Heating method for aerosol provision system and aerosol provision system and aerosol heating control system

Abstract

There is provided a heating method for an aerosol provision system, an aerosol provision system, and an aerosol heating control system. The method comprises: communicating with an external server to obtain a target heating parameter sent by the external server; wherein the target heating parameter is obtained by the external server through querying and matching in a pre-stored look-up table according to a target identifier; wherein the target identifier is configured to uniquely identify a target heating attribute association component within the system; wherein the look-up table includes identifiers of different types of heating attribute association components and heating parameters corresponding to different identifiers; and controlling the heating of the system according to the target heating parameter. Compared with the prior art, the aerosol provision system can conveniently obtain suitable heating parameters and perform optimal heating control based on these parameters.

Description

[0001] HEATING METHOD FOR AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM AND AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM AND AEROSOL HEATING CONTROL SYSTEM

[0002] Technical Field

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

[0004] Technical Background

[0005] An aerosol provision system refers to a system that contains an aerosol generating material inside and heats the aerosol generating material to produce an aerosol for users to puff.

[0006] Taking an electronic cigarette as an example, the main part of the electronic cigarette (usually equipped with a controller and a memory) can be used repeatedly for multiple times. However, some components such as the e-liquid and the heating element come in various types and can be replaced according to the user's preference. Different types of e-liquids and heating elements are suitable for different heating parameters, such as heating power and safety protection parameters.

[0007] Generally, electronic cigarette suppliers preset several heating parameters related to known heating elements and e-liquids, such as heating power, in the main part of the electronic cigarette. Users can select from the preset heating parameters according to their needs. However, during the use of the electronic cigarette, new heating elements and e-liquids may emerge. In response to such new situations, the electronic cigarette cannot match suitable heating parameters, resulting in the inability to achieve optimal heating control of the electronic cigarette. Consequently, it is difficult to achieve the best usage effect or provide optimal safety protection.

[0008] On the other hand, even if the e-liquid and the heating element are not replaceable or have not been replaced, with the development of technology, it may be found that there are more suitable heating parameters that can be matched with them.

[0009] In the existing solutions, the heating parameters are written into the main part of the electronic cigarette. If the supplier needs to add new heating parameters for a certain new e- liquid or heating element, or update the suitable heating parameters for the original e-liquid and heating element, it is necessary to update the electronic cigarettes one by one, which is difficult to achieve.

[0010] In addition to electronic cigarettes, other types of aerosol provision systems also have similar problems as described above.

[0011] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a new aerosol provision system to solve one or more of the above-mentioned problems. Summary

[0012] In accordance with some embodiments described herein, there is provided a heating method for an aerosol provision system, an aerosol provision system and an aerosol heating control system, which can timely update the heating parameters suitable for e-liquids, heating elements, etc., so that the aerosol provision system can obtain the suitable heating parameters in a timely manner and perform optimal heating control based on them.

[0013] In accordance with a first aspect, there is provided a heating method for an aerosol provision system. The system comprises: communicating with an external server to obtain a target heating parameter sent by the external server, and controlling the heating of the system according to the target heating parameter. The target heating parameter is obtained by the external server through querying and matching in a pre-stored look-up table according to a target identifier. The target identifier is configured to uniquely identify a target heating attribute association component in the system. The look-up table comprises identifiers of different types of heating attribute association components and heating parameters corresponding to different identifiers.

[0014] In this application, a heating attribute association component refers to one or more components related to the heating parameters of the aerosol provision system. When there are multiple heating attribute association components, these multiple components can be integrated into one unit. As an example and not a limitation, the heating attribute association component may comprise an aerosol generating material (e-liquid, tobacco stick), a heating element, and a cartridge that comprises e-liquid and / or a heating element.

[0015] In this application, identifiers of different types of heating attribute association components and a look-up table of heating parameters corresponding to different identifiers are set in the external server. The aerosol provision system may obtain the matching heating parameters from the external server according to the target identifier of its own target heating attribute association component. Since the heating parameters in the server's look-up table may be conveniently and timely updated, the probability of the aerosol provision system obtaining the matching heating parameters is increased, and thus the aerosol provision system may perform optimal heating control.

[0016] In embodiments of the or any of the above heating method for an aerosol provision system, the target identifier is configured to uniquely identify a target aerosol generating material stored in the system and / or a target heating element of the system. The target heating parameter is a target heating power. Controlling the heating of the system according to the target heating parameter comprises controlling the system to heat according to the target heating power. In embodiments of the or any of the above heating method for an aerosol provision system, the target identifier may be configured to uniquely identify a target heating element of the system. The target heating parameter may be a resistance parameter of the target heating element. Controlling the heating of the system according to the target heating parameter comprises, according to the resistance parameter and the actual resistance value of the target heating element, determining whether the circuit state of the system is abnormal, and then controlling the heating of the system according to the circuit state.

[0017] In embodiments of the or any of the above heating method for an aerosol provision system, the resistance parameter may comprise a safe resistance value range of the target heating element. According to the resistance parameter and the actual resistance value of the target heating element, determining whether the circuit state of the system is abnormal, and then controlling the heating of the system according to the circuit state, which comprises while the system is operating, detecting an actual resistance value of the target heating element. When the actual resistance value exceeds the safe resistance value range, controlling the target heating element not to heat. When the actual resistance value is within the safe resistance value range, controlling the target heating element to heat normally.

[0018] In embodiments of the or any of the above heating method for an aerosol provision system, the target identifier is configured to uniquely identify a target heating element of the system, the target heating parameter is a dry burning temperature of the target heating element and a resistance temperature coefficient curve of the target heating element. Controlling the heating of the system according to the target heating parameter may comprise: while the system is operating, detecting an actual resistance value of the target heating element, calculating to obtain an actual temperature value of the target heating element according to the actual resistance value and the resistance temperature coefficient curve, controlling the target heating element not to heat according to the actual temperature value and the dry burning temperature.

[0019] In embodiments of the or any of the above heating method for an aerosol provision system, the method may further comprise identifying the target identifier arranged in the system, and sending the target identifier to the external server for the purpose of querying and matching by the external server.

[0020] In this application, the target identifier corresponding to the target heating attribute association component may be automatically identified, enabling the aerosol provision system to obtain the target identifier efficiently and conveniently and obtain heating parameters from the server based on it for heating.

