Electronic vaporizing device with messaging functionality

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017332702-A1
Application number	US-201715600643-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 19, 2017
Priority date	May 20, 2016
Publication date	Nov 23, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to an electronic vaporizing device having messaging functionality. The electronic vaporizing device may be configured to send and receive messages to other electronic vaporizing devices, electronic communication devices, and the like. In one embodiment, the messages may include information associated with the type and amount of material to be vaporized. The electronic vaporizing device may include a mixing component operable to withdraw a selected amount of vaporizable material from one or more of the containers to produce a vaporizable mixture according to the information included in the messages.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic vaporizing device comprising:
a device processor operable for controlling the electronic vaporizing device; at least one container for storing a vaporizable material; a mixing component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the mixing component is in fluid communication with the at least one container for receiving at least a portion of the vaporizable material therefrom, wherein the mixing component is operable to withdraw a selected amount of vaporizable material from at least one of the plurality of containers; a vaporizing component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the vaporizing component is in fluid communication with the at least one container for receiving at least a portion of the vaporizable material therefrom, wherein the vaporizing component is operable to vaporize the vaporizable material received therein; at least one vapor outlet coupled to the vaporizing component and configured to receive a vapor generated by the vaporizing component, the at least one vapor outlet operable to expel the generated vapor from the vaporizing device; an input/output device operatively coupled to the device processor and configured to operatively connect the device processor to an associated electronic communication device, wherein the input/output device is configured to receive a plurality of electronic communications from the associated electronic communication device, wherein the plurality of received electronic communications comprises at least one of an instant message, a Short Message Service message, a Multimedia Messaging Service message, and an Enhanced Messaging Service message, wherein at least one of the plurality of received communications comprises at least one command for controlling at least one operational parameter of the electronic vaporizing device, wherein the input/output device is configured to transmit the at least one command to the device processor for controlling the at least one operational parameter of the electronic vaporizing device; and at least one power source operatively coupled to the mixing component and the vaporizing component, wherein the at least one power source is operable to generate a supply of power for at least operation of the mixing component, the vaporizing component, and combinations thereof.

2 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 1 , wherein the device processor is operable to generate at least one control signal for controlling the at least one operational parameter of the electronic vaporizing device based on the at least one command.

3 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 2 , wherein the device processor is operable to generate at least one mixing control signal for controlling at least one mixing component operational parameter based on the at least one command.

4 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 3 , wherein the at least one command comprises at least one of: an identification of the at least one container from which the selected amount of vaporizable material is withdrawn; the selected amount of vaporizable material withdrawn from the at least one container; and combinations thereof.

5 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one container is a plurality of containers, and wherein each container is configured to store the vaporizable material.

6 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 5 , wherein the device processor is operable to generate at least one mixing control signal for controlling the selected amount of vaporizable material to be withdrawn from a selected number of the plurality of containers by the mixing component based on the at least one command.

7 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 6 , wherein the at least one command comprises an identification of: the selected number of the plurality of containers from which the selected amount of vaporizable material is withdrawn and the selected amount of vaporizable material withdrawn from the selected number of the plurality of containers.

8 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 6 , wherein at least two of the selected number of the plurality of containers are configured to each store a discrete vaporizable material.

9 . A system for operating an electronic vaporizing device in conjunction with an electronic communication device comprising:
an electronic vaporizing device comprising,
a first processor operable for controlling the electronic vaporizing device,
a plurality of containers configured to store at least one vaporizable material,
a mixing component operatively coupled to the first processor and controlled in part by the first processor, wherein the mixing component is in fluid communication with the plurality of containers for receiving at least a portion of the vaporizable material therefrom, wherein the mixing component is operable to withdraw a selected amount of vaporizable material from at least one of the plurality of containers;
a vaporizing component operatively coupled to the first processor and controlled in part by the first processor, wherein the vaporizing component is in fluid communication with the plurality of containers 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;
at least one vapor outlet coupled to the vaporizing component and configured to receive a vapor generated by the vaporizing component, the at least one vapor outlet operable to expel the generated vapor from the vaporizing device;
an input/output device operatively coupled to the first processor and configured to operatively connect the first processor to the electronic communication device, wherein the input/output device is configured to receive a plurality of electronic communications from an electronic communication device,
wherein the plurality of received electronic communications comprises at least one of an instant message, a Short Message Service message, a Multimedia Messaging Service message, and an Enhanced Messaging Service message, wherein at least one of the plurality of received communications comprises at least one command for controlling at least one operational parameter of the electronic vaporizing device, wherein the input/output device is configured to transmit the at least one command to the first processor for controlling the at least one operational parameter of the electronic vaporizing device, and
at least one vapor device power source operatively coupled to the mixing component and the vaporizing component, wherein the at least one vapor device power source is operable to generate a supply of power for at least operation of the mixing component, the vaporizing component, and combinations thereof; and
the electronic communication device comprising,
a second processor operable for controlling the electronic communication device;
a network access component operatively coupled to the second processor and configured to connect to at least one network, wherein the network access component is operable to receive the plurality of electronic communications from the at least one network,
an input/output port operatively coupled to the first processor of the electronic vaporizing device and configured to transmit the plurality of electronic communications received from the at least one network to the electronic vaporizing device, wherein at least one of the plurality of received electronic communications comprises at least one command for controlling the at least one operational parameter of the electronic vaporizing devi

Assignees

• Lunatech Llc

Inventors

• Cameron John David
• Becker Dean
• Fein Gene

Classifications

• H04W4/12

  Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements · CPC title

• A24B15/167

  in liquid or vaporisable form, e.g. liquid compositions for electronic cigarettes · CPC title

• A24F47/008 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61K9/0073 Primary

  Sprays or powders for inhalation; Aerolised or nebulised preparations generated by other means than thermal energy; (nasal sprays A61K9/0043; inhalation of vapours of volatile or heated drugs, e.g. essential oils or nicotine, A61K9/007; devices A61M) · CPC title

• A24F40/51

  Arrangement of sensors · CPC title