Cigarette smoking cessation tool

Abstract

A cigarette smoking cessation tool can include a container, a first door, a biasing device, and a motor. The container can have a body defining a first cavity with a first opening to cigarettes. The first door can include grooves and be mounted to selectively rotate and close the first opening of the first cavity. The biasing device can be at least partially disposed in the first cavity to urge the at least one row of cigarettes against the first door. The motor can rotate the first door and thereby align one of the grooves with the first cavity and allow the biasing device to urge at least one of the cigarettes of the at least one row of cigarettes through the first opening and into the one of the grooves.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cigarette smoking cessation tool comprising:
 a container having a body defining a first cavity with a first opening and sized to receive at least one row of cigarettes and maintain the at least one row of cigarettes in a predetermined orientation;   a first door mounted to said body in said container and operable to move and thereby selectively close said first opening of said first cavity, said first door being rotatable and having lands and grooves, said grooves sized to receive one cigarette of the at least one row of cigarettes;   a biasing device at least partially disposed in said first cavity to urge the at least one row of cigarettes against said first door; and   a motor operably mounted to said body in said container and positioned between said first door and said body to selectively rotate said first door and thereby align one of said grooves with said first cavity and allow said biasing device to urge at least one of the cigarettes of the at least one row of cigarettes through said first opening and into said one of said grooves.   
     
     
         2 . The cigarette smoking cessation tool of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a computing device positioned at least partially within said container and having one or more processors and a non-transitory, computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by said one or more processors, cause said computing device to perform operations comprising: 
 executing a timer function for a predetermined period of time; and 
 controlling said motor to rotate said first door after said executing. 
 
     
     
         3 . The cigarette smoking cessation tool of  claim 2  wherein said computing device is further defined as fully positioned within said container. 
     
     
         4 . The cigarette smoking cessation tool of  claim 2  wherein said container further comprises:
 a lid member, said lid member and said body selectively engageable with one another, said first cavity exposed to receive the at least one row of cigarettes when said lid member and said body are disengaged from one another and said first cavity closed when said lid member and said body are engaged together. 
 
     
     
         5 . The cigarette smoking cessation tool of  claim 4  further comprising:
 a display, wherein said non-transitory, computer readable medium further stores instructions that, when executed by said one or more processors, further cause said computing device to present a current value of the timer function on said display. 
 
     
     
         6 . The cigarette smoking cessation tool of  claim 5  wherein said display is mounted on said container. 
     
     
         7 . The cigarette smoking cessation tool of  claim 5  wherein said display is spaced from and moveable relative to said container. 
     
     
         8 . The cigarette smoking cessation tool of  claim 5  wherein said non-transitory, computer readable medium further stores a plurality of different motor operation plans for said motor, each of said plurality of different motor operation plans defined by a plurality of timer functions for different periods of time, said plurality of timer functions sequentially arranged in a predetermined pattern in each of said plurality of different motor operation plans such that each of said motor operation plans, when executed by said one or more processors, cause said computing device to perform operations comprising:
 said executing further comprises executing said plurality of different timer functions for each of the respective predetermined periods of time in the sequence of the predetermined pattern; and 
 said controlling further comprises controlling said motor to rotate said first door at the end of each of the different timer functions. 
 
     
     
         9 . The cigarette smoking cessation tool of  claim 8  wherein said non-transitory, computer readable medium further stores instructions that, when executed by said one or more processors, cause said computing device to perform the operations comprising:
 receiving a selection input from a user, the selection input indicative of one of the plurality of different motor operation plans; and 
 said controlling further comprises executing the one of the plurality of different motor operation plans in response to said receiving. 
 
     
     
         10 . The cigarette smoking cessation tool of  claim 9  wherein said non-transitory, computer readable medium further stores instructions that, when executed by said one or more processors, cause said computing device to perform the operations comprising:
 outputting a message on said display for the user to input a confirmation input, the confirmation input indicating said motor should be rotated to release one of the cigarettes of the at least one row of cigarettes through said first opening; and 
 said controlling further comprising suspending movement of said first door until receipt of the confirmation input. 
 
     
     
         11 . The cigarette smoking cessation tool of  claim 10  further comprising:
 a second cavity at least partially separate from said first cavity, sized smaller than said first cavity, and having a second opening. 
 
     
     
         12 . The cigarette smoking cessation tool of  claim 11  wherein said second cavity is exposed for filling when said lid member and said body are disengaged from one another and is at least partially closed when said lid member and said body are engaged together. 
     
     
         13 . The cigarette smoking cessation tool of  claim 12  further comprising:
 a second door mounted to said body in said container and operable to move and thereby selectively and partially close said second opening of said second cavity. 
 
     
     
         14 . The cigarette smoking cessation tool of  claim 13  wherein said motor is further defined as positioned between said second door and said body to selectively move said second door. 
     
     
         15 . The cigarette smoking cessation tool of  claim 14  wherein said second door is further defined as being slidable is a groove defined in said body. 
     
     
         16 . The cigarette smoking cessation tool of  claim 14  wherein said motor is further defined as rotatable in first and second directions that are opposite to one another, said non-transitory, computer readable medium is further defined as storing instructions that, when executed by said one or more processors, cause said computing device to perform the operations comprising:
 receiving a selection input from the user, the selection input indicative of which of said first door and said second door to move to open said first opening or said second opening; and 
 said controlling further comprising controlling said motor to move said second door instead of said first door at the end of at least one of the different timer functions in response to said receiving. 
 
     
     
         17 . The cigarette smoking cessation tool of  claim 16  wherein said non-transitory, computer readable medium is further defined as storing instructions that, when executed by said one or more processors, cause said computing device to perform the operations comprising:
 executing a secondary timer function for a period of time in response to said selection input being associated with said second door; and 
 said controlling further comprising controlling said motor to rotate said second door after the secondary timer function. 
 
     
     
         18 . The cigarette smoking cessation tool of  claim 5  further comprising:
 a microphone mounted on an exterior surface of said body. 
 
     
     
         19 . The cigarette smoking cessation tool of  claim 18  wherein said non-transitory, computer readable medium is further defined as storing instructions that, when executed by said one or more processors, cause said computing device to perform the operations comprising:
 receiving a plurality of exhalation inputs from the user through said microphone including first and second exhalation inputs, each of the plurality of exhalation inputs being sound of a forced expiratory maneuver the user; 
 generating respective audio file representative of each of the plurality of exhalation inputs; 
 determining at least one numerical value associated with each of the first and second exhalation inputs based on the respective audio files, each of the numerical values associated with the pulmonary function of the user; 
 determining a difference between the numerical value associated with the first exhalation input and the numerical value associated with the second exhalation input; and 
 outputting the difference on said display. 
 
     
     
         20 . The cigarette smoking cessation tool of  claim 19  wherein said non-transitory, computer readable medium is further defined as storing instructions that, when executed by said one or more processors, cause said computing device to perform the operations comprising:
 comparing the difference to a predetermined value; and 
 said controlling further comprises controlling said motor to rotate said first door at the end of each of the different periods of time only if the difference greater than the predetermined value.