermine one or more necessary cigarette features that the user needs to input based on the priority of each cigarette feature included in the predetermined cigarette feature.

[0041] For example, the predetermined cigarette characteristics include six characteristics of the cigarette: length, diameter, brand, model, batch, and production date. In order to ensure that a unique predetermined cigarette characteristic can be determined based on the cigarette characteristics input by the user, the terminal may prompt the user to enter at least any four of the above six cigarette characteristics, or the terminal may prompt the user to enter at least three characteristics of the cigarette brand, length and model, and optionally enter other characteristics in addition to these three characteristics, thereby improving the accuracy of determining the unique predetermined cigarette characteristic that matches it.

[0042] If the user inputs fewer cigarette features, so that the terminal cannot determine a unique matching predetermined cigarette feature based on the input cigarette features, the terminal may determine multiple predetermined cigarette features that match the input cigarette features.

[0043] In one possible approach, the terminal may return a match failure message to the user. Furthermore, to enable the terminal to identify a unique matching predetermined cigarette feature from among multiple matching predetermined cigarette features, the terminal may prompt the user to enter one or more features based on the number of cigarette features included in the predetermined cigarette features, or based on the priority of cigarette features not entered by the user within the predetermined cigarette features. For example, based on the order of priority of the cigarette features not entered by the user within the predetermined cigarette features, the terminal may prompt the user to provide one or more cigarette features with the highest priority among the unentered cigarette features.

[0044] In another possible approach, to reduce user-side operations, corresponding power baseline control information can be determined based on multiple determined matching predetermined cigarette characteristics. When the power baseline control information corresponding to the multiple determined matching predetermined cigarette characteristics are identical, the terminal can use this power baseline control information as the power baseline control information corresponding to the input cigarette characteristics. When the power baseline control information corresponding to the multiple determined matching predetermined cigarette characteristics are not identical, the terminal can determine an average of the multiple power baseline control information and use this average as the power baseline control information corresponding to the input cigarette characteristics.

[0045] For example, the cigarette characteristics input by the user are length 8 cm and brand A. The terminal determines the matching predetermined cigarette characteristics based on the cigarette characteristics input by the user, including:

[0046] Predetermined cigarette characteristics 1: length 8cm, diameter 10mm, brand A, model x;

[0047] Predetermined cigarette characteristics 2: length 8cm, diameter 10mm, brand A, model y;

[0048] Pre-ordered cigarette feature 3: length 8cm, diameter 8mm, brand A, model z.

[0049] If the power reference control information corresponding to these three predetermined cigarette characteristics is all 10W, then it can be determined that the power reference control information corresponding to the input cigarette characteristics is 10W; if the power reference control information corresponding to these three predetermined cigarette characteristics is 8W, 10W, and 9W respectively, then the average value of these three power reference control information, that is, 9W, can be used as the power reference control information corresponding to the input cigarette characteristics.

[0050] If the cigarette characteristics input by the user meet the terminal's identification requirements, but the pre-stored correspondence does not include a matching predetermined cigarette characteristic, the terminal may return a matching failure message to the user. Furthermore, the terminal may determine a predetermined cigarette characteristic with a high correlation with the input cigarette characteristic from among multiple pre-stored predetermined cigarette characteristics and recommend the power reference control information corresponding to this predetermined cigarette characteristic to the user.

[0051] The method of determining a predetermined cigarette feature that is highly correlated with the input cigarette feature may include the following implementation methods:

[0052] The terminal may select a specified number of cigarette features with the highest priority from the input cigarette features as reference cigarette features, and determine one or more predetermined cigarette features including the reference cigarette features from a plurality of pre-stored predetermined cigarette features based on the reference cigarette features. The value of the specified number of features is less than the value of the number of cigarette features input. For example, if the number of cigarette features input is 5, the value of the specified number of features may be a positive integer less than 5, such as 3.

