Electronic vaporizing device with messaging functionality

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to an electronic vaporizing device having messaging functionality. The electronic vaporizing device may be configured to send and receive messages to other electronic vaporizing devices, electronic communication devices, and the like. In one embodiment, the messages may include information associated with the type and amount of material to be vaporized. The electronic vaporizing device may include a mixing component operable to withdraw a selected amount of vaporizable material from one or more of the containers to produce a vaporizable mixture according to the information included in the messages.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic vaporizing device comprising:
 a device processor operable for controlling the electronic vaporizing device;   at least one container for storing a vaporizable material;   a mixing component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the mixing component is in fluid communication with the at least one container for receiving at least a portion of the vaporizable material therefrom, wherein the mixing component is operable to withdraw a selected amount of vaporizable material from at least one of the plurality of containers;   a vaporizing component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the vaporizing component is in fluid communication with the at least one container for receiving at least a portion of the vaporizable material therefrom, wherein the vaporizing component is operable to vaporize the vaporizable material received therein;   at least one vapor outlet coupled to the vaporizing component and configured to receive a vapor generated by the vaporizing component, the at least one vapor outlet operable to expel the generated vapor from the vaporizing device;   an input/output device operatively coupled to the device processor and configured to operatively connect the device processor to an associated electronic communication device, wherein the input/output device is configured to receive a plurality of electronic communications from the associated electronic communication device, wherein the plurality of received electronic communications comprises at least one of an instant message, a Short Message Service message, a Multimedia Messaging Service message, and an Enhanced Messaging Service message, wherein at least one of the plurality of received communications comprises at least one command for controlling at least one operational parameter of the electronic vaporizing device, wherein the input/output device is configured to transmit the at least one command to the device processor for controlling the at least one operational parameter of the electronic vaporizing device; and   at least one power source operatively coupled to the mixing component and the vaporizing component, wherein the at least one power source is operable to generate a supply of power for at least operation of the mixing component, the vaporizing component, and combinations thereof.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic vaporizing device of  claim 1 , wherein the device processor is operable to generate at least one control signal for controlling the at least one operational parameter of the electronic vaporizing device based on the at least one command. 
     
     
         3 . The electronic vaporizing device of  claim 2 , wherein the device processor is operable to generate at least one mixing control signal for controlling at least one mixing component operational parameter based on the at least one command. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic vaporizing device of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one command comprises at least one of: an identification of the at least one container from which the selected amount of vaporizable material is withdrawn; the selected amount of vaporizable material withdrawn from the at least one container; and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic vaporizing device of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one container is a plurality of containers, and wherein each container is configured to store the vaporizable material. 
     
     
         6 . The electronic vaporizing device of  claim 5 , wherein the device processor is operable to generate at least one mixing control signal for controlling the selected amount of vaporizable material to be withdrawn from a selected number of the plurality of containers by the mixing component based on the at least one command. 
     
     
         7 . The electronic vaporizing device of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one command comprises an identification of: the selected number of the plurality of containers from which the selected amount of vaporizable material is withdrawn and the selected amount of vaporizable material withdrawn from the selected number of the plurality of containers. 
     
     
         8 . The electronic vaporizing device of  claim 6 , wherein at least two of the selected number of the plurality of containers are configured to each store a discrete vaporizable material. 
     
     
         9 . A system for operating an electronic vaporizing device in conjunction with an electronic communication device comprising:
 an electronic vaporizing device comprising,
 a first processor operable for controlling the electronic vaporizing device, 
 a plurality of containers configured to store at least one vaporizable material, 
 a mixing component operatively coupled to the first processor and controlled in part by the first processor, wherein the mixing component is in fluid communication with the plurality of containers for receiving at least a portion of the vaporizable material therefrom, wherein the mixing component is operable to withdraw a selected amount of vaporizable material from at least one of the plurality of containers; 
 a vaporizing component operatively coupled to the first processor and controlled in part by the first processor, wherein the vaporizing component is in fluid communication with the plurality of containers for receiving at least a portion of the at least one vaporizable material therefrom, wherein the vaporizing component is operable to vaporize the at least one vaporizable material received therein; 
 at least one vapor outlet coupled to the vaporizing component and configured to receive a vapor generated by the vaporizing component, the at least one vapor outlet operable to expel the generated vapor from the vaporizing device; 
 an input/output device operatively coupled to the first processor and configured to operatively connect the first processor to the electronic communication device, wherein the input/output device is configured to receive a plurality of electronic communications from an electronic communication device, 
   wherein the plurality of received electronic communications comprises at least one of an instant message, a Short Message Service message, a Multimedia Messaging Service message, and an Enhanced Messaging Service message, wherein at least one of the plurality of received communications comprises at least one command for controlling at least one operational parameter of the electronic vaporizing device, wherein the input/output device is configured to transmit the at least one command to the first processor for controlling the at least one operational parameter of the electronic vaporizing device, and
 at least one vapor device power source operatively coupled to the mixing component and the vaporizing component, wherein the at least one vapor device power source is operable to generate a supply of power for at least operation of the mixing component, the vaporizing component, and combinations thereof; and 
   the electronic communication device comprising,
 a second processor operable for controlling the electronic communication device; 
 a network access component operatively coupled to the second processor and configured to connect to at least one network, wherein the network access component is operable to receive the plurality of electronic communications from the at least one network, 
 an input/output port operatively coupled to the first processor of the electronic vaporizing device and configured to transmit the plurality of electronic communications received from the at least one network to the electronic vaporizing device, wherein at least one of the plurality of received electronic communications comprises at least one command for controlling the at least one operational parameter of the electronic vaporizing device, and 
 at least one electronic communication device power source operatively connected to the second processor and operable to generate a supply of power for operation of at least the electronic communication device. 
   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the first processor is operable to generate at least one control signal for controlling the at least one operational parameter of the electronic vaporizing device based on the at least one command. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the first processor is operable to generate at least one mixing control signal for controlling at least one mixing component operational parameter based on the at least one command. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one command comprises at least one of: an identification of the at least one of the plurality of containers from which the selected amount of vaporizable material is withdrawn, the selected amount of vaporizable material withdrawn from the at least one of the plurality of containers, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of containers is configured to store the at least one vaporizable material. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the first processor is operable to generate the at least one mixing control signal for controlling the selected amount of vaporizable material to be withdrawn from a selected number of the plurality of containers by the mixing component based on the at least one command. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one command comprises an identification of: the selected number of the plurality of containers from which the selected amount of vaporizable material is withdrawn and the selected amount of vaporizable material withdrawn from the selected number of the plurality of containers. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the second processor is operable to generate a plurality of processor electronic communications, wherein the plurality of generated processor electronic communications comprises at least one of an instant message, a Short Message Service message, a Multimedia Messaging Service message, and an Enhanced Messaging Service message, wherein the network access component is operable to transmit the plurality of generated processor communications to the at least one network. 
     
     
         17 . A method for vaporizing at least one vaporizable material by an electronic vaporizing device, wherein the electronic vaporizing device comprises (a) a plurality of containers, wherein at least one of the plurality of containers contains a vaporizable material, (b) a mixing component operable to control a selected amount of vaporizable material to be withdrawn from the at least one container, (c) a vaporizing component operable to vaporize a plurality of materials received therein and expel a generated vapor from the vaporizing component, and (d) at least one power source operatively coupled to the mixing component and the vaporizing component, the method comprising the steps:
 receiving, from an associated electronic communication device, a plurality of electronic communications, wherein the plurality of received electronic communications comprises at least one of an instant message, a Short Message Service message, a Multimedia Messaging Service message, and an Enhanced Messaging Service message, wherein at least one of the received electronic communications comprises at least one command for controlling at least one operational parameter of the electronic vaporizing device;   generating at least one control signal for controlling the at least one operational parameter of the electronic vaporizing device based on the at least one command;   withdrawing, by the mixing component, the selected amount of vaporizable material from the at least one container in accordance with the at least one control signal and delivering the selected amount of vaporizable material withdrawn therefrom to the vaporizing component; and   vaporizing at least a portion of the selected amount of vaporizable material by the vaporizing component in accordance with the at least one control signal.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein generating of the at least one control signal comprises generating at least one mixing control signal for controlling the amount of vaporizable material to be withdrawn from a selected number of the plurality of containers by the mixing component based on the at least one command. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the at least one command comprises an identification of: the selected number of the plurality of containers from which the selected amount of vaporizable material is withdrawn and the selected amount of vaporizable material withdrawn from the selected number of the plurality of containers. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising the steps receiving a plurality of network electronic communications from the at least one network, wherein the plurality of received network electronic communications comprises at least one of an instant message, a Short Message Service message, a Multimedia Messaging Service message, and an Enhanced Messaging Service message receiving, by the electronic communication device, wherein at least one of the received network electronic communications comprises at least one network command for controlling the at least one operational parameter of the electronic vaporizing device.