WO2025202422A1

WO2025202422A1 - Method for indicating the puff pattern for aerosol provision system and aerosol provision system

Info

Publication number: WO2025202422A1
Application number: PCT/EP2025/058500
Authority: WO
Inventors: Ying Liu; Dean Cowan
Original assignee: Nicoventures Trading Ltd
Current assignee: Nicoventures Trading Ltd
Priority date: 2024-03-28
Filing date: 2025-03-27
Publication date: 2025-10-02
Anticipated expiration: 2026-09-28
Also published as: CN120713304A

Abstract

A method for indicating a puff pattern for an aerosol provision system, and an aerosol provision system are disclosed. The method comprises: obtaining a user's puffing process, generating an actual puffing curve associated with the puffing behavior; and outputting and displaying the actual puffing curve and the corresponding preset standard puffing curve on the same coordinate axis.

Description

METHOD FOR INDICATING THE PUFF PATTERN FOR AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM AND AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of aerosol provision technology, particularly to a method for indicating the puff pattern for an aerosol provision system, and an aerosol provision system.

Background

In the e-cigarette industry, aerosol provision systems are configured to generate aerosols from aerosol generating matrices (for example, matrices containing tobacco or tobacco leaves) for users to inhale. At present, most aerosol provision systems are not able to detect the user’s puffing behavior or provide feedback for users to improve their puff patterns, and the user’s puff patterns may often lead to excessive or insufficient inhalation, which cannot achieve the best aerosol generation effect and result in a poor puffing experience for users.

Summary

Disclosed herein is a method for indicating the puff pattern for an aerosol provision system and an aerosol provision system. This may improve the user’s puffing experience.

In accordance with a first aspect, there is provided a method for indicating the puff pattern for an aerosol provision system, which comprises: obtaining a user's puffing process, generating an actual puffing curve associated with the puffing behavior; outputting and displaying the actual puffing curve and the corresponding preset standard puffing curve on the same coordinate axis.

As used herein, “a user’s puffing process” refers to a process during which the user puffs on, or draws on, the aerosol provision device. One or more characteristics, details and/or information associated with the user’s puffing process may be obtained.

As used herein, “puffing behavior” refers to behavioral patterns exhibited by the user whilst the user puffs on, or draws on, the aerosol provision device. This may be extracted or summarized from the user’s puffing process.

Optionally, obtaining a user's puffing process and generation of an actual puffing curve associated with the puffing behavior comprises: obtaining a user's puffing process to obtain a puffing parameter associated with the puffing behavior; generating an actual puffing curve associated with the puffing parameter over time based on the puffing parameter.

During the user's puffing process, various puffing parameters associated with the puffing behavior may be generated, such as the aerosol amount of puff or puffing intensity, puffing interval, article consumption, etc.. Based on at least one of these parameters, a puffing curve may be generated over time to obtain the user's actual puffing curve.

Optionally, obtaining a user's puffing process to obtain a puffing parameter associated with the puffing behavior comprises: obtaining pressure changes within the system during a single puffing process by the user; determining the puffing parameter associated with the puffing behavior based on the pressure changes.

During the user's puffing process, there may be pressure changes in the aerosol provision system. By detecting the internal pressure changes, puffing parameters associated with the user's puffing behavior such as puffing intensity, puffing time, rhythm/frequency, and time can be obtained.

The method may comprise: determining the deviation quantity between the puffing parameter and a preset standard puffing parameter; controlling the output of a puffing pattern indication based on the deviation quantity to indicate to the user the deviation of his or her puffing pattern from the preset standard puffing pattern.

To provide a more intuitive indication of the user's puff pattern, the deviation may be directly indicated by the deviation between the actual puffing parameter of the user and the preset standard puffing parameter under the same conditions. The user can adjust his/her puffing pattern according to the deviation.

Optionally, determining the deviation quantity between the puffing parameter and a preset standard puffing parameter comprises: determining the difference between the puffing parameter and the corresponding preset standard puffing parameter as the deviation quantity.

The deviation quantity may be obtained directly by calculation. That is, the deviation quantity may be obtained directly by calculating the difference between the puffing parameter and the corresponding preset standard puffing parameter.

Optionally, determining the deviation quantity between the puffing parameter and a preset standard puffing parameter comprises: comparing the actual puffing curve with the corresponding preset standard puffing curve under the same condition to obtain deviation quantities in puffing frequency, puffing intensity at various times and duration of a single puffing.

The deviation quantity may be obtained directly by curve comparison, by matching the actual puffing curve with the corresponding preset standard puffing curve under the same condition, such as at the same time point, deviation quantities in puffing frequency, puffing intensity at various time points and duration of a single puffing can be directly obtained.

Optionally, controlling the output of a puffing pattern indication based on the deviation quantity comprises: when the deviation quantity meets a preset condition, outputting the puffing pattern indication through at least one of: controlling a display component to emit a display indication; controlling a vibration component to emit a vibration indication; controlling a sound component to emit a sound indication; controlling a light-emitting component to emit a light indication.

Controlling a display component to emit a display indication may comprise: controlling the display component to display the puffing parameter, the preset standard puffing parameter and the deviation quantity; and/or, controlling the display component to display the actual puffing curve and the corresponding preset standard puffing curve.

The display component may have three indication manners. That is, the display component may directly display the deviation quantity between the actual parameter and the preset standard parameter of the user's puffing, or directly display the puffing curve, through which users can intuitively feel the puffing deviation to adjust their puff pattern, or further, synchronously perform these two display manners to facilitate users' dual viewing and correction.

Controlling a vibration component to emit a vibration indication may comprise: when there is a deviation quantity between the puffing parameter and the preset standard puffing parameter, controlling the vibration component to emit a vibration indication.

The puffing pattern indication may control the vibrating component to vibrate continuously when there is a deviation quantity, until there is no deviation in the puff pattern.

The method may comprise: associating the deviation quantity with vibration intensity; for different deviation quantities, controlling the vibration component to emit a vibration indication according to the corresponding vibration intensity. To facilitate the user in identifying deviations in the puff pattern, the deviation quantity may be associated with the vibration intensity. For example, when the deviation quantity is large, the vibration intensity may be high, and as the deviation quantity decreases, the vibration intensity may gradually decrease.

Controlling a light-emitting component to emit a light indication may comprise: when there is a deviation quantity between the puffing parameter and the preset standard puffing parameter, controlling the light-emitting component to emit a light indication in a preset manner.

