Power providing method for aerosol provision system and aerosol provision system

Abstract

There is provided a power providing method for an aerosol provision system and an aerosol provision system. The method comprises: determining an average duration of a single puff for a user based on a puff duration of at least two preceding puffs before a current puff; and determining a target electric power and controlling a power source of the system to provide the target electric power to a heater of the system to heat the current puff based on the average duration of a single puff. Compared with the way of providing a fixed power in the prior art, this application determines the target electric power for the current puff in an associated manner based on the average puff duration of the user's historical puffs, which is convenient for achieving the purposes of system balance, energy conservation, etc.

Description

[0001] POWER PROVIDING METHOD FOR AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM AND AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM

[0002] Technical Field

[0003] The present application relates to the field of aerosol provision technology, particularly to a power providing method for an aerosol provision system and an aerosol provision system.

[0004] Technical Background

[0005] An aerosol provision system generally comprises a housing. Inside the housing, there is a cavity for accommodating aerosol - generating material, and a controller, a power source, and a heater are disposed within the accommodating cavity. Under the control of the controller, the power source supplies electric power to the heater, causing the heater to increase in temperature, thereby heating and atomizing the aerosol - generating material to produce an aerosol for the user to puff.

[0006] For current aerosol provision systems, although pre - testing is carried out to determine system parameters in an attempt to ensure that, during use, the power source capacity and the aerosol - generating material can be balanced, that is, they can be depleted simultaneously or almost simultaneously. However, in actual use, it often occurs that when the aerosol - generating material is depleted, there is remaining power in the power source, resulting in dry - burning, or when the power in the power source is depleted, the aerosol - generating material remains and is wasted. That is, there is a problem of system imbalance.

[0007] In addition, for current aerosol provision systems, after the puffing ends and the supply of electric power stops, the system is still at the atomization temperature and takes a certain period of time after the puffing ends to drop below the atomization temperature. This causes the aerosol - generating material to be atomized for a period of time after the puffing ends, resulting in the ineffective consumption of the aerosol - generating material and also the waste of electric energy.

[0008] However, through research, the applicant has found that the above - mentioned problems are all related to the system providing a fixed supply of electric power.

[0009] During the use of the aerosol provision system, the power source supplies a fixed electric power to the heater. This fixed electric power is generally obtained through testing, and it can make the power source capacity and the aerosol - generating material reach a balance under a preset single - puff duration. However, the actual single - puff duration of the user is difficult to predict. When the user's puff duration is longer than the preset single - puff duration, a relatively high proportion of the power is used for aerosol atomization after heating up. As a result, overall, the amount of aerosol - generating material that can be atomized per unit of power relatively increases, causing the power source to have remaining power when the aerosol - generating material is depleted. When the user's puff duration is shorter than the preset single - puff duration, due to a relatively high proportion of the power being used for heating up in the early stage of the puff, overall, the amount of aerosol - generating material that can be atomized per unit of power relatively decreases. Thus, when the power in the power source is depleted, the aerosol - generating material remains. That is, the amount of atomized aerosol is not simply linearly related to the magnitude of the power but is affected by the single - puff duration. The fixed - power method ignores the influence of the single - puff duration, thus causing the problem of system imbalance.

[0010] In addition, this fixed electric power needs to ensure that the system can heat up to the atomization temperature to generate an aerosol in the early stage of the puffing process. Consequently, this power keeps the system at the atomization temperature at the moment when the puffing ends. Since the change in temperature lags behind the supply of power, even if the power stops at the moment when the puffing ends, it takes a certain amount of time for the temperature to drop below the atomization temperature. As a result, for a period of time after the puffing ends, the temperature of the system can still atomize to produce an aerosol, causing the ineffective consumption of the aerosol - generating material and the waste of electric energy. That is, the supply of power ignores the different power requirements at different stages of the puffing process, resulting in the problem of waste of electric energy. And the different stages of the puffing process need to be determined according to the length of the single - puff duration.

[0011] Furthermore, the single - puff durations of different users may vary, and the single - puff durations of the same user for different puffs also vary, making it difficult to set the single - puff duration in advance. This further complicates the realization of system balance and energy conservation.

[0012] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a new aerosol provision system to solve one or more of the above - mentioned problems.

[0013] Summary

[0014] In accordance with some embodiments described herein, there is provided a power providing method for an aerosol provision system and an aerosol provision system, which determines the average duration of a single puff based on the user's historical puff duration habits, and determines the target power supply according to this duration, so as to facilitate the realization of balance and energy conservation of the aerosol provision system.

[0015] In accordance with a first aspect, there is provided a power providing method for an aerosol provision system. The method comprises: determining the average duration of a single puff for a user based on a puff duration of at least two preceding puffs before a current puff, and determining a target electric power and controlling a power source of the system to provide the target electric power to a heater of the system to heat the current puff based on an average duration of a single puff.

[0016] In embodiments, the average duration of a single puff is determined based on the user's historical puff duration habits, and this average duration of a single puff can more accurately reflect the possible duration of the user's current puff. Determining the target electric power for the current puff based on this duration can, compared with the prior art, facilitate the realization of the balance, energy conservation and other purposes of the system.

[0017] In embodiments of the or any of the above power providing method for an aerosol provision system, the system may have a balanced puff duration, wherein the balanced puff duration refers to a single puff duration required for depleting both the maximum amount of aerosol-generating material the system can accommodate and the power source under the premise that the power source operates at its maximum capacity to provide balanced power to the heater for heating.

[0018] In embodiments of the or any of the above power providing method for an aerosol provision system, determining the target electric power based on the average duration of a single puff comprises: if the average duration of a single puff is greater than the balanced puff duration, a first power is used as the target electric power to reduce the atomized aerosol amount relative to the balanced power. When the average duration of a single puff is greater than the balanced puff duration, it reflects that in the previous puffs, a relatively large amount of aerosol - generating material has been consumed, and the duration of the current puff is also very likely to be longer than the balanced puff duration. Therefore, the supplied power can be reduced to decrease the atomization amount, so as to avoid excessive consumption of the aerosol - generating material due to the relatively long average duration of a single puff, and prevent the aerosol - generating material from being depleted prematurely and causing dry - burning.

[0019] In embodiments of the or any of the above power providing method for an aerosol provision system, the first power corresponding to at least part of the duration segments of the average duration of a single puff may be less than the balanced power.

[0020] In embodiments of the or any of the above power providing method for an aerosol provision system, determining the target electric power based on the average duration of a single puff comprises: if the average duration of a single puff is less than the balanced puff duration, a second power is used as the target electric power to increase the atomized aerosol amount relative to the balanced power. When the average duration of a single puff is less than the balanced puff duration, it reflects that in the previous puffs, a relatively small amount of aerosol - generating material has been consumed, and the duration of the current puff is also very likely to be shorter than the balanced puff duration. Therefore, the supplied power can be increased to increase the atomization amount, so as to avoid too little consumption of the aerosol - generating material due to the relatively short average duration of a single puff, and prevent the power from being depleted prematurely and the aerosol - generating material from being wasted.

[0021] In embodiments of the or any of the above power providing method for an aerosol provision system, the second power corresponding to at least part of the duration segments of the average duration of a single puff may be greater than the balanced power.

[0022] In embodiments of the or any of the above power providing method for an aerosol provision system, determining the target electric power based on the average duration of a single puff may comprise: if the average duration of a single puff is equal to the balanced puff duration, the balanced power is used as the target electric power.

