Patent ID: 11896058
Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G  H  F  Y | IPC A  F  G  H

Claim 4:
5. An aerosol-generating system, comprising:
an aerosol-generating device comprising:
a housing having a chamber configured to receive an aerosol-forming substrate,
a heating assembly configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate when the aerosol-forming substrate is received in the chamber, and
a power supply housed in the housing; and

a charging unit comprising:
power transfer circuitry configured to transfer power to the power supply of the aerosol-generating device;
an ambient air quality sensor arranged to sense a property of ambient air in a vicinity of the aerosol-generating system, the ambient air quality sensor being configured to sense one or more of: carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, carbon dioxide, fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, dioxygen, pressure, and nicotine, and
a controller connected to the ambient air quality sensor, configured to receive ambient air quality readings from the ambient air quality sensor and to output an ambient air quality signal based on one or more of the ambient air quality readings of the ambient air quality sensor.