[0021] In embodiments of the or any of the above heating method for an aerosol provision system, identifying the target identifier arranged in the system comprises communicating with a storage chip in the system to obtain the target identifier. The target identifier is stored in the storage chip.

[0022] In embodiments of the or any of the above heating method for an aerosol provision system, the controller communicates with the storage chip to obtain the target identifier comprises the controller communicates with the storage chip through pins between them to obtain the target identifier.

[0023] In embodiments of the or any of the above heating method for an aerosol provision system, the pins are configured to provide a power supply connection between the power supply of the system and the cartridge.

[0024] In embodiments of the or any of the above heating method for an aerosol provision system, the target identifier is image coding information arranged in the target heating attribute association component. Identifying the target identifier arranged in the system comprises collecting the image coding information and sending the image coding information or the target identifier obtained after decoding the image coding information to the external server.

[0025] In embodiments of the or any of the above heating method for an aerosol provision system, the image coding information is a bar code and / or a QR code.

[0026] In embodiments of the or any of the above heating method for an aerosol provision system, identifying the target identifier arranged in the system comprises initiating the step of identifying the target identifier when detecting the replacement of the target heating attribute association component or detecting the startup of the system.

[0027] Frequent identification of the target identifier will occupy system resources. In this application, the identification of the target identifier can be triggered when a specific event occurs. Since component replacement during the system shutdown state is not easy to be monitored, the identification of the target identifier can be set to be carried out when the system is started up to avoid missing the identification of a new target identifier.

[0028] In embodiments of the or any of the above heating method for an aerosol provision system, sending the target identifier to the external server comprises: determining that the target identifier is a new identifier, sending to the external server, or when newly acquiring the target identifier, sending the newly acquired target identifier to the external server, or detecting that the preset time period is reached or the system starts up, sending the target identifier to the external server. Even if the target identifier has not changed, the corresponding heating parameters may be updated. Therefore, in this application, the target identifier may be set to be sent regularly or when the system starts up to check whether the heating parameters have been updated.

[0029] In embodiments of the or any of the above heating method for an aerosol provision system, the method further comprises: storing the target identifier currently acquired and the target heating parameter in its own database in a relevant manner, querying and matching the new target identifier in the own database when obtaining a new target identifier, determining the target heating parameter associated with the new target identifier from its own database when the querying and matching succeed, or sending the new target identifier to the external server for querying when the querying fails.

[0030] Based on this setting, an internal query may be first carried out in the aerosol provision system, thereby improving the query efficiency.

[0031] In embodiments of the or any of the above heating method for an aerosol provision system, the system communicates with the external server through an external terminal device to send the target identifier and receive the target heating parameter.

[0032] Most aerosol provision systems are portable small devices with weak remote communication capabilities. Therefore, an external terminal such as a mobile phone can be used to achieve remote communication with the server. There is no need to add a special remote communication module to the aerosol provision system, reducing the cost.

[0033] Furthermore, the relatively strong data processing capability of the external terminal device can be utilized to process some data, so as to reduce the processing tasks of the aerosol provision system and avoid affecting the heating control.

[0034] In embodiments of the or any of the above heating method for an aerosol provision system, the target identifier is configured to be exposed outside the system to enable an external terminal device or a user to obtain the target identifier and then send the target identifier to the external server.

[0035] In embodiments of the or any of the above heating method for an aerosol provision system, the method further comprises controlling the heating of the system according to the heating parameter built in the system when determining querying and matching with the external server fail.

[0036] In embodiments of the or any of the above heating method for an aerosol provision system, controlling the heating of the system according to the target heating parameter may comprise: outputting a heating parameter selection prompt if the external server returns multiple sets of target heating parameters, receiving a selection instruction input by a user in response to the heating parameter selection prompt, and determining a final target heating parameter according to the instruction to control heating of the system.

[0037] Even for the same type of target heating attribute association component, there may be multiple levels of suitable heating parameters to meet different user preferences. Therefore, the aerosol provision system may obtain multiple sets of target heating parameters. Based on this, the heating parameters can be further determined according to the user's selection for heating control.

[0038] In embodiments of the or any of the above heating method for an aerosol provision system, the method further comprises: the external server pre-stores the look-up table, the external server retrieves the target identifier and queries the look-up table, determines the heating element parameter corresponding to the target identifier as the target heating parameter and the external server sends the target heating parameter to the aerosol provision system.

[0039] In embodiments of the or any of the above heating method for an aerosol provision system, the method may further comprise: the external server pre-stores the look-up table, an external terminal device identifies or receives the target identifier and sends the target identifier to the external server, the external server receives the target identifier and queries the look-up table, determines the heating element parameter corresponding to the target identifier as the target heating parameter, the external server sends the target heating parameter to the external terminal device, and the external terminal device sends the target heating parameter to the aerosol provision system.

[0040] In accordance with a second aspect, there is provided an aerosol provision system. The system comprises a target heating attribute association component, related to a heating attribute of the system; and a controller, configured to execute the heating method of an aerosol provision system disclosed in the above first aspect.

[0041] In embodiments of the or any of the above aerosol provision system,

[0042] In embodiments of the or any of the above aerosol provision system, the system comprises a cartridge and an aerosol provision device detachably assembled with the cartridge; the target heating attribute association component is arranged in the cartridge, or the target heating attribute association component is arranged in the aerosol provision device, or the number of the target heating attribute association components is at least two and the target heating attribute association components are separately arranged in the cartridge and the aerosol provision device.

[0043] In embodiments of the or any of the above aerosol provision system, the system may further comprise a storage chip, configured to store the target identifier. The controller is configured to communicate with the storage chip to obtain the target identifier.

[0044] In embodiments of the or any of the above aerosol provision system, the system further comprises a pin arranged between the controller and the storage chip. The controller communicates with the storage chip through the pin to obtain the target identifier.

[0045] In embodiments of the or any of the above aerosol provision system, the system may further comprise a heating element and a power supply. The pin is configured to provide a power supply connection between the power supply and the heating element.

[0046] In embodiments of the or any of the above aerosol provision system, the target identifier is configured as image coding information. The system further comprises an image acquisition unit, configured to acquire the image coding information and send to the controller. The controller is configured to send the image coding information or the target identifier decoded by the image encoding information to the external server.

