Abstract: According to an example, to control an avatar, sensing information sensed based on one or more sensors in an additional device connected to an electronic device is received from the additional device, a target action of an avatar generated in advance is determined based on the sensing information, and the avatar is controlled to represent the target action.

Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating apparatus including: a main body into which a cigarette is inserted; a first electrically conductive pattern provided on a portion of the main body to function as one of a heater for heating the cigarette and a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of the cigarette; a second electrically conductive pattern provided on another portion of the main body to function as one of the heater and the temperature sensor; and a controller controlling the first electrically conductive pattern and the second electrically conductive pattern to make the first electrically conductive pattern and the second electrically conductive pattern function as one of the heater and the temperature sensor.

Abstract: A high-pressure washer comprises: a main body; a cover covering the top of the main body; a washing tank formed between the main body and the cover; a washing assembly disposed inside the washing tank and comprising a base on which an object to be washed is placed and a first washing module for cleaning the object to be washed; a water storage tank formed below the washing tank; and a water cleaning module disposed inside the water storage tank, wherein washing liquid which has washed the object to be washed is returned to the water storage tank and then is filtered and reused, and the water cleaning module may comprise a suction port formed at a height corresponding to a water surface level of the washing liquid stored in the water storage tank, and a discharge port for discharging floating matter introduced into the suction port to the outside.

Abstract: Provided herein is an aerosol generation device with a reduced preheating time. The aerosol generation device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes a case including an opening formed in one surface, and an article insertion portion into which an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-generating substrate is inserted, an opening/closing type cover which is disposed on the one surface of the case to open and close the opening, and a heater configured to heat the inserted aerosol-generating article. Here, the opening/closing type cover is configured to, when closing the opening, mechanically press an aerosol-generating substrate portion of the inserted aerosol-generating article so that the entire aerosol-generating substrate portion is rapidly heated, and in this way, a preheating time of the device may be reduced.

Abstract: Provided are an aerosol generating apparatus including a cigarette insertion portion into which a cigarette is insertable; and a vaporizer configured to heat a liquid composition to generate aerosol and discharge the generated aerosol toward the inserted cigarette such that the generated aerosol passes through the cigarette inserted into the cigarette insertion portion, and a cradle for receiving the aerosol generating apparatus.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to tipping paper including a flavored sheet and a smoking article including the same, and more particularly, is to provide tipping paper for smoking articles and tipping paper including the same. The tipping paper, as tipping paper for smoking articles, includes a flavored sheet that includes a cellulose-based polymer, a plasticizer, and a flavoring material.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a heater configured to heat the inserted cigarette, a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the heater, an insertion detection sensor configured to detect insertion of the cigarette, a puff sensor configured to detect puffs by a user, and a controller configured to reset at least one of the temperature sensor and the puff sensor in response to a sensing signal output from the insertion detection sensor.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device according to an embodiment includes a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating article accommodated in an accommodation space of the aerosol generating device, a battery configured to supply power to the heater, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the aerosol generating article, and a processor configured to control power supplied to the heater from the battery according to a preset temperature profile including a preheating period and a heating period, wherein the processor is further configured to detect whether an amount of moisture in the aerosol generating article is in a preset range based on the temperature of the aerosol generating article in the preheating period, and control a duration of the preheating period according to whether the amount of moisture in the aerosol generating article is included in the preset range.

