Smart Electronic Cigarette

• US 20140174459A1
• Filed: 12/23/2013
• Published: 06/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vapor Innovations LLC
• Original Assignee: Vapor Innovations LLC
• Inventors: Burstyn, Lance
• Application Number:
  US14/138,202
• Publication Number:
  US 20140174459A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 131/273
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/50 Control or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/60 Devices with integrated user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/65 Devices with integrated communication means, e.g. wireless communication means

Abstract

An electronic cigarette includes a memory, a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to run an electronic cigarette application stored in the memory, and an output circuit that transfers information from the electronic cigarette application to a remote electronic cigarette application separate from the electronic cigarette. An indicator such as an audible indicator and/or a visual indicator provides information, such as an indication that the electronic cigarette needs recharging or an indication to a user implementing a smoking cessation program. The remote electronic cigarette application can be a remote server-based application, a remote cloud-based application, and/or a mobile-device-based application. The remote electronic cigarette application shares transferred information with a social media account. An input circuit receives from the remote electronic cigarette application remote information and/or remote commands.

Claims

1. An electronic cigarette, comprising:

a memory;

a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to run an electronic cigarette application stored in the memory; and

an output circuit that transfers information from the electronic cigarette application to a remote electronic cigarette application separate from the electronic cigarette.

2. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, further comprising at least one indicator.

3. The electronic cigarette according to claim 2, wherein the at least one indicator comprises at least one of an audible indicator and a visual indicator.

4. The electronic cigarette according to claim 2, wherein the at least one indicator provides an indication that the electronic cigarette needs recharging.

5. The electronic cigarette according to claim 2, wherein the at least one indicator provides at least one indication to a user implementing a smoking cessation program.

6. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein the remote electronic cigarette application separate from the electronic cigarette is a remote server-based application.

7. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein the remote electronic cigarette application separate from the electronic cigarette is a remote cloud-based application.

8. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein the remote electronic cigarette application separate from the electronic cigarette is a mobile-device-based application.

9. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein the remote electronic cigarette application shares the transferred information with a social media account.

10. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, further comprising an input circuit.

11. The electronic cigarette according to claim 10, wherein the input circuit and the output circuit comprise a transceiver circuit.

12. The electronic cigarette according to claim 10, wherein the input circuit receives from the remote electronic cigarette application at least one of remote information and remote commands.

13. The electronic cigarette according to claim 12, wherein, based on the received remote commands, the processor causes the electronic cigarette to turn on or shut down.

14. The electronic cigarette according to claim 12, wherein:

the electronic cigarette application comprises a smoking cessation program; and

based on the received remote commands, the processor causes the electronic cigarette to implement the smoking cessation program.

15. The electronic cigarette according to claim 12, wherein the received remote information comprises user setting data.

16. The electronic cigarette according to claim 12, wherein the received remote information comprises pre-set configuration data.

17. The electronic cigarette according to claim 12, wherein the received remote information comprises electronic cigarette application update data.

18. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, further comprising a clock used by the electronic cigarette application to determine at least one of when and how long the electronic cigarette is operated.

19. The electronic cigarette according to claim 1, further comprising a global positioning system receiver that provides location information of the electronic cigarette.

20. The electronic cigarette according to claim 19, wherein the the electronic cigarette application provides the location information to the remote electronic cigarette application.