[0053] In the case where a predetermined cigarette characteristic including a reference cigarette characteristic is determined from among multiple pre-stored predetermined cigarette characteristics, this predetermined cigarette characteristic can be used as a predetermined cigarette characteristic with a high correlation with the input cigarette characteristic and recommended to the user using the implementation method described above. The implementation process is not described in detail here. In the case where multiple predetermined cigarette characteristics including a reference cigarette characteristic are determined from among multiple pre-stored predetermined cigarette characteristics, these multiple predetermined cigarette characteristics can be used as multiple predetermined cigarette characteristics determined to match the input cigarette characteristic and the implementation method described above can be used to ultimately obtain corresponding power reference control information.

[0054] For example, the predetermined cigarette features include six features: length, diameter, brand, model, batch, and production date of the cigarette, and their priorities from high to low are brand, diameter, model, length, production date, and batch. The cigarette features input by the user are length 8cm, diameter 10mm, brand A, and model x. The terminal can use the three cigarette features of brand, diameter, and model as reference cigarette features, and determine the predetermined cigarette features that are the same as these three features from the pre-stored multiple predetermined cigarette features as the predetermined cigarette features with a higher degree of relevance.

[0055] It should be noted that the data involved in the pre-stored predetermined cigarette characteristics can be specific values ​​or ranges. For example, if the predetermined cigarette characteristics include a length feature, the length feature can be stored as a specific value such as 8cm, 9cm, or 10cm, or as a range such as 8ˉ10cm or 10ˉ12cm.

[0056] In the embodiment of the present application, the corresponding power reference control information is determined according to the characteristics of different cigarettes, so that the smoking device can determine different reference heating powers for different cigarettes, thereby adapting to different cigarettes and improving compatibility.

[0057] S103: Receive environmental characteristics input by the user.

[0058] When heating cigarettes, in addition to the characteristics of the cigarettes themselves, the environment in which the cigarettes are located can affect the humidity of the tobacco in the cigarettes, the speed at which the tobacco heats up, etc., resulting in the cigarettes not being able to produce the same tobacco flavor as in ideal environments. Therefore, in order to ensure that the cigarettes can also produce good tobacco flavor in non-ideal environments, the heating power required by the smoking device to heat the cigarettes also needs to be adaptively adjusted.

[0059] Therefore, in an embodiment of the present application, the terminal may also receive environmental characteristics input by the user. Environmental characteristics refer to characteristics of the environment in which the smoking device heats the cigarette, such as geographic location, ambient temperature, and ambient humidity, which can reflect characteristics of the external environment. In an embodiment of the present application, since geographic location significantly influences the heating power required when the smoking device heats the cigarette, in order to provide the user with high-quality tobacco flavor, the heating power can be adjusted based on the environmental characteristics, thereby reducing the impact of different environments on the heated cigarette. Typically, the environmental characteristics that the user needs to input include at least the geographic location of the cigarette.

[0060] In addition, considering that the data such as geographic location, ambient temperature, and ambient humidity manually input by the user may be inaccurate, in one implementation method, in addition to obtaining environmental characteristics through manual input by the user, the terminal can also obtain the geographic location, ambient temperature, ambient humidity, etc. through its own functions or applications running on the terminal.

[0061] Among them, the method of obtaining the geographic location may include but is not limited to the terminal using one or more technologies such as global positioning system positioning, base station positioning, and Bluetooth positioning based on its own functions; or obtaining it through an application with positioning functions such as map software installed in the terminal. Similarly, the method of obtaining the ambient temperature and ambient humidity may include but is not limited to the detection function of the terminal itself, or obtaining it through an application with temperature and humidity detection functions such as weather forecast software installed in the terminal. It should be noted that the process of the above-mentioned terminal obtaining environmental characteristics must be carried out with the authorization of the system or other applications.

[0062] S104: Acquire second control information associated with the environmental feature.

[0063] Since different environmental characteristics have different effects on the heating power required for cigarettes, in an embodiment of the present application, after receiving the environmental characteristics input by the user, the terminal can determine the second control information corresponding to the environmental characteristics based on the received environmental characteristics.

