Wirelessly connected vaporizer battery device

Abstract

Various embodiments of a wirelessly connected vaporizer battery device are provided. In one example, a vaporizer battery device includes a battery configured to selectively provide electrical power to an external cartridge when the external cartridge is mechanically coupled to the vaporizer battery device, a housing encasing the battery, an output device embedded in the housing, and a processor positioned within the housing and coupled to the battery. The processor controls the output device responsive to wirelessly receiving commands from an external computing device, such as a smartphone. The output device includes a speaker and/or light configured to generate sound and/or light, thereby assisting users in locating the vaporizer battery device. The output device also wirelessly transmits signals so that external computing devices can detect the presence and location of the vaporizer battery device.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A vaporizer battery device, comprising:
 a battery configured to selectively provide electrical power to an external cartridge when the external cartridge is mechanically coupled to the vaporizer battery device;   a housing encasing the battery;   an output device positioned within the housing; and   a processor positioned within the housing and coupled to the battery and the output device, the processor configured with executable instructions stored in memory that when executed cause the processor to control the output device responsive to wirelessly receiving commands from an external computing device.   
     
     
         2 . The vaporizer battery device of  claim 1 , wherein the output device comprises a light device, wherein the processor is further configured with executable instructions stored in the memory that when executed cause the processor to control the light device to selectively emit light responsive to wirelessly receiving the commands from the external computing device. 
     
     
         3 . The vaporizer battery device of  claim 2 , further comprising a second light device, wherein the second light device is configured to illuminate when the battery selectively provides the electrical power to the external cartridge. 
     
     
         4 . The vaporizer battery device of  claim 3 , wherein a brightness of the light device is greater than a brightness of the second light device. 
     
     
         5 . The vaporizer battery device of  claim 3 , wherein the housing comprises an elliptic cylindrical shape, wherein the light device is positioned at a bottom end of the housing, and wherein the second light device is positioned within a face of the housing away from the bottom end of the housing. 
     
     
         6 . The vaporizer battery device of  claim 1 , wherein the output device comprises a speaker device, wherein the processor is further configured with executable instructions stored in the memory that when executed cause the processor to control the speaker device to selectively emit audible sound responsive to wirelessly receiving the commands from the external computing device. 
     
     
         7 . The vaporizer battery device of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured with executable instructions stored in the memory that when executed cause the processor to control the output device to vibrate the vaporizer battery device responsive to wirelessly receiving the commands from the external computing device. 
     
     
         8 . The vaporizer battery device of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured with executable instructions stored in the memory that when executed cause the processor to wirelessly transmit a location signal, wherein the location signal comprises information identifying the vaporizer battery device. 
     
     
         9 . The vaporizer battery device of  claim 8 , further comprising a communication antenna, wherein the processor wirelessly transmits the location signal via the communication antenna according to a short-range wireless communication protocol. 
     
     
         10 . The vaporizer battery device of  claim 1 , further comprising a cartridge connection element positioned at a first end of the housing, wherein the cartridge connection element is configured to receive the external cartridge, and wherein the output device is embedded in the housing at a second end of the housing opposite the first end. 
     
     
         11 . A system, comprising:
 a vaporizer battery device, comprising:
 a battery configured to selectively provide electrical power to an external cartridge when the external cartridge is mechanically coupled to the vaporizer battery device; 
 a housing encasing the battery; 
 an output device embedded in the housing; 
 a communication module positioned within the housing and configured to wirelessly transmit and receive data signals; and 
 a processing system comprising a processor and a memory positioned within the housing and coupled to the battery, the communication module, and the output device; and 
   a computing system external to the vaporizer battery device, the computing system comprising a second processor and a second memory storing executable instructions that when executed by the second processor cause the second processor to wirelessly transmit a command signal to the vaporizer battery device responsive to user input at the computing system;   wherein the communication module wirelessly receives the command signal from the computing system, and wherein the processing system is configured with executable instructions stored in the memory that when executed cause the processor to control the output device responsive to the command signal.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the output device comprises a light device, wherein controlling the output device responsive to the command signal comprises controlling the light device to selectively emit light. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the output device comprises a speaker device, wherein controlling the output device responsive to the command signal comprises controlling the speaker device to selectively emit audible sound. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein controlling the output device responsive to the command signal comprises controlling the output device to selectively vibrate the vaporizer battery device responsive to wirelessly receiving the commands from the external computing device. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured with executable instructions stored in the memory that when executed cause the processor to wirelessly transmit, via the communication module, a location signal to the computing system, wherein the location signal comprises information identifying the vaporizer battery device. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the processor wirelessly transmits the location signal according to a short-range wireless communication protocol. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the second memory further stores executable instructions that when executed by the second processor cause the second processor to receive the location signal and display a presence of the vaporizer battery device via a user interface based on the location signal. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the second memory further stores executable instructions that when executed by the second processor cause the second processor to receive the location signal and decrypt the location signal based on stored credentials for the vaporizer battery device. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the vaporizer battery device further comprises a second output device embedded in the housing and configured to generate output responsive to the battery selectively providing the electrical power to the external cartridge. 
     
     
         20 . A method for a vaporizer battery device, comprising:
 receiving a command signal from an external computing system via a short-range wireless communication;   controlling a speaker to generate audible sound responsive to the command signal, wherein the speaker is embedded in a first curved face of an elliptically cylindrical housing of the vaporizer battery device; and   controlling a light device to emit light responsive to the command signal, wherein the light device is embedded in the elliptically cylindrical housing at an end of the vaporizer battery device.