[0023] In embodiments of the or any of the above power providing method for an aerosol provision system, the power source may be a non-rechargeable battery.

[0024] In embodiments of the or any of the above power providing method for an aerosol provision system, determining the target electric power based on the average duration of a single puff comprises: taking a time elapsed by the average duration of a single puff as a time axis, the time axis is divided into at least two time periods along a time sequence; and the target electric power comprises power corresponding to each of the time periods, wherein the power corresponding to at least two time periods is different. Through this embodiment, time periods can be divided according to the puff duration, and the corresponding power can be determined according to the characteristics of each time period to save power.

[0025] In embodiments of the or any of the above power providing method for an aerosol provision system, the time axis is divided into multiple time periods along a time sequence, the multiple time periods comprise at least three time periods, the power corresponding to the multiple time periods is sequentially reduced. During the single - puff process, the early stage of the puff needs to be rapidly heated up to generate an aerosol, and the later stage of the puff can puff the aerosol generated in the early stage and needs to prepare for cooling down. Therefore, different time periods can be divided according to the puff duration, and the power of each time period can be decreased in a time sequence to save power while ensuring the puffing experience.

[0026] In embodiments of the or any of the above power providing method for an aerosol provision system, the power corresponding to the multiple time periods is reduced in geometric progression.

[0027] In embodiments of the or any of the above power providing method for an aerosol provision system, in the multiple time periods, the duration corresponding to the initial period in the time sequence of multiple periods is greater than at least one of the remaining time periods. In embodiments of the or any of the above power providing method for an aerosol provision system, in the multiple time periods, the durations corresponding to the multiple time periods after the initial period in the time sequence are the same.

[0028] In embodiments of the or any of the above power providing method for an aerosol provision system, if the average duration of a single puff is greater than the balanced puff duration, at least one of the power corresponding to the multiple time periods is less than the balanced power.

[0029] In embodiments of the or any of the above power providing method for an aerosol provision system, if the average duration of a single puff is less than the balanced puff duration, at least one of the power corresponding to the multiple time periods is greater than the balanced power. The balanced puff duration refers to a single puff duration required for depleting both the maximum amount of aerosol-generating material accommodated by the system and the power source under the premise that the power source operates at its maximum capacity to provide balanced power to the heater for heating.

[0030] In embodiments of the or any of the above power providing method for an aerosol provision system, controlling a power source of the system to provide the target electric power to a heater of the system to heat the current puff may comprise: providing the target electric power to the heater from the starting time on the time axis at the beginning of the current puff; and if the puff duration of the current puff is greater than the average duration of a single puff, for the exceeding duration, providing power to the heater according to the power corresponding to the end time of the time axis. Through this embodiment, when there is a deviation between the predicted average duration of a single puff and the actual puff duration, an appropriate power supply can be provided for the deviation period.

[0031] In embodiments of the or any of the above power providing method for an aerosol provision system, determining the target electric power and controlling a power source of the system to provide the target electric power to a heater of the system to heat the current puff based on the average duration of a single puff comprises: determining the target electric power curve along the time axis based on the average duration of a single puff, and controlling the power source to provide power to the heater according to the target electric power curve to heat the current puff.

[0032] In embodiments of the or any of the above power providing method for an aerosol provision system, the power source is rechargeable.

[0033] In embodiments of the or any of the above power providing method for an aerosol provision system, any power value in the target electric power is not less than a preset power and / or a duration of any power value in the target electric power is not less than a first preset duration. The preset power is the minimum electric power required by atomization of the heater to generate an aerosol or the minimum electric power required for the cartomizer to atomize to generate an aerosol amount acceptable to the user. The first preset duration is the minimum duration required by atomization of the heater to generate an aerosol or the minimum duration of the aerosol amount acceptable to the user by atomization of the cartomizer. Through this embodiment, it is ensured that the power supply can atomize to generate an aerosol, so as to avoid providing ineffective power supply.

[0034] In embodiments of the or any of the above power providing method for an aerosol provision system, determining the average duration of a single puff for a user based on the puff duration of at least the last two puffs before the current puff comprises: determining the average duration of a single puff for a user based on the puff duration of all puffs before the current puff, or determining the average duration of a single puff for a user based on the puff duration of puffs for a fixed preset count before the current puff, or determining the average duration of a single puff for a user based on the puff duration of all puffs in a second preset duration before the current puff, or based on the puff duration of puffs occurring before the current puff, wherein the time interval since the previous puff does not exceed the third preset duration, determining the average duration of a single puff for a user.

[0035] In accordance with a second aspect, there is provided an aerosol provision system. The system comprises: a heater configured to heat the aerosol - generating material in the system after being powered; a power source configured to supply electric power to the heater; and a controller configured to execute the method described in the first aspect to determine the target electric power and control the power source to provide the target electric power to the heater.

[0036] In accordance with a third aspect, there is provided a computer device. The device comprises a memory and a processor. The memory stores a computer program executable on the processor. When the computer program is executed by the processor, the method described in the first aspect is implemented.

[0037] In accordance with a fourth aspect, there is provided a computer - readable storage medium. The computer - readable storage medium stores a computer program. When the computer program is executed, the method described in the first aspect is implemented.

[0038] One or more of the above - mentioned solutions of the present invention have at least one or more of the following beneficial effects.

[0039] This application determines the average duration of a single puff based on the user's historical single - puff duration habits, and determines the target electric power based on this average single - puff duration. Since the average duration of a single puff can reflect the possible duration of the user's current puff and the historical consumption of the aerosol - generating material. Therefore, the solution of this application can comprehensively determine the target electric power for the current puff based on the possible duration of the current puff and the historical consumption of the aerosol - generating material. Compared with the fixed - power method in the prior art, this obviously facilitates the realization of system balance and energy conservation.

[0040] Additional aspects and advantages of the application will be partially described in the following description, some will become apparent from the following description, and others will be learned through the practice of the application.

[0041] Brief Description of the Drawings

[0042] Referring to the accompanying drawings, the disclosure of the present application will become more understandable. Those skilled in the art can easily understand that these drawings are only for illustrative purposes and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application. Moreover, similar numbers in the figures are used to represent similar components, wherein:

[0043] Figure 1 is a composition diagram of the aerosol provision system of this application;

[0044] Figure 2 is a flowchart of the power providing method for the aerosol provision system of this application;

[0045] Figure 3 is a flowchart of one method for determining the target electric power in the power providing method for the aerosol provision system of this application;

[0046] Figure 4 is a flowchart of another method for determining the target electric power in the power providing method for the aerosol provision system of this application; and

[0047] Figure 5 is a structural schematic diagram of the computer device provided by an embodiment of this application.

[0048] Detailed Description

[0049] The following describes some embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only for explaining the technical principles of the present application and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application.

[0050] As used herein, the term "delivery system" is intended to encompass systems that deliver at least one substance to a user in use, and includes: combustible aerosol provision systems, such as cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars, and tobacco for pipes or for roll-your-own or for make-your-own cigarettes (whether based on tobacco, tobacco derivatives, expanded tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, tobacco substitutes or other smokable material); non-combustible aerosol provision systems that release compounds from an aerosolgenerating material without combusting the aerosol-generating material, such as electronic cigarettes, tobacco heating products, and hybrid systems to generate aerosol using a combination of aerosol-generating materials; and aerosol-free delivery systems that deliver the at least one substance to a user orally, nasally, transdermally or in another way without forming an aerosol, including but not limited to, lozenges, gums, patches, articles comprising inhalable powders, and oral products such as oral tobacco which includes snus or moist snuff, wherein the at least one substance may or may not comprise nicotine.