[0064] Furthermore, the same environmental characteristic can have different effects on different cigarettes. For example, for every 10°C decrease in ambient temperature, the heating power required for cigarette 1 increases by 1W, and the heating power required for cigarette 2 increases by 0.5W. Cigarettes 1 and 2 have different characteristics. Therefore, the terminal can determine the second control information corresponding to the environmental characteristic input by the user based on the different cigarettes.

[0065] In the embodiment of the present application, predetermined regional characteristics, predetermined cigarette characteristics, and power adjustment control information may be pre-stored. One predetermined regional characteristic may correspond to multiple predetermined cigarette characteristics. For each predetermined regional characteristic, the terminal may determine unique power adjustment control information corresponding to one predetermined cigarette characteristic based on the predetermined regional characteristic.

[0066] After receiving the environmental characteristics input by the user, the terminal can search for a predetermined regional feature that matches the received environmental characteristics from a plurality of pre-stored second control information based on the received environmental characteristics and the received cigarette characteristics, and search for a predetermined cigarette feature that matches the received cigarette feature corresponding to the predetermined regional feature, and determine the power adjustment control information corresponding to the predetermined cigarette feature, and use the found predetermined regional feature and power adjustment control information as the second control information.

[0067] In one implementation, in order to enable the terminal to determine a unique predetermined regional feature that matches the input environmental feature based on the environmental feature input by the user, the method in S102 can be referred to to predetermine the number of environmental features that the user needs to input, or predetermine the necessary environmental features that the user needs to input; or the terminal can return supplementary input information to the user, prompting the user which one or more features need to be input, or determine a predetermined regional feature that has a high correlation with the environmental feature input by the user, thereby determining the power adjustment control information corresponding to the environmental feature input by the user. The specific implementation method of the embodiment of this application will not be repeated here.

[0068] Among them, the geographical location in the pre-stored predetermined regional features can be an area divided according to a map. After receiving the geographical location input by the user, or determining its own geographical location by itself, the terminal can determine the area to which the geographical location belongs to determine the matching predetermined regional features. In one implementation, the ambient temperature and ambient humidity in the pre-stored predetermined regional features can be specific values ​​or ranges of values. The embodiments of the present application do not limit how to divide the geographical location areas, or how to divide the ranges of values ​​of the ambient temperature and ambient humidity.

[0069] In the embodiment of the present application, taking into account the impact of the environment in which the cigarette is located on the cigarette, the corresponding power adjustment control information is determined according to the environmental characteristics, thereby adjusting the heating power of the smoking device, so that the cigarette can produce better tobacco flavor in different environments.

[0070] S105: Controlling the heating power of the heat-not-burn smoking device based on the first control information and the second control information.

[0071] In an embodiment of the present application, the terminal can determine the heating power required by the smoking device to heat the cigarette in the current environment based on the first control information and the second control information associated with the cigarette, and the terminal can send the determined result to the smoking device to heat the cigarette.

[0072] Specifically, the terminal may use the determined first control information as a reference and the second control information as an adjustment step to increase or decrease the power based on the first control information, thereby determining the heating power based on the increased or decreased data. For example, if the power baseline control information determined based on the characteristics of the cigarette is 10W, and the power adjustment control information determined based on the environmental characteristics is -2W, then the heating power of the smoking device for heating the cigarette may be determined to be 8W.

[0073] Alternatively, the terminal may use the first control information as a reference and the second control information as a coefficient to multiply or subtract the first control information, thereby determining the heating power based on the multiplied or subtracted data. For example, if the power reference control information determined based on the characteristics of the cigarette is 10W, and the power adjustment control information determined based on the environmental characteristics is 80%, then the heating power used by the smoking device to heat the cigarette may be determined to be 8W.

