Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
  • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
  • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
  • A24F40/50—Control or monitoring
  • A24F40/57—Temperature control
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
  • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
  • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
  • A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
  • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
  • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
  • A24F40/50—Control or monitoring
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
  • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
  • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
  • A24F40/50—Control or monitoring
  • A24F40/53—Monitoring, e.g. fault detection
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
  • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
  • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
  • A24F40/65—Devices with integrated communication means, e.g. wireless communication means

Definitions

• the present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program.
• an inhalation device employs an aerosol source for generating an aerosol, and a substrate including a flavor source or the like for imparting a flavor component to the generated aerosol, to generate an aerosol to which the flavor component has been imparted.
• the user can enjoy the flavor by inhaling the aerosol to which the flavor component has been imparted, generated by the inhalation device.
• the action by which the user inhales the aerosol is also referred to below as "puffing" or a "puffing action”.
• Preferences for the flavor tasted during puffing vary for each user.
• the temperature at which the aerosol source, which directly influences the flavor, is heated is customizable by the user.
• the following PTL 1 discloses a technique for a user to customize the temperature at which an aerosol source is heated.
• the present disclosure takes account of the abovementioned problems, and the objective of the present disclosure is to provide a mechanism capable of further improving the quality of the user experience.
• one aspect of the present invention provides an information processing device comprising a control unit that, on the basis of an evaluation by a user that has been set for an aerosol generated on the basis of control information to be evaluated by an inhalation device that generates an aerosol by heating an aerosol source on the basis of control information defining parameters that relate to the temperature for heating the aerosol source, identifies an evaluation trend of the user, which indicates the degree of deviation between the evaluation by the user and evaluations by a plurality of other users for the same aerosol.
• the control unit may identify the evaluation trend on the basis of an evaluation by the user with respect to the control information to be evaluated, and evaluations by a plurality of other users with respect to the control information to be evaluated.
• the control unit may identify the evaluation trend of the user on the basis of the evaluation by the user with respect to the control information to be evaluated generated on the basis of the evaluations by the plurality of other users.
• the control unit may identify the evaluation trend of the user for each of the plurality of evaluation items on the basis of evaluations set for each of a plurality of evaluation items.
• another aspect of the present invention provides an information processing method executed by a computer, the method including identifying, on the basis of an evaluation by a user that has been set for an aerosol generated on the basis of control information to be evaluated by an inhalation device that generates an aerosol by heating an aerosol source on the basis of control information defining parameters that relate to the temperature for heating the aerosol source, an evaluation trend of the user, which indicates the degree of deviation between the evaluation by the user and evaluations by a plurality of other users for the same aerosol.
• elements having substantially identical functional configurations may also be distinguished by using the same reference sign followed by a different letter of the alphabet.
• a plurality of elements having a substantially identical functional configuration are distinguished as an inhalation device 100A and an inhalation device 100B as necessary.
• only the same code is assigned.
• the inhalation device 100A and the inhalation device 100B then the inhalation device is merely referred as the inhalation device 100.
• Fig. 1 is a view showing a configuration example of a system 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
• the system 1 includes a plurality of inhalation devices 100 (100A and 100B), a plurality of terminals (200A and 200B), and a server 300.
• the inhalation device 100 is a device for generating a substance to be inhaled by a user.
• the substance generated by the inhalation device 100 will be described as being an aerosol.
• the inhalation device 100 is an example of an aerosol generating device that generates an aerosol.
• the substance generated by the inhalation device may be a gas.
• the inhalation device 100 can accommodate a stick-type substrate 150.
• the inhalation device 100 generates the aerosol by using the stick-type substrate 150 accommodated therein.
• the stick-type substrate 150 is an example of a substrate that contributes to generation of an aerosol.
• the stick-type substrate 150 contains an aerosol source.
• the inhalation device 100 generates the aerosol by heating the stick-type substrate 150 accommodated therein.
• the terminal device 200 is a device used by a user of the inhalation device 100.
• the terminal device 200 is associated with the inhalation device 100.
• the inhalation device 100 and the terminal device 200 may be paired in advance for wireless communication, or the fact that the user of the inhalation device 100 and the terminal device 200 is the same may be registered in the server 300 in advance.
• the terminal device 200 may be any device such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a wearable device, or a personal computer (PC).
• the terminal device 200 may be a charger that charges the inhalation device 100.
• the server 300 is an information processing device that manages information about each device included in the system 1.
