US 2015/0024355 A1 · LIGHTER AND METHOD FOR MONITORING SMOKING BEHAVIOR

Abstract

A lighter and a method for monitoring smoking behavior include a lighter having a housing and a lockable lighting element secured to the housing. A smoking reduction plan includes smoking reduction goals specific to the user of the lighter, such as a maximum number of daily cigarettes, and a time interval between cigarette smoking events. The user operates a trigger to activate the lighting element to light a cigarette. When the lighting element is activated for a sufficient duration of time, the lighter records a smoking event. A microprocessor is configured for controlling the operation of the lighting element. When the elapsed time since the most recent smoking event is less than the target smoking interval, or when a user has reached the maximum daily cigarette limit, the microprocessor may optionally render the lighting element inoperable.

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Dependent claims

A lighter for lighting a user's smokable product, monitoring smoking behavior and promoting smoking cessation and reduction, the lighter comprising:

a housing;
a lighting element secured to the housing, the lighting element being selectively activated for lighting a user's smokable product;
a microprocessor in electrical communication with the lighting element;
and
the microprocessor being operable to control the lighting element;
wherein the microprocessor is further configured to be capable of preventing a user from activating the lighting element to, in turn, light a smokable product therewith.

3 more elements

A method for monitoring smoking behavior and promoting smoking cessation and reduction, comprising the steps of:

providing a lighter having a housing and a lighting element secured to said housing;
providing a computer memory storage component;
providing a smoking reduction plan;
recording a smoking event;
recording smoking event data, wherein the smoking event data comprises a date and a time that are each associated with the smoking event;
storing the smoking event data in the computer memory storage component;
and
preventing activation of the lighting element when the user deviates from the smoking reduction plan.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Lighter and method for monitoring smoking behavior

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Lighter and method for monitoring smoking behavior

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Abstract

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