User interface features for an electronic device

• US 20100167385A1
• Filed: 12/23/2009
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc. (Roche Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc. (Roche Holding AG)
• Inventors: Long, Michael Lee, Holliday, Rebecca, Bush, Jason, Steiner, Bettina, Meiertoberens, Ulf, Werner, Karl, Celentano, Michael J., Davis, Stacia, Galley, Paul
• Application Number:
  US12/646,564
• Publication Number:
  US 20100167385A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 435/287.100
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3569 sublocal, e.g. between console and disposable
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2209/01 Remote controllers for specific apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14244 adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/172 electrical or electronic A61M5/16804, A61M5/16831 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A method is provided for controlling a display device of an electronic device. A data field may be displayed on the display device. An editing process may be executed that provides for editing of the data field displayed on the display device. The data field on the display device may be magnified relative to other portions of the display device when selected for editing according to the editing process.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a display device of an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying a data field on the display device,

executing an editing process that provides for editing of the data field displayed on the display device, and

magnifying the data field on the display device relative to other portions of the display device when selected for editing according to the editing process.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein magnifying the data field comprises producing an expanded polygon about the magnified data field.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

displaying a plurality of data fields on the display device, and

magnifying any of the plurality of data fields when selected for editing according to the editing process.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the magnified data field is populated with a plurality of selectable choices when selected for editing according to the editing process.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising incrementally increasing a value displayed within the magnified data field by an increment value in response to press of a user button of the electronic device.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising a fast scroll process that incrementally increases the value displayed within the magnified field at a rapid rate when the user button is pressed and held.

7. The method of claim 5 further comprising a fast scroll process that increases the increment value when the user button is pressed and held.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising incrementally decreasing a value displayed within the magnified data field in response to press of a user button of the electronic device.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising a fast scroll process that incrementally decreases the value displayed within the magnified field at a rapid rate when the user button is pressed and held.

10. The method of claim 8 further comprising a fast scroll process that increases the decrement value when the user button is pressed and held.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising automatically displaying a unit of measure of data within, or to be entered within, the magnified data field.

12. An electronic device, comprising:

electronic circuitry including a transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate with another electronic device, the transceiver configured to operate at one of a visible, infrared and ultraviolet wavelength, and

a housing having the electronic circuitry including the transceiver contained therein, the housing defining a first integral window positioned over the transceiver, the first integral window transmissive to an operating wavelength of the transceiver such that the transceiver transmits and receives wireless information through the integral window.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 wherein the electronic circuitry further includes a display device,

and wherein the housing defines a second integral window positioned over the display device such that information displayed on the display device is visible through the second integral window.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 wherein the display device is a liquid crystal display device.

15. The electronic device of claim 12 wherein the first and second integral windows are transparent.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 wherein the housing is transparent,

and wherein the first and second integral windows are formed by coating the housing with an opaque coating while masking the first and second integral windows.

17. An electronic device, comprising:

electronic circuitry including a display device configured to display information, and

a housing having the electronic circuitry including the display device contained therein, the housing defining an integral, transparent window positioned over the display device such that the information displayed in the display device is visible through the integral window.

18. The electronic device of claim 17 wherein the display device is a liquid crystal display device.

19. The electronic device of claim 17 wherein the housing is transparent,

and wherein the integral window is formed by coating the housing with an opaque coating while masking integral window.

20. An electronic analyte measuring device, comprising:

a housing,

an analyte measuring facility positioned in the housing, the analyte measuring facility configured to measure a concentration of an analyte in a liquid sample deposited on a sample carrier received in the analyte measuring facility,

a display device carried by the housing, and

a processor including a memory having instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor to automatically control the display device to display instructions to measure via the analyte measuring facility a concentration of the analyte in a subsequent liquid sample if the concentration of the analyte in the liquid sample is outside of a predetermined analyte concentration limit.

21. The electronic analyte measuring, device of claim 20 wherein the instructions stored in the memory further include instructions that are executable by the processor to automatically control the display device to display the instructions after a programmable time period has elapsed since measuring the concentration of the analyte in the liquid sample.

