ELECTRONIC VAPORIZER SESSIONING

• US 20190158938A1
• Filed: 11/21/2018
• Published: 05/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2017
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: JUUL Labs, Inc. (PAX Labs, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: JUUL Labs, Inc. (PAX Labs, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bowen, Adam, Cheung, Brandon, Monsees, James, Wacyk, Roxolana
• Application Number:
  US16/198,603
• Publication Number:
  US 20190158938A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/10 Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/53 Monitoring, e.g. fault detection
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/65 Devices with integrated communication means, e.g. wireless communication means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 11/042 electrical
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/06 Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0051 with alarm devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3331 Pressure; Flow
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3334 Measuring or controlling the flow rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3584 using modem, internet or bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 with microprocessors or computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/8206 battery-operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/40 Respiratory characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/43 using wireless personal area networks [WPAN], e.g. 802.15, 802.15.1, 802.15.4, Bluetooth or ZigBee
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 : Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel

Abstract

Devices, systems and methods for electronic vaporizer sessioning are presented. Usage preferences of a preferred usage of the vaporizable material by a user of a vaporizer device are received via a user interface of an application or the vaporizer device. Usage data representing the usage of the vaporizable device are also received by the application. The application compares the usage data with the usage preferences within a predetermined time period, and determines a set of operational settings for the vaporizer device that correspond to the user'"'"'s preferred usage of the vaporizable material. The operational settings are transmitted to the vaporizer device over a wireless channel for controlling an operation of the vaporizer device.

Claims

1. A vaporizer system comprising:

a vaporizer device having one or more sensors for sensing a usage of a vaporizable material in a period of time, the one or more sensors being configured to generate usage data representing the usage of the vaporizable material, the vaporizer device further having a first transceiver for communicating the usage data to a wireless channel; and

a mobile communication device having a second transceiver configured for being in communication with the first transceiver of the vaporizer device via the wireless channel, the mobile communication device having a memory that stores an application, a processor for executing the application, and a user interface for displaying an output of the application, the application being configured to;

receive, via the user interface, usage preferences of a preferred usage of the vaporizable material by a user of the vaporizer device;

receive, via the second transceiver, the usage data representing the usage of the vaporizable device;

compare the usage data with the usage preferences within a predetermined time period;

determine a set of operational settings for the vaporizer device that correspond to the user'"'"'s preferred usage of the vaporizable material; and

transmit, via the second transceiver to the vaporizer device over the wireless channel, the set of operational settings for the vaporizer device.

2. The vaporizer system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the usage preferences include an amount of nicotine drawn from the vaporizer device for the predetermined time period.

3. The vaporizer system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the usage preferences include a dosage limit of the vaporizable material.

4. The vaporizer system in accordance with claim 3, wherein the dosage limit is specified per use of the vaporizer device.

5. The vaporizer system in accordance with claim 3, wherein the dosage limit is specified per the predetermined time period.

6. The vaporizer system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the usage preferences are received by the vaporizer device.

7. The vaporizer system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the usage preferences include one or more user actions required before the vaporizer device can be used.

8. The vaporizer system in accordance with claim 7, wherein the one or more user actions include at least one of an input action with the application and a physical action with the vaporizer device.

9. A vaporizer device that is configured to communicate with an application being executed by a mobile computing device, the application being configured to receive usage preferences of preferred usage of a vaporizable material by a user of the vaporizer device, and to determine a set of operational settings for the vaporizer device that correspond to the user'"'"'s preferred usage of the vaporizable material, the vaporizer device comprising:

a vaporizer body having a power source, a receptacle, and a controller;

a cartridge configured for mating with the receptacle of the vaporizer body, and having a reservoir to hold the vaporizable material and a heater for vaporizing the vaporizable material based on a usage of the vaporizer device by the user, the heater being responsive to the set of operational settings managed by the controller;

one or more sensors associated with the vaporizer body and/or the cartridge for sensing the usage of a vaporizable material in a period of time, the one or more sensors being configured to generate usage data representing the usage of the vaporizable material; and

a transceiver for communicating the usage data to the mobile computing device via a wireless channel, and for receiving the set of operational settings to control the vaporizer device according to the usage preferences of the preferred usage of the vaporizable material received from the user of the vaporizable device.

10. The vaporizer device in accordance with claim 9, wherein the usage preferences include an amount of nicotine drawn from the vaporizer device for the period of time, and wherein the set of operational settings to control the vaporizer include an operational setting to limit the amount of nicotine drawn from the vaporizer device.

11. The vaporizer device in accordance with claim 9, wherein the usage preferences include a dosage limit of the vaporizable material, and wherein the set of operational settings to control the vaporizer include an operational setting to limit the dosage of the vaporizable material by the vaporizer device.

12. The vaporizer device in accordance with claim 11, wherein the dosage limit is specified per use of the vaporizer device.

13. The vaporizer device in accordance with claim 11, wherein the dosage limit is specified per the predetermined time period.

14. The vaporizer device in accordance with claim 9, further comprising a user input device associated with the vaporizer body, the user input device for receiving the usage preferences.

15. The vaporizer device in accordance with claim 9, wherein the usage preferences include one or more user actions required before the vaporizer device can be used.

16. The vaporizer system in accordance with claim 15, wherein the one or more user actions include at least one of an input action with the application and a physical action with the vaporizer device.

17. A method of operating a vaporizer device that contains a vaporizable material for being vaporized by a user, the vaporizer device being configured to communicate with an application that is executed by a mobile computing device having a user interface, the method comprising:

receiving, by the application, usage preferences of a preferred usage of the vaporizable material by the user of the vaporizer device;

receiving, by the application from one or more sensors associated with the vaporizer device, usage data representing a usage of the vaporizable device;

comparing, by the application, the usage data with the usage preferences within a predetermined time period;

determining, by the application, a set of operational settings for the vaporizer device that correspond to the user'"'"'s preferred usage of the vaporizable material; and

transmitting, by the mobile computing device to the vaporizer device over a wireless channel, the set of operational settings for the vaporizer device to control an operation of the vaporizer device.

18. The method in accordance with claim 17, wherein the usage preferences include an amount of nicotine drawn from the vaporizer device for the predetermined time period.

19. The method in accordance with claim 17, wherein the usage preferences include a dosage limit of the vaporizable material.

20. The method in accordance with claim 19, wherein the dosage limit is specified per use of the vaporizer device.

21. The method in accordance with claim 19, wherein the dosage limit is specified per the predetermined time period.

22. The method in accordance with claim 17, wherein the usage preferences are received by one or more of the user interface of the mobile computing device and an input device of the vaporizer device.

23. The method in accordance with claim 17, wherein the usage preferences include one or more user actions required before the vaporizer device can be used.

24. The method in accordance with claim 23, wherein the one or more user actions include at least one of an input action with the application and a physical action with the vaporizer device.