AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE PROVIDING GESTURE INITIATION OF STATUS REQUEST Russian patent published in 2025 - IPC A24F40/50 A24F40/60 

FIELD: smoking accessories.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to tobacco industry, in particular to systems simulating tobacco smoking process. Device generating an aerosol from an aerosol-forming substrate is configured to generate an aerosol during a session of use and comprises an indicator system, a motion detection unit and a controller. Motion detection unit is configured to detect movement of the device and identify a first gesture and a second gesture different from the first gesture. In response to the first gesture identified by the motion detection unit, the controller is configured to control the display system to output a user-detectable indication indicating the progress of the usage session. In response to the second gesture identified by the motion detection unit, the controller is configured to control the display system to output a user-detectable indication indicating the number of available usage sessions.

EFFECT: providing the possibility of tracking the progress of a usage session by moving the device with a given gesture.

15 cl, 16 dwg