EP 3900554 A1 20211027 - METHOD OF OPERATING AN AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE
Title (en)
METHOD OF OPERATING AN AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINER AEROSOLERZEUGENDEN VORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ D'UTILISATION D'UN DISPOSITIF GÉNÉRATEUR D'AEROSOL
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 20171187 A 20200423
Abstract (en)
The present invention relates to a method of operating an aerosol-generating device. The method comprises determining a positional orientation of the device when in use; monitoring usage of the device; activating a first mode of operation when the device is determined to be in a first orientation, wherein in the first mode providing a first indication to a user when the usage of the device reaches a first threshold; and activating a second mode of operation when the device is determined to be in a second orientation, wherein in the second mode providing no indication to the user.
IPC 8 full level
A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24F 40/50 (2020.01)
CPC (source: EA EP KR US)
A24F 40/50 (2020.01 - EA EP KR); A24F 40/51 (2020.01 - KR US); A24F 40/53 (2020.01 - EA EP KR US); A24F 40/60 (2020.01 - KR)
Citation (search report)
- [A] WO 2017137512 A1 20170817 - PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS SA [CH]
- [A] US 2015257445 A1 20150917 - HENRY JR RAYMOND CHARLES [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3900554 A1 20211027; EP 3900554 B1 20230823; CA 3116017 A1 20210703; CA 3116017 C 20220726; CN 115297744 A 20221104; EA 202190829 A2 20211029; EA 202190829 A3 20211231; JP 2023521944 A 20230526; KR 20230002422 A 20230105; PL 3900554 T3 20240408; US 2023172278 A1 20230608; WO 2021214052 A1 20211028
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 20171187 A 20200423; CA 3116017 A 20210423; CN 202180021054 A 20210420; EA 202190829 A 20210420; EP 2021060231 W 20210420; JP 2022552974 A 20210420; KR 20227035882 A 20210420; PL 20171187 T 20200423; US 202117919633 A 20210420