• the server 300 is connected to the terminal device 200 via a network 900.
• the server 300 indirectly communicates with the inhalation device 100 via the terminal device 200.
• the server 300 may perform various processing on the basis of information collected from the inhalation device 100 via the terminal device 200.
• the server 300 may perform various processing on the basis of user operations performed on the terminal device 200.
• the system 1 includes a plurality of the inhalation devices 100 and a plurality of the terminal devices 200 used by a plurality of users.
• a user who uses the inhalation device 100A and the terminal device 200A is also referred to as user A.
• a user who uses the inhalation device 100B and the terminal device 200B is also referred to as user B.
• FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating schematically a configuration example of the inhalation device 100.
• an inhalation device 100 according to the present configuration example comprises a power source unit 111, a sensor unit 112, a notification unit 113, a memory unit 114, a communication unit 115, a control unit 116, heating units 121, an accommodating portion 140, and a heat insulating portion 144.
• the power source unit 111 stores electric power. The power source unit 111 then supplies the electric power to each component of the inhalation device 100 in accordance with control performed by the control unit 116.
• the power source unit 111 may be configured, for example, by a rechargeable battery such as a lithium ion secondary battery.
• the sensor unit 112 acquires various types of information relating to the inhalation device 100.
• the sensor unit 112 is configured by a pressure sensor such as a condenser microphone, a flow rate sensor or a temperature sensor, etc., and acquires values associated with inhalation by a user.
• the sensor unit 112 is configured by an input device, such as a button or switch, for accepting input of information from the user.
• the notification unit 113 notifies the user of information.
• the notification unit 113 is configured by a light emitting device that emits light, a display device that displays images, a sound output device that outputs sound, or a vibrating device that vibrates, for example.
• the memory unit 114 stores various types of information for the operation of the inhalation device 100.
• the memory unit 114 is configured by a non-volatile storage medium such as a flash memory, for example.
• the communication unit 115 is a communication interface capable of performing communication conforming to any wired or wireless communication standard.
• Examples of communication standards that may be used include standards that employ Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) (registered trademark), NFC (Near-Field Communication), or LPWA (Low Power Wide Area), for example.
• the control unit 116 functions as an arithmetic processing device and a control device, and controls overall operation within the inhalation device 100 in accordance with various programs.
• the control unit 116 is realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or an electronic circuit such as a microprocessor, for example.
• the accommodating portion 140 has an internal space 141, and holds the stick-type substrate 150 while accommodating a portion of the stick-type substrate 150 in the internal space 141.
• the accommodating portion 140 has an opening 142 allowing the internal space 141 to communicate with the outside, and accommodates the stick-type substrate 150 that has been inserted into the internal space 141 from the opening 142.
• the accommodating portion 140 is a cylindrical body comprising the opening 142 and a bottom portion 143 serving as a bottom surface, and defines a columnar internal space 141.
• An air flow path for supplying air to the internal space 141 is connected to the accommodating portion 140.
• An air inflow hole which is an inlet for air into the air flow path, is disposed in a side surface of the inhalation device 100, for example.
• An air outflow hole serving as an outlet for air from the air flow path to the internal space 141 is disposed in the bottom portion 143, for example.
• the stick-type substrate 150 comprises a substrate portion 151 and a mouthpiece portion 152.
• the substrate portion 151 contains an aerosol source.
• the aerosol source includes a tobacco-derived or non-tobacco-derived flavor component. If the inhalation device 100 is a medical inhaler such as a nebulizer, the aerosol source may include a drug.
• the aerosol source may, for example, be a liquid such as water or a polyhydric alcohol, for example glycerol or propylene glycol, containing the tobacco-derived or non-tobacco-derived flavor component, or may be a solid including the tobacco-derived or non-tobacco-derived flavor component.
• the inhalation device 100 is, of course, not limited to the configuration described above, and may adopt various configurations, such as those illustrated below by way of example.
• the inhalation device 100 collaborates with the stick-type substrate 150 to generate an aerosol to be inhaled by the user.
• the combination of the inhalation device 100 and the stick-type substrate 150 may be considered as an aerosol-generating system.
• Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the terminal device 200 according to the embodiment.
• the terminal device 200 includes an input unit 210, an output unit 220, a detection unit 230, a communication unit 240, a memory unit 250, and a control unit 260.
• the input unit 210 has the function of accepting input of various information.
