KR102323508B1 - Method for controlling temperature of heater based on NFC and apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention, a first collecting step of collecting a temperature profile corresponding to the type of the aerosol-generating substrate through short-range communication in the first mode; a second collection step of collecting a temperature profile irrespective of the type of the aerosol-generating substrate through short-range communication in the second mode; and a power control step of controlling the power supplied to the heater based on the temperature profile collected in at least one of the first mode and the second mode. .

Description

A method for controlling the temperature of a heater of an aerosol generating device through short-range communication, and an apparatus therefor

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of a heater of an aerosol generating device through short-distance communication, and more particularly, a method and apparatus for collecting a temperature profile for controlling the temperature of a heater through short-distance communication is about

In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for an alternative method that overcomes the disadvantages of conventional cigarettes. For example, there is an increasing demand for a method of generating an aerosol as the aerosol-generating material in a cigarette is heated rather than a method of burning a cigarette to produce an aerosol. Accordingly, research into a heated cigarette or a heated aerosol generating device is being actively conducted.

The number of aerosol generating devices including an interface capable of communicating with an external device is increasing, and the above communication function is being utilized to update firmware for driving the aerosol generating device or to charge the battery of the aerosol generating device.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to collect various temperature profiles through short-distance communication and provide them to an aerosol generating device.

A method according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, a first collecting step of collecting a temperature profile corresponding to the type of the aerosol-generating substrate through short-range communication in a first mode; a second collection step of collecting a temperature profile irrespective of the type of the aerosol-generating substrate through short-range communication in the second mode; and a power control step of controlling the power supplied to the heater based on the temperature profile collected in at least one of the first mode and the second mode.

Device according to another embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, a first collection unit for collecting a temperature profile corresponding to the type of the aerosol-generating substrate through short-range communication in a first mode; a second collection unit for collecting a temperature profile regardless of the type of aerosol-generating substrate through short-range communication in the second mode; and a power control unit controlling the power supplied to the heater based on the temperature profile collected in at least one of the first mode and the second mode.

An embodiment of the present invention may provide a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for implementing the method.

According to the present invention, by receiving and applying various types of temperature profiles through short-distance communication, a high smoking satisfaction can be provided to the user.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of an aerosol generating device according to the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a block diagram of an example of an aerosol generating device according to the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a cigarette.
4 is a block diagram illustrating components included in the control unit.
5 is a view for explaining an example in which the aerosol generating device receives the temperature profile from the temperature and humidity measurement module of the smoking booth through short-distance communication.
6 is a flowchart of an example of a method for controlling the temperature of the heater of the aerosol generating device through short-range communication.
7 is a flowchart of another example of a method of controlling the temperature of the heater of the aerosol generating device through short-range communication.
8 is a flowchart of another example of a method for controlling the temperature of the heater of the aerosol generating device through short-range communication.

Terms used in the embodiments are selected as currently widely used general terms as possible while considering functions in the present invention, but may vary according to intentions or precedents of those of ordinary skill in the art, emergence of new technologies, and the like. In addition, in a specific case, there is a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the overall content of the present invention, rather than the name of a simple term.

When a part "includes" a certain element throughout the specification, this means that other elements may be further included, rather than excluding other elements, unless otherwise stated. In addition, terms such as “…unit” and “…module” described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented as hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those of ordinary skill in the art can easily implement them. However, the present invention may be embodied in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a perspective view schematically illustrating an example of an aerosol generating device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , it can be seen that the aerosol generating device 10 according to the present invention includes a control unit 110 , a battery 120 , a heater 130 , and a cigarette 200 . In FIG. 1, since only some components of the aerosol generating device 10 are highlighted for convenience of explanation, if other components are added, if the above-described components are included, it is common knowledge in this field that it does not depart from the scope of the present invention. It will be self-evident to those who have it. In addition, the internal structure of the aerosol generating device 10 is not limited to that shown in FIG. 1 , and according to the embodiment or design, the arrangement of the control unit 110 , the battery 120 , the heater 130 and the cigarette 200 is may vary.

The aerosol-generating device 10 of FIG. 1 includes an insert for inserting the cigarette 200, and the cigarette 200 is inserted into the insert of the aerosol-generating device 10 in the form of a conventional stick, followed by a heater 130. By being heated by , an aerosol is generated. The aerosol generated in the cigarette 200 is delivered to the user through a filter provided in the cigarette 200 through the user's suction action.