[0074] Alternatively, the terminal may determine the weights of the first and second control information based on their respective impacts on the heating power, and determine the heating power based on the weighted sum of the first and second control information. For example, if the power baseline control information determined based on cigarette characteristics is 10W with a weight of 0.8, and the power adjustment control information determined based on environmental characteristics is 8W with a weight of 0.2, the heating power used by the smoking device to heat the cigarette may be determined to be 9.6W.

[0075] Considering that the cigarette characteristics themselves usually play a decisive role in the heating power of the smoking device, while the environmental characteristics only play an auxiliary role, therefore, in one implementation, the weight of the first control information may be greater than the weight of the second control information.

[0076] The embodiments of the present application can determine the power baseline control information required to heat a cigarette based on the characteristics of each cigarette. Furthermore, taking into account the environmental impact of cigarettes, power adjustment control information for heating cigarettes is determined based on different environmental characteristics. This allows the smoking device to adjust the power baseline control information based on the power adjustment control information under different environmental conditions to determine the final heating power of the smoking device. This allows the smoking device to adapt to various types of cigarettes, improving its compatibility and allowing the cigarette to exhibit better tobacco flavor in response to changes in the environment.

[0077] In an embodiment of the present application, the pre-stored correspondence between predetermined cigarette characteristics and power reference control information, as well as the correspondence between predetermined regional characteristics, predetermined cigarette characteristics and power adjustment control information, can be stored in a third-party device such as a server, or stored in a terminal or smoking device.

[0078] Furthermore, stored data can be updated periodically or aperiodically. In one implementation, to minimize the impact of data updates on the user's normal use of the smoking device or terminal, data updates can be performed during times when the user typically uses the smoking device or terminal less (e.g., 2 a.m.). Alternatively, given that data transmission consumes a certain amount of power, data updates can be performed when the smoking device or terminal has sufficient power or is charging.

[0079] One possible way to update data is as follows: after the terminal determines the heating power of the smoking device based on the cigarette characteristics and environmental characteristics input by the user, it can ask the user whether to make adjustments and record the data of the user adjusting the heating power. The terminal can periodically analyze the historical data of these heating power adjustments. If, within the period, more than a certain proportion of all users of the smoking device have adjusted the heating power, and the adjustment ranges made by these users during the adjustment process are all within a certain range, the terminal can update the stored data based on these heating power adjustment data. The above-mentioned proportions and adjustment ranges can be set as needed, and are not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

[0080] Furthermore, the first and second control information can be expressed in specific numerical values ​​or heating curves. For example, the baseline heating power in the first control information is 10W, and the adjusted heating power corresponding to the baseline heating power in the second control information is 2W. For another example, the first control information may be the numerical value represented by the vertex of the heating curve in the initial state, and the second control information may be the numerical value obtained by adjusting the vertex of the heating curve based on the initial state.

[0081] In one implementation, the heating power may be determined according to the first control information and the second control information by using a table, as shown in the following table:

[0082] Table 1

[0083]

[0084] For example, the received cigarette feature is 8 cm in length and brand A, then the first control information associated with the cigarette feature is 11W, 8W, and 10W in the first row of Table 1; the received environmental feature is region C and 20°C, then the second control information associated with the environmental feature is 10W, 10.5W, and 9W in the third column of Table 1. The heating power of the smoking device determined based on the first control information and the second control information is 10W.

[0085] Furthermore, when determining the heating power of a smoking device, the user's smoking habits can also be considered. Because different users have varying requirements for tobacco flavor intensity and smoke output, each user typically uses a fixed smoking device. Therefore, the smoking device can record the relationship between the characteristics of the cigarette, the environmental characteristics, and the heating power of the smoking device during each puff. This data can be stored locally or transmitted to an associated terminal or server for storage. This way, when the terminal receives the user's input of the cigarette characteristics and environmental characteristics to determine the heating power of the smoking device, it can adjust the determined heating power based on this historical data.

