User Feedback System and Method

Abstract

To provide a delivery mechanism high in responsiveness to a user state.SOLUTION: A user feedback system for a user of a delivery device inside a delivery ecosystem includes: a sensor platform which is provided with at least a first sensor operable to detect at least a first physical characteristic associated with at least a first user inhalation action, the or each physical characteristic being one or more of intra- inhalation characteristic and inter- inhalation characteristics; an acquisition processor configured to output data based on the or each detected physical characteristic as a whole or part of a user factor indicative of a user state; and an estimating processor configured to identify a corresponding feedback action expected to change a state of the user as indicated at least partly by the or each detected physical characteristic.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Claims

1. A user feedback system for users of delivery devices within a delivery ecosystem, A sensor platform comprising at least a first sensor operable to detect at least a first physical characteristic associated with at least a first user suction action, wherein the first physical characteristic is an inter-suction characteristic, and the inter-suction characteristic includes the number of puffs in a session, An estimation processor configured to identify a corresponding feedback action that is expected to change the user's state, as at least partially indicated by the first physical characteristics, A feedback processor configured to select the feedback operation identified by the estimation processor and to modify the operation of one or more of the delivery devices according to the selected feedback operation, A user feedback system equipped with the following features.

2. The user feedback system according to claim 1, wherein the delivery device is an aerosol supply system.

3. The user feedback system according to claim 2, wherein the feedback operation includes modifying the generation of aerosols by the aerosol supply system.

4. The aforementioned sensor platform i. The delivery device and, ii. Mobile phones and, iii. The docking station for the delivery device, iv. Wearable fitness devices and The user feedback system according to claim 1, wherein at least one or more selected from a list consisting of the following are at least partially arranged.

5. The aforementioned sensor platform i. Air flow sensor and, ii. Air velocity sensor and, iii. Dynamic pressure sensor and, iv. Mike and The user feedback system according to claim 1, comprising one or more selected from a list consisting of the following.

6. The user feedback system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor platform comprises sensors capable of measuring two or more physical properties.

7. The aforementioned sensor platform i. Galvanic skin reaction detector and ii. Heart rate detector and, iii. Touch Fella and The user feedback system according to claim 1, comprising one or more selected from a list consisting of the following.

8. The above or each of the detectors, i. The grip portion of the delivery device, ii. The mouthpiece of the delivery device, iii. The activation button of the delivery device and The user feedback system according to claim 7, which is arranged in one or more locations selected from a list consisting of the following.

9. The user feedback system according to claim 1, which processes sensor data relating to at least a first physical characteristic to reduce noise.

10. The aforementioned estimated processor i. Behavioral feedback actions that affect at least the first behavior of the user, ii. Drug feedback behavior that affects the consumption of the active ingredient by the user, iii. Non-consumable feedback operations that affect one or more non-consumable operations of the delivery ecosystem and The user feedback system according to claim 1, which is operable to identify one or more suggested feedback actions relating to one or more selected from a list consisting of the following.

11. The user feedback system according to claim 1, wherein the feedback processor is operable to select a device in the delivery ecosystem that will perform a selected proposed feedback action.

12. The aforementioned delivery ecosystem i. One or more delivery devices, ii. One or more mobile devices, iii. One or more wearable devices, iv. One or more docking units for the above or each of the delivery devices and The user feedback system according to claim 1, comprising one or more selected from a list consisting of the following.

13. The user feedback system according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the functions of one or more of the estimation processor and the feedback processor is provided by a remote server.

14. The user feedback system according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the functions of one or more of the estimation processor and the feedback processor is provided by one or more processors located in one or more devices of the delivery ecosystem.

15. The user feedback system according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the selected feedback action includes the user feedback system changing the power supply to a heater for heating an aerosol generating material.

16. A method for providing user feedback to users of delivery devices within a delivery ecosystem, A detection step comprising using at least a first sensor of a sensor platform to detect at least a first physical characteristic associated with at least a first user suction action, wherein the first physical characteristic is an inter-suction characteristic, and the inter-suction characteristic includes the number of puffs in a session, The steps include identifying a corresponding feedback action that is expected to change the user's state, as at least partially indicated by the first physical characteristic, The steps of modifying the operation of one or more of the delivery devices in accordance with the identified feedback operation, A user feedback method that includes this.

17. The user feedback method according to claim 16, wherein the delivery device is an aerosol supply system.

18. The user feedback method according to claim 17, wherein the feedback operation includes modifying the generation of aerosols by the aerosol supply system.

19. The aforementioned detection step, i. Air flow sensor and, ii. Air velocity sensor and, iii. Dynamic pressure sensor and, iv. Mike and The user feedback method according to claim 16, comprising detecting one or more data selected from a list consisting of the following.

20. The aforementioned detection step, i. Galvanic skin reaction detector and ii. Heart rate detector and, iii. Touch Fella and The user feedback method according to claim 16, using a sensor platform comprising one or more selected from a list consisting of the following.

21. The user feedback method according to claim 16, further comprising the step of processing sensor data relating to at least a first physical characteristic to reduce noise.

22. The estimation step is, i. Behavioral feedback actions that affect at least the first behavior of the user, ii. Drug feedback behavior that affects the consumption of the active ingredient by the user, iii. Non-consumable feedback operations that affect one or more non-consumable operations of the delivery ecosystem and The user feedback method according to claim 16, comprising identifying one or more suggested feedback actions relating to one or more selected from a list consisting of the following.

23. The feedback step is For at least one device in the delivery ecosystem, the step of selecting a feedback operation identified by the estimation step, The steps include selecting a device within the delivery ecosystem that will perform the selected suggested feedback action, and The user feedback method according to claim 16, including the method described in claim 16.

24. The identified feedback action includes changing the power supply to a heater for heating the aerosol-generating material. A user feedback method according to any one of claims 16 to 23.

25. A computer program comprising a computer executable instruction configured to cause a computer system to perform the method described in any one of claims 16 to 24.

26. A computer program product comprising the computer program according to claim 25, stored in a non-transient machine-readable medium.

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