The control unit 110 is a microcontroller unit (MCU) that generally controls the operation of the aerosol generating device 10 through a control signal. Specifically, the controller 110 controls the operation of the battery 120 and the heater 130 as well as other components included in the aerosol generating device 10 . Also, the controller 110 may determine whether the aerosol generating device 10 is in an operable state by checking the state of each of the components of the aerosol generating device 10 .

The control unit 110 includes at least one processor. The processor may be implemented as an array of a plurality of logic gates, or may be implemented as a combination of a general-purpose microprocessor and a memory in which a program executable in the microprocessor is stored. In addition, it can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which this embodiment pertains that it may be implemented in other types of hardware.

The battery 120 supplies the power used to operate the aerosol generating device 10 . For example, the battery 120 may supply power to the heater 130 to be heated, and may supply power required for the controller 110 to operate. In addition, the battery 120 may supply power required to operate a display, a sensor, a motor, etc. installed in the aerosol generating device 10 .

The heater 130 may be heated by power supplied from the battery 120 . For example, if a cigarette is inserted into the aerosol generating device 10 , the heater 130 may be located on the exterior of the cigarette. Thus, the heated heater 130 may raise the temperature of the aerosol generating material in the cigarette.

The heater 130 may be an electrically resistive heater. For example, the heater 130 may include an electrically conductive track, and the heater 130 may be heated as current flows through the electrically conductive track. However, the heater 130 is not limited to the above-described example, and may be applicable without limitation as long as it can be heated to a desired temperature. Here, the desired temperature may be preset in the aerosol generating device 10 or may be set to a desired temperature by the user.

Meanwhile, as another example, the heater 130 may be an induction heating type heater. Specifically, the heater 130 may include an electrically conductive coil for heating the cigarette in an induction heating method, and the cigarette may include a susceptor capable of being heated by the induction heating heater.

For example, the heater 130 may include a tubular heating element, a plate-type heating element, a needle-type heating element, or a rod-type heating element, and may be heated inside or outside the cigarette 200 depending on the shape of the heating element. can be heated.

In addition, a plurality of heaters 130 may be disposed in the aerosol generating device 10 . In this case, the plurality of heaters 130 may be disposed to be inserted into the cigarette 200 or may be disposed outside the cigarette 200 . In addition, some of the plurality of heaters 130 may be disposed to be inserted into the cigarette 200 , and the rest may be disposed outside the cigarette 200 . In addition, the shape of the heater 130 is not limited to the shape shown in FIG. 1 , and may be manufactured in various shapes.

The cigarette 200 is mounted on the aerosol generating device 10 and heated by the heater 130 to generate an aerosol, and each detailed configuration of the cigarette 200 will be described later with reference to FIG. 3 .

2 is a diagram illustrating a block diagram of an example of an aerosol generating device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the aerosol generating device 10 according to the present invention includes a PCB 11 , a control unit 110 , a battery 120 , a heater 130 and a display 150 and a cigarette insert 160 . it can be seen that Hereinafter, a description overlapping with the description of the configuration described in FIG. 1 will be omitted.

PCB (Printed Circuit Board, 11) performs a function of electronically integrating various components that collect information of the aerosol generating device 10 while communicating with the control unit 110, and the control unit 110 on the surface of the PCB 11 ) and the display 150 may be fixedly mounted, and the battery 120 for supplying power to the elements connected to the PCB 11 is connected.

The display 150 is a device for controlling information required for the user to be output as visual information among the information generated by the aerosol generating device 10 , and based on the information received from the control unit 110 , the aerosol generating device 10 . Controls the information output to the LCD panel (or LED panel) provided on the front of the unit.

The cigarette insertion port 160 means a space concavely dug to a predetermined depth toward the inside of the aerosol generating device 10 so that the cigarette 200 is inserted. When the cigarette 200 is inserted into the cigarette insert 160, as the heater 130 adjacent to the cigarette insert 160 is heated, an aerosol may be generated.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a cigarette.

The cigarette 200 accommodated in the aerosol-generating device 10 according to the present invention may be nicknamed an aerosol product including a plurality of aerosol-generating substrates, and may include different aerosol-generating substrates for each segment. .

