Apparatus for Selling Cigarettes and System for Accessing Cigarettes

An apparatus for selling cigarettes, comprising:

• a vending machine;
• and
• a smoke purification system configured to be placed at a top of the vending machine;
• wherein the smoke purification system comprises a housing, a smoke extraction device, a smoke purifier, and a smoke exhaustion device, the housing configured to host the smoke extraction device, the smoke purifier, and the smoke exhaustion device;
• wherein an upper face of the housing comprises an air inlet, and a front face of the housing comprises a fresh air outlet, the air inlet configured to be coupled with an intake port of the extraction device, wherein the extraction device withdraws air from a surrounding environment through the air inlet;
• and
• wherein an escape port of the smoke exhaustion device is coupled with the fresh air outlet through an exhaust channel, and two ends of the smoke purifier are configured to be coupled with an escape port of the smoke extraction device and an intake port of the smoke exhaustion device, respectively.

A system for accessing cigarettes, comprising:

• a central control module;
• an authentication module;
• a cigarette selection module;
• a payment module;
• and
• a data collection module;
• wherein the authentication module, the cigarette selection module, the payment module, and the data collection module are communicatively coupled with the central control module, the authentication module is configured to identify a smoker, the cigarette selection module is configured to allow the smoker to perform a cigarette selection operation, the payment module is configured to allow the smoker to perform a payment operation, and the data collection module is configured to collect information regarding at least the locations of cigarette selling apparatus, the ages of smokers using the cigarette selling apparatus, and the number of cigarettes of one more brands consumed by the smokers.