Patent ID: 11882438
Assignee: ZORDAY IP, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  A | IPC A  H

Claim 9:
10. A system for monitoring and controlling use of a nicotine dispenser, the system comprising:
a nicotine dispenser comprising a hardware processor and a nicotine-containing unit, wherein the hardware processor is configured to:
retrieve information stored in a user profile that indicates a user is associated with the nicotine dispenser and comprises verified user information, wherein the user profile identifies an ape of the user;
monitor an amount of nicotine dispensed by the nicotine-containing unit to the user over a period of time;
determine, responsive to monitoring, that the amount of nicotine dispensed by the nicotine-containing unit to the user over the period of time is greater than a predetermined use threshold;
lock the nicotine-containing unit by preventing transmission of electrical power to the nicotine-containing unit until a predetermined unlock date and time responsive to determining that the amount of nicotine dispensed to the user over the period of time is greater than the predetermined use threshold;
unlock the nicotine-containing unit by allowing transmission of electrical power to the nicotine-containing unit;
provide, upon detecting use of the nicotine dispenser, a notification of use to a personal communication device via a wireless communication link, the notification of use causing the personal communication device to transmit the notification of use to a third-party computing device, the notification comprising location data of the nicotine dispenser during the use of the nicotine dispenser;
responsive to the third-party computing device detecting overuse of the nicotine dispenser based on the location data, receive a lock signal from the third-party computing device via the personal communication device and the wireless communication link; and
responsive to the lock signal, lock the nicotine-containing unit by preventing transmission of electrical power to the nicotine-containing unit.