Referring to FIG. 3 , the cigarette 200 includes a first compartment 210 and a second compartment 220 , and different aerosol generating substrates are included for each compartment 210 and 220 . In FIG. 3, only the first compartment 210 and the second compartment 220 containing the aerosol-generating substrate, and the third compartment 230 and the fourth compartment 240 containing a material that is heated and does not generate an aerosol are only for convenience. Although illustrated, the present invention does not limit the number of types of aerosol-generating substrates to a specific number, and thus, according to an embodiment, the compartment including the aerosol-generating substrate may be three or more.

The first compartment 210 of the cigarette 200 may include a first substrate for generating an aerosol to provide a first sense of smoking to the user. As an example, the first compartment 210 of the cigarette 200 may be at least one of glycerin, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, and oleyl alcohol, However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The aerosol generating substrate included in the first compartment 210 functions as an element for increasing the user's smoking satisfaction by increasing the amount of glycerin transfer of the aerosol.

The second compartment 220 of the cigarette 200 may include a second substrate for generating an aerosol to provide a second feeling of smoking to the user. As an example, the second compartment 220 of the cigarette 200 may include tobacco (tobacco) containing nicotine as a medium for generating nicotine. Cigarettes included in the second compartment 220 may include general cut filler, and the general cut filler may be manufactured in the form of a sheet or strand. The aerosol generating substrate included in the second compartment 220 functions as another element for increasing the user's smoking satisfaction by increasing the amount of nicotine transfer of the aerosol.

In the present invention, the first compartment 210 and the second compartment 220 are inserted into the cigarette insert 160 in FIG. 2 and heated by the heater 130, and the first compartment 210 and the second compartment 220 ) may be heated to form a first gas and a second gas, respectively, the aerosol generating substrate contained in the.

The first gas and the second gas are mixed to finally become an aerosol inhaled by the user, and the vaporization temperature of the first substrate contained in the first compartment 210 is the vaporization of the second substrate contained in the second compartment 220 . Since it is higher than the temperature, depending on the embodiment, only the first compartment 210 is heated by the heater 130 and the second compartment 220 is indirectly heated by the heated first compartment 210 or only partially heated. The depth of the cigarette insert 160 may be adjusted. The second compartment 220 serves as a filter for reducing an appropriate amount of the first gas generated in the first compartment 210 , and may provide a user with a soft feeling of smoking (smoking feeling).

The first compartment 210 and the second compartment 220 are surrounded by a wrapper according to each section, and are expressed as a first section wrapper 210a and a second section wrapper 220a in FIG. 3 . A specific pattern or pattern that can be detected by the cigarette recognition sensor of the cigarette insertion port 160 may be engraved on the outer surface of the first compartment wrapper 210a and the second compartment wrapper 220a. In addition, according to the embodiment, the first compartment wrapper 210a and the second compartment wrapper 220a surround the first compartment 210 and the second compartment 220, and then additionally by an aluminum foil paper. may be surrounded.

The third compartment 230 of the cigarette 200 may be a cooling unit. The third compartment 230 cools the aerosol generated in the first compartment 210 and the second compartment 220 to an appropriate temperature, so that the user can inhale the aerosol at a temperature without difficulty in inhaling. As an example, the third compartment 230 may be made of cellulose acetate tow, and may be a tube-shaped structure including a hollow therein.

The fourth compartment 240 of the cigarette 200 may be a filter unit. The fourth compartment 240 may be manufactured by adding a plasticizer to the cellulose acetate tow. In addition, the fourth compartment 240 may be manufactured so that flavor is generated. As an example, the flavoring liquid may be injected into the fourth compartment 240 , and a separate fiber coated with the flavoring liquid may be inserted into the fourth compartment 240 .

In addition, the fourth compartment 240 may include at least one capsule (capsule) having a structure in which a liquid containing fragrance is wrapped with a film. The capsule may have a spherical or cylindrical shape, and is destroyed by applying a predetermined pressure or more by the user before or during the start of smoking, so that the user can inhale the flavored aerosol. The fourth compartment 240 is also surrounded by a wrapper like the first compartment 210 and the second compartment 220, and as an example, PLA paper may be used as the fourth compartment wrapper 240a.

The cigarette 200 may further include a shell 250a surrounding all of the first compartment 210 to the fourth compartment 240, and a heater 130 using a shell 250a processed from a material having high thermal conductivity. The efficiency of heat energy transferred to the cigarette 200 may be further increased.

According to an embodiment, the first compartment 210 and the second compartment 220 of the cigarette 200 in FIG. 3 may be respectively heated by different heaters heated according to different temperature profiles.

4 is a block diagram illustrating components included in the control unit.

