Method of ensuring date and time on a test meter is accurate
First Claim
1. A method of operating a glucose test meter, the method comprising:
- storing a plurality of glucose readings to a first memory of the test meter, each of the glucose readings having a time stamp and an order index, the time stamp comprising a date and a time when the glucose reading was performed, the order index indicating an order in which the plurality of glucose readings was saved to the first memory;
determining whether successively saved glucose readings have time stamps in chronological order consistent with the order index; and
indicating that the date and the time setting in the test meter is incorrect if there are successively saved glucose readings having time stamps inconsistent with the order index.
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Abstract
A method of operating a glucose test meter is provided. The method can be achieved by storing a plurality of glucose readings to a first memory of the test meter, each of the glucose readings having a time stamp and an order index, the time stamp comprising a date and a time when the glucose reading was performed, the order index indicating an order in which the plurality of glucose readings was saved to the first memory; determining whether successively saved glucose readings have time stamps in chronological order consistent with the order index; and indicating that the date and the time setting in the test meter is incorrect if there are successively saved glucose readings having time stamps inconsistent with the order index.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of operating a glucose test meter, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of glucose readings to a first memory of the test meter, each of the glucose readings having a time stamp and an order index, the time stamp comprising a date and a time when the glucose reading was performed, the order index indicating an order in which the plurality of glucose readings was saved to the first memory; determining whether successively saved glucose readings have time stamps in chronological order consistent with the order index; and indicating that the date and the time setting in the test meter is incorrect if there are successively saved glucose readings having time stamps inconsistent with the order index. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of operating a diabetes management system, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of glucose readings to a first memory of a test meter, each of the glucose readings having a time stamp and an order index, the time stamp comprising a date and a time when the glucose reading was performed, the order index indicating an order in which the plurality of glucose readings was saved to the first memory; transferring the plurality of glucose readings from the first memory of the test meter to a second memory of a computer; determining whether successively saved glucose readings have time stamps in chronological order consistent with the order index; and indicating that the date and the time setting in the test meter is incorrect if there are successively saved glucose readings having time stamps inconsistent with the order index. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A glucose test meter comprising:
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a housing; a test strip port disposed on the housing and configured to provide electrical signals representative of a glucose concentration from a blood sample on a test strip; a microprocessor coupled to the test strip port and a memory so that a plurality of glucose readings from respective blood samples are stored in the memory with each glucose reading having a time stamp and an index of the order in which the glucose reading is stored; and a display controlled by the microprocessor so that a notification message is displayed when the plurality of glucose readings are inconsistent in chronological order with respect to the order index stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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Specification