The puffing pattern indication may control the light-emitting component to emit a light indication in a preset manner when there is a deviation quantity, until there is no deviation in the puff pattern. The preset manner may be emitting bright light of different colors or blinking at different frequencies compared to ordinary heating light.

The method may comprise: for different deviation quantities, controlling the light-emitting component to emit the puffing pattern indication in at least one of: the light-emitting component blinks at different frequencies; the light-emitting component emits light of different colors or switches between different colors of light; different numbers of the light-emitting components are lit up; the light-emitting component is lit up in different sequences; the light-emitting component emits light of different brightness.

To facilitate users in identifying deviations in the puff pattern, the deviation indication may be achieved by associating different light-emitting modes with the deviation quantity. For example, if the puffing deviation is large, the light-emitting frequency of the light-emitting component may be high, and as the deviation decreases, the light-emitting frequency may gradually become lower. Or, when there are multiple light-emitting components, different degrees of deviation may be associated with different numbers of light-emitting components. When the puffing deviation is large, all light-emitting components may be lit up, and as the deviation decreases, the number of light-emitting components that are lit up may gradually decrease.

The method may comprise: obtaining multiple actual puffing curves generated by the user's multiple puffing events; based on a combination of the multiple actual puffing curves and the corresponding preset standard puffing curve, generating a customized puffing curve for the user.

To better meet the user's puffing habits and provide suggestions for improving the puff pattern, multiple actual puffing curves may be combined with the standard puffing curve to obtain a customized puffing curve that is more suitable for the user, indicating the user's puff pattern and helping them improve their puffing experience.

Optionally, generating a customized puffing curve for the user based on a combination of the multiple actual puffing curves and the corresponding preset standard puffing curve comprises: calculating the averages of all actual puffing curves and the corresponding preset standard puffing curve at the same time points, taking the obtained average curve as the customized puffing curve for the user; or, calculating the averages of all actual puffing curves at the same time points, obtaining an actual average curve; calculating the averages of the actual average curve and the corresponding preset standard puffing curve at the same time points, taking the obtained corresponding average curve as the customized puffing curve for the user.

The method for obtaining a customized puffing curve may be obtained by calculating the average curve of the puffing curve, and the user may adjust their puff pattern according to the average curve. This may bring a certain improvement in the puffing experience and conforms to the user's basic puffing habits.

The puffing parameter may comprise at least one of: cumulative puffing time of the user; puffing interval of the user; cumulative puffing counts of the user; cumulative article consumption of the system; cumulative aerosol generation of the system.

The above puffing parameters may directly reflect the user's puffing habits. The corresponding standard parameter curve or deviation may be determined through the above parameters to guide the user in adjusting the puff pattern.

The puffing parameter may comprise at least one of: cumulative puffing time of the user during a single puffing process; puffing interval of the user during a single puffing process; cumulative puffing counts of the user during a single puffing process; cumulative article consumption of the system during a single puffing process; cumulative aerosol generation of the system during a single puffing process.

The puffing parameters may not only include the overall cumulative puff pattern, but also may indicate the puff pattern during a single puffing process. Therefore, the puffing parameter may be obtained during a single puffing process.

In accordance with a second aspect, there is provided an aerosol provision system, which comprises: a housing, containing an article; a controller, configured to execute the or any of the methods mentioned above or below.

Optionally, the system comprises an airflow sensor positioned at a detection location, wherein the airflow sensor is configured to detect changes in air pressure at the detection location during the user's puffing process.

The airflow sensor may detect the pressure change in the aerosol provision system generated during the user's puffing process. Through analysis of the pressure change, the puffing parameters associated with the user's puffing behavior may be obtained.

In accordance with a third aspect, there is provided an electronic device, which comprises a memory, one or more processors, and one or more applications, wherein the one or more applications are stored in the memory, the one or more applications are configured to, when invoked by the one or more processors, enable the one or more processors to execute the or any of the methods mentioned above or below.

In accordance with a fourth aspect, there is provided a computer readable storage medium, which stores multiple program codes, wherein the program codes are adapted to be loaded and executed by a processor to execute the or any of the methods mentioned above or below.

In accordance with an aspect, there is provided a method for indicating the puff pattern for an aerosol provision system, comprising: obtaining a user's puffing process, and generating an actual puffing curve associated with a puffing behavior of the user; and outputting and displaying the actual puffing curve and a corresponding preset standard puffing curve on the same coordinate axis.

The method may include one or more or all of the method steps described above or below.

In accordance with an aspect, there is provided an aerosol provision system, comprising: a housing containing an article; and a controller configured to: obtain a user's puffing process, and generate an actual puffing curve associated with a puffing behavior of the user; and output and display the actual puffing curve and a corresponding preset standard puffing curve on the same coordinate axis.

The controller may be configured to perform one or more or all of the method steps described above or below.

The aerosol provisioning system may comprise one or more or all of the features described above or below. The or any of the aerosol provision systems described above may comprise an aerosol provision device and a consumable comprising aerosol generating material.

In accordance with an aspect, there is provided an electronic device comprising: a memory, one or more processors, and one or more applications, wherein the one or more applications are stored in the memory, and wherein the one or more applications are configured such that when invoked by the one or more processors, the one or more processors are caused to: obtain a user's puffing process, and generate an actual puffing curve associated with a puffing behavior of the user; and output and display the actual puffing curve and a corresponding preset standard puffing curve on the same coordinate axis.

The one or more processors may be configured to perform one or more or all of the method steps described above or below.

In accordance with an aspect, there is provided a computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium stores multiple program codes, wherein the program codes are adapted to be loaded and executed by a processor to cause the processor to: obtain a user's puffing process, and generate an actual puffing curve associated with a puffing behavior of the user; and output and display the actual puffing curve and a corresponding preset standard puffing curve on the same coordinate axis.

The program codes may be configured such that, when executed by a processor, the processor is caused to perform one or more or all of the method steps described above or below.

The above aspects have at least one or more beneficial effects as follows:

The actual puffing curve of the user's puff pattern is obtained based on the analysis of the user's puffing process, and the actual puffing curve and the corresponding preset standard puffing curve are output and displayed in the same coordinate axis to guide the user to adopt a more optimized and healthier puff pattern to obtain a better puffing experience. Also, the consistency and accuracy of the aerosol generated by the aerosol provision system can be improved by adjusting the puff pattern, and the user's experience can be further enhanced.