Referring to FIG. 4 , it can be seen that the control unit 110 includes a first collection unit 111 , a second collection unit 113 , a power control unit 115 , and a database 117 . 4 shows some configurations for implementing an embodiment of the present invention, according to an embodiment, the control unit 110 includes the first collection unit 111, the second collection unit 113, and the power control unit described above. In addition to the 115 and the database 117, it may further include other components. Hereinafter, it will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 .

The first collection unit 111 collects a temperature profile corresponding to the type of the aerosol-generating substrate through short-range communication in the first mode.

Here, the first mode is a mode distinct from the second mode to be described later, and the aerosol generating device 10 according to the present invention operates in a manner of collecting only a temperature profile corresponding to the type of the aerosol generating substrate in the first mode. The temperature profile corresponding to the type of the aerosol generating substrate means information on a series of processes for controlling the temperature of the heater 130 in a method optimized for the determined type of the aerosol generating substrate.

As an example, the first mode may be a mode in which substrate information is received from an aerosol generating substrate storage case (eg, a cigarette pack or cartridge packaging box) located within a preset distance, and a temperature profile is obtained using the received substrate information. . Here, the preset distance means a communication distance supported by the short-range communication device (near-field communication module) included in the aerosol generating device 10 . For example, when NFC (Near Field Communication) is adopted as a short-range communication method, the preset distance is about 10 cm.

In one embodiment, substrate information of the aerosol generating substrate is received from the RFID tag of the aerosol generating substrate storage case, and the first collection unit 111 of the aerosol generating device 10 reads the substrate from the RFID reader. A temperature profile can be obtained based on the information. The information that the first collection unit 111 receives from the RFID tag is substrate information, and the first collection unit 111 transmits the substrate information to the power control unit 115 so that a temperature profile can be obtained from the database 117 . can make it

The short-distance communication used by the first collection unit 111 to collect the temperature profile establishes a session in which the aerosol generating device 10 and the user terminal have a unique identification code between each other, and various kinds of communication according to the session It refers to the process of sending and receiving information. Any one of the various short-distance communication functions provided in the aerosol generating device 10 is activated, and communication is performed in the same manner as the short-distance communication function activated in the aerosol generating device 10 among the short-distance communication functions provided in the user terminal. In a state where the short-distance communication function is activated, if the user terminal accepts the short-distance communication setting request requested by the aerosol generating device 10, communication between the two terminals is possible without the need for a separate communication company server to intervene. According to an embodiment, a session may be established between the aerosol generating device 10 and the user terminal through a procedure opposite to the above-described example. Here, the user terminal may be a storage case for the aforementioned aerosol-generating substrate, and is a broad concept including both a temperature-humidity measuring module and other aerosol-generating devices of a smoking booth, which will be described later.

A local area network supporting short-distance communication performs a function of connecting the aerosol generating device 10 and a user terminal, and as an example of a short-range communication method that can be used in the present invention, a NFC ( NFC: There are Near Field Communication) method, Bluetooth (Bluetooth) method having an effective distance of about 10m, Wi-fi Direct method having an effective distance of about several tens of meters, and the like.

The second collection unit 113 collects a temperature profile irrespective of the type of the aerosol-generating substrate through short-range communication in the second mode. As an example of the temperature profile irrespective of the type of the aerosol-generating substrate collected by the second collection unit 113 , there is a temperature profile corresponding to the external temperature and humidity of the aerosol-generating device 10 . For example, if a user having the aerosol generating device 10 intends to smoke in a smoking booth, the second collection unit 113 performs short-range communication with the temperature and humidity measurement module in the smoking booth, and temperature and humidity It is possible to receive the temperature profile from the measurement module.

5 is a view for explaining an example in which the aerosol generating device receives the temperature profile from the temperature and humidity measuring module of the smoking booth through short-distance communication.

In FIG. 5 , it is assumed that a user enters a smoking area while carrying a device 510 according to the present invention having a short-range communication function. Here, the smoking area refers to an enclosed space equipped with air conditioning facilities so that smokers can gather and smoke, and the above-mentioned words such as a smoking booth, a smoking room, and a smoking zone. In addition, it can be called variously.

