Medicament dispenser
First Claim
1. A method of controlling the functioning of a portable medicament dispenser, said portable medicament dispenser being for use with a refill container, said method comprising:
- (a) providing a memory for storing one or more parameters relating to the functioning of said dispenser;
(b) storing authentication data for authenticating data for controlling a function of said dispenser;
(c) receiving control data for said dispenser;
(d) performing authentication of the control data using said stored authentication data;
(e) in dependence on a result of the authentication, activating one or more parameters in said memory to control functioning of said dispenser in accordance with said control data. characterised in that the step (d) of performing authentication of the control data is performed by said refill container.
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Abstract
A method of controlling the functioning of a portable medicament dispenser, said method comprising: (a) providing a memory for storing one or more parameters relating to the functioning of said dispenser; (b) storing authentication data for authenticating data for controlling a function of said dispenser, (c) receiving control data for said dispenser; (d) performing authentication of the control data using said stored authentication data; (e) in dependence on a result of the authentication, activating one or more parameters in said memory to control functioning of said dispenser in accordance with said control data.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of controlling the functioning of a portable medicament dispenser, said portable medicament dispenser being for use with a refill container, said method comprising:
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(a) providing a memory for storing one or more parameters relating to the functioning of said dispenser;
(b) storing authentication data for authenticating data for controlling a function of said dispenser;
(c) receiving control data for said dispenser;
(d) performing authentication of the control data using said stored authentication data;
(e) in dependence on a result of the authentication, activating one or more parameters in said memory to control functioning of said dispenser in accordance with said control data. characterised in that the step (d) of performing authentication of the control data is performed by said refill container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of controlling the functioning of a portable medicament dispenser, said portable medicament dispenser being for use with a refill container, said method comprising:
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(a) providing a network node connected to a communications network, said node having access to a database for storing one or more parameters relating to the functioning of said dispenser, (b) generating control data for said dispenser using said one or more parameter; and
(c) generating authentication data based on said control data to produce authenticatable control data;
(d) arranging for said authenticatable control data to be transmitted to said dispenser, so as to allow authentication of the generated control data. characterised in that said authentication of the generated control data is performed by said refill container. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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