Smoking substitute device and system for managing a smoking substitute device

A system for managing a smoking substitute device, the system including:

• a smoking substitute device;
• a mobile device;
• wherein the smoking substitute device has:
• a control unit;
• a battery configured to supply power to the smoking substitute device;
• a movement sensing component configured to sense movement of the smoking substitute device;
• and
• a battery level indicator configured to, when activated, provide an indication of charge remaining in the battery;
• wherein the control unit is configured to activate the battery level indicator, when a predetermined movement of the smoking substitute device is detected using the movement sensing component;
• wherein the control unit is configured to obtain one or more measurements indicative of charge remaining in the battery, and to select an indication state to be provided by the battery level indicator based on the one or more measurements;
• wherein the control unit is configured such that the selection of an indication state by the control unit uses configuration information stored on the smoking substitute device, wherein the configuration information stored on the smoking substitute device provides a relationship between one or more measurements indicative of charge remaining in the battery and the plurality of indication states;
• wherein the configuration information stored on the smoking substitute device is configured to be updated based on data concerning how the smoking substitute device has been used by a user of the smoking substitute device;
• wherein the smoking substitute device is configured to communicate wirelessly with an application installed on the mobile device.

A smoking substitute device having:

• a control unit;
• a battery configured to supply power to the smoking substitute device;
• a movement sensing component configured to sense movement of the smoking substitute device;
• and
• a battery level indicator configured to, when activated, provide an indication of charge remaining in the battery;
• wherein the control unit is configured to activate the battery level indicator, when a predetermined movement of the smoking substitute device is detected using the movement sensing component;
• wherein the control unit is configured to obtain one or more measurements indicative of charge remaining in the battery, and to select an indication state to be provided by the battery level indicator based on the one or more measurements;
• wherein the control unit is configured such that the selection of an indication state by the control unit is dependent on usage data concerning how the smoking substitute device has been used by a user of the smoking substitute device.