Apparatus and Method of Use for Non-Invasive Analyte Measurement
First Claim
1. A non-invasive analyte measurement device comprising:
- means for non-invasive interrogation of analyte measurement information;
a removable data storage apparatus comprising a number of authorized uses for the non-invasive analyte measurement device;
a control program configured to receive an instruction to take a measurement with said means for non-invasive interrogation and read the number of authorized uses from the removable data storage apparatus to determine if the instruction is to be executed.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of use for enabling a NAM device are provided. The NAM device is configured to authenticate its use each time a measurement is requested. The operation of the NAM device is governed by a refillable media card that tracks a predetermined number of authorized uses. The NAM device confirms that remaining authorized uses are available on the refillable media card. In addition to tracking the number of authorized uses of the NAM device, the media card may also store the results of the measurements for tracking by a tracking server. When the number of authorized uses on the media card is depleted, the media card may be refilled by completing a refill transaction over a wired or wireless communication network. Alternatively, the media card may be refilled at a kiosk station or a new media card may be obtained for use with the NAM device.
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20 Claims
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1. A non-invasive analyte measurement device comprising:
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means for non-invasive interrogation of analyte measurement information;
a removable data storage apparatus comprising a number of authorized uses for the non-invasive analyte measurement device;
a control program configured to receive an instruction to take a measurement with said means for non-invasive interrogation and read the number of authorized uses from the removable data storage apparatus to determine if the instruction is to be executed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for authorized use of a non-invasive analyte measurement device, comprising:
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receiving a request at a non-invasive analyte measurement device to obtain analyte measurement information;
reading a removable data storage apparatus to determine a number of authorized uses for the non-invasive analyte measurement device;
confirming that the number of authorized uses is greater than zero;
obtaining the requested analyte measurement information; and
decrementing the number of authorized uses; and
storing the decremented number of authorized uses as the number of authorized uses on the removable data storage apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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