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An apparatus is disclosed comprising a vapor output, a container for storing a vaporizable material, a vaporizer component coupled to the container, configured for vaporizing the vaporizable material to create a vapor and expelling the vapor out the vapor output, a processor, coupled to the vaporize

An apparatus is disclosed comprising a vapor output, a container for storing a vaporizable material, a vaporizer component coupled to the container, configured for vaporizing the vaporizable material to create a vapor and expelling the vapor out the vapor output, a processor, coupled to the vaporizer component, configured to control the vaporizing of the vaporizable material, and an input/output connector, coupled to the processor, configured for coupling to an electronic communication device to exchange one or more of power and data.

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1. An electronic vapor device comprising: a processor operable for controlling the electronic vaporizer device;at least one container for storing a vaporizable material;a vaporizer component operatively coupled to the processor and controlled in part by the processor, wherein the vaporizer component

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An electronic vapor device comprising: a processor operable for controlling the electronic vaporizer device;at least one container for storing a vaporizable material;a vaporizer component operatively coupled to the processor and controlled in part by the processor, wherein the vaporizer component is in fluid communication with the at least one container for receiving at least a portion of the vaporizable material therefrom, wherein the vaporizer component is operable to vaporize the vaporizable material received therein;at least one vapor outlet coupled to the vaporizing component and configured to receive vapor generated by the vaporizing component, the at least one vapor outlet operable to expel the generated vapor from the vapor device;an input/output connector operatively coupled to the processor and configured to operatively connect the processor to an associated electronic communication device, wherein the input/output connector is operable to receive a plurality of commands generated by the associated electronic communication device for controlling at least one operation of the electronic vapor device, and to transmit the plurality of received commands to the processor for controlling at least one operation of the electronic vapor device;at least one power source operatively coupled to the vaporizer component, wherein the at least one power source is operable to generate a supply of power for operation of at least the vaporizer component; anda power input port operatively connected to the at least one power source and configured to connect with a power output port of the associated electronic communication device, wherein the power input port is operable to receive at least a portion of a supply of power generated by a power source of the associated electronic communication device. 2. The electronic vapor device of claim 1, further comprising: a power control component operatively coupled to the processor and controlled in part by the processor, wherein the power control component is operatively coupled to the at least one power source and is operable to regulate a generated supply of power provided to the vaporizer component in response to at least one command received from the associated electronic communication device. 3. The electronic vapor device of claim 1, wherein the at least one power source is selected from the group of power sources consisting of at least one of: a battery source, a connection to an electrical power source, and combinations thereof. 4. The electronic vapor device of claim 3 wherein the battery source is selected from the group of battery sources consisting of at least one of: lithium-ion batteries, thin film lithium-ion batteries, lithium-ion polymer batteries, nickel-cadmium batteries, nickel metal hydride batteries, lead-acid batteries, and combinations thereof. 5. The electronic vapor device of claim 1, wherein the input/output connector is selected from the group of connectors consisting of: a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port, a micro-USB port, a mini-USB port, a lightening port, a dock connector, and a wireless charging area. 6. The electronic vapor device of claim 1, wherein the associated electronic communication device is selected from the group of electronic communication devices consisting of: a portable computing device, a smartphone, a mobile phone, a music player, and an electronic gaming device. 7. The electronic vapor device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of received commands comprises at least one of: a command for controlling an amount of vaporizable material to be vaporized by the vaporizer component, a command for controlling an amount of generated vapor to be expelled from the vapor outlet, a command for controlling a timing for vaporizing an amount of vaporizable material, and combinations thereof. 8. The electronic vapor device of claim 1, further comprising: a memory device coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is further operable to generate vaporization data indicating a quantity of the vaporizable material consumed by the vaporizer component in a defined period of time, and to save the generated vaporization data in the memory device. 9. The electronic vapor device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further operable to associate the generated vaporization data with at least one associated user and transmit at least a portion of the generated vaporization data associated with at least one user to the associated electronic communication device via the input/output connector for further processing thereof. 10. A system for operating an electronic vapor device in conjunction with an electronic communication device comprising: an electronic vapor device comprising: a first processor operable for controlling the electronic vaporizing device,at least one container configured to store a vaporizable material,a vaporizer component operatively coupled to the first processor and controlled in part by the first processor, wherein the vaporizer component is in fluid communication with the at least one container for receiving at least a portion of the vaporizable material therefrom, wherein the vaporizer component is operable to vaporize the vaporizable material received therein,at least one vapor outlet coupled to the vaporizer component and configured to receive a vapor generated by the vaporizer component, the at least one vapor outlet operable to expel the generated vapor from the vapor device,an input/output connector operatively coupled to the first processor and configured to operatively connect the first processor to the electronic communication device, wherein the input/output connector is operable to receive a plurality of