ELECTRONICALLY AUGMENTED CONTAINER FOR STORING AND INTERFACING WITH VAPOR DELIVERY DEVICES

• US 20140107815A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 04/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Safe Cig LLC
• Original Assignee: Safe Cig LLC
• Inventors: LaMothe, Andre' Joseph
• Application Number:
  US13/835,996
• Publication Number:
  US 20140107815A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/90
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 15/01 specially adapted for simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor battery charging means structurally associated with the case A24F40/95
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/10 Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/65 Devices with integrated communication means, e.g. wireless communication means
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/95 structurally associated with cases
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers

Abstract

The disclosed device and apparatus provides a container for storing and interfacing with fluid vaporization devices, such as electronic cigarettes or fluid cartridges, which integrates computing devices to allow the user to perform many different functions and execute software on the container which enhances and simplifies the user'"'"'s overall experience with the fluid vaporization devices and provides the user with a variety of different tools which can be used in conjunction with the fluid vaporization devices.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method executed by one or more computing devices integrated with a container which is configured to house one or more vaporizer components, the method comprising:

receiving, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, information relating to the operation of a fluid vaporizer;

determining, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, an instruction to transmit to a vaporizer component based on the received information, wherein the instruction involves the operation of the fluid vaporizer; and

transmitting, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, the instruction to the vaporizer component.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the information is received from a user through an input interface on the container.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the information is received from one or more second computing devices.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the received information comprises a request for usage data regarding the operation of the fluid vaporizer, and the transmitted instruction comprises an instruction to return the requested usage data.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the received information comprises a request for the operational status of one or more components of the fluid vaporizer, and the transmitted instruction comprises an instruction to return the requested operational status.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the requested operational status comprises at least one of a remaining battery level of a battery in the fluid vaporizer and a remaining fluid level in a fluid reservoir of the fluid vaporizer.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the transmitted instruction comprises an instruction to adjust an operational parameter of the fluid vaporizer.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the fluid vaporizer comprises a plurality of fluid compartments containing a plurality of fluids and the operational parameter comprises the proportion of each fluid in each of the fluid compartments that is vaporized during the vaporization process.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the operational parameter is the vaporization temperature of the fluid vaporizer.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the information is received from the vaporizer component and comprises usage data regarding the operation of the fluid vaporizer.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the information is received from the vaporizer component and comprises status data regarding the operational status of one or more components of the fluid vaporizer.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, response data from the vaporizer component; and

displaying, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, the response data on one or more external displays integrated with the container.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the vaporizer component is one of a plurality of vaporizer components that comprise the fluid vaporizer.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the vaporizer component is a first vaporizer component and comprises:

a housing configured to mate with a housing of a second vaporizer component, the second vaporizer component comprising a fluid reservoir and a heating element;

a battery configured to power the heating element; and

hardware configured to operate the heating element to vaporize a fluid in the fluid reservoir.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the fluid vaporizer comprises:

a fluid reservoir;

a heating element configured to vaporize a fluid in the fluid reservoir;

a battery configured to power the heating element; and

a housing configured to house the reservoir, the heating element, the battery, and the vaporizer component.

16. A container apparatus configured to house one or more vaporizer components and comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause at least one of the one or more processors to;

receive information relating to the operation of a fluid vaporizer;

determine an instruction to transmit to a vaporizer component based on the received information, wherein the instruction involves the operation of the fluid vaporizer; and

transmit the instruction to the vaporizer component.

17. The container apparatus of claim 16, wherein the information is received from a user through an input interface on the container.

18. The container apparatus of claim 16, wherein the information is received from one or more second computing devices.

19. The container apparatus of claim 16, wherein the received information comprises a request for usage data regarding the operation of the fluid vaporizer, and the transmitted instruction comprises an instruction to return the requested usage data.

20. The container apparatus of claim 16, wherein the received information comprises a request for the operational status of one or more components of the fluid vaporizer, and the transmitted instruction comprises an instruction to return the requested operational status.

21. The container apparatus of claim 20, wherein the requested operational status comprises at least one of a remaining battery level of a battery in the fluid vaporizer and a remaining fluid level in a fluid reservoir of the fluid vaporizer.

22. The container apparatus of claim 16, wherein the transmitted instruction comprises an instruction to adjust an operational parameter of the fluid vaporizer.

23. The container apparatus of claim 22, wherein the fluid vaporizer comprises a plurality of fluid compartments containing a plurality of fluids and the operational parameter comprises the proportion of each fluid in each of the fluid compartments that is vaporized during the vaporization process.

24. The container apparatus of claim 22, wherein the operational parameter is the vaporization temperature of the fluid vaporizer.

25. The container apparatus of claim 16, wherein the information is received from the vaporizer component and comprises usage data regarding the operation of the fluid vaporizer.

26. The container apparatus of claim 16, wherein the information is received from the vaporizer component and comprises status data regarding the operational status of one or more components of the fluid vaporizer

27. The container apparatus of claim 16, wherein the one or more memories have further instructions stored thereon, that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause at least one of the one or more processors to:

receive response data from the vaporizer component; and

display the response data on one or more displays integrated with the container.

28. The container apparatus of claim 16, wherein the vaporizer component is one of a plurality of vaporizer components that comprise the fluid vaporizer.

29. The container apparatus of claim 28, wherein the vaporizer component is a first vaporizer component and comprises:

a housing configured to mate with a housing of a second vaporizer component, the second vaporizer component comprising a fluid reservoir and a heating element;

a battery configured to power the heating element; and

hardware configured to operate the heating element to vaporize a fluid in the fluid reservoir.

30. The container apparatus of claim 16, wherein the fluid vaporizer comprises:

a fluid reservoir;

a heating element configured to vaporize a fluid in the fluid reservoir;

a battery configured to power the heating element; and

a housing configured to house the reservoir, the heating element, the battery, and the vaporizer component.