Inhalation device including substance usage controls

A method for providing inhalation device information for an electronic cigarette comprising a first cartridge comprising a first substance to be vaporized, a sensor configured to detect an air stream passing through the electronic cigarette, and a controller including an integrated timer, wherein the first cartridge further comprises a first release device configured to release a variable amount of the first substance in a liquid form, the method performed by the controller comprising the steps of:

• receiving data from the sensor;
• determining an amount of the first substance released by the first cartridge based on said data from the sensor and data from the timer, the timer being configured to measure an amount of time during which the first release device is activated;
• and
• estimating a remaining amount of the first substance in the first cartridge based on the determined amount of the first substance released.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for an electronic cigarette comprising a first cartridge, the first cartridge containing a first substance to be vaporized, and comprising a first release device configured to release a variable amount of the first substance in a liquid form, the electronic cigarette further comprising a sensor configured to detect an air stream passing through the electronic cigarette and a controller including an integrated timer, the non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon which, if executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

• receiving data from the sensor;
• determining an amount of a first substance released by the first cartridge based on the data from the sensor and data from the timer, the timer being configured to measure an amount of time during which the first release device is activated;
• and
• estimating a remaining amount of the first substance in the first cartridge based on the determined amount of the first substance released.

An electronic cigarette comprising a housing, a first cartridge comprising a first substance to be vaporized, a sensor configured to detect an activation of the electronic cigarette and usage of the first substance, and a controller comprising a timer, wherein the electronic cigarette comprises a first release device configured to release the first substance;

• the controller being configured to:
• receive the activation data from the sensor;
• determine a duration of time during which the sensor is activated,
• determine an amount of the first substance released by the first cartridge based on said duration;
• and
• estimate a remaining amount of the first substance in the first cartridge based on the determined amount of the first substance released,
• wherein to determine the amount of the first substance released by the first release device, the controller is further configured to determine an amount of time that the first release device releases the first substance.

A method for providing information for an electronic cigarette comprising a housing, a first cartridge comprising a first substance to be vaporized, a sensor configured to detect an activation of the electronic cigarette and usage of the first substance, and a controller comprising a timer, wherein the electronic cigarette comprises a first release device configured to release the first substance, the method comprising the steps of:

• the sensor detecting an activation of the electronic cigarette;
• using the timer to determine a duration of said activation;
• determining an amount of a first substance released by the first cartridge based on said duration;
• and
• estimating a remaining amount of the first substance in the first cartridge based on the determined amount of the first substance released.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for an electronic cigarette comprising a housing, a first cartridge comprising a first substance to be vaporized, a first release device configured to release the first substance, a sensor configured to detect an activation of the electronic cigarette and usage of the first substance, and a controller comprising a timer;

• the non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, if executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
• receiving activation data from the sensor;
• timing the duration of said activation,
• determining an amount of a first substance released by the first cartridge based on the data;
• and
• estimating a remaining amount of the first substance in the first cartridge based on the determined amount of the first substance released.