Blood Glucose Tracking Apparatus and Methods
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Abstract
A measurement module for glucose testing includes a glucose testing measurement module housing, a test strip receptacle formed in the housing, and a connector portion formed in the housing and shaped to permit mechanical removable attachment of the housing to a hand-held computer. Electronics determine the amount of glucose present in a sample of body fluid, when the test strip is positioned in the receptacle and the body fluid is placed on a test strip, and communicate the glucose amount to the hand-held computer via the connector portion.
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107 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A system for managing healthcare data, comprising:
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a first set of at least one module providing primary healthcare functions; a first central engine controlling the first set of at least one module; a second set of at least one module providing secondary healthcare functions; a second central engine controlling the second set of at least one module; and a communication interface providing a connection between the first central engine and the second central engine. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for managing healthcare data, comprising:
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developing, according to a first development process, a first assembly of a first central engine and a first set of at least one module providing primary healthcare functions, the first central engine controlling the first set of at least one module; developing, according to a second development process, a second assembly of a second central engine and a second set of at least one module secondary healthcare functions; and connecting the first assembly and the second assembly via a communication interface.
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10. A device for managing health data, comprising:
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a first housing portion including a data storage system that stores health data; and a second housing portion including a data communications element that provides data communications between the data storage system and a processing device by connecting with the processing device, the processing device processing the health data according to a data management software, wherein the first housing portion and the second housing portion are connected by a cable that communicates signals between the data communications element and other components in the first housing portion. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device for managing health data, comprising:
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a first housing portion including a health data management system and a data communications element that provides data communications between the health data management system and an external processing device; and a second housing portion that is removably coupled to the first housing portion, the second housing portion including at least one component used by the health data management system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for managing healthcare data, comprising:
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at least one module providing a healthcare function; a central engine controlling the at least one module; one or more communication interfaces providing a connection to a remote server, the remote server storing one or more program components corresponding to the at least one module or the central engine; and a download engine configured to receive the one or more program components from the remote server via the one or more communication interfaces and to deliver the one or more program components for use with the at least one module or the central engine. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A system for managing health data, comprising:
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a data storage system storing health data, data management software, and an initialization program, the initialization program launching the data management software on a processing device and the data management software processing the health data on the processing device; and a data communications interface providing data communications between the data storage system and the processing device, wherein, upon establishment of the data communications between the data storage system and the processing device, the initialization program launches the data management software on the processing device without requiring prior installation, on the processing device, of an additional program component associated with the data management software. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A system for managing health data, comprising:
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a portable device including data management software that processes health data, the portable device having a first software configuration corresponding to an interface protocol and a second software configuration specific to the data management software; and a processing device connected to the portable device, wherein upon connection between the portable device and the processing device, the processing device communicates with the portable device according to the interface protocol, and after the portable device is reconfigured from the first configuration to the second configuration, the processing device executes the data management software. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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87. A method for managing health data, comprising:
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establishing, for a first time, data communications between a data storage system to a processing device via a data communications interface, the data storage system storing health data, data management software, and an initialization program; executing, on the processing device, the initialization program upon establishment of the data communications between the data storage system and the processing device, without requiring prior installation, on the processing device, of an additional program component associated with the data management software; launching, with the initialization program, the data management software on the processing device; and processing the health data on the processing device with the data management software. - View Dependent Claims (88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106)
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103. A method for managing health data, comprising:
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detecting a connection between a portable device and a processing device, the portable device containing data management software processing health data and having a first software configuration corresponding to an interface protocol, wherein upon connection between the portable device and the processing device, the processing device communicates with the portable device according to the interface protocol; reconfiguring the portable device from the first configuration to a second configuration specific to the software; and launching the software from the reconfigured portable device.
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107. A system for managing health data, comprising:
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a first device that stores health data, data management software, and an initialization program; a second device that processes the health data with the data management software; and a data communications interface providing data communications between the first device and the second device, wherein upon establishment of the data communications between the data storage system and the processing device, the initialization program launches the data management software on the processing device without requiring prior installation, on the processing device, of an additional program component associated with the data management software.
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