[0047] In accordance with a third aspect, there is provided an aerosol heating control system. The system comprises: the aerosol provision system described in the second aspect, and an external server pre-storing the look-up table. The external server is configured to query and match in the lookup table according to the target identifier after receiving the target identifier, determines that the associated heating parameter is the target heating parameter when the matching succeeds and sends to the aerosol provision system.

[0048] In embodiments of the or any of the above aerosol heating control system, the external server is further configured to update at least one of the identifier and the heating parameter in the look-up table according to the update request of the user.

[0049] In embodiments of the or any of the above aerosol heating control system, the external server is configured to actively send the updated target heating parameter to the aerosol provision system when detecting that the target heating parameter associated with the target identifier is updated.

[0050] In response to the situation where the target identifier remains unchanged but the heating parameters are updated, considering that the aerosol provision system may not be able to learn about the update in a timely manner. Therefore, in this application, the external server is set to actively send the heating parameters, so that the aerosol provision system can obtain the updated heating parameters in a timely manner for optimal heating control.

[0051] In embodiments of the or any of the above aerosol heating control system, the aerosol provision system further comprises an external terminal device that is configured to implement communication between the aerosol provision system and the external server.

[0052] In accordance with a fourth 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 heating method for the above aerosol provision system is implemented.

[0053] In accordance with a fifth 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 heating method for the above aerosol provision system is implemented.

[0054] One or more of the above solutions of the present invention have at least one or more of the following beneficial effects:

[0055] In this application, identifiers of different types of heating attribute association components and a look-up table of heating parameters corresponding to different identifiers are set in the external server. The aerosol provision system can obtain the matching heating parameters from the external server according to the target identifier of its own target heating attribute association component. Compared with the prior art, the look-up table in the server can be conveniently and timely updated. Therefore, the probability of the aerosol provision system obtaining the matching heating parameters is increased, and thus the aerosol provision system can perform optimal heating control.

[0056] 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.

[0057] Brief Description of the Drawings

[0058] 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:

[0059] Figure 1 is a composition diagram of the aerosol heating control system of this application;

[0060] Figure 2 is a composition diagram of the aerosol provision system of this application;

[0061] Figure 3 shows a flowchart of the heating control method carried out in the aerosol heating control system of this application; and

[0062] Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the computer device provided by the embodiment of this application.

[0063] Detailed Description

[0064] 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.

[0065] 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.

[0066] 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.

[0067] 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.

[0068] 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.

[0069] 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.

[0070] In some embodiments, the delivery system is a non-combustible aerosol provision system, such as a powered non-combustible aerosol provision system.

[0071] 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.

[0072] 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.

[0073] 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. 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.

[0074] 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.

[0075] 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.

[0076] 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.

[0077] 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.

[0078] 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.

[0079] 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.

[0080] 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.

[0081] In some embodiments, the active substance comprises nicotine. In some embodiments, the active substance comprises caffeine, melatonin or vitamin B12.

[0082] 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.

[0083] 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.

[0084] 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.

[0085] 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.

[0086] 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.

[0087] 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.

[0088] 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.

[0089] 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.

[0090] 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.

[0091] 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.

[0092] 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.

[0093] The one or more other functional materials may comprise one or more of pH regulators, colouring agents, preservatives, binders, fillers, stabilizers, and / or antioxidants.

[0094] 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.

[0095] 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.

[0096] 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.

[0097] 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.

[0098] 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.

[0099] 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.

[0100] 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 “cartom izer”) 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.

[0101] 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.

[0102] As described in the background art, in the existing aerosol provision system, when a new heating attribute association component appears or there are more suitable heating parameters for the heating attribute association component, the user cannot obtain the matching heating parameters, and thus it is difficult to perform optimal heating control. To this end, this application creatively proposes a new aerosol provision system and its heating method. The identifiers of the heating attribute association components and the corresponding heating parameters are stored in the external server, and the aerosol provision system obtains the heating parameters corresponding to the target identifier of its own target heating attribute association component from the external server. Compared with the prior art, the identifiers and heating parameters in the server can be conveniently and timely updated. Therefore, the probability of the aerosol provision system obtaining the matching heating parameters is increased, and thus the aerosol provision system can perform optimal heating control.

[0103] Embodiment 1

[0104] Embodiment 1 of this application provides an aerosol heating control system. Figure 1 is a composition diagram of the aerosol heating control system of this application. It shows the composition of the system 10 in a simplified manner, in which the various parts are not drawn to scale, and parts that are not relevant to the understanding of the solution of this application are omitted. As shown in Figure 1 , the aerosol heating control system 10 comprises an aerosol provision system 100 and an external server 200. In some embodiments, the aerosol heating control system 10 further comprises a terminal device 300 to provide communication between the aerosol provision system 100 and the external server 200. The following will describe this application by taking the case including the terminal device 300 as an example.

[0105] As shown in Figure 1 , the aerosol provision system 100 comprises a controller 110 and a power supply 120. Specifically, the controller 110 is used to control the power supply 120, thereby controlling the heating of the system. In addition, the controller 110 is also used to control the interaction process with the terminal device 300 and the external server 200. It is understandable that the controller 110 can have various possible settings. The controller 110 can be programmable.

[0106] The power supply 120 may be any suitable power source, such as a DC voltage source. In one embodiment, the power supply is a lithium-ion battery. Alternatively, the power supply can 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.

[0107] The aerosol provision system 100 also comprises a target heating attribute association component 130. Specifically, the heating attribute association component refers to a component related to the heating control of the aerosol provision system. Common heating attribute association components include but are not limited to: heating elements, aerosol generating materials, cartridges integrating heating elements and aerosol generating materials, etc. Specifically, the aerosol generating material may specifically be e-liquid, tobacco sticks, tobacco shreds, etc. The heating element can be a heating needle, a heating coil, or other variations. The target heating attribute association component 130 refers to the heating attribute association component in the aerosol provision system 100.

[0108] Generally speaking, the controller 110 and the power supply 120 may be reused multiple times, and the target heating attribute association component 130 may be replaced, such as replacing new e-liquid, new cartridges, etc. Of course, in an alternative embodiment, the heating attribute association component 130 may not be replaced.