• the sensor unit 210 may include an input device, such as a button or a switch, for accepting input of information from the user. Examples of input devices that may be cited include a button, a keyboard, a touch panel, and a microphone, etc.
• the input unit 210 may include various types of sensors such as an image sensor.
• the output unit 220 has the function of outputting information.
• the output unit 220 may include an output device that outputs information to the user. Examples of output devices that may be cited include: a display device for displaying information, a light-emitting device for emitting light, a vibration device which vibrates, and a sound output device for outputting sound, etc.
• a display is an example of the display device.
• a light-emitting diode (LED) is an example of the light-emitting device.
• An eccentric motor is an example of the vibration device.
• a speaker is an example of the sound output device.
• the output unit 220 outputs the information input from the control unit 260 to notify the user of the information.
• the detection unit 230 has the function of detecting information relating to the terminal device 200.
• the detection unit 230 may detect location information of the terminal device 200.
• the detection unit 230 receives a GNSS (global navigation satellite system) signal from a GNSS satellite (e.g., a GPS signal from a GPS (global positioning system) satellite), and detects location information comprising the longitude and latitude of the device.
• the detection unit 230 may detect movement of the terminal device 200.
• the detection unit 230 includes a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor, and detects an angular velocity and an acceleration.
• the communication unit 240 is a communication interface for sending and receiving information between the terminal device 200 and another device.
• the communication unit 240 performs communication conforming to any wired or wireless communication standard. Examples of communication standards which may be used include standards employing USB (universal serial bus), Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), NFC (near field communication), or LPWA (low-power wide area), etc.
• the memory unit 250 stores various types of information.
• the memory unit 250 is configured by a non-volatile storage medium such as a flash memory, for example.
• the control unit 260 functions as an arithmetic processing device or a control device, controlling overall operation within the terminal device 200 in accordance with various programs.
• the control unit 260 is realized by a CPU (central processing unit) or an electronic circuit such as a microprocessor, for example.
• the control unit 260 may also include a ROM (read-only memory) for storing programs and computation parameters, etc. which are used, and a RAM (random access memory) for temporarily storing suitably modifying parameters, etc.
• the terminal device 200 implements various types of processing based on control performed by the control unit 260.
• Examples of processing controlled by the control unit 260 include: processing of information input by means of the input unit 210, output of information by the output unit 220, detection of information by the detection unit 230, sending and receiving of information by the communication unit 240, and storage/reading of information by the memory unit 250.
• Other processing implemented by the terminal device 200 such as processing based on input of information to each component and information output from each component, are also controlled by means of the control unit 260.
• control unit 260 may be realized using an application.
• the application may be preinstalled or downloaded.
• functions of the control unit 260 may be realized by means of PWA (progressive web apps).
• Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the server 300 according to the present embodiment.
• the server 300 includes a notification unit 310, a memory unit 320, and a communication unit 330.
• the communication unit 310 is a communication interface for sending and receiving information between the server 300 and another device.
• the communication unit 310 performs communication conforming to any wired or wireless communication standard.
• the memory unit 320 stores various types of information for operation of the server 300.
• the storage unit 320 is constructed of a non-volatile storage medium such as, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and an SSD (Solid State Driver).
• the control unit 330 functions as an arithmetic processing device and a control device, controlling overall operation within the server 300 in accordance with various programs.
• the control unit 330 is realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and an electronic circuit such as a microprocessor, for example.
• the control unit 330 may also include a ROM (read-only memory) for storing programs and computation parameters, etc. which are used, and a RAM (random access memory) for temporarily storing suitably changing parameters, etc.
• the server 300 implements various types of processing on the basis of control performed by the control unit 330.
• the sending and receiving of information by the communication unit 310, and storage/reading of information by the memory unit 320 are examples of processing controlled by the control unit 330.
• Other processing implemented by the server 300 such as processing based on input of information to each component and information output from each component, are also controlled by means of the control unit 330.
• the control unit 116 controls the operation of the heating units 121 based on the heating profile. Control of the operation of the heating units 121 is achieved by controlling the supply of power from the power source unit 111 to the heating units 121. The heating units 121 heat the stick-type substrate 150 using power supplied from the power source unit 111.
• the heating profile is control information for controlling the temperature at which the aerosol source is heated.
• the heating profile defines a parameter relating to a temperature at which the aerosol source is heated.
• the temperature of the heating units 121 is an example of the temperature at which the aerosol source is heated.
