US 12,317,938 B2
Embedded connectivity
Robert Kersey, London (GB); Darryl Baker, London (GB); and Patrick Moloney, London (GB)
Assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London (GB)
Appl. No. 17/309,749
Filed by Nicoventures Trading Limited, London (GB)
PCT Filed Dec. 17, 2019, PCT No. PCT/GB2019/053571
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 17, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/128448, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 25, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1820558 (GB), filed on Dec. 17, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0000183 A1, Jan. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. A24F 40/65 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24F 40/90 (2020.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A24F 40/65 (2020.01) [A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24F 40/90 (2020.01); H02J 7/0045 (2013.01); H02J 7/0048 (2020.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerosol delivery device comprising:
a wireless local area network “WLAN” or wireless telecommunications connectivity interface configured to establish a wireless data connection to a WLAN or wireless telecommunications network to provide data connectivity from the aerosol delivery device to a remote management service;
a charging connector configured to receive power input for recharging a power source of the aerosol delivery device; and
circuitry configured to selectively activate the connectivity interface in response to expected receipt of power at a predetermined time, or continuous receipt of power for a time period greater than a threshold duration via the charging connector,
a memory storing a historical or expected usage pattern of the aerosol delivery device;
a clock indicating a present time; and
wherein the circuitry is configured to selectively activate the connectivity interface in response to expected receipt of power at a predetermined time by comparing the stored usage pattern to the present time to determine when a period of expected receipt of power via the charging connector occurs.