Device, method and system for logging smoking data

1. An electronic cigarette, comprising:

a housing;

a power supply located in the housing;

an atomizer electrically connected to the power supply;

a liquid storage area fluidly connected to the atomizer;

a detachable retrofitting unit comprising a data logging device configured to be located within the housing, the data logging device including a microcontroller, a memory, and a data interface, wherein the data logging device is configured to detect, monitor, and log smoking activity data; and

a data logging device support configured to detachably hold the data logging device within the housing, wherein the data logging device support is coupled to the power supply and includes a contact point or a communication link for providing a control signal to the data logging device.

2. The electronic cigarette of claim 1 , wherein the data logging device further comprises a clock.

3. The electronic cigarette of claim 1 , wherein the data logging device further comprises a timer.

4. The electronic cigarette of claim 1 , wherein the data logging device further comprises at least one sensor.

5. The electronic cigarette of claim 1 , wherein the data logging device is further configured to record the smoking activity data on the memory.

6. The electronic cigarette of claim 1 , wherein the data logging device is further configured to transmit the stored smoking activity data.

7. The electronic cigarette of claim 6 , wherein the data logging device is further configured to wirelessly transmit the stored smoking activity data.

8. A method for recording smoking data, the method comprising:

sending, by a sensor of an electronic cigarette, a first signal indicating that suction has begun, wherein the electronic cigarette includes a housing, a power supply located in the housing, an atomizer electrically connected to the power supply, and a liquid storage area fluidly connected to the atomizer;

receiving, by a data logging device, the first signal indicating that suction has begun, wherein the data logging device is arranged in a detachable retrofitting unit removably attachable to the electronic cigarette, the detachable retrofitting unit comprising the data logging device configured to be located within the housing, the data logging device including a microcontroller, a memory, and a data interface, wherein the data logging device is configured to detect, monitor, and log smoking activity data, and a data logging device support configured to detachably hold the data logging device within the housing, wherein the data logging device support is coupled to the power supply and includes a contact point or a communication link for providing a control signal to the data logging device;

storing, by the data logging device, a first time event in the memory;

transmitting, by the sensor, a second signal indicating that suction has been stopped;

storing, by the data logging device, a second time event in the memory; and

determining, by the data logging device, a suction duration by using the first time event and the second time event.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the above steps of claim 8 are repeated at least once, and the method further comprises: storing a suction count value in the memory of the data logging device.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising incrementing a suction count value in the memory after the suction has been stopped.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising: detecting a number of suction times that have been performed since a defined event.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the defined event comprises a date of manufacture of the cartridge atomizer.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising: tracking and storing, by the data logging device, the total duration that the electronic cigarette has been suctioned.

14. A method for transmitting stored smoking data, comprising:

broadcasting, by a microcontroller of a data logging device through a data interface, a data set including smoking data stored in a memory of the data logging device, wherein the data logging device is arranged in a detachable refitting unit, wherein the data logging device is configured to detect, monitor, and log the smoking activity data, wherein the detachable refitting unit is removably attachable to an electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette comprising a housing, a power supply located in the housing, an atomizer electrically connected to the power supply, a liquid storage area fluidly connected to the atomizer, and a data logging device support configured to detachably hold the data logging device within the housing, wherein the data logging device support is coupled to the power supply and includes a contact point or a communication link for providing a control signal to the data logging device, and wherein data logging device is configured to be located within the housing of the electronic cigarette;

waiting for a predetermined period of time;

re-broadcasting, by the data interface of the data logging device, the data set at a predetermined number of times; and

ending the broadcast of the data set.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising detecting, by the data logging device, a connection event prior to broadcasting the data set.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising deleting the smoking data from the data logging device after ending the broadcast of the data set.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising: detecting an interruption of the connection event, by the data logging device, and deleting the smoking data from the data logging device after the connection event has been interrupted.

18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

detecting, by the data logging device, an interruption of the connection event;

detecting a level of charge in a charging device connected to the data logging device; and

deleting the smoking data from the data logging device if the level of charge is above a predetermined threshold level.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the step of broadcasting further comprises controlling a current level accepted by the data logging device from a charging system associated with the data logging device to transmit the smoking data.

20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the step of broadcasting further comprises transmitting the smoking data over a dedicated communication path.