• a target value of the temperature of the heating units 121 (also referred to below as the "target temperature") is an example of a parameter relating to the temperature at which the aerosol source is heated.
• the temperature of the heating units 121 may be controlled to change in accordance with the time elapsed from the start of heating.
• the heating profile includes information defining a time-series transition of the target temperature.
• the heating profile may comprise a parameter (hereinafter also referred to as a power supply parameter) defining how power is supplied to the heating units 121.
• the power supply parameters include, for example, a voltage applied to the heating units 121, ON/OFF of the power supply to the heating units 121, or a method of feedback control to be employed. ON/OFF of the power supply to the heating units 121 may be considered as ON/OFF of the heating units 121.
• the control unit 116 controls the operation of the heating units 121 such that the temperature of the heating units 121 (also referred to below as the "actual temperature") transitions similarly to the target temperature defined in the heating profile.
• the heating profile is typically designed such that, when the user inhales the aerosol generated from the stick-type substrate 150, the flavor tasted by the user is optimized.
• the flavor tasted by the user can be optimized.
• the notification unit 113 may notify the user of information indicative of when the puffing-possible period ends. For example, the notification unit 113 notifies the user of information announcing the end of the puffing-possible period before the puffing-possible period ends, or notifies the user of information indicating that the puffing-possible period has ended at the timing at which the puffing-possible period has ended.
• the notification to the user can be by lighting an LED or vibrating, or the like, for example. By referring to such notification, the user is able to take a puff until the end of the puffing-possible period.
• Fig. 5 is a graph schematically showing an example of a heating profile.
• the horizontal axis of the graph 20 denotes time.
• the vertical axis of the graph 20 denotes temperature.
• the line 21 denotes a time-series transition of the target temperature.
• the heating session may include an initial temperature-increase period, an intermediate temperature-reduction period, and a temperature re-increase period in succession.
• the initial temperature-increase period is a period in which the temperature of the heating units 121 rapidly rises after the start of heating and is kept at a high temperature.
• the intermediate temperature-reduction period is a period in which the temperature of the heating units 121 drops after the initial temperature-increase period.
• the temperature re-increase period is a period in which the temperature of the heating units 121 is once again increased after the intermediate temperature-reduction period.
• the target temperature rapidly increases to around 300°C during the initial temperature-increase period, then drops to around 230°C during the intermediate temperature-reduction period, after which the temperature increases stepwise to around 260°C during the temperature re-increase period.
• electrical supply to the heating units 121 may be interrupted and heating may be turned OFF. In the example shown in fig.
• the period from the start of heating to partway through the initial temperature-increase period is the preheating period, and the period from part way through the initial temperature-increase period to the end of the temperature re-increase period is the puffing-enabled period.
• the system 1 repeatedly executes customization processing.
• the customization processing is processing for customizing (or namely, modifying) the heating profile.
• the system 1 modifies the heating profile in the customization processing to improve the evaluation by the user.
• the system 1 can gradually generate a heating profile that can provide an optimal user experience by repeating the customization processing.
• the customization processing is executed or controlled by each of the inhalation device 100, the terminal device 200, or the server 300.
• the customization processing includes at least: the inhalation device 100 generating the aerosol using the heating profile; setting an evaluation period; receiving settings of an evaluation made by the user; modifying the heating profile based on the set evaluation; and setting the modified heating profile in the inhalation device 100.
• the customization processing may be repeatedly performed until a heating profile as intended by the user is generated. Each process included in the customization processing will be described in detail below.
• the inhalation device 100 generates an aerosol by heating the stick-type substrate 150 based on the heating profile.
• the user inhales the aerosol generated by the inhalation device 100 to confirm the feeling of inhalation.
• the user can make a plurality of puffs during the heating session.
• the timing at which a puff is performed may be set in advance.
• the user performs the puffs at a preset puff timing.
• the terminal device 200 acquires information indicating the progress of heating from the inhalation device 100 and prompts the user to puff at a prescribed timing during the heating session.
• the information indicating the progress of heating may include an elapsed time from the start of heating, a temperature of the heating unit 121, and the like.
• the terminal device 200 may obtain, from the inhalation device 100, identification information of the heating profile used by the inhalation device 100, along with or prior to the information indicating the progress of heating.
• the puff timing is different for each heating profile, it is possible to appropriately determine the arrival of the puff timing.
• the inhalation device 100 may transmit information for identifying the actual puff timing to the terminal device 200.