[0109] The aerosol provision system has various possible structural variations. In one embodiment, as shown in Figure 2, the aerosol provision system 100' comprises an aerosol provision device 102' and a cartridge 10T detachably installed on the aerosol provision device 102'. The cartridge 10T is provided with e-liquid as the target heating attribute association component and a heating element 130'. The cartridge 10T also comprises a storage chip 140' for storing the target identifiers of the e-liquid and the heating element 130'. The aerosol provision device 102' is provided with a controller 110' and a power supply 120'. The controller 110' communicates interactively with the storage chip 140' in the cartridge 10T to obtain the target identifier. In addition to the embodiment shown in Figure 2, the target heating attribute association component may be set in the aerosol provision device, or there are at least two target heating attribute association components that are separately arranged in the cartridge and the aerosol provision device.

[0110] The target heating attribute association component 130 has a corresponding target identifier, which is used to uniquely identify the target heating attribute association component 130. The target heating attribute association component 130 may be one or more types. For example, it may be e-liquid or a heating element. In an alternative embodiment, the target heating attribute association component 130 comprises e-liquid and a heating element. When there are multiple types of target heating attribute association components 130, multiple target identifiers can be set to respectively correspond to multiple types of target heating attribute association components 130, and one target identifier may also be set to identify multiple types of target heating attribute association components 130.

[0111] The aerosol provision system 100 also comprises a communication module. In the embodiment where the aerosol heating control system 10 comprises the terminal device 300, the communication module of the aerosol provision system 100 may only include a short- range communication module to achieve communication with the terminal device 300. In the embodiment where the aerosol heating control system 10 does not include the terminal device, the communication module of the aerosol provision system 100 needs to comprise a long- range communication module to achieve communication with the external server 200. In an alternative embodiment, the communication module of the aerosol provision system 100 includes a short-range communication module and a long-range communication module, so as to select whether to directly communicate with the external server 200 or to communicate with the external server 200 through the terminal device 300 according to the situation.

[0112] In an optional embodiment, the aerosol provision system 100 also comprises a display module to display information to the user. Specifically, the user can perform further operations according to the information displayed by the display module. For example, multiple sets of heating parameters are displayed for the user to select. In an alternative embodiment, this display function and selection function may be set in the terminal device 300 for implementation.

[0113] The terminal device 300 may be any communication device that can achieve communication between the aerosol provision system 100 and the external server 200, including but not limited to mobile phones and tablets. Usually, the terminal device is a device that the user can carry with them or easily access.

[0114] In an optional embodiment, the terminal device 300 has a short-range communication module and a long-range communication module. It communicates with the aerosol provision system 100 through the short-range communication module and communicates with the external server 200 through the long-range communication module. In this way, it is avoided that the aerosol provision system 100 must add a remote communication module.

[0115] In an optional embodiment, the terminal device 300 also comprises a display module, which is used to display various information obtained by the terminal device 300 from the aerosol provision system 100 and the external server 200, so that the user can perform the next operation. In an alternative embodiment, the terminal device 300 may also count the interaction information between the aerosol provision system 100 and the external server 200 and display it through the display module for the user to view and understand. For example, the terminal device 300 may record the time when the aerosol provision system 100 last sent a query request to the external server 200, or can record the target identifier that the aerosol provision system 100 last sent to the external server 200, etc.

[0116] In an optional embodiment, the terminal device 300 may also undertake part of the data processing work, so as to reduce the data processing tasks of the aerosol provision system 100 and improve the processing efficiency of the aerosol provision system 100. For example, the terminal device 300 may store information such as the heating parameters obtained by the aerosol provision system 100 from the external server 200, and provide a prequery when the aerosol provision system 100 sends a query request next time.

[0117] Specifically, a special application(app) may be installed in the terminal device 300 for the user to operate, so as to achieve information interaction with the aerosol provision system 100 and the external server 200 and part of the data processing work.

[0118] The external server 200 pre-stores a look-up table 210. The look-up table 210 may be created and stored in the database of the external server 200. The look-up table 210 stores identifiers of different types of heating attribute association components and heating parameters corresponding to different identifiers. For example, identifier 1 corresponds to heating parameter 1 , identifier 2 corresponds to heating parameter 2, etc.

[0119] The above heating attribute association component may be at least one of a heating element and an aerosol generating material, or a cartridge that comprises both a heating element and an aerosol generating material.

[0120] The above heating parameters may be heating power or parameters related to safety protection. The parameters related to safety protection may be the safe resistance value range of the heating element, the dry-burning temperature of the heating element, and the resistance-temperature coefficient curve. In an alternative embodiment, the heating parameters comprise both heating power and parameters related to safety protection.

[0121] In the look-up table, the same type of heating attribute association component, that is, the same type of identifier, can correspond to multiple different types of heating parameters. In this way, multiple types of heating parameters may be queried through one identifier. For example, in the look - up table, if the identifier of the heating element corresponds to both the heating power and the parameters related to safety protection, then the corresponding heating power and parameters related to safety protection may be queried in the look-up table through the identifier of the heating element.

[0122] In another possible embodiment, different types of heating attribute association components in the look-up table correspond to the same type of heating parameter. In one way of this embodiment, different types of heating attribute association components can respectively correspond to their own identifiers, and one type of heating parameter can be queried through multiple identifiers. For example, if the identifier of the heating element and the identifier of the aerosol generating material jointly correspond to the heating power, then the corresponding heating power may be queried in the look-up table through the identifier of the heating element and the identifier of the aerosol generating material. In another way of this embodiment, different types of heating attribute association components correspond to an integrated identifier, and one type of heating parameter is queried through this integrated identifier. For example, if an identifier uniquely identifies the heating element and the aerosol generating material, and this identifier corresponds to the heating power, then the corresponding heating power can be queried in the look-up table through this identifier.

[0123] Corresponding to the continuously updated heating attribute association components and their matching heating parameters, the external server is also configured to update the identifiers of the heating attribute association components and the matching heating parameters in the look-up table according to the user's update request.

[0124] Corresponding to the fact that the heating attribute association component has new matching heating parameters, the external server is also configured to update the matching heating parameters of the heating attribute association component in the look-up table according to the user's update request.