Additional aspects and advantages will be partly given in the following description, and some will become apparent from the following description.

Brief Description of the Drawings Referring to the accompanying drawings, the disclosed content of the present application will become more understandable. It is easily understood by those skilled in the art that these drawings are only for illustrative purposes and are not intended to limit the scope of protection. Moreover, similar numbers in the figures are used to represent similar components, among which:

Figure 1 is a schematic chart of the process steps of a method for indicating the puff pattern for an aerosol provision system; and

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the actual puffing curve and the corresponding preset standard puffing curve.

Detailed description

The following describes some embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only for explaining the technical principles and are not intended to limit the scope of protection.

As used herein, the term “delivery system” is intended to encompass systems that deliver at least one substance to a user in use, and includes: combustible aerosol provision systems, such as cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars, and tobacco for pipes or for roll-your-own or for make-your-own cigarettes (whether based on tobacco, tobacco derivatives, expanded tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, tobacco substitutes or other smokable material); non-combustible aerosol provision systems that release compounds from an aerosol-generating material without combusting the aerosol-generating material, such as electronic cigarettes, tobacco heating products, and hybrid systems to generate aerosol using a combination of aerosol-generating materials; and aerosol-free delivery systems that deliver the at least one substance to a user orally, nasally, transdermally or in another way without forming an aerosol, including but not limited to, lozenges, gums, patches, articles comprising inhalable powders, and oral products such as oral tobacco which includes snus or moist snuff, wherein the at least one substance may or may not comprise nicotine.

According to the present disclosure, a “combustible” aerosol provision system is one where a constituent aerosol-generating material of the aerosol provision system (or component thereof) is combusted or burned during use in order to facilitate delivery of at least one substance to a user.

In some embodiments, the delivery system is a combustible aerosol provision system, such as a system selected from the group consisting of a cigarette, a cigarillo and a cigar.

In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to a component for use in a combustible aerosol provision system, such as a filter, a filter rod, a filter segment, a tobacco rod, a spill, an aerosol-modifying agent release component such as a capsule, a thread, or a bead, or a paper such as a plug wrap, a tipping paper or a cigarette paper.

According to the present disclosure, a “non-combustible” aerosol provision system is one where a constituent aerosol-generating material of the aerosol provision system (or component thereof) is not combusted or burned in order to facilitate delivery of at least one substance to a user.

In some embodiments, the delivery system is a non-combustible aerosol provision system, such as a powered non-combustible aerosol provision system.

In some embodiments, the non-combustible aerosol provision system is an electronic cigarette, also known as a vaping device or electronic nicotine delivery system (END), although it is noted that the presence of nicotine in the aerosol-generating material is not a requirement.

In some embodiments, the non-combustible aerosol provision system is an aerosol-generating material heating system, also known as a heat-not-burn system. An example of such a system is a tobacco heating system.

In some embodiments, the non-combustible aerosol provision system is a hybrid system to generate aerosol using a combination of aerosol-generating materials, one or a plurality of which may be heated. Each of the aerosol-generating materials may be, for example, in the form of a solid, liquid or gel and may or may not contain nicotine. In some embodiments, the hybrid system comprises a liquid or gel aerosol-generating material and a solid aerosol-generating material. The solid aerosol-generating material may comprise, for example, tobacco or a non-tobacco product.

Typically, the non-combustible aerosol provision system may comprise a non-combustible aerosol provision device and a consumable for use with the non-combustible aerosol provision device.

In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to consumables comprising aerosol-generating material and configured to be used with non-combustible aerosol provision devices. These consumables are sometimes referred to as articles throughout the disclosure.

In some embodiments, the non-combustible aerosol provision system, such as a non-combustible aerosol provision device thereof, may comprise a power source and a controller. The power source may, for example, be an electric power source or an exothermic power source. In some embodiments, the exothermic power source comprises a carbon substrate which may be energised so as to distribute power in the form of heat to an aerosol-generating material or to a heat transfer material in proximity to the exothermic power source.

In some embodiments, the non-combustible aerosol provision system may comprise an area for receiving the consumable, an aerosol generator, an aerosol generation area, a housing, a mouthpiece, a filter and/or an aerosol-modifying agent.

In some embodiments, the consumable for use with the non-combustible aerosol provision device may comprise aerosol-generating material, an aerosol-generating material storage area, an aerosol-generating material transfer component, an aerosol generator, an aerosol generation area, a housing, a wrapper, a filter, a mouthpiece, and/or an aerosol-modifying agent.

In some embodiments, the delivery system is an aerosol-free delivery system that delivers at least one substance to a user orally, nasally, transdermally or in another way without forming an aerosol, including but not limited to, lozenges, gums, patches, articles comprising inhalable powders, and oral products such as oral tobacco which includes snus or moist snuff, wherein the at least one substance may or may not comprise nicotine.

In some embodiments, the substance to be delivered may be an aerosol-generating material or a material that is not intended to be aerosolised. As appropriate, either material may comprise one or more active constituents, one or more flavours, one or more aerosol-former materials, and/or one or more other functional materials.

In some embodiments, the substance to be delivered comprises an active substance. The active substance as used herein may be a physiologically active material, which is a material intended to achieve or enhance a physiological response. The active substance may for example be selected from nutraceuticals, nootropics, psychoactives. The active substance may be naturally occurring or synthetically obtained. The active substance may comprise for example nicotine, caffeine, taurine, theine, vitamins such as B6 or B12 or C, melatonin, cannabinoids, or constituents, derivatives, or combinations thereof. The active substance may comprise one or more constituents, derivatives or extracts of tobacco, cannabis or another botanical.

In some embodiments, the active substance comprises nicotine. In some embodiments, the active substance comprises caffeine, melatonin or vitamin B12.

As noted herein, the active substance may comprise one or more constituents, derivatives or extracts of cannabis, such as one or more cannabinoids or terpenes.

As noted herein, the active substance may comprise or be derived from one or more botanicals or constituents, derivatives or extracts thereof. As used herein, the term "botanical" includes any material derived from plants including, but not limited to, extracts, leaves, bark, fibres, stems, roots, seeds, flowers, fruits, pollen, husk, shells or the like. Alternatively, the material may comprise an active compound naturally existing in a botanical, obtained synthetically. The material may be in the form of liquid, gas, solid, powder, dust, crushed particles, granules, pellets, shreds, strips, sheets, or the like.