The smoking area is an enclosed space to isolate smokers from non-smokers, and is equipped with an air-conditioning facility for internal ventilation. Because the temperature and humidity inside the smoking area can vary rapidly depending on the number of smokers and that the smoking area is a closed space, there is inevitably a certain difference between the temperature and humidity around the smoking area. In addition, considering that the smoking area is a narrow indoor space, it is difficult to guarantee accuracy even if the information on temperature and humidity for the smoking area is received remotely based on GPS information. If the module for recording and managing temperature and humidity supports short-distance communication, the aerosol generating device 510 according to the present invention communicates with the temperature and humidity measurement module 530 through the local area network 550, thereby providing the temperature and humidity of the smoking area. You can receive accurate information about According to an embodiment, the aerosol generating device 10 may receive the temperature profile as well as information on the temperature and humidity of the smoking area from the temperature and humidity measurement module.

3, the cigarette 200 inserted into the aerosol generating device 10 according to the present invention comprises an aerosol generating substrate and a medium in the first compartment 210 and the second compartment 220, respectively, The first compartment 210 and the second compartment 220 need to be heated to different temperatures. According to the present invention, the temperature profile is determined in consideration of the external temperature and humidity of the aerosol generating device 10 as above, and the heater of the first compartment 210 and the second compartment 220 delicately according to the determined temperature profile. By being able to control each temperature, it is possible to provide a consistent feeling of smoking to a user who smokes through the cigarette 200 of FIG. 3 .

The user may apply an input for operating the aerosol generating device 10 in the second mode to the input unit of the aerosol generating device 10 . The aerosol generating device 10 enters the second mode, searches whether a smoking booth corresponding to the serial number stored in advance through short-distance communication is adjacent to the aerosol generating device 10, and when the smoking booth is found, the second mode The second collection unit 113 may collect a temperature profile corresponding to the temperature and humidity of the smoking booth from the temperature and humidity measurement module 530 of the smoking booth.

As another embodiment, the second collection unit 113 may search whether an aerosol generating device capable of communicating through short-range communication is adjacent, and collect a temperature profile from the found aerosol generating device. In this case, all aerosol generating devices that transmit and receive the temperature profile are considered to be devices capable of data transmission and data reception switching (tx, rx switching). According to this embodiment, after setting a temperature profile suitable for each user's taste, by providing the set profile to another user or receiving the profile conversely, there is an advantage that the user or another user can have a new smoking experience.

The power control unit 115 controls the power supplied to the heater 130 based on the temperature profile collected in at least one of the first mode and the second mode.

The power control unit 115 collects a temperature profile corresponding to the type of the aerosol-generating substrate from the first collection unit 111, and collects a temperature profile that is irrelevant to the type of the aerosol-generating substrate from the second collection unit 113. , by controlling the power supplied to the heater based on at least one or more of the collected temperature profiles, so that the temperature of the heater can be appropriately adjusted.

As an example, the power control unit 115 that receives the temperature profile for the cigarette A from the first collection unit 111 and receives the temperature profile corresponding to 20 degrees Celsius and 60% humidity from the second collection unit 113 . may control the temperature of the heater based on the temperature profile for the cigarette A, or may control the temperature of the heater based on the temperature profile corresponding to 20 degrees Celsius and 60% humidity. In addition, the power control unit 115 may control the temperature of the heater based on a temperature profile corresponding to cigarette A, 20 degrees Celsius, and 60% humidity. In this case, the power control unit 115 is provided in the database 117. Instead of selecting the temperature profile received from the first collecting unit 111 and the second collecting unit 113 , the most suitable temperature profile may be selected from among several pre-stored temperature profiles.

The database 117 stores a number of temperature profiles for appropriately controlling the temperature of the heater, receives a request from the power control unit 115, performs a search, and provides the searched temperature profiles to the power control unit 115. carry out For example, when the first collection unit 111 collects substrate information corresponding to the cigarette B from the RFID tag attached to the storage case of the cigarette B in the first mode, the power control unit 115 corresponds to the cigarette B A temperature profile to be used may be requested from the database 117 , and the database 117 may provide a temperature profile of the cigarette B to the power control unit 115 .

The criterion for classifying the first mode and the second mode in the present invention is whether the collected temperature profile is a temperature profile corresponding to the type of the aerosol-generating substrate. In addition, another criterion for classifying the first mode and the second mode in the present invention is whether there is a user input for operating in a specific mode. For example, when a cigarette pack with an RFID tag is adjacent to the aerosol generating device 10 according to the present invention, the RFID reader of the first collection unit 111 may recognize the RFID tag and collect substrate information, , in this case, the user does not need to preset the aerosol generating device 10 to the first mode. As another example, the user in the smoking booth may activate the second mode by applying an input to the aerosol generating device 10 , and the second collection unit 113 may include a temperature/humidity measuring module of the smoking booth corresponding to the pre-stored serial number. to receive information about the temperature and humidity in the smoking booth.

