Patent ID: 9155337
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: A24F

Abstract:
1. An electronic cigarette comprising: a housing; an atomizer disposed in the housing; a transceiver disposed in the housing and configured to receive a control signal, wherein the transceiver is configured to establish a wireless communication connection with a plurality of devices and to communicate with the plurality of devices while maintaining the wireless communication connection; and a control circuit disposed in the housing and coupled to the transceiver, the control circuit configured to control operation of the atomizer based on the control signal, wherein the control signal includes information indicative of at least one specific person, other than a user of the electronic cigarette, proximate to the electronic cigarette, and wherein the electronic cigarette is configured to connect, using the transceiver, to a mobile device of the user of the electronic cigarette and to a second mobile device associated with the at least one specific person other than a user of the electronic cigarette.