• the information for identifying the puff timing may be information indicating what number of puffs were made during the heating session, or information identifying the puff timing by the time elapsed from the start of heating.
• the information for identifying the puff timing may be included in the information indicating the progress of heating and transmitted.
• the terminal device 200 sets a plurality of evaluation periods by dividing the heating session.
• An evaluation period is a period for evaluation by a user.
• the terminal device 200 sets the evaluation period on the basis of the identification information of the heating profile used by the inhalation device 100 and the information indicating the progress of heating.
• the evaluation period may include a plurality of puff timings. That is, the user may collectively set evaluations for a plurality of puffs.
• the puff timing may be a preset puff timing or an actual puff timing. According to such a configuration, it is possible to roughly customize the heating profile. As a result, the burden on the user can be reduced as compared with the case where the evaluation is set for each puff.
• the evaluation period may include one puff timing. That is, the user may set the evaluation for each puff. According to such a configuration, it is possible to finely customize the heating profile.
• the terminal device 200 may set the evaluation period on the basis of an elapsed time from the start of heating. For example, the terminal device 200 may set a plurality of 30-second evaluation periods by dividing the puffing-possible period every 30 seconds.
• the terminal device 200 may set the evaluation period on the basis of the number of puff timings. For example, the terminal device 200 may divide the puffing-possible period for each puff timing to set the evaluation period for each puff timing. According to such a configuration, even if the puff interval of the user is uneven, the evaluation period can be set appropriately.
• the terminal device 200 receives settings for evaluation for a plurality of evaluation items. According to such a configuration, the heating profile can be modified based on evaluations from various aspects.
• the terminal device 200 may set a plurality of evaluation periods for each of the plurality of evaluation items. Then, the terminal device 200 may receive settings for evaluation for each evaluation item for the aerosol that the user has inhaled in each of a plurality of evaluation periods set for each of the plurality of evaluation items. For example, the terminal device 200 may set an evaluation period for each 30 seconds for evaluation items A to C, and set an evaluation period for each puff for evaluation items D to F. According to such a configuration, the evaluation period can be set flexibly for each evaluation item, and thus it is possible to improve the ease of customization.
• the terminal device 200 receives settings for evaluation for the aerosol that the user has inhaled in each of a plurality of evaluation periods.
• the terminal device 200 receives settings for evaluation for each evaluation item for the aerosol that the user has inhaled in evaluation periods set for each evaluation item.
• the evaluation set by the user is used in order to modify the heating profile.
• receiving the settings for evaluation may be interpreted as receiving the settings for a modification instruction for the heating profile (modification value for the target temperature, which is described later).
• the terminal device 200 may display, on a touch panel, a UI (user interface) screen (hereinafter also referred to as an evaluation setting screen) for receiving the settings for evaluation, and may receive a touch operation for setting the evaluation during the evaluation period.
• the evaluation setting screen may be displayed in real time in accordance with the progress of heating. In this case, the user can set the evaluation in real time while puffing.
• the evaluation setting screen may be displayed after the heating session ends. In this case, the user can set the evaluation calmly.
• Evaluation trends can differ for each user.
• An evaluation trend is information indicating a degree of divergence between the evaluation by the user and the evaluations by a plurality of other users for the same aerosol. More simply, the evaluation trend of the user is information indicating the degree of divergence of the evaluation by the user from the average evaluation of all users. For example, even with the same aerosol, one user could evaluate the smoking flavor as high, while another user could evaluate the smoking flavor as low.
• By identifying the evaluation trend of the user it is possible to more appropriately interpret the evaluation by the user of the aerosol in accordance with the evaluation trend of the user.
• customizing the heating profile in accordance with the evaluation trend of the user makes it possible to more quickly arrive at the heating profile as intended by the user. The quality of the user experience can thus be further improved.
• the system 1 executes processing to identify the evaluation trend of a user.
• the processing for identifying the evaluation trend of the user is executed or controlled by each of the inhalation device 100, the terminal device 200, or the server 300.
• Fig. 11 is a flow chart for explaining an example of a processing flow according to the second method for identifying an evaluation trend of the user implemented by the server 300 according to the present embodiment.
• the server 300 collects the evaluation by the user for the standard heating profile (step S302).