6 is a flowchart of an example of a method of controlling the temperature of the heater of the aerosol generating device through short-range communication.

Since the method according to FIG. 6 can be implemented by the apparatus according to FIG. 4 , it will be described with reference to FIG. 4 , and hereinafter, descriptions that overlap with those already described in FIG. 4 will be omitted.

The storage case accommodating the aerosol generating substrate is adjacent to the aerosol generating device 10 within a predetermined distance (S610).

In the state of operating in the first mode, the first collection unit 111 receives the substrate information from the storage case (S630).

The power control unit 115 searches for a temperature profile in the database 117 based on the substrate information (S650), and determines whether a corresponding temperature profile is searched (S670).

The power control unit 115 controls the temperature of the heater by controlling the power supplied to the heater with the searched temperature profile (S690).

7 is a flowchart of another example of a method for controlling the temperature of the heater of the aerosol generating device through short-range communication.

Specifically, FIG. 7 shows a sequence in which the aerosol generating device 10 operates in the second mode in the smoking booth.

First, in the aerosol generating device 10 according to the present invention, the short-range communication function is activated by the user (S710). In step S710, the aerosol generating device 10 for which short-range communication is activated operates in the second mode.

The second collection unit 113 determines whether an adjacent indoor smoking booth is searched (S730), and receives a temperature profile from the temperature/humidity measuring module of the searched smoking booth through a local area network (S750). According to an embodiment, after the second collection unit 113 receives the temperature and humidity inside the smoking booth from the temperature and humidity measurement module, the power control unit 115 searches the database 117 for a temperature profile corresponding to the temperature and humidity. you can make it do

The power control unit 115 controls the temperature of the heater by controlling the power supplied to the heater with the searched temperature profile (S770).

According to the method shown in FIG. 7 , when a user smokes in a smoking booth, the user can feel an optimal feeling of smoking by a temperature profile optimized for the temperature and humidity of the smoking booth.

8 is a flowchart of another example of a method of controlling the temperature of the heater of the aerosol generating device through short-range communication.

Specifically, FIG. 8 shows a sequence in which the aerosol generating device 10 operates in the second mode to receive and apply a temperature profile from another aerosol generating device.

In the aerosol generating device 10 according to the present invention, the short-range communication function is activated by the user (S810). In step S810, the aerosol generating device 10 for which short-range communication is activated operates in the second mode.

The second collection unit 113 determines whether an adjacent aerosol generating device is searched (S830), and receives a temperature profile from the searched aerosol generating device through a local area network (S850). In this process, when an adjacent aerosol generating device is searched for, the second collection unit 113 may transmit a wake-up signal to the searched aerosol generating device. The aerosol generating device that has received the wake-up signal may transmit the temperature profile to the second collection unit 113 when an input for authorizing transmission of the temperature profile is additionally received from the user.

The power control unit 115 controls the temperature of the heater by controlling the power supplied to the heater with a temperature profile received from another aerosol generating device (S870).

According to the method shown in FIG. 8 , the user can share his or her smoking experience with others through the same temperature profile.

As described above, according to the present invention, the storage case for accommodating the aerosol-generating substrate, the temperature-humidity measuring module of the smoking booth, and other aerosols are not provided at all without a sensor for detecting what the aerosol-generating substrate is mounted on the aerosol-generating device 10 . It is possible to control the power supplied to the heater by obtaining an appropriate temperature profile from the generator. In addition, the user may obtain a temperature profile required for heating the heater in various ways by operating the apparatus according to the present invention in the first mode or the second mode.

The embodiment according to the present invention described above may be implemented in the form of a computer program that can be executed through various components on a computer, and such a computer program may be recorded in a computer-readable medium. In this case, the medium includes a hard disk, a magnetic medium such as a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, an optical recording medium such as CD-ROM and DVD, a magneto-optical medium such as a floppy disk, and a ROM. , RAM, flash memory, and the like, hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions.

