Granted Patent B2

US 12,328,652 · App. 18/304,447 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Inventors: Robert Kersey (Brighton, GB); Darryl Baker (London, GB); Patrick Moloney (London, GB); Maurice Ezeoke (London, GB)

Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED

H04W4/80A24F40/65H04W84/18

Abstract

Claims (18)

1. A method for providing feedback to a user regarding usage of an aerosol delivery device, the method comprising:

storing, during use of the aerosol delivery device and in a memory of the aerosol delivery device, information relating to the usage of the aerosol delivery device;

creating, using a wireless communication interface of the aerosol delivery device, a connectionless-state advertising packet that includes the information relating to the usage of the aerosol delivery device;

transmitting the connectionless-state advertising packet to a remote wireless device, via the wireless communication interface, and via a Bluetooth protocol without formal bonding pairing or other connection establishment process;

processing the information from the aerosol delivery device at the remote wireless device; and

providing feedback regarding the usage of the aerosol delivery device on a graphical user interface displayed on a display device of the remote wireless device;

wherein the remote wireless device comprises a smartphone.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information relating to the usage of the aerosol delivery device comprises aerosol generation event information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the connectionless-state advertising packet comprises a payload that includes the information relating to the usage of the aerosol delivery device.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the information relating to the usage of the aerosol delivery device is arranged in the payload according to a predetermined schema.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the connectionless-state advertising packet further includes information relating to an identity of the aerosol delivery device.

6. A system comprising:

an aerosol delivery device comprising:

a memory configured to store, during use of the aerosol delivery device, information relating to usage of the aerosol delivery device, and

a wireless communication interface configured to transmit, via a Bluetooth protocol, without formal bonding pairing or other connection establishment process, a connectionless-state advertising packet that includes the information relating to the usage of the aerosol delivery device; and

a remote wireless device comprising a wireless communication interface configured to receive, via the Bluetooth protocol, the connectionless-state advertising packet from the aerosol delivery device,

wherein the remote wireless device is configured to process the information from the aerosol delivery device for providing feedback regarding the usage of the aerosol delivery device on a graphical user interface displayed on a display device of the remote wireless device;

wherein the remote wireless device comprises a smartphone.

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Priority Claims (1)

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