Example botanicals are tobacco, eucalyptus, star anise, hemp, cocoa, cannabis, fennel, lemongrass, peppermint, spearmint, rooibos, chamomile, flax, ginger, ginkgo biloba, hazel, hibiscus, laurel, licorice (liquorice), matcha, mate, orange skin, papaya, rose, sage, tea such as green tea or black tea, thyme, clove, cinnamon, coffee, aniseed (anise), basil, bay leaves, cardamom, coriander, cumin, nutmeg, oregano, paprika, rosemary, saffron, lavender, lemon peel, mint, juniper, elderflower, vanilla, Wintergreen, beefsteak plant, curcuma, turmeric, sandalwood, cilantro, bergamot, orange blossom, myrtle, cassis, valerian, pimento, mace, damien, marjoram, olive, lemon balm, lemon basil, chive, carvi, verbena, tarragon, geranium, mulberry, ginseng, theanine, theacrine, maca, ashwagandha, damiana, guarana, chlorophyll, baobab or any combination thereof. The mint may be chosen from the following mint varieties: Mentha Arventis, Mentha c.v., Mentha niliaca, Mentha piperita, Mentha piperita citrata c.v., Mentha piperita c.v, Mentha spicata crispa, Mentha cardifolia, Memtha longifolia, Mentha suaveolens variegata, Mentha pulegium, Mentha spicata c.v. and Mentha suaveolens.

In some embodiments, the active substance comprises or is derived from one or more botanicals or constituents, derivatives or extracts thereof and the botanical is tobacco. In some embodiments, the active substance comprises or derived from one or more botanicals or constituents, derivatives or extracts thereof and the botanical is selected from eucalyptus, star anise, cocoa and hemp. In some embodiments, the active substance comprises or derived from one or more botanicals or constituents, derivatives or extracts thereof and the botanical is selected from rooibos and fennel.

In some embodiments, the substance to be delivered comprises a flavour. As used herein, the terms "flavour" and "flavourant" refer to materials which, where local regulations permit, may be used to create a desired taste, aroma or other somatosensorial sensation in a product for adult consumers. They may include naturally occurring flavour materials, botanicals, extracts of botanicals, synthetically obtained materials, or combinations thereof (e.g., tobacco, cannabis, licorice (liquorice), hydrangea, eugenol, Japanese white bark magnolia leaf, chamomile, fenugreek, clove, maple, matcha, menthol, Japanese mint, aniseed (anise), cinnamon, turmeric, Indian spices, Asian spices, herb, Wintergreen, cherry, berry, red berry, cranberry, peach, apple, orange, mango, clementine, lemon, lime, tropical fruit, papaya, rhubarb, grape, durian, dragon fruit, cucumber, blueberry, mulberry, citrus fruits, Drambuie, bourbon, scotch, whiskey, gin, tequila, rum, spearmint, peppermint, lavender, aloe vera, cardamom, celery, cascarilla, nutmeg, sandalwood, bergamot, geranium, khat, naswar, betel, shisha, pine, honey essence, rose oil, vanilla, lemon oil, orange oil, orange blossom, cherry blossom, cassia, caraway, cognac, jasmine, ylang-ylang, sage, fennel, wasabi, piment, ginger, coriander, coffee, hemp, a mint oil from any species of the genus Mentha, eucalyptus, star anise, cocoa, lemongrass, rooibos, flax, ginkgo biloba, hazel, hibiscus, laurel, mate, orange skin, rose, tea such as green tea or black tea, thyme, juniper, elderflower, basil, bay leaves, cumin, oregano, paprika, rosemary, saffron, lemon peel, mint, beefsteak plant, curcuma, cilantro, myrtle, cassis, valerian, pimento, mace, damien, marjoram, olive, lemon balm, lemon basil, chive, carvi, verbena, tarragon, limonene, thymol, camphene), flavour enhancers, bitterness receptor site blockers, sensorial receptor site activators or stimulators, sugars and/or sugar substitutes (e.g., sucralose, acesulfame potassium, aspartame, saccharine, cyclamates, lactose, sucrose, glucose, fructose, sorbitol, or mannitol), and other additives such as charcoal, chlorophyll, minerals, botanicals, or breath freshening agents. They may be imitation, synthetic or natural ingredients or blends thereof. They may be in any suitable form, for example, liquid such as an oil, solid such as a powder, or gas.

In some embodiments, the flavour comprises menthol, spearmint and/or peppermint. In some embodiments, the flavour comprises flavour components of cucumber, blueberry, citrus fruits and/or redberry. In some embodiments, the flavour comprises eugenol. In some embodiments, the flavour comprises flavour components extracted from tobacco. In some embodiments, the flavour comprises flavour components extracted from cannabis.

In some embodiments, the flavour may comprise a sensate, which is intended to achieve a somatosensorial sensation which are usually chemically induced and perceived by the stimulation of the fifth cranial nerve (trigeminal nerve), in addition to or in place of aroma or taste nerves, and these may include agents providing heating, cooling, tingling, numbing effect. A suitable heat effect agent may be, but is not limited to, vanillyl ethyl ether and a suitable cooling agent may be, but not limited to eucolyptol, WS-3.

Aerosol-generating material is a material that is capable of generating aerosol, for example when heated, irradiated or energized in any other way. Aerosol-generating material may, for example, be in the form of a solid, liquid or gel which may or may not contain an active substance and/or flavourants. In some embodiments, the aerosol-generating material may comprise an “amorphous solid”, which may alternatively be referred to as a “monolithic solid” (i.e. non-fibrous). In some embodiments, the amorphous solid may be a dried gel. The amorphous solid is a solid material that may retain some fluid, such as liquid, within it. In some embodiments, the aerosol-generating material may for example comprise from about 50wt%, 60wt% or 70wt% of amorphous solid, to about 90wt%, 95wt% or 100wt% of amorphous solid.

The aerosol-generating material may comprise one or more active substances and/or flavours, one or more aerosol-former materials, and optionally one or more other functional material.

The aerosol-former material may comprise one or more constituents capable of forming an aerosol. In some embodiments, the aerosol-former material may comprise one or more of glycerol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, 1 ,3-butylene glycol, erythritol, meso-Erythritol, ethyl vanillate, ethyl laurate, a diethyl suberate, triethyl citrate, triacetin, a diacetin mixture, benzyl benzoate, benzyl phenyl acetate, tributyrin, lauryl acetate, lauric acid, myristic acid, and propylene carbonate.

