# US 2021/0242697 A1 · Electronic cigarette charging and management system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0242697 A1 - Document ID: US20210242697A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/236,092 - Filed: 2021-04-21 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2014-01-29 - Inventors: Steven Stanimirovic; David Abadi; Jonathan Romero - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210242697A1 ## CPC - H02J 7/731: {specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries (H02J7/751 takes precedence)} - H02J 7/342: {The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging (with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/68)} - H04B 1/3888: Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers - H04M 1/21: Combinations with auxiliary equipment, e.g. with clocks or memoranda pads - H04M 1/724092: {Interfacing with an external cover providing additional functionalities} - H02J 7/42: with electronic devices having internal batteries, e.g. mobile phones - H02J 7/50: acting upon multiple batteries simultaneously or sequentially - H02J 50/10: using inductive coupling - H04B 1/3833: {Hand-held transceivers} - H04M 1/185: {Improving the shock resistance of the housing, e.g. by increasing the rigidity} - H04W 88/02: Terminal devices - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract An electronic cigarette charging and management system includes a housing for coupling to a rear of a mobile computing device, the housing including a battery, a first power port for accepting external power for recharging the battery, a first receptacle for accepting an electronic cigarette element, a charging terminal for recharging a battery of the electronic cigarette element and a processor for collecting data from the electronic cigarette element including battery level, electronic cigarette liquid level, tobacco, flower or bud level and current electronic cigarette element usage. The system also includes a mobile application on the mobile computing device for communicably coupling the mobile computing device to the charging device, reading the data from the charging device, and displaying said data on the mobile computing device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic cigarette charging and management system comprising: a) a charging device including: 1) a housing configured for coupling to a rear of a mobile computing device, the housing including a rechargeable battery; 2) a first power port in the housing, the first power port conductively coupled to the rechargeable battery and configured for accepting external power for recharging the rechargeable battery; 3) a first receptacle in the housing, wherein the first receptacle is configured to accept an electronic cigarette element; 4) a charging terminal located in the first receptacle such that when the electronic cigarette element is inserted into the first receptacle, one end of the electronic cigarette element contacts the charging terminal, and wherein the charging terminal is conductively coupled to the rechargeable battery, wherein when the electronic cigarette element contacts the charging terminal, the rechargeable battery recharges a battery of the electronic cigarette element; and 5) a processor configured for communicably coupling to the electronic cigarette element and collecting data from the electronic cigarette element including battery level, electronic cigarette liquid level and current electronic cigarette element usage; and b) a mobile application executing on the mobile computing device, the mobile application configured for communicably coupling the mobile computing device to the charging device, reading the data from the charging device, and displaying said data on the mobile computing device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, the charging device further comprising a flat surface on a rear of the housing and a magnet on said flat surface for coupling to the rear of the mobile computing device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, the charging device further comprising a wireless charging system embedded in the housing, wherein when the housing is placed in proximity to the mobile computing device, the wireless charging system charges a battery of the mobile computing device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the wireless charging system of the charging device is an inductive charging system. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the charging terminal of the charging device comprises at least one male protrusion that is inserted into a détente in the electric cigarette element. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5, wherein current electronic cigarette element usage comprises a number of puffs of the electronic cigarette element from a set date to the present. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5, wherein current electronic cigarette element usage comprises an amount of electronic cigarette liquid consumed from a set date to the present. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5, wherein the mobile application further comprises a module configured for providing a text field for a user to enter a goal for electronic cigarette element usage. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the module is further configured for calculating a comparison of the user's goal for electronic cigarette element usage to the current electronic cigarette element usage and displaying said comparison on the mobile computing device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the module is further configured for calculating a recommendation for meeting the user's goal for electronic cigarette element usage based on the current electronic cigarette element usage and displaying said recommendation on the mobile computing device. ### Claim 11 An electronic cigarette charging and management system comprising: a) a charging device including: 1) a housing configured for coupling to a rear of a mobile computing device, the housing including a removable rechargeable battery located in a first receptacle in the housing; 2) a first power port in the housing, the first power port conductively coupled to the rechargeable battery and configured for accepting external power for recharging the rechargeable battery; 3) a second receptacle in the housing, wherein the second receptacle is configured to accept an electronic cigarette element; 4) a charging terminal located in the second receptacle such that when the electronic cigarette element is inserted into the second receptacle, one end of the electronic cigarette element contacts the charging terminal, and wherein the charging terminal is conductively coupled to the rechargeable battery, wherein when the electronic cigarette element contacts the charging terminal, the rechargeable battery recharges a battery of the electronic cigarette element; and 5) a processor configured for communicably coupling to the electronic cigarette element and collecting data from the electronic cigarette element including battery level, oil, tobacco, flower or bud level and current electronic cigarette element usage; and b) a mobile application executing on the mobile computing device, the mobile application configured for communicably coupling the mobile computing device to the charging device, reading the data from the charging device, and displaying said data on the mobile computing device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, the charging device further comprising a flat surface on a rear of the housing and a magnet on said flat surface for coupling to the rear of the mobile computing device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, the charging device further comprising a wireless charging system embedded in the housing, wherein when the housing is placed in proximity to the mobile computing device, the wireless charging system charges a battery of the mobile computing device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the wireless charging system of the charging device is an inductive charging system. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the charging terminal of the charging device comprises at least one male protrusion that is inserted into a détente in the electric cigarette element. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein current electronic cigarette element usage comprises a number of puffs of the electronic cigarette element from a set date to the present. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein current electronic cigarette element usage comprises an amount of tobacco, flower, bud, or oil consumed from a set date to the present. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the mobile application further comprises a module configured for providing a text field for a user to enter a goal for electronic cigarette element usage. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, wherein the module is further configured for calculating a comparison of the user's goal for electronic cigarette element usage to the current electronic cigarette element usage and displaying said comparison on the mobile computing device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, wherein the module is further configured for calculating a recommendation for meeting the user's goal for electronic cigarette element usage based on the current electronic cigarette element usage and displaying said recommendation on the mobile computing device.