HEATED OR COOLED PORTABLE DRINKWARE

1 . (canceled)

2 . A baby bottle system, comprising:

a container body having a chamber configured to receive a liquid, one or more heating or cooling elements in thermal communication with at least a portion of the chamber, and one or more sensors;

a module configured to removably couple to a bottom portion of the container body via one or more magnets of one or both of the container body and the module to allow the container body with the attached module to be portable as a single unit, the module being mechanically and an electrically connected with the container body when the container body is placed on top of the module, the module comprising

one or more power storage elements; and

control circuitry operable to control the operation of the one or more heating or cooling elements to control an amount of power supplied to the liquid in the chamber to maintain or increase the temperature of the liquid,

wherein when the container body is placed on top of the module, the one or more heating or cooling elements and one or more sensors are powered by the one or more power storage elements, and wherein mechanically detaching the module from the body electrically disconnects the one or more heating or cooling elements and one or more sensors from the one or more power storage elements.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the control circuitry is housed in the module and when the container body is attached to the module at least one of the one or more sensors are configured to communicate with the control circuitry, and wherein detaching the container body from the module ends communication between the control circuitry and the one or more sensors.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the one or more sensors includes a temperature sensor operable to sense a temperature of the liquid in the chamber.

5 . The system of claim 2 , further comprising one or more electrical contacts on the container body and the module via which power is transferred from the one or more power storage elements to the one or more heating or cooling elements and sensed information is communicated from the one or more sensors to the control circuitry.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the one or more electrical contacts on one of the container body and the module include one or more pins and wherein the one or more electrical contacts on the other of the container body and the module include one or more circular rings, allowing coupling of the container body and the module irrespective of an orientation of the body and the module.

7 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the module is configured to provide a mechanical connection with the body at least in part via at least one magnet in the body and at least one magnet in the module.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the module has four magnets spaced circumferentially about an axis of the module.

9 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to wirelessly communicate with an electronic device.

10 . A baby bottle system, comprising:

a container body having a chamber configured to receive a liquid, one or more heating elements in thermal communication with at least a portion of the chamber and one or more sensors configured, an outer surface of the container body having one or more electrical contacts;

a module configured to removably couple to a bottom portion of the container body via one or more magnets of one or both of the container body and the module to allow the container body with the attached module to be portable as a single unit, the module being mechanically and electrically connected with the container body when the container body is placed on top of the module, the module comprising one or more power storage elements selectively connectable with the one or more heating elements when the container body is placed on top of the module, the module having one or more electrical contacts configured to electrically couple the module and the container body when the container body is placed on top of the module; and

control circuitry operable to control the operation of the one or more heating elements to control an amount of energy supplied to the liquid in the chamber to maintain or increase the temperature of the liquid, wherein when the container body is placed on top of the module, the one or more heating elements and the one or more sensors are powered by the one or more power storage elements via at least one of the one or more electrical contacts in the body and the module, and wherein mechanically detaching the module from the body electrically disconnects the one or more heating elements and one or more sensors from the one or more power storage elements.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more electrical contacts on one of the container body and the module include one or more pins and wherein the one or more electrical contacts on the other of the container body and the module include one or more circular rings, allowing coupling of the container body and the module irrespective of an orientation of the container body and the module.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry is housed in the module and when the container body is placed on top of the module the one or more sensors are configured to communicate with the control circuitry via one or more electrical contacts in the body and the module, and wherein detaching the container body from the module electrically disconnects the control circuitry from the one or more sensors.

13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more sensors includes a temperature sensor operable to sense a temperature of the liquid in the chamber.

14 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more magnets include at least one magnet in the body and at least one magnet in the module.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the module has four magnets spaced circumferentially about an axis of the module.

16 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to wirelessly communicate with an electronic device.

17 . A baby bottle system, comprising:

a container body having a chamber configured to receive a liquid, one or more heating elements in thermal communication with at least a portion of the chamber, and one or more sensors;

a module configured to removably couple to a bottom portion of the container body via one or more magnets of one or both of the container body and the module to allow the container body with the attached module to be portable as a single unit, the module being mechanically and an electrically coupled with the container body when the container body is placed on top of the module, the module comprising one or more power storage elements configured to provide power to the one or more heating elements when the container body is placed on top of the module; and

control circuitry operable to control the operation of the one or more heating elements to maintain or increase a temperature of the liquid, wherein when the container body is placed on top of the module, the one or more heating elements and one or more sensors are powered by the one or more power storage elements, and wherein mechanically detaching the module from the body electrically disconnects the one or more heating elements and one or more sensors from the one or more power storage elements.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the one or more magnets include at least one magnet in the container body and at least one magnet in the module.

19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the module has four magnets spaced circumferentially about an axis of the module.

20 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the module has four magnets spaced circumferentially about an axis of the module.

21 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to wirelessly communicate with an electronic device.