Charging Accessory Device for an Aerosol Delivery Device and Related System, Method, Apparatus, and Computer Program Product for Providing Interactive Services for Aerosol Delivery Devices

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to charging accessory device for the aerosol delivery device and related systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for providing interactive services for aerosol delivery devices. For example, a method may include a computing device establishing communication with a charging accessory device for an aerosol delivery device; receiving usage data for the aerosol delivery device provided by the charging accessory device; generating social data based on the usage data; and sending the social data to a social networking service including a community of aerosol delivery device users.

Description

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE[0001]The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices such as smoking articles, and more particularly to a charging accessory device for the aerosol delivery device and related systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for providing interactive services for aerosol delivery devices. The smoking articles may be configured to heat a material, which may be made or derived from tobacco or otherwise incorporate tobacco, to form an inhalable substance for human consumption.BACKGROUND[0002]Many smoking devices have been proposed through the years as improvements upon, or alternatives to, smoking products that require combusting tobacco for use. Many of those devices purportedly have been designed to provide the sensations associated with cigarette, cigar, or pipe smoking, but without delivering considerable quantities of incomplete combustion and pyrolysis products that result from the burning of tobacco. To this end, there have been pro...

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Benefits of technology

The present patent is about a charging accessory device for aerosol delivery devices, which can provide interactive services to users. The charging accessory device can connect to the battery of the aerosol delivery device and supply power to it. It can also communicate with the control component of the device to access its usage data. The charging accessory device can generate social data based on the usage data and send it to a social networking service for users of the aerosol delivery device. This technology makes it possible to offer more services to users of aerosol delivery devices and create a sense of community among them.

Problems solved by technology

Many of those devices purportedly have been designed to provide the sensations associated with cigarette, cigar, or pipe smoking, but without delivering considerable quantities of incomplete combustion and pyrolysis products that result from the burning of tobacco.

While aerosol delivery devices continue to increase in popularity and sophistication, there continues to be a lack of interactive services available for aerosol delivery devices.

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