Information Processing for Personalized Aerosol Heating Profiles

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing inhalation device technologies allow only user-specific customization of aerosol source heating temperature, limiting personalized user experience enhancement.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device and method that includes a communication unit for sending and receiving control information on aerosol source heating, a memory unit for storing usage history, and a control unit for calculating rewards based on usage history to enhance user experience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If user-specific customization of aerosol source heating temperature is implemented, then personal use experience is improved, but the system lacks shared value and community engagement

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalized temperature customizationVSAvoidshared profile functionality
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The control information is designed to serve dual purposes: it provides personalized temperature customization for individual users while simultaneously enabling sharing across multiple users and devices. The profile can be applied universally to different inhalation devices and users, transforming a single-user tool into a multi-functional platform that supports both personalization and community engagement

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If control information is shared across users and devices, then system versatility is improved, but tracking and managing usage history becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecross-device profile compatibilityVSAvoidusage history tracking
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

A server is introduced as an intermediary component that centralizes the tracking and management of usage history across multiple users and devices. The server receives usage history data from various inhalation devices, stores it systematically, and provides this information back to users and developers. This intermediary architecture simplifies the complexity of tracking cross-device usage patterns while enabling robust data management and analysis

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If reward system is implemented to motivate profile contribution, then user engagement is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprofile generation volumeVSAvoidreward calculation mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The reward system operates on feedback principles by monitoring usage history data and providing tangible rewards to users whose profiles are widely adopted. The server analyzes usage patterns, determines profile popularity metrics, and automatically calculates and distributes rewards. This feedback loop motivates users to create high-quality profiles by demonstrating that their contributions directly result in measurable rewards based on actual usage data

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enhances user experience by promoting the sharing and customization of heating profiles, motivating users to contribute high-quality profiles, and improving overall satisfaction through a reward system.

Implementation Method 1

an inhalation device which generates an aerosol by heating the aerosol source

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeating: Heating

Data Source

PatentEP4627951A1Information processing device, and information processing method
Publication Date: 2025.10.08 JAPAN TOBACCO INC
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AI summary

[Problem] To provide a mechanism capable of further improving the quality of user experience. [Solution] This information processing device comprises: a communication unit that sends control information to be used by an inhalation device and receives a use history which is information indicating the history of use of the control information by the inhalation device, the inhalation device heating an aerosol source to generate aerosol, wherein the control information defines a parameter relating to a temperature at which the aerosol source is heated; a storage unit that stores the control information sent by the communication unit and the use history received by the communication unit; and a control unit that calculates, on the basis of the use history stored in the storage unit, a reward given to a user having contributed to the generation of the control information.