IP Library Granted Patent US 12,232,541
Granted Patent B2
US 12,232,541 · App. 17/236,932 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Data exchange features for an electronic smoking device

Inventors: Ramon Alarcon (Los Gatos, CA); Jason Healy (Charlotte, NC)
Assignee: Fontem Ventures B.V.
A24F40/95A24F40/485A24F40/50A24F40/51A24F40/65A24F40/90A24F47/00B05B1/30H02J7/0047A24F40/10A24F40/46
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,232,541
App. No.
17/236,932
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
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 (23)

1. An electronic smoking system comprising:

a first pack communicatively linked to a first electronic smoking device, the first pack configured to hold or charge the first electronic smoking device; and

the first electronic smoking device including a communication unit configured to communicate data between the first electronic smoking device and the first pack, the communicated data including at least one of the following: usage data, reference data, diagnostics data, error data, user information, and product information;

a first computer configured to be communicatively linked to the first pack and to at least one communication channel;

wherein the first computer is configured to transmit data to the at least one communication channel, the transmitted data including information about at least one of the following: product information about the first electronic smoking device or the first pack, and user information about a user of the first electronic smoking device or the first pack, and

wherein a social network is configured to match a first user of the first pack with a second user of a second pack according to the transmitted data.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one communication channel is configured to share data with at least one of a social network, a vendor, a clinical monitoring program, or a data collection program.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first computer comprises at least one of a desktop PC, a laptop PC, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a personal data assistant, or a tablet PC.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first pack is communicatively linked to at least one of the at least one communication channel.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising the second pack communicatively linked to a second electronic smoking device, the second pack configured to hold or charge the second electronic smoking device; wherein the second pack is communicatively linked to the first pack.

6. The system of claim 5 , further comprising a second computer, wherein the second computer is communicatively linked to the second pack and to the first computer.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the second computer comprises at least one of a desktop PC, a laptop PC, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a personal data assistant, or a tablet PC.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the second computer and the second pack are communicatively linked to at least one of the at least one communication channel.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the social network is configured to allow the first user and the second user to compete based on the transmitted data.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first computer comprises an application, the application configured to receive data transmitted from the first pack; and wherein the application is communicatively linked to at least one of the at least one communication channel.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transmitted data comprises at least one of the following: a flavor of smoke juice used in the electronic smoking device; and a location of at least one of the electronic smoking device, the pack, or the user.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transmitted data further comprises at least one of the following: a number of puffs taken by a user; a duration of each puff taken by the user; an amount of smoke juice in the electronic smoking device; and a temperature of vapor produced by the electronic smoking device.

13. An electronic smoking system comprising:

a first pack communicatively linked to a first electronic smoking device, the first pack configured to hold or charge the first electronic smoking device; and

a first computer configured to be communicatively linked to the first pack and to at least one communication channel;

wherein the first computer is configured to transmit data to the at least one communication channel, the data including information about at least one of the following: product information about the first electronic smoking device or the first pack, and user information about a user of the first electronic smoking device or the first pack; and

wherein a social network is configured to match a first user of the first pack with a second user of a second pack according to the data.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the social network is configured to allow the first user and the second user to compete based on the data.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Feb 15, 2023
From: FONTEM HOLDINGS 4 B.V.
To: FONTEM HOLDINGS B.V.
Reel/Frame 062709/0632 →
MERGER Recorded Feb 15, 2023
From: FONTEM HOLDINGS B.V.
To: FONTEM VENTURES B.V.
Reel/Frame 062709/0763 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2021
From: LOEC, INC.
To: FONTEM HOLDINGS 4 B.V.
Reel/Frame 057146/0880 →
Continuity (6)
Division 15917324 · Mar 9, 2018
Continuation 15877768 · Jan 23, 2018
Continuation 14529984 · Oct 31, 2014
Continuation 13099266 · May 2, 2011
Provisional Application 61330140 · Apr 30, 2010
Related Publication 20210307410A1 · Oct 7, 2021
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