[0051] According to the present disclosure, a "combustible" aerosol provision system is one where a constituent aerosol-generating material of the aerosol provision system (or component thereof) is combusted or burned during use in order to facilitate delivery of at least one substance to a user.

[0052] In some embodiments, the delivery system is a combustible aerosol provision system, such as a system selected from the group consisting of a cigarette, a cigarillo and a cigar.

[0053] In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to a component for use in a combustible aerosol provision system, such as a filter, a filter rod, a filter segment, a tobacco rod, a spill, an aerosol-modifying agent release component such as a capsule, a thread, or a bead, or a paper such as a plug wrap, a tipping paper or a cigarette paper.

[0054] According to the present disclosure, a "non-combustible" aerosol provision system is one where a constituent aerosol-generating material of the aerosol provision system (or component thereof) is not combusted or burned in order to facilitate delivery of at least one substance to a user.

[0055] In some embodiments, the delivery system is a non-combustible aerosol provision system, such as a powered non-combustible aerosol provision system.

[0056] In some embodiments, the non-combustible aerosol provision system is an electronic cigarette, also known as a vaping device or electronic nicotine delivery system (END), although it is noted that the presence of nicotine in the aerosol-generating material is not a requirement.

[0057] In some embodiments, the non-combustible aerosol provision system is an aerosolgenerating material heating system, also known as a heat-not-burn system. An example of such a system is a tobacco heating system.

[0058] In some embodiments, the non-combustible aerosol provision system is a hybrid system to generate aerosol using a combination of aerosol-generating materials, one or a plurality of which may be heated. Each of the aerosol-generating materials may be, for example, in the form of a solid, liquid or gel and may or may not contain nicotine. In some embodiments, the hybrid system comprises a liquid or gel aerosol-generating material and a solid aerosol-generating material. The solid aerosol-generating material may comprise, for example, tobacco or a non-tobacco product.

[0059] Typically, the non-combustible aerosol provision system may comprise a noncombustible aerosol provision device and a consumable for use with the non-combustible aerosol provision device.

[0060] In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to consumables comprising aerosolgenerating material and configured to be used with non-combustible aerosol provision devices. These consumables are sometimes referred to as articles throughout the disclosure.

[0061] In some embodiments, the non-combustible aerosol provision system, such as a non- combustible aerosol provision device thereof, may comprise a power source and a controller. The power source may, for example, be an electric power source or an exothermic power source. In some embodiments, the exothermic power source comprises a carbon substrate which may be energised so as to distribute power in the form of heat to an aerosol-generating material or to a heat transfer material in proximity to the exothermic power source.

[0062] In some embodiments, the non-combustible aerosol provision system may comprise an area for receiving the consumable, an aerosol generator, an aerosol generation area, a housing, a mouthpiece, a filter and / or an aerosol-modifying agent.

[0063] In some embodiments, the consumable for use with the non-combustible aerosol provision device may comprise aerosol-generating material, an aerosol-generating material storage area, an aerosol-generating material transfer component, an aerosol generator, an aerosol generation area, a housing, a wrapper, a filter, a mouthpiece, and / or an aerosolmodifying agent.

[0064] In some embodiments, the delivery system is an aerosol-free delivery system that delivers at least one substance to a user orally, nasally, transdermally or in another way without forming an aerosol, including but not limited to, lozenges, gums, patches, articles comprising inhalable powders, and oral products such as oral tobacco which includes snus or moist snuff, wherein the at least one substance may or may not comprise nicotine.

[0065] In some embodiments, the substance to be delivered may be an aerosol-generating material or a material that is not intended to be aerosolised. As appropriate, either material may comprise one or more active constituents, one or more flavours, one or more aerosolformer materials, and / or one or more other functional materials.

[0066] In some embodiments, the substance to be delivered comprises an active substance. The active substance as used herein may be a physiologically active material, which is a material intended to achieve or enhance a physiological response. The active substance may for example be selected from nutraceuticals, nootropics, psychoactives. The active substance may be naturally occurring or synthetically obtained. The active substance may comprise for example nicotine, caffeine, taurine, theine, vitamins such as B6 or B12 or C, melatonin, cannabinoids, or constituents, derivatives, or combinations thereof. The active substance may comprise one or more constituents, derivatives or extracts of tobacco, cannabis or another botanical.

[0067] In some embodiments, the active substance comprises nicotine. In some embodiments, the active substance comprises caffeine, melatonin or vitamin B12.

[0068] As noted herein, the active substance may comprise one or more constituents, derivatives or extracts of cannabis, such as one or more cannabinoids or terpenes.

[0069] As noted herein, the active substance may comprise or be derived from one or more botanicals or constituents, derivatives or extracts thereof. As used herein, the term "botanical" includes any material derived from plants including, but not limited to, extracts, leaves, bark, fibres, stems, roots, seeds, flowers, fruits, pollen, husk, shells or the like. Alternatively, the material may comprise an active compound naturally existing in a botanical, obtained synthetically. The material may be in the form of liquid, gas, solid, powder, dust, crushed particles, granules, pellets, shreds, strips, sheets, or the like.

[0070] Example botanicals are tobacco, eucalyptus, star anise, hemp, cocoa, cannabis, fennel, lemongrass, peppermint, spearmint, rooibos, chamomile, flax, ginger, ginkgo biloba, hazel, hibiscus, laurel, licorice (liquorice), matcha, mate, orange skin, papaya, rose, sage, tea such as green tea or black tea, thyme, clove, cinnamon, coffee, aniseed (anise), basil, bay leaves, cardamom, coriander, cumin, nutmeg, oregano, paprika, rosemary, saffron, lavender, lemon peel, mint, juniper, elderflower, vanilla, Wintergreen, beefsteak plant, curcuma, turmeric, sandalwood, cilantro, bergamot, orange blossom, myrtle, cassis, valerian, pimento, mace, damien, marjoram, olive, lemon balm, lemon basil, chive, carvi, verbena, tarragon, geranium, mulberry, ginseng, theanine, theacrine, maca, ashwagandha, damiana, guarana, chlorophyll, baobab or any combination thereof. The mint may be chosen from the following mint varieties: Mentha Arventis, Mentha c.v., Mentha niliaca, Mentha piperita, Mentha piperita citrata c.v., Mentha piperita c.v, Mentha spicata crispa, Mentha cardifolia, Memtha longifolia, Mentha suaveolens variegata, Mentha pulegium, Mentha spicata c.v. and Mentha suaveolens.

[0071] In some embodiments, the active substance comprises or is derived from one or more botanicals or constituents, derivatives or extracts thereof and the botanical is tobacco. In some embodiments, the active substance comprises or derived from one or more botanicals or constituents, derivatives or extracts thereof and the botanical is selected from eucalyptus, star anise, cocoa and hemp.

[0072] In some embodiments, the active substance comprises or derived from one or more botanicals or constituents, derivatives or extracts thereof and the botanical is selected from rooibos and fennel.