• the server 300 modifies the heating profile on the basis of the evaluation by the user set with respect to the aerosol generated by the inhalation device 100 on the basis of the heating profile to be evaluated, and the evaluation trend of the user. Specifically, the server 300 modifies the heating profile on the basis of the evaluation trend of the user in addition to the evaluation by the user when modifying the heating profile on the basis of the evaluation set by the user in the customization processing. According to such a configuration, the heating profile can be modified after more appropriately interpreting the evaluation by the user for the aerosol in accordance with the evaluation trend of the user. Therefore, it becomes possible to reach the heating profile as intended by the user faster.
• the server 300 corrects the modification value of the target temperature corresponding to the evaluation by the user for the heating profile on the basis of the evaluation trend of the user, and modifies the heating profile on the basis of the corrected modification value of the target temperature.
• the server 300 may correct the modification value corresponding to the evaluation by the user in a direction opposite to the evaluation trend of the user.
• the server 300 may correct the evaluation of the smoking flavor to a smaller degree if the user tends to evaluate the smoking flavor as high.
• the server 300 may modify the heating profile on the basis of evaluations respectively set for a plurality of evaluation periods set in a period (i.e., heating session) in which the inhalation device 100 executes processing for generating an aerosol on the basis of the heating profile, and an evaluation trend of the user for each evaluation period. Specifically, the server 300 corrects the modification value corresponding to the evaluation for each evaluation period on the basis of the evaluation trend for each evaluation period. Then, the server 300 modifies the target temperature for each evaluation period on the basis of the corrected modification value for each evaluation period.
• the server 300 corrects a modification value corresponding to the evaluation for each puff on the basis of the evaluation trend for each puff, and modifies a target temperature for each puff timing on the basis of the corrected modification value. According to such a configuration, even if the evaluation trend of the user is different for each puff, the heating profile can be appropriately modified.
• the server 300 may modify the heating profile on the basis of a plurality of modification values of the target temperature corresponding to a plurality of evaluations set for a plurality of evaluation items, and an evaluation trend of the user for each evaluation item. Specifically, the server 300 corrects the modification value of the target temperature corresponding to the evaluation for each evaluation item on the basis of the evaluation trend for each evaluation item. For example, the server 300 corrects the modification value of the target temperature corresponding to the evaluation set for the smoking flavor on the basis of the evaluation trend of the user for the smoking flavor. The same also applies to the other evaluation items. Then, the server 300 modifies the heating profile on the basis of the corrected modification value of the target temperature for each evaluation item. According to such a configuration, even if the evaluation trend of the user is different for each evaluation item, the heating profile can be appropriately modified.
• the server 300 may integrate the corrected modification values of the target temperature for each evaluation item, and may modify the heating profile on the basis of the integrated modification value of the target temperature. Specifically, the server 300 calculates a final modification value of the target temperature for each evaluation period by integrating the corrected modification values of the target temperature for each evaluation item in an overlapping evaluation period. The server 300 then modifies the heating profile by modifying the target temperature for each evaluation period defined in the heating profile on the basis of the final modification value of the target temperature for each evaluation period.
• the integration method for obtaining the final modification value of the target temperature is as described above with reference to Table 2.
• the server 300 subtracts the evaluation trend "-10°C" of the user for the first puff from the modification value "-20°C" of the target temperature corresponding to the evaluation "+” set by the user for the first puff, thereby calculating the corrected modification value "-10°C" of the target temperature. This corresponds to correcting the evaluation to a small degree due to the user tending to evaluate the evaluation the evaluation item A as high/strong. The same also applies to the second puff.
• the server 300 sets the corrected modification value of the target temperature to " ⁇ 0°C" due to the evaluation by the user being "just right (OK”).
• Table 8 Table 8 One example of correction method for modification value of target temperature for evaluation item A First puff Second puff Third puff Evaluation set by user + (-20°C) + (-20°C) OK ( ⁇ 0°C) Evaluation trend of user + (-10°C) + (-12°C) + (-10°C) ... Corrected modification value + (-10°C) + (-8°C) OK ( ⁇ 0°C)
• the server 300 may correct the modification value of the target temperature corresponding to a part where the evaluation is not good (e.g., a bad evaluation) included in the evaluation by the user with regard to the heating profile on the basis of the evaluation trend of the user, and may modify the heating profile on the basis of the corrected modification value of the target temperature. Specifically, the server 300 may modify the target temperature of the puff timing that was evaluated as high/strong (+) or low/weak (-). According to such a configuration, it is possible to modify the heating profile to improve the evaluation by the user.
