Method and system for providing a fault tolerant display unit in an electronic device
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1. An apparatus including a fault tolerant display unit for an electronic device, comprising:
- a display unit; and
a controller unit operatively coupled to the display unit, the controller unit configured to control the display unit to display an information;
wherein when a failure mode of the display unit occurs, the display unit is configured to display a modified information, where the modified information is different from the information for display under the control of the controller unit.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for providing a fault tolerant display unit for an electronic device such as a glucose meter, including display unit, and a controller unit operatively coupled to the display unit, the controller unit configured to control the display unit to display an information, where when a failure mode of the display unit occurs, the display unit is configured to display a modified information, where the modified information is different from the information for display under the control of the controller unit, is provided.
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1. An apparatus including a fault tolerant display unit for an electronic device, comprising:
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a display unit; and
a controller unit operatively coupled to the display unit, the controller unit configured to control the display unit to display an information;
wherein when a failure mode of the display unit occurs, the display unit is configured to display a modified information, where the modified information is different from the information for display under the control of the controller unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing display fault tolerance in an electronic device, comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more commands to display an information on a display unit;
detecting a failure mode associated with the display unit; and
displaying a modified information on the display unit associated with the detected failure mode. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A display unit of an electronic device, comprising:
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a display portion; and
a controller coupled to the display portion, the display portion configured to display a predetermined information based on one or more commands received from the controller;
wherein, when a failure mode is detected in the display portion, the one or more commands received from the controller to display the predetermined information does not change.
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