Patent ID: 11925215
Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 10:
11. A method of controlling an aerosol generating device, the method comprising:
determining states of a plurality of sections constituting a puff pattern representing a pressure change over time, based on a signal received from a puff sensor in the aerosol generating device; and
controlling an operation of a heater in the aerosol generating device and a count for a number of puffs, based on the states of the plurality of sections,
wherein the plurality of sections include a first section, a second section following the first section, a third section following the second section, a fourth section following the third section, and a fifth section following the fourth section, and
wherein the controlling of the count for the number of the puffs comprises counting a number of puffs based on the first section being determined as a pressure maintaining state, the second section being determined as a pressure falling state, the third section being determined as a pressure maintaining state, the fourth section being determined as a pressure rising state, and the fifth section being determined as a pressure maintaining state.