[0125] Based on the above settings, the aerosol provision system may interact with the external server through the terminal device, and send its own target identifier to the external server. The external server queries in the look-up table to determine the corresponding target heating parameters and sends them back to the aerosol provision system through the terminal device, so that the aerosol provision system can perform heating control according to the obtained target heating parameters. Compared with the prior art, the look-up table in the server may be conveniently and timely updated. Therefore, the probability that the aerosol provision system obtains the heating parameters matching its own target heating attribute association component is increased, and thus the aerosol provision system may perform better heating control.

[0126] Embodiment 2

[0127] Embodiment 2 of this application provides a heating control method for an aerosol heating control system. This aerosol heating control system can specifically be the aerosol heating control system described in Embodiment 1 and Figure 1. Figure 2 is a flowchart of the heating control method for the aerosol heating control system in this application. As shown in Figure 2, the method comprises the following steps.

[0128] S21 : The aerosol provision system sends the target identifier of its own target heating attribute association component to the terminal device.

[0129] Before sending the target identifier, the method further comprises identifying the target identifier set within the system, and sending the target identifier to the terminal device for forwarding to the external server for query and matching.

[0130] In some embodiments, the target identifier is set on the target heating attribute association component or on a component integrated with the target heating attribute association component. For example, if the target heating attribute association component is a tobacco stick, the target identifier may be set on the tobacco stick. Another example is that if the target heating attribute association component is a heating element, the target identifier may be set on the heating element. Also, if the target heating attribute association component is a heating element and / or e - liquid set in a cartridge, the target identifier may be set on the cartridge. As the target heating attribute association component or the component integrated with it is replaced, the new target identifier may be replaced accordingly for identification.

[0131] In one of the embodiments, the target identifier is set on a component with communication capabilities. Such a setting facilitates the controller to automatically identify the target identifier. As shown in Figure 2, the target identifier is set on the storage chip in the cartridge. The supplier can pre - store the target identifier of the heating element and / or e - liquid on the storage chip of the cartridge during manufacturing or before leaving the factory. When the cartridge is replaced into the aerosol provision device, the controller in the aerosol provision device communicates with the storage chip of the cartridge and can obtain the stored target identifier, thus realizing the automatic identification of the target identifier.

[0132] The communication connection between the controller and the storage chip may be carried out through the pins between them. In an optional embodiment, to save costs and simplify the structure, the controller and the storage chip communicate through the power supply pins in the system. These power supply pins are also used to realize the power supply between the power source and the heating element in the cartridge.

[0133] In another embodiment, the target identifier may be configured in the form of image coding. The target identifier in the form of image coding comprises but is not limited to barcodes and QR codes. Correspondingly, the target identifier in the form of image coding may be set on a component without communication capabilities. For example, a QR code is set on the surface of the wrapping paper of a tobacco stick to identify the type of the tobacco stick. At this time, the aerosol provision system also comprises an image acquisition unit, which is used to collect the image coding information under the control of the controller and send the image coding information to the terminal device through the controller. It should be noted that the image coding information needs to be decoded. This decoding may be carried out in the controller of the aerosol provision system to send out the decoded information, or it may be carried out in the terminal device or the external server.

[0134] It should be noted that frequent identification of the target identifier will occupy system resources. Ideally, identification should only be carried out when the target identifier changes. Therefore, in this application, the identification of the target identifier may be triggered when a specific event indicating that the target identifier may change occurs.

[0135] One of the specific events is configured as when the replacement of the target heating attribute association component is detected. At this time, the target identifier may change. The replacement of the component can be detected through component position monitoring, interruption of the communication signal between the component and the controller, etc.

[0136] Another specific event is configured as when the system is powered on. This is because the replacement of components when the system is powered off is not easy to detect. Therefore, the identification of the target identifier may be set to be carried out when the system is powered on to avoid missing the identification of a new target identifier.

[0137] After identifying the target identifier, the aerosol provision system may send the target identifier of its own target heating attribute association component to the terminal device through any communication method. In some embodiments, the aerosol provision system may send the target identifier to the terminal device through short-range communication technology.

[0138] The identified target identifier may not necessarily change. Therefore, in this application, the target identifier may be sent to the terminal device when it is determined that the obtained target identifier is a new one, or the newly obtained target identifier can be sent to the terminal device when it is newly obtained.

[0139] As mentioned before, even if the target identifier does not change, its corresponding target heating parameters may be updated. Therefore, in this application, the target identifier may be set to be sent when a preset time period is reached or when the system is powered on to check whether there are any updates to the heating parameters.

[0140] Taking e-liquid as an example, the user may replace the e-liquid with the previously used one during use. Therefore, in embodiments, the currently used target identifier and the corresponding target heating parameters may be stored in the aerosol provision system. When a new target identifier is obtained, the new target identifier may be queried and matched in its own database to improve the query efficiency. When the query and matching are successful, the target heating parameter associated with the new target identifier is determined from its own database; when the query fails, the new target identifier is sent to the terminal device for forwarding to the server for query.

[0141] S22: The terminal device forwards the target identifier to the external server. After obtaining the target identifier, the terminal device may directly send the target identifier to the external server. In an alternative embodiment, the terminal device can decode the target identifier and then send it to the external server.

[0142] In a further embodiment, the terminal device may store the target identifiers of the historical communications between the aerosol provision system and the external server and the corresponding target heating parameters. After receiving the target identifier subsequently, it first conducts a pre-match in the data stored by itself. If the match is successful, it directly returns the result; if the match fails, it sends the target identifier to the external server.

[0143] S23: The external server queries and matches in the pre-stored look-up table according to the target identifier after receiving the target identifier. When the match is successful, it determines the associated heating parameter as the target heating parameter and sends the target heating parameter to the terminal device.

[0144] In some embodiments, after receiving a query request for the target identifier once, the external server starts to monitor the update of the target heating parameter corresponding to the target identifier subsequently. When it detects that the target heating parameter corresponding to the target identifier has been updated, it actively sends the updated target heating parameter and the target identifier to the aerosol provision system. In the case where the target identifier remains unchanged but the heating parameter is updated, the aerosol provision system may not be able to know the update in a timely manner. By setting the external server to actively send the heating parameter, the aerosol provision system can obtain the updated heating parameter in a timely manner for better heating control. After receiving the target heating parameter and the target identifier actively sent by the external server, the aerosol provision system can determine whether the target identifier has changed. If not, it conducts heating control with the updated target heating parameter.

