摘要 |
A smoking article (115) is provided including identification information (201) encoded on the smoking article. The article is configured for use with an electrically heated smoking system (101) having a detector (203) for detecting the smoking article and distinguishing the smoking article from other articles, based on the identification information. A cleaning article (205) is also provided including identification information encoded on the cleaning article. The article is configured for cleaning an electrically heated smoking system having a detector for detecting the cleaning article and distinguishing the cleaning article from other articles, based on the identification information. An electrically heated smoking system (101) for receiving an article (115) configured for use with the smoking system is also provided. The system comprises: a cavity (111) for receiving the article having identification information encoded thereon, a heating element, a power supply for supplying power to the heating element, electrical hardware connected to the power supply and the heating element, and a detector (203) capable of detecting the presence of the article (115) in the cavity (111) and distinguishing the article from other articles, based on the identification information. |