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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 08, 2022
Applicant:

Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchâtel, CH;

Inventor:

Felix Fernando, Old Basing, GB;

Assignee:

Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchâtel, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); A24F 40/60 (2020.01); A24F 40/65 (2020.01); A24F 40/90 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/85 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00036 (2020.01); A24F 40/60 (2020.01); A24F 40/65 (2020.01); A24F 40/90 (2020.01); H02J 7/00034 (2020.01); H02J 7/00045 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/85 (2020.01);
Abstract

A charger may be used as a social recharge hub that charges aerosol-generating devices and facilitate social connections. The charger may be able to charge a plurality of batteries concurrently or simultaneously. The charger may capable of associating a battery identifier of one or more batteries to a user. The user may also be associated with an aerosol-generating device and to a mobile user device. The charger may establish a connection with the mobile user device and communicate to the mobile user device using a communication interface. User data, such as preferences, interests, and even music, may be communicated from the mobile user device to the charger and may be used to facilitate social opportunities for the user, particularly in a public or social space with other users, or to make the space around the user more comfortable.


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