Pivotable charging case for electronic smoking device

Abstract

Aspects of the instant disclosure relate to electronic cigarettes; more particularly, to charging cases for electronic cigarettes. In various embodiments. The charging case includes a container configured to house the electronic smoking device, a micro-control unit (“MCU”), wherein the MCU is coupled with the charging case and configured to facilitate charging a first rechargeable battery for the electronic smoking device, a plurality of connecting pins, where the connecting pins are coupled with the charging case and configured to facilitate electrical coupling between the electronic smoking device and the MCU; and a connector movably coupled with the charging case and configured to connect the MCU to external circuitry. Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a system comprising an electronic smoking device comprising a battery, an eCig memory, and control electronics, and a charging case comprising a container, a micro-control unit (“MCU”), a connector, and a charging case battery.

1 . A charging case for an electronic smoking device comprising:
 a container configured to house the electronic smoking device;   a micro-control unit (“MCU”), wherein the MCU is coupled with the charging case and configured to facilitate charging a first rechargeable battery for the electronic smoking device;   a plurality of connecting pins, where the connecting pins are coupled with the charging case and configured to facilitate electrical coupling between the electronic smoking device and the MCU; and   a connector movably coupled with the charging case and configured to connect the MCU to external circuitry.   
     
     
         2 . The charging case of  claim 1 , wherein the container is further configured to house one or more of a liquid reservoir for the electronic smoking device and a second rechargeable battery for the electronic smoking device. 
     
     
         3 . The charging case of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more of the liquid reservoir for the electronic smoking device and the second rechargeable battery for the electronic smoking device are electrically coupled with the MCU. 
     
     
         4 . The charging case of  claim 1 , wherein the charging case further comprises a charging case battery for charging one or more of the first battery and the second battery. 
     
     
         5 . The charging case of  claim 1 , further comprising a wireless communication module. 
     
     
         6 . The charging case of  claim 5 , wherein the wireless communication module comprises a Bluetooth module. 
     
     
         7 . The charging case of  claim 5 , wherein the MCU and the wireless communication module are integrated into a single component. 
     
     
         8 . The charging case of  claim 1 , wherein the electronic smoking device can be charged when the connector is connected to external circuitry. 
     
     
         9 . The charging case of  claim 7 , wherein the connector is coupled with a movable member. 
     
     
         10 . The charging case of  claim 9 , wherein the movable member comprises a flexible element or a pivoting member 
     
     
         11 . The charging case of  claim 7 , further comprising a recessed location for the movable member and the connector. 
     
     
         12 . A system comprising:
 an electronic smoking device comprising
 a battery, 
 an eCig memory storing a first set of computer-readable instructions, and control electronics; and 
   a charging case for an electronic smoking device comprising:
 a container configured to house the electronic smoking device; 
 a micro-control unit (“MCU”), wherein the MCU is configured to facilitate charging the electronic smoking device; 
 a connector, wherein the connector is movably coupled with the charging case and configured to connect to external circuitry; and 
 a charging case battery, where the charging case battery is configured to charge the battery of the electronic smoking device. 
   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , the charging case further comprising a wireless communication module for communication with external circuitry. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the wireless communication module of the charging case comprises a Bluetooth module. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the MCU and the wireless communication module of the charging case are integrated into a single component. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the electronic smoking device can be charged when the connector is connected to external circuitry. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the battery of the electronic smoking device can be charged by the charging case battery when the connector is not connected to external circuitry. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the movably coupled connector comprises a flexible element or a pivoting member. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 12 , the charging case further comprising a recessed location for the movable member and the connector. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the charging case further comprises a button, wherein the button is configured to trigger the MCU to communicate through a communication network with a vendor.