BLOOD GLUCOSE METER WITH INDEPENDENT VOICE IC SUPPORTING POST-PRODUCTION ADJUSTMENT OF VOICE FUNCTION

• US 20110034794A1
• Filed: 08/12/2010
• Published: 02/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chun-Yu Chen
• Original Assignee: Chun-Yu Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Chun-Yu
• Application Number:
  US12/854,903
• Publication Number:
  US 20110034794A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/365
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0295 Strip shaped analyte sensors for apparatus classified in A61B5/145 or A61B5/157 disposable multilayered or laminated electrodes G01N27/307; details of handling chemical test elements G01N33/4875
• 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

Abstract

A blood glucose meter with an independent voice IC supporting post-production adjustment of voice function is provided. The blood glucose meter is allowed to work with a replaceable voice carrier so as to provide voice services in different languages that help users to correctly and easily operate the blood glucose meter. The blood glucose meter features that the voice carrier is not built in the blood glucose meter during production of the blood glucose meter. Instead, a driving module is edited in an IC chip of the blood glucose meter. When an actual ordered amount is confirmed, the different voice carriers can be assembled to a voice-IC expansion port of the blood glucose meter, thereby reducing manufacturing and inventory costs for the blood glucose meter.

Claims

1. A blood glucose meter with an independent voice IC supporting post-production adjustment of voice function, the blood glucose meter comprising:

a button set located on a panel of the blood glucose meter for being used to input a personal information of a user;

a test strip receiving unit for collecting and analyzing blood on a test strip;

a micro processing unit for processing and storing an analytic result of the test strip receiving unit;

a voice-IC expansion port for receiving an external voice carrier so as to expand the voice function;

a driving module for editing a voice driver that supports voice carriers of different languages into a driving module that is then built on an IC for reading the external voice carrier;

a voicing unit located on the panel of the blood glucose meter for giving out voice to assist the user in operating the blood glucose meter correctly; and

a monitor located on the panel of the blood glucose meter for displaying a blood glucose value, a date, a time or a number of remaining test strips,

wherein the blood glucose meter is characterized in that the voice carrier is configured to be assembled to the blood glucose meter after the blood glucose meter is produced and the driving module is built in the blood glucose meter.

2. The blood glucose meter with the independent voice IC of claim 1, further comprising a data transmitting module for transmitting data related to measurement of the user who has used the blood glucose meter to an external computer for storing and updating purposes.

3. The blood glucose meter with the independent voice IC of claim 1, wherein each said voice carrier carries 1 to 6 languages for option.

4. The blood glucose meter with the independent voice IC of claim 2, wherein the data transmitting module is configured to transmit the data to the external computer through infrared ray, RFID, Bluetooth, USB or other wired or wireless transmission means.

5. The blood glucose meter with the independent voice IC of claim 1, wherein the blood glucose meter has plural said voice carriers.