INHALATION DEVICE AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR OPERATING SAME

Title:

INHALATION DEVICE AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR OPERATING SAME

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/138751

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Provided is an inhalation device that makes it possible to easily manage the remaining amounts of elements required for inhalation of an aerosol or a flavored aerosol. The inhalation device 100B comprises: a first element 126 and a second element 104 that contribute to the generation of an aerosol or a flavored aerosol; a notification unit 108 configured so as to notify the person inhaling the aerosol; and a control unit 106 that, when a detected or estimated first capacity regarding the first element 126 is less than a first threshold value and a detected or estimated second capacity regarding the second element 104 is equal to or greater than a second threshold value, causes the notification unit 108 to function in a first mode and, when the first capacity is less than the first threshold value and the second capacity is less than the second threshold value, causes the notification unit 108 to function in a second mode differing from the first mode. The frequency with which work is performed for returning to a state in which the first element 126 has the capacity required for continuous generation of the aerosol is higher than the frequency with which said work is performed for the second element 104.

Inventors:

YAMADA MANABU (JP)
TAKEUCHI MANABU (JP)
MATSUMOTO HIROFUMI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2017/002221

Publication Date:

August 02, 2018

Filing Date:

January 24, 2017

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

JAPAN TOBACCO INC (JP)

International Classes:

A24F40/30; A24F40/53; A24F40/60; A61M15/06; A24F40/10; A24F40/20

Domestic Patent References:

WO2016076178A1	2016-05-19
WO2015130598A2	2015-09-03
WO2015052513A2	2015-04-16
WO2016076178A1	2016-05-19

Foreign References:

JP2014501106A

2014-01-20

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