HANDHELD ANALYSIS INSTRUMENT HAVING ACOUSTIC OUPUT OF MEASUREMENT RESULTS
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1. A handheld analysis instrument for assaying a medically significant sample, the handheld analysis instrument comprising:
- a measuring device for measuring the concentration of an analyte in the sample; and
an output device for outputting measurement results which were determined by the measuring device, wherein the output device comprises;
an acoustic signal output device for operation in an acoustic mode for outputting the measurement results through nonverbal acoustic signals; and
a wireless interface for communicating with an external speech output unit, such that the output device operates in a speech output mode, by which the measurement results may be outputted verbally via the interface;
such that the output device transitions from the acoustic mode into the speech output mode by receiving a signal transmitted by the speech output unit.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a handheld analysis instrument for assaying a medically significant sample. The instrument comprises a measuring device for measuring the concentration of an analyte in the sample, an output device for outputting measurement results. The output device has both an acoustic signal output device for outputting the measurement results through nonverbal acoustic signals and also a wireless interface for communicating with an external speech output unit.
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1. A handheld analysis instrument for assaying a medically significant sample, the handheld analysis instrument comprising:
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a measuring device for measuring the concentration of an analyte in the sample; and
an output device for outputting measurement results which were determined by the measuring device, wherein the output device comprises;
an acoustic signal output device for operation in an acoustic mode for outputting the measurement results through nonverbal acoustic signals; and
a wireless interface for communicating with an external speech output unit, such that the output device operates in a speech output mode, by which the measurement results may be outputted verbally via the interface;
such that the output device transitions from the acoustic mode into the speech output mode by receiving a signal transmitted by the speech output unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An analysis system for analyzing a medically significant analyte, the system comprising:
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a handheld instrument comprising a measuring device for measuring the concentration of an analyte in the sample and an output device for outputting measurement results which were determined by the measuring device; and
a speech output unit, having a wireless interface adapted for communicating with the handheld instrument. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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