[0145] In the embodiments, the external server may update at least one of the identifiers and heating parameters in the look-up table according to the user's update request.

[0146] S24: The terminal device forwards the target heating parameter to the aerosol provision system.

[0147] In this application, the terminal device may directly forward the obtained target heating parameter to the aerosol provision system. In an alternative embodiment, the terminal device may compare the target heating parameter with the heating parameter currently used by the aerosol provision system. If they are different, it forwards the target heating parameter; if they are the same, it sends the information that the heating parameter has not changed to the aerosol provision system.

[0148] In a further embodiment, the terminal device may also store the obtained target heating parameter or display these target heating parameters for the user to view intuitively. S25: The aerosol provision system conducts heating control according to the target heating parameter.

[0149] After receiving the target heating parameter, the aerosol provision system may conduct corresponding heating control according to the target heating parameter.

[0150] In some embodiments, the target identifier is configured to uniquely identify the target aerosol generating material stored in the system and / or the target heating element of the system, and the target heating parameter is the target heating power. The controller of the aerosol provision system controls the system to heat according to the target heating power.

[0151] In some embodiments, the target identifier is configured to uniquely identify the target heating element of the system, and the target heating parameter is the resistance parameter of the target heating element. The controller of the aerosol provision system determines whether the circuit state of the system is abnormal according to the resistance parameter and the actual resistance value of the target heating element, so as to conduct heating control of the system according to the circuit state.

[0152] Specifically, determining whether the circuit state of the system is abnormal according to the resistance parameter and the actual resistance value of the target heating element, so as to conduct heating control of the system according to the circuit state comprises: while the system is operating, detecting an actual resistance value of the target heating element. When the actual resistance value exceeds the safe resistance value range, controlling the target heating element not to heat. When the actual resistance value is within the safe resistance value range, controlling the target heating element to heat normally.

[0153] In some embodiments, the target identifier is configured to uniquely identify the target heating element of the system, and the target heating parameter is the dry-burning temperature of the target heating element and the resistance temperature coefficient curve. When the system is operating, the controller of the aerosol provision system detects the actual resistance value of the target heating element, calculates and obtains the actual temperature value of the target heating element according to the actual resistance value and the resistance temperature coefficient curve. When it is determined that the target heating element is dryburning according to the actual temperature value and the dry-burning temperature, it controls the target heating element not to heat.

[0154] Those skilled in the art can understand that even for the same type of e-liquid, different users have different preferences for the concentration when inhaling. Therefore, for the same type of e-liquid, multiple sets of target heating parameters corresponding to different effects can be set. In some embodiments of this application, if the external server returns multiple sets of the target heating parameters, the aerosol provision system or the terminal device can output a heating parameter selection prompt. When receiving the selection instruction input by the user in response to the heating parameter selection prompt, the final target heating parameter is determined according to the instruction to control the heating of the system.

[0155] In another embodiment of this application, when it is determined that the query matching of the external server fails, the controller of the aerosol provision system will control its own heating according to the heating parameters built in the system.

[0156] In the above embodiments, it is mentioned that the aerosol provision system communicates with the storage chip or conducts image recognition to obtain the target identifier. In an alternative embodiment of this application, the target identifier is configured to be exposed outside the system so that an external terminal device or a user can obtain the target identifier and then send it to the external server. In this embodiment, step S21 mentioned above may not be required, and the terminal device directly sends the target identifier to the external server.

[0157] The above Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2 are described by taking the case including the terminal device as an example. In an alternative embodiment, the aerosol heating control system and the above heating control method may not include the terminal device, and the communication control is directly carried out between the aerosol provision system and the external server. It is understandable that in an alternative embodiment, the aerosol heating control system may also include more devices for relay communication or performing other operations. For example, the aerosol heating control system may also include an identifier recognition device independent of other parts, which is used to recognize the identifier and send it to the aerosol provision system, the terminal device, or the external server.

[0158] Embodiment 3

[0159] Embodiment 3 of this application also provides a heating method for an aerosol provision system. The heating method of this aerosol provision system is the same as or roughly the same as the operations performed by the aerosol provision system in the above Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2. The method can be executed by the controller of the aerosol provision system, and the method comprises: communicating with an external server to obtain a target heating parameter sent by the external server and controlling the heating of the system according to the target heating parameter. The target heating parameter is obtained by the external server through querying and matching in a pre-stored look-up table according to a target identifier. The target identifier is configured to uniquely identify a target heating attribute association component within the system. The look-up table comprises identifiers of different types of heating attribute association components and heating parameters corresponding to different identifiers.

[0160] In one of the embodiments, the target identifier is configured to uniquely identify a target aerosol generating material stored in the system and / or a target heating element of the system, and the target heating parameter is a target heating power. Controlling the heating of the system according to the target heating parameter comprises controlling the system to heat according to the target heating power.

[0161] In one of the embodiments, the target identifier is configured to uniquely identify a target heating element of the system, and the target heating parameter is a resistance parameter of the target heating element. Controlling the heating of the system according to the target heating parameter comprises determining whether the circuit state of the system is abnormal according to the resistance parameter and the actual resistance value of the target heating element, so as to control the heating of the system according to the circuit state.

[0162] In one of the embodiments, the resistance parameter comprises a safe resistance value range of the target heating element. Determining whether the circuit state of the system is abnormal according to the resistance parameter and the actual resistance value of the target heating element, so as to control the heating of the system according to the circuit state comprises detecting the actual resistance value of the target heating element while the system is operating. Controlling the target heating element not to heat when the actual resistance value exceeds the safe resistance value range. Controlling the target heating element to heat normally when the actual resistance value is within the safe resistance value range.

[0163] In one of the embodiments, the target identifier is configured to uniquely identify a target heating element of the system, and the target heating parameter is a dry-burning temperature of the target heating element and a resistance temperature coefficient curve of the target heating element. Controlling the heating of the system according to the target heating parameter includes: while the system is operating, detecting an actual resistance value of the target heating element, calculating to obtain an actual temperature value of the target heating element according to the actual resistance value and the resistance temperature coefficient curve, and controlling the target heating element not to heat when it is determined that the target heating element is dry-burning according to the actual temperature value and the dry-burning temperature.

