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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2020
Kt&g Corporation, Daejeon, KR;
Byung Sung Cho, Gwangmyeong-si, KR;
Won Kyeong Lee, Guri-si, KR;
Jong Sub Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Dae Nam Han, Daejeon, KR;
KT&G CORPORATION, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
A method of counting the number of puffs using an aerosol generating device is disclosed. The may include obtaining a first start time which is a time when a pressure measured by a sensor included in the aerosol generating device decreases below a first reference pressure value; obtaining a first end time which is a time when the pressure measured by the sensor reaches the first reference pressure value after the first start time; determining whether a first period, which is a period between the first end time and the first start time, is longer than or equal to a first reference period; and increase the number of puffs by one based on the first period being longer than or equal to the first reference period.