Abstract: An aerosol generating method is provided. The aerosol generating method includes obtaining unique information of a cartridge from a tag of the cartridge connected to the electronic device, using short-range wireless communication, performing authentication of the cartridge based on the unique information of the cartridge, and when the cartridge is authenticated, generating an aerosol by vibrating an aerosol generating material included in the cartridge based on information on a natural vibration frequency of a vibrator included in the cartridge which is obtained from the tag.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a capsule for an aerosol generating article including a cooling block including a cooling agent A, a cooling agent B, and a cooling agent C in a specific combination, a method of preparing the same, and an aerosol generating article including the capsule.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a smoking article filter including lyocell tow including a plurality of lyocell fibers, a phenolic functional material, and a binder and a method of producing the smoking article filter and provides a smoking article including the smoking article filter.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol generating device used for payment of tobacco articles for aerosol generating devices, and a payment system using the same. An aerosol generating device according to an embodiment includes a heater, a battery configured to supply power to the heater, a communication unit configured to communicate with a seller terminal, and a controller configured to receive payment target tobacco article information from the communication unit, determine whether a payment target tobacco article is genuine based on the payment target tobacco article information, and transmit payment information to the seller terminal through the communication unit based on the payment target tobacco article being determined to be genuine.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for manufacturing cut reconstituted tobacco, the apparatus being based on a method whereby: a flavoring solution is supplied on an initial reconstituted tobacco sheet by using a flavoring apparatus; a plurality of intermediate reconstituted tobacco sheets are manufactured by cutting the initial reconstituted tobacco sheet using a primary cutter, a plurality of reconstituted tobacco strands are manufactured by cutting the plurality of intermediate reconstituted tobacco sheets in the longitudinal direction using a plurality of secondary cutters; and a plurality of pieces of cut reconstituted tobacco are manufactured by cutting the plurality of reconstituted tobacco strands in the transverse direction using a plurality of tertiary cutters.

Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating device including: a heater heating an aerosol generating material by power supplied; a battery storing power to be supplied to the heater; and a controller controlling power supply to the heater and power supply to the battery, wherein, the controller monitors a heating state of the heater when the aerosol generating device is electrically connected to an external power supply source; performs heating of the heater without charging of the battery by the external power supply source when the monitored heating state is determined to be a rapid heating state; and controls power supply to the heater and power supply to the battery to perform charging of the battery and heating of the heater together by the external power supply source when the monitored heating state is determined not to be the rapid heating state.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming and sorting informational items comprises a folding unit, a conveyor belt, a camera, a controller, and a diverter assembly. The folding unit forms a folded article from a sheet of paper. The conveyor belt transports the folded article. The camera captures an image of the folded article as it passes by the camera. The controller receives and processes the image, and the diverter assembly causes the folded article to move off of the conveyor belt when the controller determines that the folded article fails to satisfy at least one predetermined criteria.

Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating device including: a cartomizer including a cartridge configured to store an aerosol generating material and an atomizer configured to vaporize the aerosol generating material; at least one pair of electrodes arranged in positions contacting one side of the cartridge; and a sensor configured to measure capacitance of the electrodes to detect a remaining amount of the aerosol generating material.

Abstract: A method and system of predicting drug-drug interactions (DDIs) may include receiving: (a) a DDI data structure, representing known DDIs between baseline drugs, (b) a plurality of baseline drug data elements, comprising line-notation descriptions of chemical structure of corresponding baseline drugs, and (c) a substance data element, comprising a line-notation description of a chemical structure of a substance of interest. Embodiments may calculate one or more similarity metric values, representing structural similarity between the substance of interest and specific baseline drugs, and select a subset of the baseline drugs based on the one or more similarity metric values. Embodiments may subsequently predict DDI between the substance of interest and a target baseline drug, based on (i) the selected subset of baseline drugs and (ii) the DDI data structure.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a main body and an outer cover coupled to the main body, wherein the outer cover includes a circuit layer, a base layer, a light-transmitting layer, a shielding layer, and a coating layer, which are sequentially arranged in a direction from a rear surface of the outer cover toward a front surface of the outer cover, and one or more light-emitting units arranged on the circuit layer, the base layer, the light-transmitting layer, the shielding layer, and the coating layer include a material capable of transmitting light, and light emitted from the light-emitting units sequentially passes through the base layer, the light-transmitting layer, the shielding layer, and the coating layer.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a first cartridge including a first material and a delivery hole, a second cartridge including chambers for accommodating a second material through which an aerosol passes, a position of the second cartridge with respect to the first cartridge being changeable, a remaining amount sensor configured to detect a remaining amount of the first material, and a controller configured to determine a consumption amount at which the first material is consumed with respect to a usage chamber that currently passes the aerosol based on the detected remaining amount of the first material and to compare the consumption amount of the first material with a pre-set reference consumption amount of the first material with respect to the usage chamber, thereby determining a position changing time at which changing of a position of the second cartridge is required.