System and method for an improved personal vapourization device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018263283-A1
Application number	US-201815921144-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 14, 2018
Priority date	Mar 15, 2017
Publication date	Sep 20, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A vape device system including a payload reservoir that is identified by a payload identifier and that is configured to hold a substance for atomization. A processor is configured to determine an operational setting based on at least one of the payload identifier and a secondary data, which may include user information, prescription information, location information, payload information, historical vape device usage information, and historical payload reservoir information. A vape device system, and method of using the same, that includes a vape device and a computing device that includes the processor. A method of controlling a vape device including determining an operational setting of the vape device based on the payload identifier and/or secondary data. The operational settings may include a duty cycle setting, a temperature setting, an operational time duration, a dosage setting, and a security setting.

First claim

What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is as follows:

1 . A vape device system comprising:
an atomizer comprising an inlet and an outlet; a mouthpiece coupled to the outlet; an activation mechanism coupled to the atomizer; a payload reservoir coupled to the inlet, wherein the payload reservoir is identified by a payload identifier, and wherein the payload reservoir is configured to hold a substance for vapourization; and a processor that is configured to determine an operational setting based on at least one of the payload identifier and a secondary data.

2 . The vape device of claim 1 , further comprising a vape device comprising the atomizer, the mouthpiece, the activation mechanism, the payload reservoir, a second processor, and a wireless transceiver, and further comprising a computing device comprising the processor.

3 . The vape device system of claim 2 , wherein the second processor is configured to receive the payload identifier and transmit the payload identifier to the wireless transceiver, wherein the wireless transceiver is configured to transmit the payload identifier to the processor, and wherein the wireless transceiver is further configured to receive the operational setting from the processor and transmit the operational setting to the second processor.

4 . The vape device system of claim 1 , wherein the secondary data is selected from a group consisting of user information, prescription information, location information, and payload information.

5 . The vape device system of claim 1 , wherein the operational setting includes at least one of a duty cycle setting, a temperature setting, an operational time duration, a dosage setting, and a security setting.

6 . The vape device system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control operation of the atomizer based on the operational setting.

7 . The vape device system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is coupled to at least one of the atomizer, the mouthpiece, and the payload reservoir.

8 . The vape device system of claim 1 , wherein the atomizer comprises a heating element, and wherein the activation mechanism is configured to cause electrical current from a power source to flow through the heating element.

9 . A method of controlling a vape device comprising a payload reservoir that is identified by a payload identifier, the method comprising:
transmitting the payload identifier to a processor; determining an operational setting of the vape device with the processor based on the payload identifier and a secondary data; and controlling the vape device based on the operational setting.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the processor is located in a computing device remotely from the vape device, wherein the vape device comprises a second processor that receives the payload identifier and transmits the payload identifier to a wireless transceiver of the vape device, wherein the wireless transceiver transmits the payload identifier to the processor, and wherein the wireless transceiver receives the operational setting from the processor and transmits the operational setting to the second processor.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the secondary data is historical vape device usage information or historical payload reservoir information, and the operational setting includes at least one of a duty cycle setting, a temperature setting, an operational time duration, and a dosage setting.

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the secondary data is prescription information, and the operational setting includes at least one of a duty cycle setting, a temperature setting, an operational time duration, and a dosage setting.

13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the secondary data is location information, and the operational setting is a security setting of the vape device.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the location information includes at least one of geographic location, a regulatory code, a government ordinance, and a legal statute.

15 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the secondary data is user information, and the operational setting is a security setting of the vape device.

16 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the secondary data is user information, and the operational setting includes at least one of a duty cycle setting, a temperature setting, an operational time duration, and a dosage setting.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the user information includes at least one of a user weight, user gender, user height, user age, medical record, and medical condition.

18 . A method of determining an operational setting of a vape device comprising a payload reservoir that is identified by a payload identifier, the method comprising:
authenticating a user via a software application on a computing device; transmitting the payload identifier from a wireless transceiver of the vape device to the computing device; determining the operational setting with the computing device based at least in part on the payload identifier or a secondary data; transmitting the operational setting from the computing device to the vape device; and controlling the vape device based on the operational setting.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the secondary data comprises at least one of user information, prescription information, location information, payload information, historical vape device usage information, and historical payload reservoir information, wherein the operational setting is determined based at least in part on the secondary data, and further comprising unlocking or locking the vape device for a specified time based on the operational setting.

20 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising unlocking or locking the vape device based on a detected motion, acceleration, altitude, or velocity of the vape device or the computing device.

21 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the secondary data comprises user information, and wherein the operational setting is based on the payload identifier and the secondary data.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the user information includes at least one of a user weight, user gender, user height, user age, medical record, and medical condition.

23 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the user information includes a pharmaceutical prescription.

24 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising requesting a payload identifier from the vape device by the software application.

25 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the operational setting includes at least one of a duty cycle setting, a temperature setting, an operational time duration, and a dosage setting.

Assignees

• Canopy Growth Corp

Inventors

• Popplewell Peter
• Stewart Andrew
• Penney Steven

Classifications

• G05B13/024

  in which a parameter or coefficient is automatically adjusted to optimise the performance · CPC title

• H04B1/3827

  Portable transceivers · CPC title

• A24F47/008 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A24B15/167 Primary

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

• A61M2205/8206

  battery-operated · CPC title