Smoking Substitute System
Disclosed is a system having a smoking substitute device for heating a consumable according to a consumable cycle. The smoking substitute device comprises a measurement means for measuring a usage of the device by a user during the consumable cycle, and a controller configured to determine an exhaustion level of the consumable during the consumable cycle based on the usage. The controller is further configured to control an aspect of the operation of the smoking substitute device during the consumable operating cycle based on the exhaustion level. Figure No. 4 to accompany.
1 . A smoking substitute device for heating a consumable according to a consumable cycle, the smoking substitute device comprising:
a measurement means for measuring a usage of the device by a user during the consumable cycle; and a controller configured to determine an exhaustion level of the consumable during the consumable cycle based on the usage, and wherein the controller is further configured to control an aspect of the operation of the smoking substitute device during the consumable operating cycle based on the exhaustion level.
2 . A smoking substitute device according to claim 1 , wherein the measurement means comprises a puff sensor configured to detect the user puffing on the consumable, wherein the usage of the device is based on a detection of at least one puff by the puff sensor.
3 . A smoking substitute device according to claim 1 , wherein the calculation of the exhaustion level is based on an operating temperature of a heater of the device during the consumable cycle.
4 . A smoking substitute device according to claim 1 , wherein the determination of the exhaustion level is based on a power level supplied to a heater of the device during the consumable cycle.
5 . A smoking substitute device according to claim 1 , wherein the device includes an environmental temperature measurement means configured to measure an environmental temperature of the device.
6 . A smoking substitute device according to claim 5 , wherein the determination of the exhaustion level is based on an environmental temperature measurement.
7 . A smoking substitute device according to claim 1 , wherein the determination of the exhaustion level is based on a user-selectable operating mode of the device during the consumable cycle.
8 . A smoking substitute device according to claim 1 , wherein the aspect of operation of the device comprises controlling a duration of the consumable cycle based on the exhaustion level.
9 . A smoking substitute device according to claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to extend the duration of the consumable cycle by a predetermined extension period if the exhaustion level is a below a predefined minimum exhaustion threshold.
10 . A smoking substitute device according to claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to shorten a duration of the consumable cycle if the exhaustion level is above a predefined maximum exhaustion threshold.
11 . A smoking substitute device according to claim 1 , wherein the aspect of operation of the device includes controlling an operating temperature of a heater of the device during the consumable cycle based on the exhaustion level.
12 . A smoking substitute device according to claim 1 , comprising a user output means for providing user feedback to the user, wherein the controller is configured to control the user output means to indicate to the user the control of the aspect of the operation of the smoking substitute device.
13 . A smoking substitute device according to claim 12 , wherein the user output means includes one or more lights or a haptic feedback component.
14 . A method of operating a smoking substitute device for heating a consumable during a consumable cycle, the method comprising:
measuring a usage of the device by a user during the consumable cycle;
determining an exhaustion level of the consumable during the consumable cycle based on the usage, and
controlling an aspect of the operation of the smoking substitute device during the consumable operating cycle based on the exhaustion level.
15 . A method of operating a smoking substitute device according to claim 14 , wherein measuring a usage of the device by a user comprises detecting one or more puffs by a user during the consumable cycle.
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