[0086] Another possible implementation is for the terminal to determine the heating reference power in the first control information based on the cigarette characteristics input by the user, and use it as the heating power for the smoking device. Simultaneously, the terminal may ask the user whether to adjust the heating power, record the user's adjustment data, and upload the adjustment data, along with the user's geographic location, to the server.

[0087] Based on the geographic location included in the data uploaded by the terminal, the server can determine the region corresponding to the terminal from a number of pre-defined regions. For each region, the server can then obtain the adjustments made by the terminals (i.e., users) corresponding to that region to the heating power determined based on the input cigarette characteristics.

[0088] Therefore, for each region, the server can analyze and determine an adjustment parameter based on the historical data received from a large number of users on the adjustment of the determined heating power. The adjustment parameter represents the impact of the regional environment on the heating power required for cigarettes. The server can send the adjustment parameter to the terminal, so that after the terminal subsequently determines the first control information based on the characteristics of the cigarette input by the user, it can adjust the first control information based on the adjustment parameter, that is, use the adjustment parameter as the second control information described above to improve the user experience. The use of the adjustment parameter can refer to the relevant description of the use of the second control information above, and the embodiments of this application will not be repeated here.

[0089] Figure 2 The schematic diagram of the heat-not-burn smoking device system provided in the embodiment of the present application specifically includes:

[0090] The receiving unit 100 is adapted to receive cigarette characteristics input by a user, and is also adapted to receive environmental characteristics input by a user.

[0091] The processing unit 200 is adapted to obtain first control information associated with the cigarette characteristics, and to obtain second control information associated with the environmental characteristics.

[0092] The smoking article 300 includes a heating body 310 and a control unit 320. The control unit 320 can control the heating power of the heat-not-burn smoking article based on the first control information and the second control information.

[0093] The cigarette characteristics include size characteristics and / or cigarette model characteristics; the environmental characteristics include geographical location, ambient temperature and / or ambient humidity.

[0094] The storage unit 400 is suitable for storing power reference control information corresponding to predetermined cigarette characteristics; and storing power adjustment control information corresponding to predetermined regional characteristics; the processing unit 100 determines the power reference control information corresponding to the cigarette characteristics input by the user based on the correspondence between the cigarette characteristics input by the user and the power reference control information.

[0095] In the storage unit 400, one predetermined regional feature corresponds to a plurality of power adjustment control information, and the plurality of power adjustment control information also respectively correspond to the predetermined cigarette features.

[0096] The processing unit 100 obtains the second control information associated with the environmental feature, including: determining power adjustment control information according to the environmental feature input by the user.

[0097] The control unit 320 controls the heating power of the heat-not-burn smoking device based on the first control information and the second control information, including: controlling the heating power of the heat-not-burn smoking device according to the determined power reference control information and power adjustment control information.

[0098] The storage unit 400 includes a server, and the power reference control information and / or the power adjustment control information is stored in the server.

[0099] It should be noted that Figure 2The system structure shown is only an example of a structure for implementing the power control method of the above-mentioned heat-not-burn tobacco device, that is, the terminal is deployed with a receiving unit 100, a processing unit 200 and a storage unit 400. The terminal receives the cigarette characteristics and environmental characteristics input by the user through the receiving unit 100, and after processing them by the processing unit 200 based on the data stored locally in the storage unit 400, obtains the heating power, and sends the determined heating power to the tobacco device 300, so that the tobacco device 300 heats the cigarette according to the heating power. As described above, the devices that complete data collection and data processing can be the same or different, that is, the collection and processing processes can be implemented on the same device or distributed to multiple devices for execution, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0100] The foregoing is merely an embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application may have various changes and variations. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application should all be included within the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A power control method for a heat-not-burn smoking device, characterized in that: The steps include: Receive cigarette features input by the user; Acquiring first control information associated with the cigarette feature; receiving environmental characteristics input by the user; Acquiring second control information associated with the environmental feature; controlling the heating power of the heat-not-burn smoking device based on the first control information and the second control information; The acquiring of the first control information associated with the cigarette feature includes: determining a plurality of predetermined cigarette features that match the cigarette features; determining power reference control information according to a plurality of predetermined cigarette characteristics; The acquiring of the second control information associated with the environmental feature includes: determining power adjustment control information according to environmental characteristics input by a user; The controlling the heating power of the heat-not-burn smoking article based on the first control information and the second control information includes: controlling the heating power of the heat-not-burn smoking device according to the determined power reference control information and the power adjustment control information; The determining of the power reference control information according to the plurality of predetermined cigarette characteristics comprises: If the user inputs fewer cigarette features and a unique matching predetermined cigarette feature cannot be determined based on the input cigarette features, determining whether the power reference control information corresponding to the plurality of predetermined cigarette features is the same; If the power reference control information corresponding to the plurality of predetermined cigarette characteristics is the same, the power reference control information corresponding to the plurality of predetermined cigarette characteristics is used as the power reference control information corresponding to the input cigarette characteristic; If the power reference control information corresponding to the plurality of predetermined cigarette characteristics are different, the average value of the power reference control information corresponding to the plurality of predetermined cigarette characteristics is used as the power reference control information corresponding to the input cigarette characteristic.

2. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cigarette characteristics include size characteristics and / or cigarette model characteristics; The environmental characteristics include geographical location, ambient temperature and / or ambient humidity.

3. The control method according to claim 1, wherein: Before obtaining the first control information associated with the cigarette feature, the method further includes: Storing power reference control information corresponding to predetermined cigarette characteristics; storing power adjustment control information corresponding to predetermined regional characteristics; Acquiring first control information associated with cigarette characteristics input by a user, including: The power reference control information corresponding to the cigarette feature input by the user is determined according to the correspondence between the cigarette feature input by the user and the power reference control information.

4. The control method according to claim 3, characterized in that: One predetermined regional feature corresponds to a plurality of power adjustment control information, and the plurality of power adjustment control information also respectively correspond to the predetermined cigarette features.

5. The control method according to claim 3, characterized in that: Also includes: The power reference control information and / or the power adjustment control information are stored in a server.

6. A heat-not-burn smoking device system, characterized in that: The power control method applied to the heat-not-burn smoking device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the heat-not-burn smoking device system comprises: a receiving unit, the receiving unit being adapted to receive cigarette characteristics input by a user, and the receiving unit being adapted to receive environmental characteristics input by a user; a processing unit, the processing unit being adapted to obtain first control information associated with the cigarette characteristics, and to obtain second control information associated with the environmental characteristics; A heat-not-burn smoking article includes a heating element and a control unit, wherein the control unit is capable of controlling the heating power of the heating element based on the first control information and the second control information.

7. The heat-not-burn smoking device system according to claim 6, characterized in that: The cigarette characteristics include size characteristics and / or cigarette model characteristics; The environmental characteristics include geographical location, ambient temperature and / or ambient humidity.

8. The heat-not-burn smoking device system according to claim 6, characterized in that: Also includes: a storage unit, the storage unit being adapted to store power reference control information corresponding to predetermined cigarette characteristics; and storing power adjustment control information corresponding to predetermined regional characteristics; The processing unit determines the power reference control information corresponding to the cigarette feature input by the user according to the correspondence between the cigarette feature input by the user and the power reference control information.

9. The heat-not-burn smoking device system according to claim 8, characterized in that: In the storage unit, one predetermined regional feature corresponds to a plurality of power adjustment control information, and the plurality of power adjustment control information also respectively correspond to the predetermined cigarette features.

10. The heat-not-burn smoking device system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The processing unit obtains second control information associated with the environmental feature, including: determining power adjustment control information according to environmental characteristics input by a user; The control unit controls the heating power of the heating body based on the first control information and the second control information, including: The heating power of the heating body is controlled according to the determined power reference control information and power adjustment control information.

11. The heat-not-burn smoking device system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The storage unit includes a server, and the power reference control information and / or the power adjustment control information is stored in the server.

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