Smoking articles are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a smoking article includes a heat source configured to generate heat upon ignition thereof, a first substrate material having an aerosol precursor composition associated therewith and a first end being fixedly engaged with the heat source, and an aerosol delivery component having opposed first and second ends, the first end of the aerosol delivery component being engaged with the second end of the first substrate material. In some aspects, the aerosol delivery component includes a second substrate material having the aerosol precursor composition associated therewith and being disposed about the first end of the aerosol delivery component and a tobacco material disposed between the second substrate material and the mouthpiece, the aerosol precursor composition associated with the first and second substrate materials being configured to produce an aerosol in response to the heat generated by the ignited heat source.

Smoking articles are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a smoking article includes a heat source configured to generate heat upon ignition thereof, a first substrate material having an aerosol precursor composition associated therewith and a first end being fixedly engaged with the heat source, and an aerosol delivery component having opposed first and second ends, the first end of the aerosol delivery component being engaged with the second end of the first substrate material. In some aspects, the aerosol delivery component includes a second substrate material having the aerosol precursor composition associated therewith and being disposed about the first end of the aerosol delivery component and a tobacco material disposed between the second substrate material and the mouthpiece, the aerosol precursor composition associated with the first and second substrate materials being configured to produce an aerosol in response to the heat generated by the ignited heat source.

A system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating device arranged to interact with a tobacco stick and/or comprising a charging device associated with an aerosol-generating device, in which the aerosol-generating device and/or the charging device include at least one light emitter, a controller to adjust at least one visual characteristic of light emitted by the at least one light emitter based on a local time retrieved from a timer, and a communication interface to exchange data with a mobile terminal, the data including instructions for adjusting the at least one visual characteristic; and the mobile terminal to display a user interface for inputting the instructions, in which the instructions include a time setting, and in which the user interface includes a first user interface element for inputting the time setting.

A system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating device arranged to interact with a tobacco stick and/or comprising a charging device associated with an aerosol-generating device, in which the aerosol-generating device and/or the charging device include at least one light emitter, a controller to adjust at least one visual characteristic of light emitted by the at least one light emitter based on a local time retrieved from a timer, and a communication interface to exchange data with a mobile terminal, the data including instructions for adjusting the at least one visual characteristic; and the mobile terminal to display a user interface for inputting the instructions, in which the instructions include a time setting, and in which the user interface includes a first user interface element for inputting the time setting.

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.

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.

A user feedback system for a user of a delivery device within a delivery ecosystem includes an obtaining processor adapted to obtain one or more user factors indicative of a state of the user, wherein the one or more user factors are based upon at least a first aspect of a situation of the user separate to a handling or operation of the delivery device by the user; and an estimation processor adapted to identify a corresponding feedback action expected to alter a state of the user as indicated at least in part by the or each user factor.

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Disclosed is an apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The apparatus includes a heating zone for receiving an article, and a magnetic field generator for generating a varying magnetic field that penetrates the heating zone. The article includes smokable material and heating material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field to heat the smokable material. The magnetic field generator includes a magnetically permeable core and a coil. The core includes a magnetically permeable first portion and magnetically permeable first and second arms extending from the first portion. The coil is wound around the first portion of the core. The first and second arms of the core are on different sides of the heating zone.

An apparatus and a method for an aerosol generating device is described, the apparatus including a control module and a charging controller. The charging controller is configured to control charging of a battery at a first charging rate in a first charging mode and to control charging of the battery at a second charging rate, lower than the first charging rate, in a second charging mode. The control module is configured to determine information relating to usage of the aerosol generating device. The charge controller is configured to operate in the first charging mode or the second charging mode depending, at least in part, on the information relating to the use of the aerosol generating device.