[0073] In some embodiments, the substance to be delivered comprises a flavour. As used herein, the terms "flavour" and "flavourant" refer to materials which, where local regulations permit, may be used to create a desired taste, aroma or other somatosensorial sensation in a product for adult consumers. They may include naturally occurring flavour materials, botanicals, extracts of botanicals, synthetically obtained materials, or combinations thereof (e.g., tobacco, cannabis, licorice (liquorice), hydrangea, eugenol, Japanese white bark magnolia leaf, chamomile, fenugreek, clove, maple, matcha, menthol, Japanese mint, aniseed (anise), cinnamon, turmeric, Indian spices, Asian spices, herb, Wintergreen, cherry, berry, red berry, cranberry, peach, apple, orange, mango, clementine, lemon, lime, tropical fruit, papaya, rhubarb, grape, durian, dragon fruit, cucumber, blueberry, mulberry, citrus fruits, Drambuie, bourbon, scotch, whiskey, gin, tequila, rum, spearmint, peppermint, lavender, aloe vera, cardamom, celery, cascarilla, nutmeg, sandalwood, bergamot, geranium, khat, naswar, betel, shisha, pine, honey essence, rose oil, vanilla, lemon oil, orange oil, orange blossom, cherry blossom, cassia, caraway, cognac, jasmine, ylang-ylang, sage, fennel, wasabi, piment, ginger, coriander, coffee, hemp, a mint oil from any species of the genus Mentha, eucalyptus, star anise, cocoa, lemongrass, rooibos, flax, ginkgo biloba, hazel, hibiscus, laurel, mate, orange skin, rose, tea such as green tea or black tea, thyme, juniper, elderflower, basil, bay leaves, cumin, oregano, paprika, rosemary, saffron, lemon peel, mint, beefsteak plant, curcuma, cilantro, myrtle, cassis, valerian, pimento, mace, damien, marjoram, olive, lemon balm, lemon basil, chive, carvi, verbena, tarragon, limonene, thymol, camphene), flavour enhancers, bitterness receptor site blockers, sensorial receptor site activators or stimulators, sugars and / or sugar substitutes (e.g., sucralose, acesulfame potassium, aspartame, saccharine, cyclamates, lactose, sucrose, glucose, fructose, sorbitol, or mannitol), and other additives such as charcoal, chlorophyll, minerals, botanicals, or breath freshening agents. They may be imitation, synthetic or natural ingredients or blends thereof. They may be in any suitable form, for example, liquid such as an oil, solid such as a powder, or gas.

[0074] In some embodiments, the flavour comprises menthol, spearmint and / or peppermint. In some embodiments, the flavour comprises flavour components of cucumber, blueberry, citrus fruits and / or redberry. In some embodiments, the flavour comprises eugenol. In some embodiments, the flavour comprises flavour components extracted from tobacco. In some embodiments, the flavour comprises flavour components extracted from cannabis.

[0075] In some embodiments, the flavour may comprise a sensate, which is intended to achieve a somatosensorial sensation which are usually chemically induced and perceived by the stimulation of the fifth cranial nerve (trigeminal nerve), in addition to or in place of aroma or taste nerves, and these may include agents providing heating, cooling, tingling, numbing effect. A suitable heat effect agent may be, but is not limited to, vanillyl ethyl ether and a suitable cooling agent may be, but not limited to eucolyptol, WS-3.

[0076] Aerosol-generating material is a material that is capable of generating aerosol, for example when heated, irradiated or energized in any other way. Aerosol-generating material may, for example, be in the form of a solid, liquid or gel which may or may not contain an active substance and / or flavourants. In some embodiments, the aerosol-generating material may comprise an "amorphous solid", which may alternatively be referred to as a"monolithic solid" (i.e. non-fibrous). In some embodiments, the amorphous solid may be a dried gel. The amorphous solid is a solid material that may retain some fluid, such as liquid, within it. In some embodiments, the aerosol-generating material may for example comprise from about 50wt%, 60wt% or 70wt% of amorphous solid, to about 90wt%, 95wt% or 100wt% of amorphous solid.

[0077] The aerosol-generating material may comprise one or more active substances and / or flavours, one or more aerosol-former materials, and optionally one or more other functional material.

[0078] The aerosol-former material may comprise one or more constituents capable of forming an aerosol. In some embodiments, the aerosol-former material may comprise one or more of glycerol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, 1 ,3-butylene glycol, erythritol, meso-Erythritol, ethyl vanillate, ethyl laurate, a diethyl suberate, triethyl citrate, triacetin, a diacetin mixture, benzyl benzoate, benzyl phenyl acetate, tributyrin, lauryl acetate, lauric acid, myristic acid, and propylene carbonate.

[0079] The one or more other functional materials may comprise one or more of pH regulators, colouring agents, preservatives, binders, fillers, stabilizers, and / or antioxidants.

[0080] The material may be present on or in a support, to form a substrate. The support may, for example, be or comprise paper, card, paperboard, cardboard, reconstituted material, a plastics material, a ceramic material, a composite material, glass, a metal, or a metal alloy. In some embodiments, the support comprises a susceptor. In some embodiments, the susceptor is embedded within the material. In some alternative embodiments, the susceptor is on one or either side of the material.

[0081] A consumable is an article comprising or consisting of aerosol-generating material, part or all of which is intended to be consumed during use by a user. A consumable may comprise one or more other components, such as an aerosol-generating material storage area, an aerosol-generating material transfer component, an aerosol generation area, a housing, a wrapper, a mouthpiece, a filter and / or an aerosol-modifying agent. A consumable may also comprise an aerosol generator, such as a heater, that emits heat to cause the aerosol-generating material to generate aerosol in use. The heater may, for example, comprise combustible material, a material heatable by electrical conduction, or a susceptor.

[0082] A susceptor is a material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field, such as an alternating magnetic field. The susceptor may be an electrically-conductive material, so that penetration thereof with a varying magnetic field causes induction heating of the heating material. The heating material may be magnetic material, so that penetration thereof with a varying magnetic field causes magnetic hysteresis heating of the heating material. The susceptor may be both electrically-conductive and magnetic, so that the susceptor is heatable by both heating mechanisms. The device that is configured to generate the varying magnetic field is referred to as a magnetic field generator, herein.

[0083] An aerosol-modifying agent is a substance, typically located downstream of the aerosol generation area, that is configured to modify the aerosol generated, for example by changing the taste, flavour, acidity or another characteristic of the aerosol. The aerosolmodifying agent may be provided in an aerosol-modifying agent release component, that is operable to selectively release the aerosol-modifying agent. The aerosol-modifying agent may, for example, be an additive or a sorbent. The aerosol-modifying agent may, for example, comprise one or more of a flavourant, a colourant, water, and a carbon adsorbent. The aerosol-modifying agent may, for example, be a solid, a liquid, or a gel. The aerosol-modifying agent may be in powder, thread or granule form. The aerosol-modifying agent may be free from filtration material.

[0084] An aerosol generator is an apparatus configured to cause aerosol to be generated from the aerosol-generating material. In some embodiments, the aerosol generator is a heater configured to subject the aerosol-generating material to heat energy, so as to release one or more volatiles from the aerosol-generating material to form an aerosol. In some embodiments, the aerosol generator is configured to cause an aerosol to be generated from the aerosolgenerating material without heating. For example, the aerosol generator may be configured to subject the aerosol-generating material to one or more of vibration, increased pressure, or electrostatic energy.

[0085] The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery systems (which may also be referred to as vapour delivery systems) such as nebulisers or e-cigarettes. Throughout the following description the term "e-cigarette" or "electronic cigarette" may sometimes be used, but it will be appreciated this term may be used interchangeably with aerosol delivery system I device and electronic aerosol delivery system I device. Furthermore, and as is common in the technical field, the terms "aerosol" and "vapour", and related terms such as "vaporise", "volatilise" and "aerosolise", may generally be used interchangeably.