• a part where the evaluation is not good e.g., a bad evaluation
• the server 300 may modify the target temperature of the puff timing that was evaluated as high/strong (+) or low/weak (-). According to such a configuration, it is possible to modify the heating profile to improve the evaluation by the user.
• the server 300 need not perform a correction based on the evaluation trend of the user for the modification value of the target temperature corresponding to a good evaluation in the evaluation by the user with regard to the heating profile.
• the server 300 need not modify the target temperature of the puff timing evaluated as just right (OK). According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the evaluation by the user from worsening due to the modification of the heating profile.
• the server 300 may modify the heating profile after weighting the evaluation trend.
• An example of this case will be described with reference to Table 9 below.
• the server 300 subtracts the weighted evaluation trend "-5°C", obtained by multiplying the evaluation trend "-10°C” of the user for the first puff by a coefficient "0.5", from the modification value "-20°C" of the target temperature corresponding to the evaluation "+” set by the user for the first puff.
• Table 9 Table 9.
• One example of correction method for modification value of target temperature for evaluation item A First puff Second puff Third puff ...
• the coefficients shown in Table 9 above correspond to the weightings assigned to the evaluation trends.
• the server 300 may set coefficients that differ for each evaluation period, and/or for each evaluation item.
• the server 300 corrects the modification value of the target temperature corresponding to the evaluation for each evaluation item and evaluation period on the basis of the evaluation trend of the user for each evaluation item and evaluation period (step S402). For example, the server 300 corrects each of the plurality of modification values of the target temperatures corresponding to the evaluation for each puff timing set for the plurality of evaluation items, on the basis of the evaluation trend of the user for each evaluation item and puff timing.
• the server 300 integrates the corrected modification values of the target temperatures for each evaluation period (step S404). For example, the server 300 calculates a final modification value of the target temperature for each puff timing by integrating a plurality of corrected modification values of the target temperatures corresponding to evaluations set for a plurality of evaluation items for each overlapping puff timing.
• the server 300 modifies the heating profile on the basis of the final modification value of the target temperature for each evaluation period (step S406). For example, the server 300 modifies the target temperature for each puff timing on the basis of the final modification value of the target temperature for each puff timing.
• the server 300 generates a new heating profile (hereinafter also referred to as the modified heating profile) by modifying a heating profile (hereinafter also referred to as the unmodified heating profile) on the basis of the evaluation set by the user.
• the server 300 may generate the modified heating profile on the basis of a trained generation model to generate the heating profile.
• the generation model outputs the modified heating profile when the unmodified heating profile and the evaluation set for the unmodified heating profile are input.
• the generation model may be a model trained by known machine learning techniques, such as SVM (Support Vector Machine) or a neural network.
• the server 300 may collect a plurality of teacher data and train the generation model on the basis of the plurality of collected teacher data.
• the teacher data includes a combination of a first heating profile, an evaluation set for the first heating profile, and a second heating profile to be generated on the basis of the first heating profile and the evaluation set for the first heating profile. That is, the teacher data is a desirable combination of the unmodified heating profile that is input to the generation model and the evaluation set for unmodified heating profile, and the modified heating profile, which is the output from the generation model.
• a highly accurate generation model can be trained. Note that the accuracy of the generation model corresponds to the accuracy of the heating profile generated using the generation model.
• the server 300 may collect the teacher data in the process of repeating the customization processing. For example, in the example shown in Table 3, the server 300 may collect teacher data including a heating profile P1 as the first heating profile, an evaluation E1, and a heating profile P100 as a second heating profile.
• the server 300 may collect teacher data including information indicative of the evaluation trend of the user. According to such a configuration, it is possible to train the generation model in consideration of the evaluation trend of the user. As a result, it is possible to improve the accuracy of the generation model.
• the server 300 may collect the evaluation trend of the user as teacher data.
• the server 300 may collect teacher data including a heating profile P1 as the first heating profile, an evaluation E1, an evaluation trend of the user, and a heating profile P100 as a second heating profile.
• the server 300 may collect, as teacher data, evaluations corrected on the basis of the evaluation trends of the user.
• the server 300 may collect teacher data including a heating profile P1 as the first heating profile, an evaluation E1 corrected on the basis of the evaluation trend of the user, and a heating profile P100 as a second heating profile.
• the inhalation device 100 may equally be configured as what is known as a liquid atomization aerosol-generating device, which generates an aerosol by heating and atomizing a liquid aerosol source.
• the features of the present disclosure may also be applied to a liquid atomization aerosol-generating device.

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