Inhaler device, display device, display method, and program

1 . An inhaler device comprising:

a heater that heats a substrate with electric power to generate an aerosol, the substrate retaining an aerosol source, the electric power being provided from a battery;

a plurality of displays configured to, when the inhaler device is performing an operation, display a state of the inhaler device, the plurality of displays being arranged contiguously to form a single, unbroken light strip; and

a controller configured to sequentially, in response to an error occurring in the inhaler device,

display an indication of occurrence of the error on the displays in a gap-toothed manner that causes a first subset and a second subset of the displays to turn on, and that causes a third subset of the displays to turn off,

end the display of the indication of occurrence after the indication of occurrence of the error is displayed for a predetermined time;

then cause the inhaler device to a sleep mode after ending the display of the indication of occurrence;

then redisplay the indication of occurrence after the inhaler device enters the sleep mode, in response to at least one of following triggers including:

opening of a shutter;

depression of a button that supplies the electric power from the battery to the heater; and

removal of a protection component of the inhaler device.

2 . The inhaler device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first subset includes one display at an end of the displays, and

wherein the second subset includes one display at an other end of the displays.

3 . The inhaler device according to claim 1 , wherein the operation comprises at least one of an operation of heating the substrate, an operation of enabling inhalation of the aerosol, an operation of providing notification of a remaining level of the battery, or an operation of charging the battery.

4 . The inhaler device according to claim 1 , wherein the error comprises an error that is recoverable neither by an action performed on the inhaler device nor by passage of time.

5 . The inhaler device according to claim 4 , wherein the controller is configured to, in response to electric power being supplied from an external source with the error occurring, display the indication of occurrence of the error on the displays.

6 . The inhaler device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to, in response to the shutter being opened after display of the indication of occurrence of the error ends, display the indication of occurrence of the error on the displays again, the shutter being a shutter for an opening into which the substrate is to be inserted.

7 . The inhaler device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to, in response to the button being depressed after display of the indication of occurrence of the error ends, display the indication of occurrence of the error on the displays again, the button being a button for supplying electric power from the battery to the heater.

8 . The inhaler device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to, in response to the protection component for the inhaler device being removed after display of the indication of occurrence of the error ends, display the indication of occurrence of the error on the displays again.

9 . A display device comprising:

a plurality of displays configured to, when an apparatus is performing an operation, display a state of the apparatus; and

a controller configured to, in response to an error occurring in the apparatus:

display an indication of occurrence of the error on the displays in a manner that causes a first subset and a second subset of the displays to turn on, and that causes a third subset of the displays to turn off;

end the display of the indication of occurrence after the indication of occurrence of the error is displayed for a predetermined time;

then cause an inhaler device to a sleep mode after ending the display of the indication of occurrence;

then redisplay the indication of occurrence after the inhaler device enters the sleep mode, in response to at least one of following triggers including:

opening of a shutter of the inhaler;

depression of a button of the inhaler that supplies an electric power from a battery of the inhaler to a heater of the inhaler; and

removal of a protection component of the inhaler device.

10 . The inhaler device according to claim 9 ,

wherein the first subset includes one display at an end of the displays, and

wherein the second subset includes one display at an other end of the displays.

11 . The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the displays are arranged continuously.

12 . A display method comprising the steps of:

when an apparatus is performing an operation, displaying a state of the apparatus on a plurality of displays;

in response to an error occurring in the apparatus, displaying an indication of occurrence of the error on the displays in a manner that causes a first subset and a second subset of the displays to turn on, and that causes a third subset of the displays to turn off;

ending the display of the indication of occurrence after the indication of occurrence of the error is displayed for a predetermined time;

then causing the apparatus to a sleep mode after ending the display of the indication of occurrence;

then redisplaying the indication of occurrence after the apparatus enters the sleep mode, in response to at least one of following triggers including:

opening of a shutter of the apparatus;

depression of a button of the apparatus that supplies an electric power from a battery of the apparatus to a heater of the apparatus; and

removal of a protection component of the apparatus.