Aerosol generation device and information display device

Abstract

An aerosol generation device comprising: a heating unit that receives a supply of electric power and heats an aerosol source; a display unit for displaying information relating to the host device; an operation unit on which a pressing operation is performed by a user; and a control unit that performs control so as to display, on the display unit, a first display element representing that the pressing operation should be performed on the operation unit continuously for a prescribed time after replacement of the aerosol source, and that, when the pressing operation is continuously performed on the operation unit by the user, performs control such that the first display element is displayed on the display unit while being changed in accordance with the time for which the pressing operation continues.

1 . An aerosol generation device, comprising:
 a heating unit that receives supply of power and heats an aerosol source;   a display unit for displaying information regarding the aerosol generation device;   an operation unit on which a pressing operation is performed by a user; and   a control unit that performs control to display, on the display unit, a first display element representing that the pressing operation of pressing the operation unit down continuously for predetermined time needs to be performed after replacement of the aerosol source, and, when the pressing operation of pressing the operation unit down continuously is performed by the user, performs control to display the first display element on the display unit while changing the first display element in accordance with time for which the pressing operation continues.   
     
     
         2 . The aerosol generation device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the control unit performs control to further display, on the display unit, a second display element representing that the replacement of the aerosol source needs to be performed, when a remaining amount of the aerosol source reaches a threshold or less.   
     
     
         3 . An information display device, comprising:
 a display unit for displaying information regarding the information display device;   an operation unit on which a pressing operation is performed by a user; and   a control unit that performs control to display, on the display unit, a first display element representing that the pressing operation of pressing the operation unit down continuously for predetermined time needs to be performed after the user does a predetermined task, and, when the pressing operation of pressing the operation unit down continuously is performed by the user, performs control to display the first display element on the display unit while changing the first display element in accordance with time for which the pressing operation continues.   
     
     
         4 . The information display device according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the control unit performs control to further display, on the display unit, a second display element representing that, upon occurrence of a predetermined cause, the predetermined task needs to be done so as to obviate the predetermined cause.   
     
     
         5 . The information display device according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the predetermined cause is that a remaining amount of a consumable used in the information display device reaches a threshold or less, and   the predetermined task is replacement of the consumable.   
     
     
         6 . The information display device according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the predetermined cause is a breakdown of a component of the information display device, and   the predetermined task is replacement of the component.   
     
     
         7 . The information display device according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the control unit performs control to display, on the display unit, the first display element while changing the first display element at each lapse of time having been determined in advance when the pressing operation of pressing the operation unit down continuously is performed by the user.