IP Library Granted Patent US 11,013,269
Granted Patent B2
US 11,013,269 · App. 15/917,324 · Granted May 25, 2021

Electronic smoking device with data exchange features

Inventors: Ramon Alarcon (Los Gatos, CA); Jason Healy (Charlotte, NC)
Assignee: Fontem Holdings 4 B.V.
A24F47/008A24F40/50A24F40/65A24F40/90A24F47/00B05B1/30
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,013,269
App. No.
15/917,324
Filed
Mar 9, 2018
Granted
May 25, 2021
Kind
B2
Examiner
YAARY, ERIC
Art Unit
1747
USPC
131/273
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to systems and assemblies for data exchange related to an electronic smoking device and use thereof. A pack for an electronic smoking device comprises: a rechargeable battery for powering the pack; a power interface configured to receive electric power from an external power source to charge the rechargeable battery; a communication interface configured to exchange data with a first external device or network; and a smoking device connector configured to engage the electronic smoking device and provide electric power to the electronic smoking device.

Claims (19)

1. A pack for an electronic smoking device comprising:

a rechargeable battery for powering the pack;

a power interface configured to receive electric power from an external power source to charge the rechargeable battery;

a communication interface configured to exchange data with a first external device or network;

a smoking device connector configured to engage the electronic smoking device and provide electric power to the electronic smoking device; and

a user interface, wherein the user interface comprises at least one of a vibrating motor and a sound device;

wherein the smoking device connector is further configured to exchange data with the electronic smoking device;

wherein the pack further comprises a controller configured to operate the user interface in response to data received from the electronic smoking device via the smoking device connector;

wherein the data comprises user information; and

wherein the controller is further configured to operate the user interface in response to a data match with a second pack.

2. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the first external device comprises at least one of the following: a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a mobile phone, a personal data assistant, a tablet computer, a second pack, a wired communication network, and a wireless communication network.

3. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the communication interface comprises at least one of a wired communication interface and a wireless communication interface, the wireless communication interface configured to connect the pack to a wireless communication network and exchange data with a second external device or entity in the wireless communication network.

4. The pack of claim 3 , wherein the second external device comprises one or more of the following: a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a mobile phone, a personal data assistant, a tablet computer, a second pack, a wired communication network, a wireless communication network, a social network, a vendor program, and healthcare service provider program.

5. The pack of claim 3 , wherein the wired communication interface comprises at least one of the following: a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), an internet, and an intranet.

6. The pack of claim 3 , wherein the wireless communication interface comprises at least one of the following: a wireless local area network (Wi-Fi), w Bluetooth network, and a cellular data network.

7. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the data further comprises at least one of the following: usage data, system diagnostics data, system error data, reference data, and product information.

8. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the communication interface is configured to exchange data via a software application.

9. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the data comprises at least one of a number of puffs taken by a user; a duration of each puff taken by the user; a flavor of smoke juice used in the electronic smoking device; an amount of smoke juice in the electronic smoking device; a temperature of vapor produced by the electronic smoking device; a battery charge of at least one of the electronic smoking device or the pack; and a location of at least one of the electronic smoking device, the pack, or the user.

10. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the user information comprises at least one of a user's name, sex, age, address, job, educational background, job, professional background, interests, hobbies, likes and don't-likes.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Sep 29, 2023
From: FONTEM HOLDINGS 4 B.V.
To: FONTEM HOLDINGS B.V.
Reel/Frame 065078/0280 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 29, 2023
From: FONTEM HOLDINGS B.V.
To: FONTEM VENTURES B.V.
Reel/Frame 065078/0864 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2021
From: LOEC, INC.
To: FONTEM HOLDINGS 4 B.V.
Reel/Frame 055316/0598 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 15877768 · Jan 23, 2018
Continuation 14529984 · Oct 31, 2014
Continuation 13099266 · May 2, 2011
Provisional Application 61330140 · Apr 30, 2010
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