[0086] Aerosol delivery systems (e-cigarettes) often, though not always, comprise a modular assembly comprising a reusable device part and a replaceable (disposable / consumable) cartridge part. Often, the replaceable cartridge part will comprise the aerosol-generating material and the vaporiser (which may collectively be called a "cartomizer") and the reusable device part will comprise the power provision (e.g. rechargeable power source) and control circuitry. It will be appreciated these different parts may comprise further elements depending on functionality. For example, the reusable device part will often comprise a user interface for receiving user input and displaying operating status characteristics, and the replaceable cartridge device part in some cases comprises a temperature sensor for helping to control temperature. Cartridges are electrically and mechanically coupled to the control unit for use, for example using a screw thread, bayonet, or magnetic coupling with appropriately arranged electrical contacts. When the aerosol-generating material in a cartridge is exhausted, or the user wishes to switch to a different cartridge having a different aerosol-generating material, the cartridge may be removed from the reusable part and a replacement cartridge attached in its place. Systems and devices conforming to this type of two-part modular configuration may generally be referred to as two-part systems / devices.

[0087] It is common for electronic cigarettes to have a generally elongate shape. For the sake of providing a concrete example, certain embodiments of the disclosure will be taken to comprise this kind of generally elongate two-part system employing disposable cartridges. However, it will be appreciated that the underlying principles described herein may equally be adopted for different configurations, for example single-part systems or modular systems comprising more than two parts, refillable devices and single-use disposables, as well as other overall shapes, for example based on so-called box-mod high performance devices that typically have a boxier shape. More generally, it will be appreciated certain embodiments of the disclosure are based on aerosol delivery systems which are operationally configured to provide functionality in accordance with the principles described herein and the constructional aspects of systems configured to provide the functionality in accordance with certain embodiments of the disclosure is not of primary significance.

[0088] Embodiment 1

[0089] Embodiment 1 of this application provides an aerosol provision system. Figure 1 is a composition diagram of the aerosol provision system of this application. It shows the composition of system 10 in a simplified manner, in which each part is not drawn to scale, and parts that are not relevant to the understanding of the solution of this application are omitted.

[0090] As shown in Figure 1 , the aerosol provision system 10 comprises a housing 100, and the housing 100 forms an internal cavity. An article insertion port 150 and an air inlet 160 are provided on the housing 100.

[0091] The aerosol provision system 10 further includes a controller 110, a power source 120, a heater 130, and an airflow sensor 140. The controller 110, the power source 120, the heater 130, and the air flow sensor 140 may all be arranged in the internal cavity.

[0092] Wherein, the controller 110 is used to control the power supply of the power source 120 to the heater 130, thereby controlling the system heating. It can be understood that the controller 110 can have various possible settings. The controller 110 may be programmable.

[0093] The power source 120 may be any suitable power source. In one embodiment, the power source is a non - rechargeable disposable power source. Or the power source is a rechargeable power source. In addition, in one embodiment, the power source can be a DC voltage source. In one embodiment, the power source is a lithium - ion battery. Or the power source may be a nickel - metal hydride battery, a nickel - cadmium battery, or a lithium - based battery, such as a lithium - cobalt, lithium - iron phosphate, or lithium - polymer battery.

[0094] The heater 130 may adopt various possible settings. As an example rather than a limitation, it may be a central heater such as a heating needle. In other possible examples, the heater may be in the form of a heating mesh, a heating coil, etc. This application does not specifically limit this.

[0095] The air flow sensor 140 is configured to obtain the air pressure in the system 10 to determine whether a user is puffing, so that the controller 110 may start the heating of system 10 accordingly.

[0096] The aerosol provision system 10 may further comprise a timer for providing time records. The timer may be integrated with or independent of the controller 110.

[0097] The controller 110 may also be configured to determine relevant time information based on the time recorded by the air flow sensor 140 and the timer. For example, it determines the start and end of the user's puffing according to the air pressure detected by the airflow sensor 140, and combines the time recorded by the timer to determine the duration of the user's single puff, the time interval between the user's previous and subsequent puffs, etc.

[0098] The controller 110 is further configured to perform the following:

[0099] Determine the average duration of a single puff for a user based on the puff durations of at least two puffs before the current puff, and determine the target electric power according to the average duration of a single puff, and control the power source 120 to provide the target electric power to the heater 130 to heat the current puff. The average duration of a single puff determined by this application based on the user's historical single - puff duration habits can more accurately reflect the possible duration of the user's current puff and the consumption of the aerosol - generating material in the past. Determining the target electric power based on this average single - puff duration makes the power supply related to the puff duration, solves a series of problems caused by the fixed power, and facilitates system balance and power saving.

[0100] It should be noted that Figure 1 and the above text only exemplify one structure of the aerosol provision system. The aerosol provision system can also have various possible variations. For example, a cartridge is provided at the product insertion port 150, or the air inlet 160 is arranged on the side of the housing 100. For another example, the aerosol provision system further includes a button or a display screen on the housing 100, etc. This application does not specifically limit this. How the controller 110 determines the average duration of a single puff, how to determine the target electric power, and how to control the heating according to the target electric power will be described in detail in Embodiment 2 and will not be repeated here.

[0101] Embodiment 2

[0102] Corresponding to Embodiment 1 above, Embodiment 2 provides a power providing method for an aerosol provision system. The aerosol provision system in Embodiment 2 can be the same as or substantially the same as the aerosol provision system in Embodiment 1. The power providing method in Embodiment 2 can be specifically implemented by the controller in the aerosol provision system.

[0103] Figure 2 is a flowchart of the power providing method for the aerosol provision system provided by an embodiment of this application. Referring to Figure 2, the method comprises the following steps.

[0104] S21. Determining the average duration of a single puff for a user based on the puff durations of at least two puffs before the current puff.

[0105] Usually, the user's puffing shows the same or similar habits within a certain period. That is, there is a high possibility that the duration of the user's current puff is related to the average single - puff duration of the user's historical puffs: for example, the duration of the user's current puff is the same as or close to the average single - puff duration. Based on this, this application uses the user's multiple historical single - puff durations to determine the average duration of a single puff, and uses this to reflect the possible duration of the current puff. In addition, this average duration of a single puff can also reflect the historical consumption of the aerosol - generating material as a whole.

[0106] Both the duration of the current puff and the historical consumption of the aerosol - generating material in the system are related to the determination of the target electric power. This application makes use of this to associate the target electric power of the current puff with the average duration of a single puff in the following, which is convenient for achieving the purposes of system balance, energy conservation, etc.

[0107] It should be noted here that in the embodiments of this application, the average duration of a single puff for a user can be determined in various possible ways. This application does not specifically limit the implementation method of this step. Under the premise of not violating the inventive concept of this application, the user can make settings according to actual needs. The following provides several examples in this application.

[0108] In one example, the average duration of a single puff for a user is determined based on the puff durations of all puffs before the current puff. Since all historical puffs are comprehensively considered, the error caused by the short - term fluctuation of the user's puffing behavior is avoided, and the user's single - puff duration habit can be determined more accurately, thus providing a premise for more accurately determining the target electric power later.

[0109] In another example, the average duration of a single puff for a user is determined based on the puff durations of a fixed number of puffs before the current puff. Considering all historical puffs will cause the problem of excessive data volume. Therefore, a fixed number of puffs can be selected as the basis for determining the average duration of a single puff to reduce the problem of excessive data volume. In a preferred embodiment, the fixed number can be selected to be greater than a first threshold and less than a second threshold to ensure that the data volume is neither too large nor too small.