commands from the electronic communication device for controlling at least one operation of the electronic vapor device and to transmit the plurality of commands to the processor for controlling at least one operation of the electronic vapor device,at least one vaporizer power source operatively coupled to the vaporizer component, wherein the at least one vaporizer power source is operable to generate a supply of vaporizer power for operation of at least the vaporizer component, anda power input port operatively connected to the at least one vaporizer power source and configured to connect with a power output port of the electronic communication device, wherein the power input port is operable to receive at least a portion of a supply of external power generated by a power source of the electronic communication device; andthe electronic communication device comprising, a second processor operable for controlling the electronic communication device, wherein the second processor is further operable to generate the plurality of commands for controlling at least one operation of the electronic vapor device,an input/output port operatively coupled to the first processor of the electronic vapor device and configured to transmit the plurality of commands to the electronic vapor device,the power source of the electronic communication device operatively connected to the second processor and operable to generate the external supply of power for operation of at least the electronic communication device, andthe power output port operatively coupled to the power source of the electronic communication device and configured to connect to the electronic vapor device, wherein the power output port is operable to provide at least a portion of the supply of external power to the electronic vapor device. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the electronic vapor device further comprises a power control component operatively coupled to the first processor and controlled in part by the first processor, wherein the power control component is operatively coupled to the at least one vaporizer power source and operable to regulate the supply of vaporizer power provided to the vaporizer component in response to at least one of the plurality of commands received from the electronic communication device. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the supply of vaporizer power provided to the electronic vapor device is used for at least one of operating the electronic vapor device, charging a rechargeable power source of electronic vapor device, and combinations thereof. 13. The system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of commands comprises at least one of: a command for controlling an amount of vaporizable material to be vaporized by the vaporizer component, a command for controlling an amount of generated vapor to be expelled from the vapor outlet, a command for controlling a timing for vaporizing an amount of vaporizable material, and combinations thereof. 14. The system of claim 10, wherein the electronic vapor device further comprises a memory device coupled to the first processor, wherein the first processor is further operable to generate vaporization data indicating a quantity of the vaporizable material consumed by the vaporizer component in a defined period of time, and to save the vaporization data in the memory device. 15. The system of claim 14, wherein the first processor is further operable to associate the vaporization data with at least one associated user and transmit at least a portion of the vaporization data associated with at least one user to the electronic communication device via the input/output connector for further processing thereof. 16. A method of operating an electronic vapor device in conjunction with an electronic communication device, wherein (a) the electronic vapor device comprises a vaporizer component operable to vaporize a plurality of materials received therein and expel a generated vapor from the electronic vapor device, a vaporizer source operatively coupled to the vaporizer component, a power control component operatively coupled to at least one vaporizer power source and operable to regulate a supply of power provided to the vaporizer component, a power input port operatively connected to the at least one vaporizer power source and configured to connect with a power output port of the electronic communication device, wherein the power input port is operable to receive at least a portion of a supply of external power generated by a power source of the electronic communication device, and(b) the electronic communication device comprises a processor operable to generate a plurality of commands for controlling at least one operation of the electronic vapor device, the power source of the electronic communication device, and a power output port operable to provide at least a portion of the supply of external power to the electronic vapor device, the method comprising the steps:receiving by the electronic vapor device at least one of the plurality of commands from the electronic communication device to activate at least one of the at least one operation of the electronic vapor device;determining an amount of power required by the electronic vapor device to perform the at least one of the at least one operation in accordance with at least one of the plurality of commands;generating at least the amount of power required by the electronic vapor device to perform the at least one of the at least one operation, from at least one of the vaporizer power source and the power source of the electronic communication device; andactivating the electronic vapor device in accordance with the at least one of the plurality of commands. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the plurality of commands comprises at least one of: a command for controlling an amount of vaporizable material to be vaporized by the vaporizer component, a command for controlling an amount of generated vapor to be expelled from the vapor outlet, a command for controlling a timing for vaporizing an amount of vaporizable material, and combinations thereof. 18. The method of claim 16, further comprising the steps: receiving a plurality of power provision parameters from an associated user via at least one input/output interface, for the provision of at least a portion of the at least the amount of power required by the electronic vapor device to perform the at least one of the at least one operation. 19. The method of claim 16, further comprising the steps: generating vaporization data indicating a quantity of the vaporizable material consumed by the vaporizer component in a defined period of time and saving the vaporization data to an associated memory device. 20. The method of claim 19, further comprising the steps: associating the vaporization data with at least one associated user and transmitting at least a portion of the vaporization data associated with at least one user to a remote server for further processing thereof.