US 11,998,062 B2
Connectivity intermediary
Robert Kersey, London (GB); Darryl Baker, London (GB); and Patrick Moloney, London (GB)
Assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London (GB)
Appl. No. 17/309,722
Filed by Nicoventures Trading Limited, London (GB)
PCT Filed Dec. 17, 2019, PCT No. PCT/GB2019/053574
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 16, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/128450, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 25, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1820545 (GB), filed on Dec. 17, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0030955 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. A24F 40/65 (2020.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 76/12 (2018.01)
CPC A24F 40/65 (2020.01) [H04W 4/70 (2018.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 76/12 (2018.02)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connectivity dongle for providing connectivity between an aerosol delivery device and a management service, the connectivity dongle comprising:
a wireless connectivity interface configured to establish a wireless data connection to an aerosol delivery device to receive data from the aerosol delivery device; and
a data connectivity interface configured to establish a network connection to the management service and to pass data received from a connected aerosol delivery device to the management service via the network connection; and
a control element for establishing a data connection relationship with the aerosol delivery device to pair the connectivity dongle with the aerosol delivery device;
wherein the connectivity dongle is further configured to store properties of the relationship such that a connection can be re-established with the aerosol delivery device on future occasions without a need to re-pair the connectivity dongle with the aerosol delivery device.