Abstract: An aerosol generating system includes an aerosol generating article including an amorphous solid material and an aerosol generating device including a cavity configured to receive the aerosol generating article, a receptor configured to receive a liquid material from the aerosol generating article, and a heating structure configured to heat the amorphous solid material in a first temperature range in which the amorphous solid material undergoes a phase change into a liquid material and heat the liquid material in a second temperature range in which the liquid material undergoes a phase change into an aerosol, the second temperature range being different from the first temperature range.

Abstract: Provided herein is an aerosol-generating article with enhanced vapor production. The aerosol-generating article according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes a medium portion, a support structure which is disposed downstream of the medium portion and includes a first tubular structure having a first hollow formed therein, a cooling structure which is disposed downstream of the support structure and includes a second tubular structure having a second hollow formed therein, and a mouthpiece portion which is disposed downstream of the cooling structure. Here, an upstream end of the second tubular structure may abut a downstream end of the first tubular structure, and an average cross-sectional area of the second hollow may be larger than an average cross-sectional area of the first hollow. The cross-sectional area difference enhances an air flow diffusion effect, thereby eventually improving vapor production of the aerosol-generating article.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device and a system including the same are disclosed. The aerosol-generating device of the disclosure includes an insertion space, a heater for heating a stick, a stick detection sensor, a display, and a controller. The stick detection sensor includes a first inductance channel and a second inductance channel disposed so as to respectively correspond to a first region and a second region of the insertion space. The controller determines the type of stick based on at least one of a signal corresponding to the first inductance channel or a signal corresponding to the second inductance channel. When the determined type of stick is the same as a predetermined type, the controller supplies power to the heater, and when the determined type of stick is different from the predetermined type, the controller outputs a screen corresponding to the determined type of stick on the display.

Abstract: A liquid level sensing system for a vehicle tank may include a liquid level display including a display panel and a first number of visual indicators carried by the display panel. The system may also include capacitive sensors to be coupled to the vehicle tank to sense a second number of possible liquid levels being greater than the first number of visual indicators. In addition, the system may include a controller configured to drive the visual indicators in a modulation pattern based upon the capacitive sensors to thereby display a sensed liquid level having a resolution corresponding to the second number of possible liquid levels.

Abstract: A smoking article case with a hand care function may be provided. The smoking article case according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes a body portion in which an inner space for storing a smoking article is formed and a cover which is connected to the body portion, wherein a functional care zone may be formed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the body portion and an outer surface of the cover. Microcapsules containing a functional material are applied on the functional care zone, and as the microcapsules are crushed by a smoker's rubbing motion and the functional material is discharged from the crushed microcapsules, the hand care function may be provided to the smoker.

Abstract: A user authentication apparatus trains a user authentication model by using biometric data of a user which was used in previous user authentication as training data, and performs user authentication by using the trained user authentication model.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a battery, a DC/DC converter configured to boost a voltage of the battery to supply a boosted voltage to a first heater and a second heater, a first resistor circuit connected in series with the second heater and configured to detect a current flowing through the second heater, a second resistor circuit connected in series with the first resistor circuit and configured to reduce a peak value of the current flowing through the second heater, an operation switch configured to determine whether or not the current flows through the second heater, and a processor configured to control the battery, the DC/DC converter, and the operation switch.

Abstract: The following embodiments relate to a method of controlling an electronic device to implement virtual smoke in a virtual display device. The method of controlling an electronic device according to an embodiment includes receiving camera data obtained by sensing a hand motion of a user; obtaining pressure sensor data using a pressure sensor; predicting a virtual smoke implementation timepoint based on the camera data and the pressure sensor data; and transmitting a control signal including the virtual smoke implementation timepoint to a device for displaying a virtual image.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device of the disclosure includes an upper body havin gan insertion space defined therein; a heater configured to heat the insertion space; and a seal coupled to the upper body, wherein the seal is elastic and has a portion in contact with the upper body, and wherein the portion of the seal in contact with the upper body and the upper body are integrally formed with each other and have a boundary therebetween.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a main body and a cartridge detachably coupled to the main body, wherein the cartridge includes a storage tank storing an aerosol generating material, a heat generating structure configured to heat the aerosol generating material, and a wick configured to supply the aerosol generating material stored in the storage tank to the heat generating structure, the main body includes a cartridge detection circuit configured to detect a temperature of the heat generating structure of the cartridge, wherein a capacitor is not coupled to an output terminal of the cartridge detection circuit, and a processor electrically connected to the cartridge detection circuit, and the processor is configured to detect a temperature of the heat generating structure through the cartridge detection circuit and, on the basis of the detected temperature of the heat generating structure, control power supply to the cartridge.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to paper for controlling moisture in a smoking article, which includes uncoated paper and has a basis weight of 220 grams per square meter (g/m2) to 260 g/m2, and a thickness of 280 micrometers (?m) to 320 ?m.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a main body including a main body portion having an accommodation space into which an aerosol-generating article is inserted; a cap detachably coupled to the main body; a cartridge detachably coupled to the main body portion; a first sensor configured to detect whether the cap is attached or detached; a second sensor configured to detect whether the cartridge is attached or detached; a third sensor configured to detect a remaining amount of liquid in the cartridge; and a microcontroller electrically connected to the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device and an operation method thereof are disclosed. The aerosol-generating device of the disclosure includes a main body, a cartridge coupled to the main body, a puff sensor configured to detect a puff, and a controller. The cartridge includes a heater configured to heat an aerosol-generating substance and a memory storing data. The controller determines whether predetermined requirements for the cartridge are satisfied based on the data stored in the memory, performs control such that power is supplied to the heater based on the data stored in the memory when the predetermined requirements are satisfied, and processes the data stored in the memory so that the predetermined requirements are not satisfied when the number of times a puff is detected by the puff sensor exceeds a predetermined number of times.

Abstract: A display hanger assembly is used to hang and display a variety of consumer products in a retail setting. The assembly includes a hook element for hanging from a display rack peg and an integrally molded consumer product attachment assembly. The attachment assembly includes product support member and hook element attachment member. The attachment member includes a first interconnecting portion and a second interconnecting portion which are detachably connected for securement to the hook element.

Abstract: The following embodiments relate to a method of controlling an electronic device to implement virtual smoke in a virtual display device. The method of controlling an electronic device includes predicting a virtual smoke implementation timepoint by monitoring a change value of the capacitance of the electronic device, and transmitting a control signal including the virtual smoke implementation timepoint to a device for displaying a virtual image.

Abstract: According to various embodiments, an aerosol generating device includes a plurality of pad units, each including a first end surface, a second end surface formed an opposite side of the first end surface, a front surface formed between the first end surface and the second end surface, and a rear surface formed on an opposite side of the front surface, a heating unit disposed on the front surface of each of the plurality of pad units, and a hinge unit disposed between the plurality of pad units, wherein the aerosol generating device is transformable such that the front surface of each of the plurality of pad units faces toward a central axis.

Abstract: The aerosol generating device includes a storage tank configured to store an aerosol-generating material; a wick configured to absorb the aerosol-generating material stored in the storage tank; a vibrator configured to atomize the aerosol-generating material absorbed in the wick into an aerosol by generating ultrasonic vibrations; a discharge passage configured to discharge the aerosol to an outside of the aerosol generating device; and a structure located at one end of the discharge passage and configured to press the wick toward the vibrator such that contact between the wick and the vibrator is maintained.