Meanwhile, the computer program may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and used by those skilled in the computer software field. Examples of the computer program may include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

The specific implementations described in the present invention are only examples, and do not limit the scope of the present invention in any way. For brevity of the specification, descriptions of conventional electronic components, control systems, software, and other functional aspects of the systems may be omitted. In addition, the connections or connecting members of the lines between the components shown in the drawings illustratively represent functional connections and/or physical or circuit connections, and in an actual device, various functional connections, physical connections that are replaceable or additional may be referred to as connections, or circuit connections. In addition, unless there is a specific reference such as “essential” or “importantly”, it may not be a necessary component for the application of the present invention.

In the specification of the present invention (especially in the claims), the use of the term “above” and similar referential terms may be used in both the singular and the plural. In addition, when a range is described in the present invention, each individual value constituting the range is described in the detailed description of the invention as including the invention to which individual values belonging to the range are applied (unless there is a description to the contrary). same as Finally, the steps constituting the method according to the present invention may be performed in an appropriate order unless the order is explicitly stated or there is no description to the contrary. The present invention is not necessarily limited to the order in which the steps are described. The use of all examples or exemplary terms (eg, etc.) in the present invention is merely for the purpose of describing the present invention in detail, and the scope of the present invention is limited by the examples or exemplary terms unless defined by the claims. it's not going to be In addition, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, combinations, and changes may be made in accordance with design conditions and factors within the scope of the appended claims or their equivalents.

Claims (11)

Collecting a temperature profile corresponding to the type of the aerosol-generating substrate based on the substrate information received from the aerosol-generating substrate storage case located within a predetermined distance through short-range communication in the first mode; - the first mode is a mode set when the aerosol-generating substrate storage case is adjacent within the predetermined distance;
In the second mode, the temperature profile corresponding to the indoor temperature and humidity is obtained by receiving information of the indoor temperature and humidity measured by the temperature-humidity measuring module provided in the smoking area where the aerosol generating device is located from the temperature-humidity measuring module through short-distance communication in the second mode. collecting; - The second mode is a mode set by a user input for activating communication with the temperature-humidity measurement module using the short-distance communication - and
Controlling the power supplied to the heater based on the temperature profiles collected in the first mode and the second mode,
A method of controlling the heater temperature of an aerosol generating device through short-distance communication. delete According to claim 1,
The first mode is
A method of controlling the temperature of a heater of an aerosol generating device through short-distance communication, for receiving substrate information from the RFID Tag of the storage case. According to claim 1,
The second mode is
A mode of detecting whether a smoking area corresponding to a pre-stored serial number is adjacent through short-distance communication, and collecting a temperature profile from a temperature-humidity measuring module provided in the searched smoking area, an aerosol generating device through short-distance communication Heater temperature control method. According to claim 1,
The second mode is
A method of controlling a heater temperature of an aerosol generating device through short-range communication, detecting whether an aerosol generating device capable of communicating through short-range communication exists, and collecting a temperature profile from the discovered aerosol generating device. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for executing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5. a first collection unit configured to collect a temperature profile corresponding to the type of the aerosol-generating substrate based on substrate information received from the aerosol-generating substrate storage case located within a predetermined distance through short-range communication in the first mode; - the first mode is a mode set when the aerosol-generating substrate storage case is adjacent within the predetermined distance;
In the second mode, the temperature profile corresponding to the indoor temperature and humidity is obtained by receiving information of the indoor temperature and humidity measured by the temperature and humidity measurement module provided in the smoking area where the aerosol generating device is located from the temperature-humidity measurement module through short-distance communication in the second mode. a second collection unit to collect; - The second mode is a mode set by a user input for activating communication with the temperature-humidity measurement module using the short-distance communication - and
Comprising a power control unit for controlling the power supplied to the heater based on the temperature profiles collected in the first mode and the second mode,
An aerosol generating device that controls the temperature of the heater through short-distance communication. delete 8. The method of claim 7,
The first mode is
An aerosol generating device for controlling the temperature of the heater through short-distance communication, receiving substrate information from the RFID Tag of the storage case. 8. The method of claim 7,
The second mode is
Through short-distance communication, the temperature of the heater is detected through short-distance communication, which is a mode for detecting whether a smoking area corresponding to a pre-stored serial number is adjacent through short-distance communication, and collecting a temperature profile from a temperature-humidity measuring module provided in the searched smoking area Controlled aerosol generating device. 8. The method of claim 7,
The second mode is
An aerosol generating device for controlling the temperature of the heater through short-distance communication, detecting whether an aerosol generating device capable of communicating through short-range communication exists, and collecting a temperature profile from the discovered aerosol generating device.

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