22. The electronic analyte measuring device of claim 21 wherein the sample is blood, the analyte is glucose and the predetermined concentration is a maximum blood glucose limit,

and wherein the instructions stored in the memory include instructions that are executable by the processor to automatically control the display device to display instructions to measure the concentration of the analyte in a subsequent liquid sample if the concentration of the analyte in the liquid sample is greater than the maximum blood glucose limit.

23. The electronic analyte measuring device of claim 22 further comprising at least one notification device

wherein the maximum blood glucose limit is a hyperglycemic limit,

and wherein the instructions stored in the memory further include instructions that are executable by the processor to activate the at least one notification device at or near the time of controlling the display device to display instructions to measure a concentration of glucose in a subsequent blood sample if the concentration of the glucose in the blood sample exceeds the hyperglycemic limit.

24. The electronic analyte measuring device of claim 21 wherein the sample is blood, the analyte is glucose and the predetermined concentration is a minimum blood glucose limit,

and wherein the instructions stored in the memory include instructions that are executable by the processor to automatically control the display device to display instructions to measure the concentration of the analyte in a subsequent liquid sample if the concentration of the analyte in the liquid sample is less than the minimum blood glucose limit.

25. The electronic analyte measuring device of claim 24 further comprising at least one notification device

wherein the minimum blood glucose limit is a hypoglycemic limit,

and wherein the instructions stored in the memory further include instructions that are executable by the processor to activate the at least one notification device at or near the time of controlling the display device to display instructions to measure a concentration of glucose in a subsequent blood sample if the concentration of the glucose in the blood sample is less than the hypoglycemic limit.

26. An electronic blood glucose measuring device, comprising:

a housing,

a blood glucose measuring facility positioned in the housing, the blood glucose measuring facility configured to measure a concentration of glucose in a blood sample deposited on a sample earlier received in the blood glucose measuring facility,

a display device carried by the housing, and

a processor executing a bolus recommendation process that recommends a bolus amount based on a number of factors including a carbohydrate value entered by a user, the processor including a memory having instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor to automatically control the display device, after a programmable amount of time has passed since entering the carbohydrate value, to display instructions to measure blood glucose of a blood sample via the blood glucose measuring facility if the carbohydrate value entered by the user is greater than a carbohydrate limit.

27. The electronic blood glucose measuring device of claim 26 further comprising at least one warning device,

wherein the carbohydrate limit is a programmable snack size limit, and wherein the instructions stored in the memory device include instructions that are executable by the processor to activate the at least one notification device at or near the time of controlling the display device to display instructions to measure blood glucose if the carbohydrate value entered by the user exceeds the snack size limit.

28. A method of setting and managing an automatic reminder in an electronic device, the method comprising:

starting a timer when an event occurs that causes an automatic reminder to be set,

resetting the timer if the event occurs again before the timer times out, and

activating a notification device when the timer times out.

29. The method of claim 28 wherein activating a notification device comprises activating either of an audible indication device and a vibratory device.

30. The method of claim 28 wherein activating a notification device comprises controlling a display device to display instructions to retest the event that caused the automatic reminder to be set.

31. An electronic analyte measuring device, comprising:

a housing,

a plurality of user buttons carried by the housing,

a carrier port having an opening defined by the housing and extending into the housing from the opening,

an analyte measuring facility positioned in the housing and in communication with the carrier port, the analyte measuring facility measures an analyte in a fluid sample deposited on a sample carrier that is received in the carrier port, and

a processor including a memory having instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor to power up the device from a powered down state, disable the plurality of user buttons and measure the analyte in a fluid sample deposited on a sample carrier when the sample carrier is received within the carrier port with the device in the powered down state, and to enable the plurality of user buttons when the analyte measurement is complete.

32. The electronic device of claim 31 wherein the analyte measurement facility comprises a blood glucose measurement facility that measures glucose concentration in a blood sample that is deposited on the sample carrier.