The one or more other functional materials may comprise one or more of pH regulators, colouring agents, preservatives, binders, fillers, stabilizers, and/or antioxidants.

The material may be present on or in a support, to form a substrate. The support may, for example, be or comprise paper, card, paperboard, cardboard, reconstituted material, a plastics material, a ceramic material, a composite material, glass, a metal, or a metal alloy. In some embodiments, the support comprises a susceptor. In some embodiments, the susceptor is embedded within the material. In some alternative embodiments, the susceptor is on one or either side of the material.

A consumable is an article comprising or consisting of aerosol-generating material, part or all of which is intended to be consumed during use by a user. A consumable may comprise one or more other components, such as an aerosol-generating material storage area, an aerosol-generating material transfer component, an aerosol generation area, a housing, a wrapper, a mouthpiece, a filter and/or an aerosol-modifying agent. A consumable may also comprise an aerosol generator, such as a heater, that emits heat to cause the aerosol-generating material to generate aerosol in use. The heater may, for example, comprise combustible material, a material heatable by electrical conduction, or a susceptor.

A susceptor is a material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field, such as an alternating magnetic field. The susceptor may be an electrically-conductive material, so that penetration thereof with a varying magnetic field causes induction heating of the heating material. The heating material may be magnetic material, so that penetration thereof with a varying magnetic field causes magnetic hysteresis heating of the heating material. The susceptor may be both electrically-conductive and magnetic, so that the susceptor is heatable by both heating mechanisms. The device that is configured to generate the varying magnetic field is referred to as a magnetic field generator, herein.

An aerosol-modifying agent is a substance, typically located downstream of the aerosol generation area, that is configured to modify the aerosol generated, for example by changing the taste, flavour, acidity or another characteristic of the aerosol. The aerosol-modifying agent may be provided in an aerosol-modifying agent release component, that is operable to selectively release the aerosol-modifying agent. The aerosol-modifying agent may, for example, be an additive or a sorbent. The aerosol-modifying agent may, for example, comprise one or more of a flavourant, a colourant, water, and a carbon adsorbent. The aerosol-modifying agent may, for example, be a solid, a liquid, or a gel. The aerosol-modifying agent may be in powder, thread or granule form. The aerosol-modifying agent may be free from filtration material. An aerosol generator is an apparatus configured to cause aerosol to be generated from the aerosol-generating material. In some embodiments, the aerosol generator is a heater configured to subject the aerosol-generating material to heat energy, so as to release one or more volatiles from the aerosol-generating material to form an aerosol. In some embodiments, the aerosol generator is configured to cause an aerosol to be generated from the aerosol-generating material without heating. For example, the aerosol generator may be configured to subject the aerosol-generating material to one or more of vibration, increased pressure, or electrostatic energy.

The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery systems (which may also be referred to as vapour delivery systems) such as nebulisers or e-cigarettes. Throughout the following description the term "e-cigarette" or "electronic cigarette" may sometimes be used, but it will be appreciated this term may be used interchangeably with aerosol delivery system I device and electronic aerosol delivery system I device. Furthermore, and as is common in the technical field, the terms "aerosol" and "vapour", and related terms such as "vaporise", "volatilise" and "aerosolise", may generally be used interchangeably.

Aerosol delivery systems (e-cigarettes) often, though not always, comprise a modular assembly comprising a reusable device part and a replaceable (disposable/consumable) cartridge part. Often, the replaceable cartridge part will comprise the aerosol-generating material and the vaporiser (which may collectively be called a "cartomizer" ) and the reusable device part will comprise the power provision (e.g. rechargeable power source) and control circuitry. It will be appreciated these different parts may comprise further elements depending on functionality. For example, the reusable device part will often comprise a user interface for receiving user input and displaying operating status characteristics, and the replaceable cartridge device part in some cases comprises a temperature sensor for helping to control temperature. Cartridges are electrically and mechanically coupled to the control unit for use, for example using a screw thread, bayonet, or magnetic coupling with appropriately arranged electrical contacts. When the aerosol-generating material in a cartridge is exhausted, or the user wishes to switch to a different cartridge having a different aerosol-generating material, the cartridge may be removed from the reusable part and a replacement cartridge attached in its place. Systems and devices conforming to this type of two-part modular configuration may generally be referred to as two-part systems/devices.

It is common for electronic cigarettes to have a generally elongate shape. For the sake of providing a concrete example, certain embodiments of the disclosure will be taken to comprise this kind of generally elongate two-part system employing disposable cartridges. However, it will be appreciated that the underlying principles described herein may equally be adopted for different configurations, for example single-part systems or modular systems comprising more than two parts, refillable devices and single-use disposables, as well as other overall shapes, for example based on so-called box-mod high performance devices that typically have a boxier shape. More generally, it will be appreciated certain embodiments of the disclosure are based on aerosol delivery systems which are operationally configured to provide functionality in accordance with the principles described herein and the constructional aspects of systems configured to provide the functionality in accordance with certain embodiments of the disclosure is not of primary significance.

Due to different puffing habits of users, a user may experience excessive or insufficient inhalation of aerosols, which cannot achieve the best user experience. Relevant studies have shown that standard puff pattern may bring more comfortable and healthy experiences to the human body. Based on this, disclosed herein is a method for indicating the puff pattern for an aerosol provision system to guide users to adopt a healthier puff pattern and achieve the best puffing experience effect.

Referring to Figure 1 , Figure 1 is a schematic chart of the process steps of a method for indicating the puff pattern for an aerosol provision system according to an embodiment. As shown in Figure 1, the method for indicating the puff pattern for an aerosol provision system in an embodiment comprises step S101 to step S102.

Step S101 comprises obtaining a user's puffing process, generating an actual puffing curve associated with the puffing behavior.

In one implementation, the actual puffing curve is obtained through puffing parameters. During the user's puffing process, various parameter changes of the aerosol provision system may be detected to reflect the user's puffing behavior. For example, during the puffing process, both the consumption change of the article in the aerosol provision system, and the amount of aerosol produced can reflect the user's puffing behavior. In this embodiment, the user's puffing behavior may also be obtained by obtaining the pressure change in the system during a single puffing process, and the puffing parameter associated with the puffing behavior may be obtained by analyzing the pressure change, for example, by analyzing the duration, interval, and magnitude of pressure change, the user's puffing time, interval/frequency, puffing times, and puffing intensity can be obtained. Furthermore, the puffing parameter may be a cumulative amount or an amount generated by the user during a single puffing process. For example, the cumulative parameter may be one or more of the user's cumulative puffing time, puffing interval, cumulative puffing times, cumulative article consumption of the aerosol generation system, and cumulative aerosol production. The parameter during a single puffing process may be the user's cumulative puffing time, puffing interval, cumulative puffing times, cumulative article consumption of aerosol generation system, or cumulative aerosol production during a single puffing process.