[0110] In another possible example, the average duration of a single puff for a user is determined based on the puff durations of all puffs within a second preset duration before the current puff. The user's puffing habits have different characteristics in different periods. By selecting historical puffs by duration, on the one hand, the problem of excessive data volume can be reduced, and on the other hand, by setting the second preset duration, historical puffs of the user within a certain period can be selected to better reflect the user's puffing habits. The second preset duration can be selected as one day, one week, or one month, etc. according to needs. In a preferred embodiment, the second preset duration can also be related to the duration of a classic puffing session. For example, if the time for puffing a traditional cigarette is 4 minutes, taking this as the duration of a classic puffing session, then 1 minute (1 / 4 of the session duration) or 2 minutes (1 / 2 of the session duration) can be selected as the second preset duration.

[0111] In another possible example, the average duration of a single puff for a user is determined based on the puff durations of puffs whose time interval from the previous puff before the current puff does not exceed a third preset duration. This method can, on the one hand, reduce the problem of excessive data volume, and on the other hand, can select the concentrated puffs as historical puffs. Concentrated puffs are more likely to reflect the same puffing habits than scattered puffs.

[0112] Considering that there are inevitably some fluctuations during the user's puffing, in order to avoid the adverse effects of such fluctuations on the determination of the user's puffing habits. In the preferred embodiments of this application, filtering is also set for multiple puffs before the current puff, puffs that do not meet the preset conditions are filtered, and the average duration of a single puff is determined according to the durations of the filtered puffs. The preset conditions can be set according to needs, and this application does not limit this. As an example, the preset conditions can be set as not exceeding a duration threshold, or not being lower than a duration threshold, or being within a duration range, or the deviation from other puffs in multiple puffs not exceeding a preset value, etc. S22. Determining the target electric power based on the average duration of a single puff and control the power source of the system to provide the target electric power to the heater of the system to heat the current puff.

[0113] Specifically, the target electric power curve with the average duration of a single puff as the time axis can be determined, and the power source is controlled to provide power to the heater according to the target electric power curve to heat the current puff.

[0114] In the above - mentioned embodiments, the average single - puff duration is determined according to the historical puff duration habits. The average single - puff duration can reflect the historical consumption of the aerosol and the possible duration of the current puff. Therefore, determining the target power based on this is convenient for achieving the purposes of system balance, energy conservation, etc.

[0115] In step S22, the target electric power may be determined from the perspective of balancing the power capacity of the system power source and the consumption of the aerosol - generating material. As shown in Figure 3, in one embodiment, the target electric power may be determined based on the following method:

[0116] 531. Determining the relationship between the average duration of a single puff and the balanced puff duration.

[0117] 532. If the average duration of a single puff is greater than the balanced puff duration, then using a first power as the target electric power to reduce the atomized aerosol amount relative to the balanced power. An average duration of a single puff greater than the balanced puff duration means that a relatively large amount of aerosol - generating material has been consumed in the past, and it is also very likely that a relatively large amount of aerosol - generating material will be consumed in the current puff. Therefore, in the embodiments of this application, when the average duration of a single puff is relatively long, it is determined that the supplied power can reduce the atomization amount, so as to avoid excessive consumption of the aerosol - generating material due to the relatively long average duration of a single puff, and prevent the aerosol - generating material from being depleted prematurely and causing dry - burning.

[0118] The longer the duration, the greater the amount of aerosol atomized per unit of power (the proportion of power used for heating up is relatively small). Therefore, the power needs to be reduced to decrease the amount of atomized aerosol. In one example, the first power corresponding to the entire duration segment of the average duration of a single puff is less than the balanced power. Considering the need for rapid heating in the early stage of the puff, it can also be set that the power in only part of the duration segments of the average duration of a single puff, such as in the middle and later stages of the puff, is less than the balanced power. 533. If the average duration of a single puff is less than the balanced puff duration, then using a second power as the target electric power to increase the atomized aerosol amount relative to the balanced power. An average duration of a single puff less than the balanced puff duration means that a relatively small amount of aerosol - generating material has been consumed in the past, and it is also very likely that a relatively small amount of aerosol - generating material will be consumed in the current puff. Therefore, in the embodiments of this application, when the average duration of a single puff is relatively short, it is determined that the supplied power can increase the atomization amount, so as to avoid too little consumption of the aerosol - generating material due to the relatively short average duration of a single puff, and prevent the power from being depleted prematurely and the aerosol - generating material from being wasted.

[0119] The shorter the duration, the smaller the amount of aerosol atomized per unit of power (the proportion of power used for heating up is relatively large). Therefore, the power needs to be increased to increase the amount of atomized aerosol. In one example, the second power corresponding to the entire duration segment of the average duration of a single puff is greater than the balanced power. Considering the energy - saving scheme in subsequent embodiments, in another example, it can also be set that the second power corresponding to part of the duration segments of the average duration of a single puff, such as the early stage of the puff, is greater than the balanced power.

[0120] It should be noted that as the aerosol - generating material in the system is continuously consumed, to atomize and generate the same amount of aerosol, the required power needs to be continuously increased. Therefore, in optional embodiments, the target electric power may be further determined according to the consumption process of the aerosol - generating material when the current puff occurs.

[0121] For example, in a puffing session, the first puff occurs when the system is just activated and started, and there is a relatively large amount of aerosol - generating material remaining; the second puff occurs after the system has been started for a period of time, and there is a relatively small amount of aerosol - generating material remaining. The average duration of a single puff corresponding to both the first puff and the second puff is 3 seconds and is greater than the balanced puff duration. Then, the first power determined for the first puff at this time is less than the first power determined for the second puff. In this way, the consistency of the aerosol atomization amount at different puffing stages can be achieved to improve the user experience.

[0122] 534. If the average duration of a single puff is equal to the balanced puff duration, then using the balanced power as the target electric power.

[0123] It should be noted that the above - mentioned balanced puff duration refers to the single - puff duration required for depleting (including being almost simultaneously depleted) both the maximum amount of aerosol - generating material that the system can accommodate and the power source under the premise that the power source in the state of maximum power capacity supplies balanced power to the heater for heating. That is, for the power source and the aerosol - generating material in the initial state of the system, when the balanced power and the balanced puff duration are used for each puff, they are simultaneously depleted or almost simultaneously depleted (the remaining amount is within a preset range).

[0124] In step S22, the target electric power may be determined from the perspective of power saving of the system. As shown in Figure 4, in another embodiment of this application, the target electric power can be determined based on the following method:

[0125] 541. Dividing the time elapsed during the average duration of a single puff as a time axis into at least two time periods in a time sequence.

[0126] 542. Determining the power corresponding to each of the time periods as the target electric power, and the power corresponding to at least two of the time periods is different.

[0127] Through this embodiment, time periods can be divided according to the average duration of a single puff, and the corresponding power can be determined according to the characteristic requirements of each time period to save electric energy.

[0128] As mentioned above, during the single - puff process, the early stage of the puff needs to be rapidly heated up to generate an aerosol, and the later stage of the puff can puff the aerosol generated in the early stage and needs to prepare for cooling down. Therefore, in a preferred embodiment, the power corresponding to the time period later in the time sequence is less than the power corresponding to the time period earlier in the time sequence. In one example, the time axis is divided into multiple time periods in a time sequence. The multiple time periods include at least three time periods, and the power corresponding to the multiple time periods decreases in sequence. The solution of this embodiment can not only rapidly heat up in the early stage of the puff to generate an aerosol to ensure the puffing experience, but also reduce the power in the later stage of the puff to cool down in advance, so as to save power and avoid the ineffective consumption of the aerosol.

