Electronic vapor device in cooperation with wireless communication device
AssigneeLunaTech, LLC
InventorsJohn Cameron, Dean Becker, Gene Fein
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Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed comprising a vapor output, a container for storing a vaporizable material, a vaporizer component coupled to the container, configured for vaporizing the vaporizable material to create a vapor and expelling the vapor out the vapor output, a processor, coupled to the vaporizer component, configured to control the vaporizing of the vaporizable material, and an input/output connector, coupled to the processor, configured for coupling to an electronic communication device to exchange one or more of power and data.
Claims20
An electronic vapor device comprising:
- a processor operable for controlling the electronic vaporizer device;
- at least one container for storing a vaporizable material;
- a vaporizer component operatively coupled to the processor and controlled in part by the processor, wherein the vaporizer component is in fluid communication with the at least one container for receiving at least a portion of the vaporizable material therefrom, wherein the vaporizer component is operable to vaporize the vaporizable material received therein;
- at least one vapor outlet coupled to the vaporizing component and configured to receive vapor generated by the vaporizing component, the at least one vapor outlet operable to expel the generated vapor from the vapor device;
- an input/output connector operatively coupled to the processor and configured to operatively connect the processor to an associated electronic communication device, wherein the input/output connector is operable to receive a plurality of commands generated by the associated electronic communication device for controlling at least one operation of the electronic vapor device, and to transmit the plurality of received commands to the processor for controlling at least one operation of the electronic vapor device;
- at least one power source operatively coupled to the vaporizer component, wherein the at least one power source is operable to generate a supply of power for operation of at least the vaporizer component;
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- a power input port operatively connected to the at least one power source and configured to connect with a power output port of the associated electronic communication device, wherein the power input port is operable to receive at least a portion of a supply of power generated by a power source of the associated electronic communication device.
A system for operating an electronic vapor device in conjunction with an electronic communication device comprising:
- an electronic vapor device comprising:
- a first processor operable for controlling the electronic vaporizing device,
- at least one container configured to store a vaporizable material,
- a vaporizer component operatively coupled to the first processor and controlled in part by the first processor, wherein the vaporizer component is in fluid communication with the at least one container for receiving at least a portion of the vaporizable material therefrom, wherein the vaporizer component is operable to vaporize the vaporizable material received therein,
- at least one vapor outlet coupled to the vaporizer component and configured to receive a vapor generated by the vaporizer component, the at least one vapor outlet operable to expel the generated vapor from the vapor device,
- an input/output connector operatively coupled to the first processor and configured to operatively connect the first processor to the electronic communication device, wherein the input/output connector is operable to receive a plurality of commands from the electronic communication device for controlling at least one operation of the electronic vapor device and to transmit the plurality of commands to the processor for controlling at least one operation of the electronic vapor device,
- at least one vaporizer power source operatively coupled to the vaporizer component, wherein the at least one vaporizer power source is operable to generate a supply of vaporizer power for operation of at least the vaporizer component, and
- a power input port operatively connected to the at least one vaporizer power source and configured to connect with a power output port of the electronic communication device, wherein the power input port is operable to receive at least a portion of a supply of external power generated by a power source of the electronic communication device;
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- the electronic communication device comprising,
- a second processor operable for controlling the electronic communication device, wherein the second processor is further operable to generate the plurality of commands for controlling at least one operation of the electronic vapor device,
- an input/output port operatively coupled to the first processor of the electronic vapor device and configured to transmit the plurality of commands to the electronic vapor device,
- the power source of the electronic communication device operatively connected to the second processor and operable to generate the external supply of power for operation of at least the electronic communication device, and
- the power output port operatively coupled to the power source of the electronic communication device and configured to connect to the electronic vapor device, wherein the power output port is operable to provide at least a portion of the supply of external power to the electronic vapor device.
A method of operating an electronic vapor device in conjunction with an electronic communication device, wherein
- (a) the electronic vapor device comprises a vaporizer component operable to vaporize a plurality of materials received therein and expel a generated vapor from the electronic vapor device, a vaporizer source operatively coupled to the vaporizer component, a power control component operatively coupled to at least one vaporizer power source and operable to regulate a supply of power provided to the vaporizer component, a power input port operatively connected to the at least one vaporizer power source and configured to connect with a power output port of the electronic communication device, wherein the power input port is operable to receive at least a portion of a supply of external power generated by a power source of the electronic communication device, and
- (b) the electronic communication device comprises a processor operable to generate a plurality of commands for controlling at least one operation of the electronic vapor device, the power source of the electronic communication device, and a power output port operable to provide at least a portion of the supply of external power to the electronic vapor device, the method comprising the steps:
- receiving by the electronic vapor device at least one of the plurality of commands from the electronic communication device to activate at least one of the at least one operation of the electronic vapor device;
- determining an amount of power required by the electronic vapor device to perform the at least one of the at least one operation in accordance with at least one of the plurality of commands;
- generating at least the amount of power required by the electronic vapor device to perform the at least one of the at least one operation, from at least one of the vaporizer power source and the power source of the electronic communication device;
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- activating the electronic vapor device in accordance with the at least one of the plurality of commands.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.