AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM WITH MEANS FOR DISABLING CONSUMABLE
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Abstract
An aerosol generating system is provided, including: a storage portion for storing an aerosol-forming substrate, an aerosol generating element for generating an aerosol from the aerosol-forming substrate, control circuitry in communication with the storage portion, and disabling component within the storage portion for rendering the storage portion inoperable in the aerosol generating system in response to a disable signal from the control circuitry. There is also provided a method in an aerosol generating system, including sending a disable signal from the control circuitry to the disabling component following a determination that an amount of the aerosol-substrate in the storage portion is below a threshold level or following a determination of a malfunction in the system.
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27 Claims
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15. An aerosol generating system, comprising:
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a storage portion for storing an aerosol-forming substrate; an aerosol generating element for generating an aerosol from the aerosol-forming substrate; a control circuitry in communication with the storage portion or the aerosol generating element; and disabling means for rendering the storage portion inoperable in the aerosol generating system in response to a disable signal from the control circuitry, wherein the control circuitry is configured to determine or estimate when an amount of aerosol-forming substrate in the storage portion is below a threshold amount, and to issue the disable signal when the amount of aerosol-forming substrate in the storage portion is determined or estimated to be below the threshold amount, and wherein the aerosol generating system is an electrically operated smoking system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A cartridge for use in an aerosol generating system, the cartridge comprising:
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an aerosol forming substrate; and disabling means for rendering the cartridge inoperable in the aerosol generating system, the disabling means configured to be activated by a signal from the aerosol generating system. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. An aerosol generating device for use with a consumable cartridge containing an aerosol-forming substrate and a disabling means configured to render the cartridge inoperable in the aerosol generating device in response to a disable signal, the aerosol generating system comprising:
control circuitry configured to issue a disable signal to the disabling means when the amount of aerosol-forming substrate in the storage portion is determined or estimated to be below a threshold amount or when a malfunction is detected, wherein the aerosol generating device is an electrically operated smoking device. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method in an electrically operated smoking system comprising a storage portion for storing aerosol-forming substrate, an aerosol generating element for generating an aerosol from the aerosol-forming substrate, control circuitry in communication with the storage portion, and disabling means associated with the storage portion configured to render the storage portion inoperable in the electrically operated smoking system in response to a disable signal from the control circuitry, the method comprising:
sending a disable signal from the control circuitry to the disabling means following a determination that an amount of the aerosol-substrate in the storage portion is below a threshold level or following a determination of a malfunction in the system.
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