[0129] In one example, the power corresponding to the multiple time periods decreases in a geometric progression.

[0130] In another example, in the multiple time periods, the duration corresponding to the first time period in the time sequence is greater than at least one of the remaining time periods. This enables the system to rapidly heat up to the atomization temperature for atomization.

[0131] In another example, in the multiple time periods, the durations corresponding to the multiple time periods after the first time period in the time sequence are the same.

[0132] In another example, in the multiple time periods, the power supply of the time period at the end in the time sequence keeps the system below the atomization temperature, so as to ensure that the temperature gradually decreases and drops below the atomization temperature in the later stage of the puff.

[0133] In this application, the specific power level and time length of each time period are not specifically limited. The user can set them according to different aerosol - generating materials, different heaters, or different user tastes, so as to still achieve the desired taste in the power - saving mode.

[0134] The following is a specific scenario example under an energy - saving mode.

[0135] The average duration of a single puff is determined using the two historical puff durations before the current puff. The first puff before the current puff lasts for 1.8 seconds, and the second puff lasts for 2.2 seconds. Then the average duration of a single puff is: (1 .8 + 2.2)12 = 2 seconds.

[0136] The average duration of a single puff of 2 seconds is divided into 3 time periods, corresponding to different powers: the first 1 second is at the set power, the middle 0.5 second is at % of the set power, and the remaining 0.5 second is at of the set power. The set power needs to make the system heat up to the atomization temperature, and specifically can be the balanced power mentioned above.

[0137] The current puff of the system is heated according to the power of the time periods defined above. After heating for 2 seconds, the current puff continues. At this time, heating continues with of the set power for the last 0.5 second until the current puff ends.

[0138] Based on the above - mentioned energy - saving embodiment, and comprehensively considering the balance between the power of the system and the aerosol - generating material, in one embodiment of this application, the power supply for each time period can be further determined based on the following method: If the average duration of a single puff is greater than the balanced puff duration, then at least one of the powers corresponding to the multiple time periods is less than the balanced power.

[0139] If the average duration of a single puff is less than the balanced puff duration, then at least one of the power corresponding to the multiple time periods is greater than the balanced power.

[0140] The above - mentioned embodiments determine the target electric power according to the average duration of a single puff and control the heating of the current puff accordingly. In practical applications, there will be a certain difference between the duration of the current puff and the average duration of a single puff. Therefore, this application further provides the following method to complete the heating according to the actual duration of the current puff. At the beginning of the current puff, provide the target electric power to the heater from the starting time of the time axis. If the puff duration of the current puff is greater than the average duration of a single puff, then for the exceeding duration, provide power to the heater according to the power corresponding to the end time of the time axis. Through this embodiment, when there is a deviation between the predicted average duration of a single puff and the actual puff duration, an appropriate power supply can be provided for the deviation period.

[0141] It can be understood that if the puff duration of the current puff is less than the average duration of a single puff, heating can be carried out according to the time axis until the current puff ends. If the puff duration of the current puff is equal to the average duration of a single puff, heating can be carried out according to the time axis until the end of the time axis.

[0142] The method shown in Figure 3 aims at system balance, and the method shown in Figure 4 aims at energy conservation. In the same aerosol provision system, the target electric power can be determined based on one of these purposes or a combination of the two purposes. When determining based on multiple purposes, different target electric powers can be determined based on different purpose priorities. This application does not limit the specific priorities.

[0143] It should be noted that the above - mentioned methods can be applied to both rechargeable power sources and non - rechargeable disposable power sources. Relatively speaking, since disposable power sources cannot be recharged, more attention is paid to the balance problem. Therefore, the system of a disposable power source can take balance as the first - priority target. While a rechargeable power source can solve part of the balance problem through recharging, so the system of a rechargeable power source can take energy conservation as the first - priority target.

[0144] Although the above - mentioned methods mention that the target electric power can be determined according to the average duration of a single puff, in the pre - selected embodiments, the determination of the target electric power has some other limitations.

[0145] For example, any power value in the target electric power is not less than a preset power.

[0146] For example, the duration of any power value in the target electric power is not less than a first preset duration. The preset power is the minimum electric power required for the heater to atomize and generate an aerosol or the minimum electric power for the atomizer to atomize and generate an aerosol amount acceptable to the user; the first preset duration is the minimum duration required for the heater to atomize and generate an aerosol or the minimum duration for the atomizer to atomize and generate an aerosol amount acceptable to the user. Through this embodiment, it is ensured that the power supply can atomize to generate an aerosol, so as to avoid providing ineffective power supply.

[0147] Embodiment 3

[0148] Corresponding to the above Embodiments 1 and 2, this application also provides a computer device, comprising: a processor and a memory. The memory stores a computer program that can run on the processor. When the computer program is executed by the processor, it executes the power providing method for the aerosol provision system provided in any of the above embodiments.

[0149] Figure 5 exemplarily shows a computer device 1500, which can specifically include a processor 1510, a video display adapter 1511 , a disk drive 1512, an input / output interface

[0150] 1513, a network interface 1514, and a memory 1520. The above - mentioned processor 1510, video display adapter 1511 , disk drive 1512, input / output interface 1513, network interface

[0151] 1514, and memory 1520 can be communicatively connected through a communication bus 1530.

[0152] The processor 1510 can be implemented by a general - purpose CPU (Central Processing Unit), a microprocessor, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), or one or more integrated circuits, etc., for executing relevant programs to implement the technical solutions provided by this application.

[0153] The memory 1520 can be implemented in the form of a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a static storage device, a dynamic storage device, etc. The memory 1520 can store an operating system 1521 for controlling the operation of the electronic device and a BIOS (Basic Input - Output System) for controlling the low - level operations of the electronic device. In addition, it can also store a web browser 1523, a data storage management system 1524, and a device identification information processing system 1525, etc. The above - mentioned device identification information processing system 1525 can be the application program that specifically implements the operations of the foregoing steps in the embodiment of this application. In short, when implementing the technical solutions provided by this application through software or firmware, the relevant program codes are stored in the memory 1520 and called and executed by the processor 1510.

[0154] The input / output interface 1513 is used to connect an input / output module to realize information input and output. The input / output module can be configured as a component in the device (not shown in the figure) or externally connected to the device to provide corresponding functions. The input devices can include a keyboard, a mouse, a touch screen, a microphone, various sensors, etc., and the output devices can include a display, a speaker, a vibrator, an indicator light, etc.

[0155] The network interface 1514 is used to connect a communication module (not shown in the figure) to realize the communication interaction between this device and other devices. The communication module can realize communication through a wired method (such as USB, network cable, etc.) or a wireless method (such as mobile network, WIFI, Bluetooth, etc.).

[0156] The bus comprises a path for transmitting information between various components of the device (such as the processor 1510, video display adapter 1511 , disk drive 1512, input / output interface 1513, network interface 1514, and memory 1520). In addition, the electronic device can also obtain information on specific redemption conditions from the virtual resource object redemption condition information database for condition judgment, etc.