Step S102 comprises outputting and displaying the actual puffing curve and the corresponding preset standard puffing curve on the same coordinate axis.

In this embodiment, by displaying the actual puffing curve and the corresponding preset standard curve in real-time (during the user's puffing process) and/or afterwards (after the user's puffing) on the same coordinate axis, users can intuitively understand the deviation between their puff pattern and the standard puff pattern, and according to the curve display, users can adjust their own puff pattern to obtain a better puffing experience. For example, referring to Figure 2, a graph of the user's puffing amount (that is, the aerosol amount generated during the puffing process over time) is shown. Curve A is the actual puffing curve, and Curve B is the standard puffing curve. From this, users can directly understand the deviation and make adjustments. It should be understood that due to the real-time acquisition of the puffing parameter, the actual puffing curve of the user will constantly change according to the user's adjustment of their own puff pattern. Users can continuously adjust their puff pattern according to their actual puffing curve and the preset standard puffing curve to achieve a better puffing experience, and by improving the puff pattern, users can use the aerosol provision system more reasonably, so that the aerosol provision system can generate and deliver the aerosol in a more reasonable way, enhancing the user's experience of using the aerosol provision system.

In one implementation, the deviation quantity may also be used to indicate to the user the deviation between their puff pattern and the preset standard puff pattern, in order to facilitate their adjustment of their puff pattern, including puffing intensity, time, frequency, etc. A method for calculating deviation quantity comprises: determining the difference between the puffing parameter and the corresponding preset standard puffing parameter as the deviation quantity. For example, at a certain moment, the user's actual puffing intensity is 10 kPa, and the corresponding standard puffing intensity should be 15 kPa, then the difference between the two is -5 kPa, indicating that the user's puffing intensity at this moment is relatively low, and the puffing intensity should be adjusted in the future. Another method for displaying the deviation quantity is directly obtaining the deviation quantity through a coordinate graph. That is, by setting the same comparison conditions directly on the curves, the deviation quantities of puffing frequency, puffing intensity at each time point, and duration of a single puffing can be obtained, which is convenient for users to adjust according to the overall puffing process. For example, in Figure 2, at time point T1 , the user's actual puffing amount is greater than the standard puffing amount, and the user can adjust according to the specific deviation quantity obtained.

In one implementation, in the controlling of the output of a puffing pattern indication based on the deviation quantity, when the deviation quantity meets a preset condition, the puffing pattern indication may be output through at least one of a display component, a vibration component, a sound component and a light-emitting component, to remind the user to improve the puff pattern.

In one implementation, for indicating the puff pattern through a display component: the puffing parameter, preset standard puffing parameter, and deviation quantity, such as the standard puffing intensity corresponding to a certain time point, the user's actual puffing intensity, and the deviation quantity between the two, may be directly displayed through the display component. The curve graph as shown in Figure 2 may also be directly displayed through the display component. Both the numerical deviation quantity and puffing curve graph can be displayed simultaneously, and they can be mutually corrected, or different types of puffing parameters may also be displayed. For example, the numerical deviation quantity may be the puffing intensity, and the puffing curve graph may be the aerosol generation curve over time, and multiple types of parameters are provided so that users can adjust the puff pattern in a more preferred way.

In one implementation, for indicating the puff pattern through a vibration component: when there is a deviation between the puffing parameter and the preset standard puffing parameter, the vibration component may be controlled to emit a vibration indication and continue to vibrate until there is no deviation. The vibration intensity may be associated with the specific magnitude of the deviation quantity, i.e. different levels of vibration may be carried out for different deviation quantities, to facilitate users to adjust the puff pattern according to the magnitude of the vibration intensity. For example, if the vibration is divided into three levels, the deviation quantity may also be divided into three levels according to the degree of deviation, and the levels are sequentially associated in a manner that the range of the larger deviation quantities corresponds to the strongest vibration level, to emit different levels of vibration for different levels of deviation quantity. Alternatively, the deviation quantity and the vibration may not be divided by range, each deviation quantity may be associated with a different vibration intensity one by one, and the vibration sensation brought by different vibration intensities makes it easier for users to adjust the puff pattern.

In one implementation, for indicating the puff pattern through a light-emitting component: when there is a deviation quantity between the puffing parameter and the preset standard puffing parameter, the light-emitting component may be controlled to emit a light indication in a preset manner For example, when the aerosol provision system is used normally and the light-emitting component is green, a red/blue blinking form will be activated to remind the user to improve the puff pattern. The light-emitting component may be controlled to indicate the puff pattern in different preset forms according to different deviation quantities. For example, according to the magnitude of the deviation quantity, the light-emitting component blinks at different frequencies, and the greater the deviation quantity, the faster the blinking frequency. According to the magnitude of the deviation quantity, the light-emitting component may emit light of different colors or switch between light of different colors. For example, when the deviation quantity is large, it can switch between light of red/blue, and when the deviation quantity is small, it can switch between light of blue/green. According to the magnitude of the deviation quantity, the light-emitting component may emit light of different brightness levels, the larger the deviation quantity, the brighter the brightness level, until no more light is emitted. According to the magnitude of the deviation quantity, different numbers of light-emitting components may be lit up, the larger the deviation quantity, the more light-emitting components will emit light, and multiple light-emitting components may be lit up in different arrangements according to the degree of deviation. The above-mentioned light-emitting indication methods may be used alone or together, and there is no specific limitations on this.

In one implementation, regarding the puffing curve, a user specific puffing curve may be customized according to the user's multiple puffing habits, that is, obtaining several actual puffing curves generated by the user's multiple puffs, and based on the combination of the several actual puffing curves and the corresponding preset standard puffing curve, a customized puffing curve for the user is generated, which is more in line with the user's puffing habits and can bring certain improvements to the puff pattern, which is more reasonable and adopts improvement methods that are more easily accepted by the user, bringing a better puffing experience to the user.

