Near field communication for a tobacco-based article or package therefor
US9864947B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/50
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus embodied as a tobacco-based article including a consumable material that is tobacco, or that is made, derived from or incorporates tobacco, or as a package for one or more of the tobacco-based article or the consumable material, includes a housing and near field communication (NFC) tag. The housing is structured to retain the tobacco-based article or the consumable material. The NFC tag is configured to store or generate information related to the article or the material. The NFC tag is coupleable with a NFC reader to enable wireless transfer of the information to a computing device to enable authentication of the apparatus, or display or storage of the information, at the computing device or a service platform in communication with the computing device.
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