[0157] It should be noted that although the above - mentioned device only shows the processor 1510, video display adapter 1511 , disk drive 1512, input / output interface 1513, network interface 1514, memory 1520, bus, etc., in the specific implementation process, the device may also include other components necessary for normal operation. In addition, those skilled in the art can understand that the above - mentioned device may also only include the components necessary for implementing the solution of this application, rather than all the components shown in the figure.

[0158] Embodiment 4

[0159] Corresponding to the above Embodiments 1 to 3, the embodiment of this application also provides a computer - readable storage medium. The computer - readable storage medium stores a computer program. When the computer program is executed by the processor, it implements the power providing method for the aerosol provision system as described in the above embodiments. In this embodiment, the content that is the same as or similar to that in the above Embodiments 1 to 3 can refer to the above introduction, and will not be repeated hereinafter.

[0160] It should be understood that each part of the present application may be implemented by hardware, software, firmware or combinations thereof. In the above implementations, multiple steps or methods may be implemented with software or firmware stored in memory and executed by an appropriate instruction execution system. For example, if it is implemented by hardware, as in another implementation, it can be implemented by any one of the following technologies known in the art or combinations thereof: discrete logic circuits with logic gate circuits for implementing logic functions for data signal, special integrated circuits with appropriate combined logic gate circuits, programmable gate arrays (PGAs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), etc.

[0161] In the description of this specification, the referential terminology "an embodiment," "some embodiments," "example," "specific example," or "some examples" means that specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are comprised in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, the indicative expression of the above-mentioned terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the described specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable way in any one or more embodiments or examples.

[0162] Moreover, the terms "first," "second," etc., are used merely for descriptive purposes and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the characteristics defined as "first," "second," etc., may explicitly or implicitly comprise at least one such characteristic. In the description of the present application, the term "multiple" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined. In the present application, unless explicitly defined and limited, terms such as

[0163] "mounting," "connecting," "connection," "fixing," etc., should be understood broadly. For instance, the connection can be a fixed connection or a detachable connection, or integrated; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediary medium, it can be the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components, unless explicitly defined otherwise. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meanings of these terms in the context of the application based on the circumstances.

[0164] Although the embodiments of the application have been shown and described above, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are exemplary and should not be considered as limiting the application. Those skilled in the art within the scope of the application can make variations, modifications, replacements, and variations to the abovedescribed embodiments.

Claims

Claims1. A power providing method for an aerosol provision system, the method comprising: based on a puff duration of at least two preceding puffs before a current puff, determining an average duration of a single puff for a user; based on the average duration of a single puff, determining a target electric power and controlling a power source of the system to provide the target electric power to a heater of the system to heat the current puff.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the system has a balanced puff duration, wherein the balanced puff duration refers to a single puff duration required for depleting both the maximum amount of aerosol-generating material accommodated by the system and the power source under the premise that the power source operates at its maximum capacity to provide balanced power to the heater for heating.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein based on the average duration of a single puff, determining the target electric power, which comprises: if the average duration of a single puff is greater than the balanced puff duration, using a first power as the target electric power to reduce the atomized aerosol amount relative to the balanced power.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the first power corresponding to at least part of the duration segments of the average duration of a single puff is less than the balanced power.

5. The method according to any preceding claim, wherein based on the average duration of a single puff, determining the target electric power, which comprises: if the average duration of a single puff is less than the balanced puff duration, using a second power as the target electric power to increase the atomized aerosol amount relative to the balanced power.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the second power corresponding to at least part of the duration segments of the average duration of a single puff is greater than the balanced power.

7. The method according to any preceding claim, wherein based on the average duration of a single puff, determining the target electric power, which comprises: if the average duration of a single puff is equal to the balanced puff duration, using the balanced power as the target electric power.

8. The method according to any preceding claim, wherein the power source is a non- rechargeable battery.

9. The method according to any preceding claim, wherein based on the average duration of a single puff, determining the target electric power, which comprises: taking a time elapsed by the average duration of a single puff as a time axis, the time axis is divided into at least two time periods along a time sequence;the target electric power comprises power corresponding to each of the time periods, wherein the power corresponding to at least two time periods is different.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the time axis is divided into multiple time periods along a time sequence, the multiple time periods comprise at least three time periods, the power corresponding to the multiple time periods is sequentially reduced.11 . The method according to claim 10, wherein the power corresponding to the multiple time periods is reduced in geometric progression.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein in the multiple time periods, the duration corresponding to the initial period in the time sequence of multiple periods is greater than at least one of the remaining time periods.

13. The method according to claim 10, wherein in the multiple time periods, the durations corresponding to the multiple time periods after the initial period in the time sequence are the same.

14. The method according to claim 10, wherein if the average duration of a single puff is greater than the balanced puff duration, at least one of the power corresponding to the multiple time periods is less than the balanced power.

15. The method according to claim 10, wherein if the average duration of a single puff is less than the balanced puff duration, at least one of the power corresponding to the multiple time periods is greater than the balanced power; the balanced puff duration refers to a single puff duration required for depleting both the maximum amount of aerosol-generating material accommodated by the system and the power source under the premise that the power source operates at its maximum capacity to provide balanced power to the heater for heating.

16. The method according to claim 9, wherein controlling a power source of the system to provide the target electric power to a heater of the system to heat the current puff, which comprises: at the beginning of the current puff, providing the target electric power to the heater from the starting time on the time axis; if the puff duration of the current puff is greater than the average duration of a single puff, for the exceeding duration, providing power to the heater according to the power corresponding to the end time of the time axis.

17. The method according to claim 9, wherein based on the average duration of a single puff, determining the target electric power and controlling a power source of the system to provide the target electric power to a heater of the system to heat the current puff, which comprises: determining the target electric power curve along the time axis based on the average duration of a single puff;controlling the power source to provide power to the heater according to the target electric power curve to heat the current puff.

18. The method according to any of claims 9-17, wherein the power source is rechargeable.

19. The method according to claim 9, wherein any power value in the target electric power is not less than a preset power and / or a duration of any power value in the target electric power is not less than a first preset duration; the preset power is the minimum electric power required by atomization of the heater to generate an aerosol or the minimum electric power required for the cartomizer to atomize to generate an aerosol amount acceptable to the user; the first preset duration is the minimum duration required by atomization of the heater to generate an aerosol or the minimum duration required for the cartomizer to atomize to generate an aerosol amount acceptable to the user.

20. The method according to any preceding claim, wherein based on the puff duration of at least the last two puffs before the current puff, determining the average duration of a single puff for a user, which comprises: based on the puff duration of all puffs before the current puff, determining the average duration of a single puff for a user; or based on the puff duration of puffs for a fixed preset count before the current puff, determining the average duration of a single puff for a user; or based on the puff duration of all puffs in a second preset duration before the current puff, determining the average duration of a single puff for a user; or based on the puff duration of puffs occurring before the current puff, wherein the time interval since the previous puff does not exceed the third preset duration, determining the average duration of a single puff for a user.

21. An aerosol provision system, comprising: a heater, configured to heat the aerosol-generating material in the system after being powered; a power source, configured to supply electric power to the heater; a controller, configured to execute the method according to any of claims 1-20 to determine the target electric power and control the power source to provide the target electric power to the heater.

22. A computer device, wherein the device comprises a memory and a processor, the memory stores a computer program executable on the processor, when the computer program is executed by the processor, implementing the method according to any one of claims 1-20.

23. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein a computer program is stored in the computer-readable storage medium, when the computer program is executed, implementing the method according to any one of claims 1-20.

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