In one implementation, the generation of the user's customized curve comprises the following methods: calculating the averages of all actual puffing curves and the corresponding preset standard puffing curve of the user at the same time points, and obtaining the average curve as the customized puffing curve for the user; or, calculating the averages of all actual puffing curves at the same time points to obtain the actual average curve, then calculating the averages of the actual average curve and the corresponding preset standard puffing curve at the same time point to obtain the corresponding average curve as the customized puffing curve for the user. Regardless of the method of generating the customized curve, the goal is to combine the user's own puffing habits with the standard puffing curve, continuously optimize the suggested puffing curve that the user can accept, and help the user gradually improve their puffing habits.

Based on the above steps S101 - S102, embodiments obtain the actual puffing curve of the user's puff pattern based on the analysis of the user's puffing process, and the actual puffing curve and the corresponding preset standard puffing curve are output and displayed in the same coordinate axis to guide the user to adopt a more optimized and healthier puff pattern to obtain a better puffing experience, at the same time, the consistency and accuracy of the aerosol generated by the aerosol provision system can be improved by adjusting the puff pattern, and the user's experience can be further enhanced.

It should be pointed out that although the above embodiments describe the respective steps in a specific order, those skilled in the art can understand that in order to achieve the effects of the present application, different steps do not necessarily have to be executed in this order, they can be executed simultaneously (in parallel) or in other orders, and these changes are within the scope of protection.

Further, disclosed herein is an aerosol provision system, which comprises: a housing, containing an article; a controller, configured to execute the method for indicating the puff pattern of an aerosol provision system mentioned above.

In one implementation, the aerosol provision system further comprises an airflow sensor arranged at a detection location. The airflow sensor detects the pressure changes at the detection location during the user's puffing process, wherein, for example, the detection location is in the aerosol generation channel of the aerosol provision system. During the user's puffing process, there are pressure changes in the channel, the airflow sensor converts the detected pressure changes into analog signals and transmits them to the controller for corresponding analysis. The controller may obtain relevant puffing parameters, such as puffing time, interval, puffing intensity, etc., for the controller to display and compare the obtained puffing parameters with the optimized parameters, output a puff pattern indication, guide the user to adopt the optimized puff pattern, and obtain a better experience. The specific method, process, and principle for indicating the puff pattern are described in the above steps S101 - S102, which will not be repeated here.

Further, there is also disclosed herein an electronic device, which comprises a memory, one or more processors, and one or more applications, wherein the one or more applications are stored in the memory. The one or more applications are configured to, when invoked by the one or more processors, enable the one or more processors to execute the or any of the methods mentioned above.

The electronic device in embodiments comprises a memory and a processor. The memory may be configured to store a program for executing the method for indicating the puff pattern in the above method embodiment, and the processor may be configured to execute the program in the memory, including but not limited to the program for executing the method for indicating the puff pattern in the above method embodiments. For ease of explanation, only the parts related to the embodiments are shown, for specific technical details not disclosed, please refer to the section of the method embodiment.

In embodiments, the electronic device may be a control device comprising various electronic components. In some possible implementations, the electronic device may comprise a plurality of storage devices and a plurality of processors. The program for executing the method for indicating the puff pattern in the above method embodiment may be divided into multiple sub programs, each of which may be loaded and run by the processor to perform different steps of the method for indicating the puff pattern in the above method embodiment. Specifically, each sub program may be stored separately in different memories, and each processor may be configured to execute one or more programs in the memory to collectively implement the method for indicating the puff pattern in the above method embodiment. That is, each processor may execute different steps of the method for indicating the puff pattern in the above method embodiment to collectively implement the method for indicating the puff pattern in the above method embodiment.

For the above electronic device used to execute the embodiment of the method for indicating the puff pattern shown in Figure 1 , the technical principles, technical problems solved, and technical effects generated by the two are similar, so those skilled in the art can clearly understand that for the convenience and simplicity of description, the specific working process and related instructions of the electronic device can refer to the content described in the embodiment of the method for indicating the puff pattern, which will not be repeated here.

Those skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the process in the method for implementing the above embodiment of the present application may also be completed by instructing relevant hardware through a computer program. The computer program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and when executed by a processor, the computer program may implement the steps of the above method embodiment. The computer program may comprise a computer program code, and the computer program code may be in the form of source code, object code, executable file, or some intermediate forms. The computer-readable storage medium may comprise any entity or device, medium, USB flash drive, portable hard disk, magnetic disk, optical disk, computer memory, read-only memory, random access memory, electric carrier signal, telecommunication signal, and software distribution medium that can carry the computer program code. It should be noted that the content contained in the computer-readable storage medium may be appropriately added or removed according to the requirements of legislation and patent practice within the jurisdiction, for example, in some jurisdictions, according to legislation and patent practice, the computer-readable storage medium does not include carrier signals and telecommunications signals.

Further, there is disclosed herein a computer-readable storage medium. In an embodiment of the computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium may be configured to store the program for executing the method for indicating the puff pattern in the above method embodiment. This program may be loaded and run by a processor to implement the method for indicating the puff pattern mentioned above. For ease of explanation, only the parts related to the embodiments are shown, for specific technical details not disclosed, please refer to the section of the method embodiment. The computer-readable storage medium may be a storage device comprising various electronic devices, and optionally, in embodiments, the computer-readable storage medium is a non-temporary computer-readable storage medium.

Further, it should be understood that since the settings of each module are only intended to illustrate the functional modules of the device, the physical devices corresponding to these modules may be the processor itself, or a part of the software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware in the processor. Those skilled in the art can understand that respective modules in the device may be adaptively split or merged. Such splitting or merging of specific modules will not cause the technical solution to deviate from the principles disclosed herein, therefore, the technical solution after splitting or merging will fall within the scope of protection.

It should be understood that each part of the present disclosure may be implemented by hardware, software, firmware or combinations thereof. In the above implementations, multiple steps or methods may be implemented with software or firmware stored in memory and executed by an appropriate instruction execution system. For example, if it is implemented by hardware, as in another implementation, it can be implemented by any one of the following technologies known in the art or combinations thereof: discrete logic circuits with logic gate circuits for implementing logic functions for data signal, special integrated circuits with appropriate combined logic gate circuits, programmable gate arrays (PGAs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), etc.

