公开(公告)号：US12089653B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17001185

申请日：2020-08-24

Applicant: Imperial Tobacco Limited

Inventor： Daniel Fard ,  Oliver Talbot

IPC: A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/65 ,  H04L67/141 ,  A24F40/10

CPC classification number: A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/65 ,  H04L67/141 ,  A24F40/10

Abstract: A smoking substitute device having a wireless interface configured to communicate wirelessly with a computing device. The smoking substitute device may be able to send information relating to usage of the smoking substitute device wirelessly to the computing device using the wireless interface and/or to change its behaviour based on instructions from the computing device that have been received wirelessly at the wireless interface. A system including the smoking substitute device is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20240315350A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18733550

申请日：2024-06-04

Applicant: Imperial Tobacco Limited

Inventor： Daniel Fard ,  Oliver TALBOT ,  David NEWNS

IPC: A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/49 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04W4/021

CPC classification number: A24F40/53 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04W4/021 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/49

Abstract: A system for managing a smoking substitute device is described. The system comprises a smoking substitute device; and a mobile device configured to have a wireless connection with the smoking substitute device; wherein the system is configured to activate a geographic lock function on the smoking substitute device thereby disabling the smoking substitute device if the smoking substitute device and/or the mobile device is determined to have a geographical location that is within one or more predetermined geographical areas.

公开(公告)号：US20240265426A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18639467

申请日：2024-04-18

Applicant: Imperial Tobacco Limited

Inventor： Daniel Fard ,  Oliver TALBOT

IPC: G06Q30/0251 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/65 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G06F8/65 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F21/30 ,  H04L67/00

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0269 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/65 ,  G06F8/65 ,  H04L67/34 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A61B5/0022 ,  G06F11/1433 ,  G06F21/305

Abstract: A computer implemented method, a smoking substitute device, a mobile device, and a remote server all for updating firmware of a smoking substitute device. The computer implemented method having the steps of: logging one or more errors encountered by the smoking substitute device; transmitting the one or more errors to a second device; selecting, based on the one or more errors encountered by the smoking substitute device, an updated firmware for use by a processor in the smoking substitute device; transmitting, from the second device to the smoking substitute device, the updated firmware; and updating the firmware of the smoking substitute device with the updated firmware received from the second device.

公开(公告)号：US11989756B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-21

申请号：US17002185

申请日：2020-08-25

Applicant: Imperial Tobacco Limited

Inventor： Daniel Fard ,  Oliver Talbot

IPC: G06F8/65 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/65 ,  G06Q30/0251 ,  H04L67/00 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F21/30

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0269 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/65 ,  G06F8/65 ,  H04L67/34 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A61B5/0022 ,  G06F11/1433 ,  G06F21/305

Abstract: A computer implemented method, a smoking substitute device, a mobile device, and a remote server all for updating firmware of a smoking substitute device. The computer implemented method having the steps of: logging one or more errors encountered by the smoking substitute device; transmitting the one or more errors to a second device; selecting, based on the one or more errors encountered by the smoking substitute device, an updated firmware for use by a processor in the smoking substitute device; transmitting, from the second device to the smoking substitute device, the updated firmware; and updating the firmware of the smoking substitute device with the updated firmware received from the second device.

公开(公告)号：US20250033257A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18913421

申请日：2024-10-11

Applicant: Imperial Tobacco Limited

Inventor： Daniel Fard ,  Oliver TALBOT

IPC: B29C45/14 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/65 ,  A24F40/70

Abstract: A method of forming a consumable for use in a smoking substitute device, the method including: providing a machine readable component which stores information associated with the consumable; overmoulding the machine readable component with an overmoulding material to coat at least part of the machine readable component with the overmoulding material; and including the overmoulded machine readable component in the consumable. Associated devices and systems are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US12162194B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-10

申请号：US17000940

申请日：2020-08-24

Applicant: Imperial Tobacco Limited

Inventor： Daniel Fard ,  Oliver Talbot

IPC: B29C45/14 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/65 ,  A24F40/70 ,  A24F40/10

Abstract: A method of forming a consumable for use in a smoking substitute device, the method including: providing a machine readable component which stores information associated with the consumable; overmoulding the machine readable component with an overmoulding material to coat at least part of the machine readable component with the overmoulding material; and including the overmoulded machine readable component in the consumable. Associated devices and systems are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US11871798B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US18056553

申请日：2022-11-17

Applicant: Imperial Tobacco Limited

Inventor： Daniel Fard ,  Oliver Talbot

IPC: A24F40/65 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/60 ,  H04M1/72412 ,  A24F40/10

CPC classification number: A24F40/65 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/60 ,  H04M1/72412 ,  A24F40/10 ,  H04M2250/56

Abstract: A mobile device is described. The mobile device includes an application installed thereon. The application is configured to communicate with a smoking substitute device, wherein the application is configured to: instruct a user to perform an operation at the smoking substitute device; verify whether the operation has been correctly performed by the user at the smoking substitute device; and inform the user whether the operation has been correctly performed.

公开(公告)号：US12063975B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US17002062

申请日：2020-08-25

Applicant: Imperial Tobacco Limited

Inventor： Daniel Fard ,  Oliver Talbot

IPC: A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/60 ,  A24F40/65 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W12/06 ,  A24F40/10

CPC classification number: A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/60 ,  A24F40/65 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W12/06 ,  A24F40/10

Abstract: A system for managing a smoking substitute device, the system including: a smoking substitute device, including a main body and a consumable configured to be physically coupled to the main body; wherein the consumable is associated with validity state information from which it can be determined whether the consumable is valid for use with the main body; wherein the system is configured to determine from the validity state information whether the consumable is valid for use with the main body and, if the system determines from the validity state information that the consumable is not valid for use with the main body, inhibit use of the consumable with the main body. An associated method is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US12035756B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US17001894

申请日：2020-08-25

Applicant: Imperial Tobacco Limited

Inventor： Daniel Fard ,  Oliver Talbot ,  David Newns

IPC: H04L67/12 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/49 ,  A24F40/53 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04W4/021

CPC classification number: A24F40/53 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04W4/021 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/49

Abstract: A smoking substitute device and a system for managing a smoking substitute device. In one example, the smoking substitute device comprises a control unit; and an interface configured to communicate with an external device. In this example, the control unit is configured to, after a predetermined action is performed using the smoking substitute device, disable the smoking substitute device when a predetermined criteria relating to usage of the smoking substitute device is met and/or a predetermined length of time has elapsed. In this example, the control unit is configured to enable the smoking substitute device when a signal indicating that an age verification test has been passed by a user of the smoking substitute device is received by the smoking substitute device. Other techniques relating to disabling the smoking substitute device are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US11962713B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US17001798

申请日：2020-08-25

Applicant: Imperial Tobacco Limited

Inventor： Daniel Fard ,  Oliver Talbot

IPC: A24F40/65 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/90 ,  H04M1/72412 ,  A24F40/10

CPC classification number: H04M1/72412 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/65 ,  A24F40/90 ,  A24F40/10

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a technique that enables a status of a battery in a smoking substitute device to be monitored through a portable communication terminal (e.g. mobile phone). The smoking substitute device is configured to communicate wirelessly with the portable communication terminal, e.g. via a wireless personal area network, to transmit status information concerning the battery. The status information is processed either locally or in the cloud to provide feedback or other notifications to a user of the device. Usage data may also be transmitted, whereby the battery status can be expressed in terms of a predicted remaining usage, e.g. predicted number of remaining activation events.