[0164] In one of the embodiments, the method further comprises identifying the target identifier arranged in the system, and sending the target identifier to the external server for the purpose of querying and matching by the external server.

[0165] In one of the embodiments, identifying the target identifier arranged in the system comprises communicating with a storage chip within the system to obtain the target identifier; the target identifier is stored in the storage chip.

[0166] In one of the embodiments, the target identifier is image coding information arranged on the target heating attribute association component. Identifying the target identifier arranged in the system comprises collecting the image coding information and sending the image coding information or the target identifier obtained after decoding the image coding information to the external server. In one of the embodiments, identifying the target identifier arranged in the system comprises initiating the step of identifying the target identifier when detecting the replacement of the target heating attribute association component or detecting the startup of the system.

[0167] In one of the embodiments, sending the target identifier to the external server comprises sending to the external server when determining that the target identifier is a new identifier, or sending the newly acquired target identifier to the external server when newly acquiring the target identifier, or sending the target identifier to the external server when detecting that the preset time period is reached or when the system starts up.

[0168] In one of the embodiments, the method further comprises: storing the currently acquired target identifier and the target heating parameter in its own database in an associated manner, querying and matching the new target identifier in the own database when obtaining a new target identifier. When the querying and matching succeed, determining the target heating parameter associated with the new target identifier from its own database. When the querying fails, sending the new target identifier to the external server for querying.

[0169] In one of the embodiments, communicating with the external server through an external terminal device to send the target identifier and receive the target heating parameter.

[0170] In one of the embodiments, the target identifier is configured to be exposed outside the system so that an external terminal device or a user can obtain the target identifier and then send it to the external server.

[0171] In one of the embodiments, the method further comprises controlling the heating of the system according to the heating parameters built in the system when determining that the query matching in the external server fails.

[0172] In one of the embodiments, controlling the heating of the system according to the target heating parameter comprises: outputting a heating parameter selection prompt if the external server returns multiple sets of the target heating parameters, and receiving a selection instruction input by the user in response to the heating parameter selection prompt and determining the final target heating parameter according to the instruction to control the heating of the system.

[0173] Specifically, in this embodiment, the content that is the same as or similar to that in the above Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2 can refer to the above introduction, and will not be repeated hereinafter.

[0174] Embodiment 4

[0175] Embodiment 4 of this application provides an aerosol provision system. This aerosol provision system is the same as or roughly the same as the aerosol provision systems in the above Embodiments 1 , 2, and 3. The aerosol provision system comprises a target heating attribute - associated component related to its heating attribute, and a controller configured to execute the heating method of the aerosol provision system in the above-mentioned embodiments.

[0176] In one of the embodiments, the target heating attribute-associated component is a target heating element and / or a target aerosol-generating material within the system.

[0177] In one of the embodiments, the target heating attribute-associated component is a replaceable component of the system.

[0178] In one of the embodiments, the system comprises a cartridge and an aerosol provision device detachably assembled with the cartridge. The target heating attribute-associated component is arranged in the cartridge, or the target heating attribute-associated component is arranged in the aerosol provision device, or there are at least two target heating attribute- associated components, which are separately arranged in the cartridge and the aerosol provision device.

[0179] In one of the embodiments, the system further comprises a storage chip configured to store the target identifier. The controller is configured to communicate with the storage chip to obtain the target identifier.

[0180] In one of the embodiments, the system further comprises pins arranged between the controller and the storage chip. The controller communicates with the storage chip through the pins to obtain the target identifier.

[0181] In one of the embodiments, the system further comprises a heating element and a power supply. The pins are configured to provide a power supply connection between the power supply and the heating element.

[0182] In one of the embodiments, the target identifier is configured as image-coding information. The system further comprises an image acquisition unit configured to acquire the image-coding information and send it to the controller. The controller is configured to send the image-coding information or the target identifier obtained after decoding the image-coding information to the external server.

[0183] Wherein, 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.

[0184] Embodiment 5

[0185] Corresponding to the above Embodiments 1 to 4, 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 heating method for the aerosol provision system provided in any of the above embodiments.

[0186] Figure 4 exemplarily shows a computer device 1500, which can specifically comprise a processor 1510, a video display adapter 1511 , a disk drive 1512, an input / output interface 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

[0187] 1514, and memory 1520 can be communicatively connected through a communication bus 1530.

[0188] The processor 1510 may 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.

[0189] The memory 1520 may 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.

[0190] 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.

[0191] 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.).

[0192] 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).

[0193] In addition, the electronic device may also obtain information on specific redemption conditions from the virtual resource object redemption condition information database for condition judgment, etc.

[0194] 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.

[0195] Embodiment 6

[0196] Corresponding to the above Embodiments 1 to 5, 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 heating 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 5 can refer to the above introduction, and will not be repeated hereinafter.

[0197] 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 (PGA), field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), etc.

[0198] 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 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.

[0199] 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 "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.

[0200] 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 heating method for an aerosol provision system, wherein the method comprises: communicating with an external server to obtain a target heating parameter sent by the external server; the target heating parameter being obtained by the external server through querying and matching in a pre-stored look-up table according to a target identifier; the target identifier being configured to uniquely identify a target heating attribute association component in the system; the look-up table comprising identifiers of different types of heating attribute association components and heating parameters corresponding to different identifiers; and controlling the heating of the system according to the target heating parameter.

2. A heating method for an aerosol provision system according to claim 1 , wherein the target identifier is configured to uniquely identify a target aerosol generating material stored in the system and / or a target heating element of the system, and the target heating parameter is a target heating power; and controlling the heating of the system according to the target heating parameter comprises: controlling the system to heat according to the target heating power.

3. A heating method for an aerosol provision system according to claim 1 , wherein the target identifier is configured to uniquely identify a target heating element of the system, the target heating parameter is a resistance parameter of the target heating element; and controlling the heating of the system according to the target heating parameter comprises: according to the resistance parameter and the actual resistance value of the target heating element, determining whether the circuit state of the system is abnormal, controlling the heating of the system according to the circuit state.