In the description of this specification, the referential terminology "an embodiment," "some embodiments," "example," "specific example," or "some examples" means that specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are comprised in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, the indicative expression of the above-mentioned terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the described specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable way in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Moreover, the terms "first," "second," etc., are used merely for descriptive purposes and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the characteristics defined as "first," "second," etc., may explicitly or implicitly comprise at least one such characteristic. In the description of the present application, the term "multiple" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined.

In the present application, unless explicitly defined and limited, terms such as "mounting," "connecting," "connection," "fixing," etc., should be understood broadly. For instance, the connection can be a fixed connection or a detachable connection, or integrated; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediary medium, it can be the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components, unless explicitly defined otherwise. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meanings of these terms in the context of the application based on the circumstances.

Although the embodiments have been shown and described above, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are exemplary and should not be considered as limiting. Those skilled in the art within the scope of the application can make variations, modifications, replacements, and variations to the above-described embodiments.

Claims

1 . A method for indicating a puff pattern for an aerosol provision system, comprising: obtaining a user's puffing process, and generating an actual puffing curve associated with a puffing behavior of the user; and outputting and displaying the actual puffing curve and a corresponding preset standard puffing curve on the same coordinate axis.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining a user's puffing process and generating an actual puffing curve associated with the puffing behavior comprises: obtaining a user's puffing process to obtain a puffing parameter associated with the puffing behavior; and generating an actual puffing curve representing the puffing parameter over time.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein obtaining a user's puffing process to obtain a puffing parameter associated with the puffing behavior comprises: obtaining pressure changes within the system during a single puffing process by the user; and determining the puffing parameter associated with the puffing behavior based on the pressure changes.

4. The method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the method comprises: determining a deviation quantity between the puffing parameter and a preset standard puffing parameter; and based on the deviation quantity, controlling the output of a puffing pattern indication to indicate to the user the deviation of his or her puffing pattern from the preset standard puffing pattern.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein determining the deviation quantity between the puffing parameter and the preset standard puffing parameter comprises: determining the difference between the puffing parameter and the corresponding preset standard puffing parameter as the deviation quantity.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein determining the deviation quantity between the puffing parameter and the preset standard puffing parameter comprises: comparing the actual puffing curve with the corresponding preset standard puffing curve under the same condition to obtain deviation quantities in puffing frequency, puffing intensity at various times and duration of a single puff.

7. The method according to any of claims 4 to 6, wherein controlling the output of a puffing pattern indication based on the deviation quantity comprises, when the deviation quantity meets a preset condition, emitting the puffing pattern indication through at least one of: controlling a display component to emit a display indication; controlling a vibration component to emit a vibration indication; controlling a sound component to emit a sound indication; and controlling a light-emitting component to emit a light indication.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein controlling a display component to emit a display indication comprises: controlling the display component to display the puffing parameter, the preset standard puffing parameter and the deviation quantity; and/or controlling the display component to display the actual puffing curve and the corresponding preset standard puffing curve.

9. The method according to claim 7 or 8, wherein controlling a vibration component to emit a vibration indication comprises: when there is a deviation quantity between the puffing parameter and the preset standard puffing parameter, controlling the vibration component to emit a vibration indication.

10. The method according to claim 7, 8 or 9, comprising: associating the deviation quantity with vibration intensity; and for different deviation quantities, controlling the vibration component to emit a vibration indication according to the corresponding vibration intensity.

11. The method according to any of claims 7 to 10, wherein controlling a light-emitting component to emit a light indication comprises: when there is a deviation quantity between the puffing parameter and the preset standard puffing parameter, controlling the light-emitting component to emit a light indication in a preset manner.

12. The method according to any of claims 7 to 11 , wherein the light-emitting component emits the puffing pattern indication in a different form according to different deviation quantities, the forms of the puffing pattern indication comprising at least one of: the light-emitting component blinking at different frequencies; the light-emitting component emitting light of different colors or switching between different colors of light; different numbers of the light-emitting components being lit up; the light-emitting component lighting up in different sequences; and the light-emitting component emitting light of different brightnesses.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, comprising: obtaining multiple actual puffing curves generated from multiple puffing events of the user; based on a combination of the multiple actual puffing curves and the corresponding preset standard puffing curve, generating a customized puffing curve for the user.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein generating a customized puffing curve for the user based on a combination of the multiple actual puffing curves and their corresponding preset standard puffing curves comprises: calculating the averages of all actual puffing curves and the corresponding preset standard puffing curve at the same time points, taking the obtained average curve as the customized puffing curve for the user; or calculating the averages of all actual puffing curves at the same time points, and obtaining an actual average curve; and calculating the averages of the actual average curve and the corresponding preset standard puffing curve at the same time points, taking the obtained corresponding average curve as the customized puffing curve for the user.

15. The method according to any of claims 2 to 14, wherein the puffing parameter comprises at least one of: cumulative puffing time of the user; puffing interval of the user; cumulative puffing counts of the user; cumulative article consumption of the system; and cumulative aerosol generation of the system.

16. The method according to any of claims 2 to 15, wherein the puffing parameter comprises at least one of: cumulative puffing time of the user during a single puffing process; puffing interval of the user during a single puffing process; cumulative puffing counts of the user during a single puffing process; cumulative article consumption of the system during a single puffing process; cumulative aerosol generation of the system during a single puffing process.

17. An aerosol provision system, comprising: a housing containing an article; and a controller configured to: obtain a user's puffing process, and generate an actual puffing curve associated with a puffing behavior of the user; and output and display the actual puffing curve and a corresponding preset standard puffing curve on the same coordinate axis.

18. The aerosol provision system according to claim 17, comprising an airflow sensor positioned at a detection location, wherein the airflow sensor is configured to detect changes in air pressure at the detection location during the user’s puffing process.

19. The aerosol provision system according to claim 17 or 18, comprising an aerosol provision device and a consumable comprising aerosol generating material.

20. An electronic device comprising: a memory, one or more processors, and one or more applications, wherein the one or more applications are stored in the memory, and wherein the one or more applications are configured such that when invoked by the one or more processors, the one or more processors are caused to: obtain a user's puffing process, and generate an actual puffing curve associated with a puffing behavior of the user; and output and display the actual puffing curve and a corresponding preset standard puffing curve on the same coordinate axis.

21. A computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium stores multiple program codes, wherein the program codes are adapted to be loaded and executed by a processor to cause the processor to: obtain a user's puffing process, and generate an actual puffing curve associated with a puffing behavior of the user; and output and display the actual puffing curve and a corresponding preset standard puffing curve on the same coordinate axis.