Method and Apparatus for Providing Power Management in Data Communication Systems

• US 20150090031A1
• Filed: 12/08/2014
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Andrews, Tae Wan, Bubrick, Stephen C., Estoesta, Sheilah S., Etter, Brad D., Park, Hyoung Yoon, Pon, Gene Ming, Reggiardo, Christopher V., Saravia, Heber E.
• Granted Patent: US 9,109,926 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 73/431
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0209 adapted for power saving
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: C12Q 1/54 involving glucose or galactose
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 11/24 Housings ; Casings for instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 11/245 Housings for sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48778 Containers specially adapted therefor, e.g. for dry storage
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48785 Electrical and electronic details of measuring devices for physical analysis of liquid biological material not specific to a particular test method, e.g. user interface or power supply
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/49 Blood chemical methods for determining blood cell populations G01N33/5094; chemical analysis of blood groups or blood types G01N33/80
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/66 involving blood sugars, e.g. galactose

Abstract

A blood glucose meter having a compact housing, a display unit disposed on the housing, the display unit including a display light source to illuminate the display unit, an input unit disposed on the housing, the input unit configured to provide input functions for the blood glucose meter, and a power source provided within the housing for providing power to the blood glucose meter, where the housing includes a port integrated on said housing configured to receive a blood glucose test strip, and corresponding methods of measuring blood glucose meter is provided.

Claims

1-24. -24. (canceled)

25. An analyte meter, comprising:

a housing;

a strip port disposed in the housing and sized to receive an analyte test strip;

a processing unit for measuring an analyte level detected from the analyte test strip;

an interface unit that operatively couples the analyte meter to an external computer to transmit data related to the analyte level detected from the analyte test strip;

a display screen;

a non-transitory memory comprising stored instructions that cause the processing unit to operate the analyte meter in a clock mode that displays current time and/or date information on the display screen, a test mode for performance of analyte measurements, a configuration mode that enables user selection of configuration preferences, and a measurement log review mode that enables reviewing of stored analyte measurements, and

configure the analyte meter to automatically exit the clock mode and enter the test mode upon receiving the analyte test strip in the strip port.

26. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the analyte meter further comprises a mode switch to toggle between different modes of operation.

27. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the analyte meter exits all modes of operation after exceeding a predetermined period of non-activity.

28. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the analyte meter further comprises a speaker unit to output audio signals.

29. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the display screen displays a memory mode symbol to indicate that data has been stored in a memory unit of the analyte meter.

30. The analyte meter of claim 25, further comprising:

a light source coupled to the housing to illuminate the strip port; and

a power source to provide power to the light source.

31. The analyte meter of claim 30, wherein the light source is one or more LEDs.

32. The analyte meter of claim 30, wherein the analyte meter pulses the light source at a predetermined frequency and predetermined duty cycle, wherein the predetermined frequency is greater than 100 Hz, and wherein the predetermined duty cycle is approximately 10%.

33. The analyte meter of claim 30, wherein the light source illuminates the display screen.

34. The analyte meter of claim 30, wherein the light source provides backlighting to the display screen.

35. The analyte meter of claim 30, wherein the light source is coupled to the housing on the same end as the strip port.

36. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the analyte meter is a glucose meter.

37. The analyte meter of claim 25, measurement log review mode allows reviewing of glucose measurements stored in the meter.

38. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein when the meter is in the measurement log review mode, the meter displays a glucose summary of stored results, average glucose level information, a number of measurements incorporated into the displayed average level, or a visual indication to the user that the displayed data is average glucose level information.

39. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the meter is configured to enter the measurement log review mode upon operation of a mode switch in a user interface unit while the meter is in the default clock mode.

40. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the clock mode is a default mode of operation for the analyte meter.

41. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the analyte meter comprises a self-test screen that is displayed upon entry into the test mode, the configuration mode, or the measurement log review mode;

and wherein the self-test screen illuminates all segments of the display screen prior to operation in the test mode, the configuration mode, or the measurement log review mode.

42. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the analyte meter is configured to exit the test mode, the configuration mode, or the measurement log review mode after a predetermined period of non-activity or idle time, and to enter the clock mode following the exiting of the test mode, the configuration mode, or the measurement log review mode.

43. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the test mode is automatically exited and the clock mode entered upon removal of the analyte test strip from the strip port.

44. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein this display screen is a liquid crystal display (LCD).

45. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the interface unit operatively couples the analyte meter to an external computer via a wireless connection.