Computing device with enabled electronic vapor device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10039327-B2
Application number	US-201615353986-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 17, 2016
Priority date	Nov 17, 2015
Publication date	Aug 7, 2018
Grant date	Aug 7, 2018

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic vaping system. In an embodiment, the electronic vaping system may be paired (e.g., communicate, exchange data, integrate, have a symbiotic relationship, share, etc.) with a computing device. In an embodiment, an electronic vapor (eVapor) device may be built into a computing device. In an embodiment, the eVapor device may be a portable device separate from the computing device. In an embodiment, the computing device may comprise an application, wherein the application may allow the eVapor device and the computing device to share functionality. In an embodiment, the application may allow personalized login information, and a profile and settings may be associated with the personalized login information. In an embodiment, the profile and settings may be associated with vapor settings, flavors, attributes, etc. In an embodiment, the application may comprise security features, such as password protection, encryption/decryption, etc.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for controlling a plurality of electronic vapor devices, comprising:
a computing device comprising,
a computing device processor operable for controlling the computing device, wherein the computing device processor is operable to generate a plurality of communication commands for controlling electronic communications between a selected number of the plurality of electronic vapor devices and the computing device; and
an input/output device operatively coupled to the computing device processor, wherein the input/output device is configured to receive the plurality of generated communication commands for controlling electronic communications between a selected number of the plurality of electronic vapor devices and to transmit the plurality of generated communication commands to a selected number of the plurality of electronic vapor devices; and

a plurality of electronic vapor devices, each electronic vapor device comprising,
a vapor device processor operable for controlling the electronic vapor device, wherein the vapor device processor is operable to generate a plurality of electronic communications for transmission to at least one of a selected number of the plurality of electronic vapor devices, the computing device, and combinations thereof;
at least one container configured to store at least one vaporizable material;
a vaporizing component operatively coupled to the vapor device processor and controlled in part by the vapor device processor, wherein the vaporizing component is in fluid communication with the at least one container for receiving at least a portion of the at least one vaporizable material therefrom, wherein the vaporizing component is operable to vaporize the at least one vaporizable material received therein and to expel the generated vapor from the electronic vapor device; and
an input/output interface operatively coupled to the vapor device processor and configured to operatively connect the vapor device processor to the computing device and a selected number of the plurality of electronic vapor devices, wherein the input/output interface is configured to receive, from the computing device, a plurality of communication commands for controlling electronic communications between the electronic vapor device and a selected number of the plurality of electronic vapor devices and to transmit the plurality of received communication commands to the vapor device processor for processing thereof, wherein the input/output interface is configured receive a plurality of electronic communications generated by the vapor device processor and to transmit at least a portion of the plurality of electronic communications to a selected number of the plurality of electronic vapor devices in accordance with at least one of the plurality of communication commands, wherein the input/output interface is configured to receive a plurality of electronic communications from a selected number of the plurality of electronic vapor devices and to transmit the plurality of received electronic communications to the vapor device processor for processing thereof.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein for each of the plurality of electronic vapor devices, the vapor device processor is further operable to collect a plurality of usage data associated with the use of the electronic vapor device and to transmit at least a portion of the plurality of collected usage data to the input/output interface for transmission to at least one of the computing device and a select number of the plurality of electronic vapor devices in accordance with at least one of the plurality of communication commands.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of collected usage data includes at least one of: historical usage data, at least one type of vaporizable material used, a frequency of usage, location data associated with at least one location at which the electronic vapor device has been used, user identification data associated with at least one user of the electronic vapor device, and combinations thereof.

4. The system of claim 2 ,
wherein the computing device processor is operable to generate a plurality of operational commands for controlling at least one operational parameter for a selected number of the plurality of electronic vapor devices based in part on usage data received from at least a portion of the selected number of electronic vapor devices;
wherein the input/output device is operable to receive the plurality of generated operational commands and to transmit the plurality of generated operational commands to each of the selected number of electronic vapor devices; and
wherein for each of the plurality of electronic vapor devices, the input/output interface is operable to receive a plurality of operational commands from the computing device and to transmit the received operational commands to the vapor device processor for processing thereof.

5. The system of claim 1 ,
wherein the computing device processor is operable to generate a plurality of operational commands for controlling at least one operational parameter for a selected number of the plurality of electronic vapor devices;
wherein the input/output device is operable to receive the plurality of generated operational commands and to transmit the plurality of generated operational commands to each of the selected number of electronic vapor devices;
wherein for each of the plurality of electronic vapor devices, the input/output interface is operable to receive a plurality of operational commands from the computing device and to transmit the received operational commands to the vapor device processor for processing thereof.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein for each of the plurality of electronic vapor devices, the vapor device processor is operable to generate at least one control signal for controlling the at least one operational parameter of the electronic vapor device based on the at least a portion of the plurality of operational commands.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein for each of the plurality of electronic vapor devices, the vapor device processor is operable to generate at least one control signal for altering at least one operational parameter of the electronic vapor device based on at least a portion of the plurality of received operational commands.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein at least one of the plurality of operational commands generated by the computing device processor for each of the selected number of electronic vapor devices includes at least one of: an identification of at least one vaporizable material to be vaporized by the vaporizing component, an amount of at least one identified vaporizable material to be vaporized, a vaporization rate, and combinations thereof.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of electronic vapor devices is selected from the group of electronic vapor devices consisting of: an electronic cigarette, an electronic cigar, an electronic vapor device integrated with an electronic communication device, a robotic vapor device, and a micro-size electronic vapor device.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of electronic vapor devices is a hookah.

11. A method for operating a plurality of electronic vapor devices with a computing device, wherein each of the electronic vapor devices comprises (a) at least one container containing a vaporizable material, (b) a vaporizing component operable to vaporize a plurality of materials received therein from the at least one container and expel a generated vapor from the vaporizing component, and (c) an input/output interface configured to receive and transmit a plurality of electronic co

Assignees

• Lunatech Llc

Inventors

• Cameron John

Classifications

• H05B1/0244

  Heating of fluids (H05B1/0247 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G08C17/02

  using a radio link · CPC title

• H05B2203/021

  Heaters specially adapted for heating liquids · CPC title

• H05B3/12

  characterised by the composition or nature of the conductive material · CPC title

• A24F47/008 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic