Smart Electronic Cigarette

Abstract

An electronic cigarette includes a memory, a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to run an electronic cigarette application stored in the memory, and an output circuit that transfers information from the electronic cigarette application to a remote electronic cigarette application separate from the electronic cigarette. An indicator such as an audible indicator and/or a visual indicator provides information, such as an indication that the electronic cigarette needs recharging or an indication to a user implementing a smoking cessation program. The remote electronic cigarette application can be a remote server-based application, a remote cloud-based application, and/or a mobile-device-based application. The remote electronic cigarette application shares transferred information with a social media account. An input circuit receives from the remote electronic cigarette application remote information and/or remote commands.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61 / 740,498, filed on Dec. 21, 2012), the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not ApplicableFIELD OF THE INVENTION[0003]The present invention lies in the field of electronic cigarettes. The present disclosure relates to information and analytics related to usage of electronic cigarettes.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]The concept of the electronic cigarette was first devised over fifty years ago. The modern electronic cigarette is a smokeless non-tobacco cigarette that is capable of delivering nicotine to a user's lungs when inhaled from the electronic cigarette. Although advances have been made in the delivery of a pleasurable experience to the user through the liquids used for producing vapor and vapor flavors, there is presently no electronic cig...

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Problems solved by technology

Although advances have been made in the delivery of a pleasurable experience to the user through the liquids used for producing vapor and vapor flavors, there is presently no electronic cigarette that is capable of collecting and storing user experience data.

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