Abstract: A method and apparatus for shredding a sheet of material. The material may be employed as an aerosol generating material in a consumable for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system. The method includes the steps of perforating the sheet in a first direction with a plurality of parallel lines of perforations to form a perforated sheet, the perforations of adjacent lines being offset from one another, and cutting the perforated sheet in a second direction to form individual strips of material. The first and second directions may be orthogonal, for example machine direction and cross direction.

Abstract: The invention provides an aerosol-generating material comprising: from about 7 to about 13 wt % aerosol-generating agent, binder, from about 35 to about 50 wt % flavour, and filler. The invention also provides an aerosol-generating composition comprising the aerosol-generating material, a consumable comprising the aerosol-generating composition, a non-combustible aerosol provision system comprising the consumable, and the use of the aerosol-generating material or the aerosol-generating composition for generating an aerosol. The invention also provides a slurry that may be used to produce the aerosol-generating material, a method of making the aerosol-generating material, and aerosol-generating materials obtainable by the methods of the invention.

Abstract: A process for preparing an aerosol generating material including forming a first composition having a first binder and an aerosol former, forming a second composition having a tobacco material, a filler and optionally a second binder, combining the first composition and the second composition to form a mixture of the first composition and the second composition, the mixture including the first binder, the second binder and the filler in a total amount of between about 5% and about 15% by weight of the mixture and processing the mixture of the first composition and the second composition to form the aerosol generating material.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating material having a sheet or shredded sheet of aerosolizable material including tobacco material, an aerosol-former material and a binder, wherein the sheet or shredded sheet has a thickness of at least about 100 ?m and an area density of from about 100 g/m2 to about 250 g/m2. A process of manufacturing the aerosol-generating material and an article including comprising the aerosol-generating material are also disclosed.

Abstract: An article for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system includes an aerosol-generating component circumscribed by a first wrapping material including a cellulose based material. The cellulose based material can have a basis weight greater than about 40 grams per square metre. There is also described a rod of aerosol-generating material having a length of less than 30 mm and wrapped in a first wrapping material and an outer wrapping material which extends at least partially over the rod of aerosol-generating material. There is also described a rod of aerosol-generating material wrapped in a first wrapping material and an outer wrapping material which extends over the rod of aerosol-generating material by a distance of between about 30% and 80% of the length of the rod of aerosol-generating material. A non-combustible aerosol provision system is also described.

Abstract: An article for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system includes a source of aerosol-generating material and/or a cavity for receiving a source of aerosol generating material, and a downstream section, the downstream section including a capsule at a location between about 28 mm and about 38 mm from a distal end of the source of aerosol-generating material and/or said cavity. There is also described a non-combustible aerosol provision system including the article.

Abstract: An article for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system includes an aerosol-generating section with a plurality of strands and/or strips of aerosol-generating material. The aerosol-generating section is circumscribed by a moisture impermeable wrapper and a cooling section is provided directly adjacent to the aerosol-generating section. The cooling section can have at least one of a hollow channel having an internal diameter of between about 1 mm and about 4 mm or a maximum of 32% of the cross-sectional area of the cooling section being a hollow channel. A non-combustible aerosol provision system is also described.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating material includes a plurality of strands and/ or strips of a tobacco material and a plurality of strips of amorphous solid material. The plurality of strands and/or strips of tobacco material and the plurality of strips of amorphous solid material each have a length of at least about 5 mm. There is also described an article including the aerosol-generating material, a pack of articles, a consumable for use in an aerosol provision system, a non-combustible aerosol provision system and various methods of producing an aerosol-generating material.

Abstract: A subscription-based system for providing commerce information for one or more mobile devices for one or more merchants, featuring a subscription-based method for presenting commercial resources to a mobile device. A client application is executed on the mobile device, wherein the mobile device is coupled with the subscription-based network, followed by retrieving commerce data from the merchant databanks of the subscription-based network based on the location identification sub-system and represent on the display device. Thereafter, the method includes receiving input of the subscriber, through the subscriber input device, regarding selection of goods or services required by the subscriber; prompting through the display to make a payment of the selected goods or services offered by the one or more merchants; and executing the payment by preparing a payment ledger with details of amount transferred and then transmitting the payment ledger to the server in the subscription-based network.

Abstract: Providing metadata subscription services includes receiving a notification subscription request containing an item selected from a plurality of items residing in a repository. The items are stored in hierarchically-arranged levels of storage within the repository. Providing the services also includes determining that metadata of the item has been modified and creating a notification including changes made with respect to the metadata and any others of the items residing in the repository at a storage level equal to a storage level of the item and any storage levels that are lower than the storage level of the item. Providing the services further includes transmitting the notification to a user-specified first address and transmitting a copy of the item including the changes to a user-specified second address. The user-specified second address is different than the user-specified first address.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to methods, systems, user devices and computer program products for providing metadata subscription services. Methods include receiving notification that an item in a repository has been modified and determining if a notification is associated with the item being modified. The notification corresponds to an address and the determining is performed in an automated manner in response to the receiving. The notification is transmitted to the address in an automated manner in response to determining that the notification request is associated with the item being modified.

Abstract: Provided are methods, devices, and systems for maintaining a SIP survivable network. The present invention is adapted to allow SIP endpoints or User Agents to discover and select the controller or controllers that the SIP endpoint will register with. Selection of the controller or controllers may be based upon the relative attributes of the controllers and the needs of the SIP endpoint.

Abstract: Provided are methods, devices, and systems for maintaining a SIP survivable User Agent. The present invention is adapted to allow the User Agent to detect the status of the network, thus providing the User Agent to perform failover/failback operations. The User Agent may be adapted to determine the status of the network based on its own monitoring mechanisms and/or based on messages received from other network components.

Abstract: Provided are methods, devices, and systems for maintaining a SIP survivable network. The present invention may utilize messages, such as SIP NOTIFY messages, to trigger various network components to failover and failback based on the determined status of the SIP network.

Abstract: Provided are methods, devices, and systems for maintaining a SIP survivable network. The present invention is adapted to allow SIP endpoints or User Agents to discover and select the controller or controllers that the SIP endpoint will register with. Selection of the controller or controllers may be based upon the relative attributes of the controllers and the needs of the SIP endpoint.

Abstract: Provided are methods, devices, and systems for maintaining a SIP survivable network. The present invention may utilize messages, such as SIP NOTIFY messages, to trigger various network components to failover and failback based on the determined status of the SIP network.

Abstract: Provided are methods, devices, and systems for maintaining a SIP survivable User Agent. The present invention is adapted to allow the User Agent to detect the status of the network, thus providing the User Agent to perform failover/failback operations. The User Agent may be adapted to determine the status of the network based on its own monitoring mechanisms and/or based on messages received from other network components.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to methods, systems, user devices and computer program products for providing metadata subscription services. Methods include receiving notification that an item in a repository has been modified and determining if a notification is associated with the item being modified. The notification corresponds to an address and the determining is performed in an automated manner in response to the receiving. The notification is transmitted to the address in an automated manner in response to determining that the notification request is associated with the item being modified.