4. A heating method for an aerosol provision system according to claim 3, wherein the resistance parameter comprises a safe resistance value range of the target heating element; and according to the resistance parameter and the actual resistance value of the target heating element, determining whether the circuit state of the system is abnormal, controlling the heating of the system according to the circuit state comprises: when the system is operating, detecting an actual resistance value of the target heating element;when the actual resistance value exceeds the safe resistance value range, controlling the target heating element not to heat; when the actual resistance value is within the safe resistance value range, controlling the target heating element to heat normally.

5. The heating method for an aerosol provision system according to claim 1 , wherein the target identifier is configured to uniquely identify a target heating element of the system, the target heating parameter is a dry burning temperature of the target heating element and a resistance temperature coefficient curve of the target heating element; and controlling the heating of the system according to the target heating parameter comprises: while the system is operating, detecting an actual resistance value of the target heating element, calculating to obtain an actual temperature value of the target heating element according to the actual resistance value and the resistance temperature coefficient curve, controlling the target heating element not to heat according to the actual temperature value and the dry burning temperature.

6. A heating method for an aerosol provision system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the method further comprises: identifying the target identifier arranged in the system; and sending the target identifier to the external server for the purpose of querying and matching by the external server.

7. A heating method for an aerosol provision system according to claim 6, wherein identifying the target identifier arranged in the system comprises: communicating with a storage chip in the system to obtain the target identifier; the target identifier is stored in the storage chip.

8. A heating method for an aerosol provision system according to claim 6, wherein the target identifier is image coding information arranged in the target heating attribute association component; and identifying the target identifier arranged in the system comprises: collecting the image coding information and sending the image coding information or the target identifier obtained after decoding the image coding information to the external server.

9. A heating method for an aerosol provision system according to claim 6, wherein identifying the target identifier arranged in the system comprises:when detecting the replacement of the target heating attribute association component or detecting the startup of the system, initiating the step of identifying the target identifier.

10. A heating method for an aerosol provision system according to claim 6, wherein sending the target identifier to the external server comprises: determining that the target identifier is a new identifier, sending to the external server; or when newly acquiring the target identifier, sending the newly acquired target identifier to the external server; or detecting that the preset time period is reached or the system starts up, sending the target identifier to the external server.

11. A heating method for an aerosol provision system according to claim 6, wherein the method further comprises: storing the target identifier currently acquired and the target heating parameter in its own database in a relevant manner; when obtaining a new target identifier, querying and matching the new target identifier in the own database; when the querying and matching succeed, determining the target heating parameter associated with the new target identifier from its own database; when the querying fails, sending the new target identifier to the external server for querying.

12. A heating method for an aerosol provision system according to claim 6, comprising communicating with the external server through an external terminal device to send the target identifier and receive the target heating parameter.

13. A heating method for an aerosol provision system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the target identifier is configured to be exposed outside the system so that an external terminal device or a user can obtain the target identifier and then send the target identifier to the external server.

14. A heating method for an aerosol provision system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the method further comprises: when determining querying and matching with the external server fail, controlling the heating of the system according to the heating parameter built in the system.

15. A heating method for an aerosol provision system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein controlling the heating of the system according to the target heating parameter comprises: if the external server returns multiple sets of target heating parameters, outputting a heating parameter selection prompt; receiving a selection instruction input by a user in response to the heating parameter selection prompt, and determining a final target heating parameter according to the instruction to control heating of the system.

16. A heating method for an aerosol provision system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the method further comprises: the external server pre-stores the look-up table; the external server retrieves the target identifier and queries the look-up table, determining the heating element parameter corresponding to the target identifier as the target heating parameter; and the external server sends the target heating parameter to the aerosol provision system.

17. A heating method for an aerosol provision system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the method further comprises: the external server pre-stores the look-up table; an external terminal device identifies or receives the target identifier and sends the target identifier to the external server; the external server receives the target identifier and queries the look-up table, determining the heating element parameter corresponding to the target identifier as the target heating parameter; and the external server sends the target heating parameter to the external terminal device; the external terminal device sends the target heating parameter to the aerosol provision system.

18. An aerosol provision system comprising: a target heating attribute association component, related to a heating attribute of the system; and a controller, configured to execute a heating method for an aerosol provision system according to any one of claims 1 to 17.

19. An aerosol provision system according to claim 18, wherein the target heating attribute association component is a target heating element and / or a target aerosol generation material in the system.

20. An aerosol provision system according to claim 18, wherein the target heating attribute association component is a replaceable component of the system.21 . An aerosol provision system according to claim 20, wherein the system comprises a cartridge and an aerosol provision device detachably assembled with the cartridge; the target heating attribute association component is arranged in the cartridge; or, the target heating attribute association component is arranged in the aerosol provision device; or, the number of the target heating attribute association components is at least two, and the target heating attribute association components are separately arranged in the cartridge and the aerosol provision device.

22. An aerosol provision system according to claim 18, wherein the system further comprises a storage chip, configured to store the target identifier; and the controller is configured to communicate with the storage chip to obtain the target identifier.

23. An aerosol provision system according to claim 22, wherein the system further comprises a pin arranged between the controller and the storage chip, and the controller communicates with the storage chip through the pin to obtain the target identifier.

24. An aerosol provision system according to claim 23, wherein the system further comprises a heating element and a power supply; and the pin is configured to provide a power supply connection between the power supply and the heating element.

25. An aerosol provision system according to claim 18, wherein the target identifier is configured as image coding information; and the system further comprises an image acquisition unit, configured to acquire the image coding information and send to the controller; and the controller is configured to send the image coding information or the target identifier decoded by the image encoding information to the external server.

26. An aerosol provision system comprising:an aerosol provision system according to any one of claims 18 to 25; and an external server, pre-storing the look-up table; the external server configured to query and match in the look-up table according to the target identifier after receiving the target identifier, determining that the associated heating parameter is the target heating parameter when the matching succeeds and sending to the aerosol provision system.

27. An aerosol provision system according to claim 26, wherein the external server is further configured to update at least one of the identifier and the heating parameter in the lookup table according to the update request of the user.

28. An aerosol provision system according to claim 27, wherein the external server is configured to actively send the updated target heating parameter to the aerosol provision system when detecting that the target heating parameter associated with the target identifier is updated.

29. An aerosol provision system according to claim 26, wherein the aerosol provision system further comprises an external terminal device, configured to implement communication between the aerosol provision system and the external server.

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