US 12,232,543 B2
Age verification with registered cartridges for an aerosol delivery device
Sean Daugherty, Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Assigned to RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on May 17, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/415,444.
Prior Publication US 2020/0359703 A1, Nov. 19, 2020
Int. Cl. A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01)
CPC A24F 9/00 (2013.01) [G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a plurality of consumables comprising a first consumable, wherein each of the consumables of the plurality of consumables is assigned a unique identifier;
an age verification system configured to:
verify an age of a user, and
in response to a prerequisite of verifying the age of the user and the user purchasing the first consumable, register the first consumable to the user by adding the unique identifier of the first consumable in an approved list of consumables for that user; and
an aerosol delivery device configured to:
couple with the first consumable;
confirm the age verification of the user;
receive an authentication confirmation for the first consumable based on:
(a) the aerosol delivery device being associated with the user in a stored user profile for the user, and
(b) an authentication of the first consumable to the user based on a comparison of the unique identifier of the first consumable, obtained by the aerosol delivery device from the first consumable after being coupled, with the approved list of consumables for that user determining that the unique identifier for the first consumable is in the approved list of consumables for that user; and
permit generation of an aerosol from the first consumable for inhalation by the user in response to receipt of the authentication confirmation for the first consumable and the confirmation of the age verification of the user.