Method and Apparatus for Providing Rolling Data in Communication Systems
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1. A glucose monitoring device, comprising:
- an in vivo glucose sensor that monitors glucose level; and
sensor electronics operatively coupled to the glucose sensor to receive and process signals from the glucose sensor, the sensor electronics generating a plurality of data packets for communication to a remote location, each generated data packet including one of a plurality of glucose monitoring device data, each glucose monitoring device data assigned with a communication time slot such that the sensor electronics sequentially communicates the plurality of generated data packets based on the assigned communication time slot, wherein each generated data packet includes the glucose data and the corresponding glucose monitoring device data assigned with the respective communication time slot.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for providing data communication in medical systems are disclosed.
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1. A glucose monitoring device, comprising:
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an in vivo glucose sensor that monitors glucose level; and sensor electronics operatively coupled to the glucose sensor to receive and process signals from the glucose sensor, the sensor electronics generating a plurality of data packets for communication to a remote location, each generated data packet including one of a plurality of glucose monitoring device data, each glucose monitoring device data assigned with a communication time slot such that the sensor electronics sequentially communicates the plurality of generated data packets based on the assigned communication time slot, wherein each generated data packet includes the glucose data and the corresponding glucose monitoring device data assigned with the respective communication time slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A glucose monitoring device, comprising:
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an in vivo glucose sensor that monitors glucose level; and sensor electronics operatively coupled to the glucose sensor to receive from the glucose sensor, the sensor electronics including; a memory; a communication unit; and a processor operatively coupled to the memory, and the communication unit, the memory having stored therein a plurality of glucose monitoring data each assigned with a communication time slot, the processor configured to retrieve one of the plurality of glucose monitoring data from the memory and to generate a plurality of data packets where each generated data packet includes glucose data and one of the plurality of glucose monitoring device data; wherein the communication unit serially communicates each of the plurality of generated data packets to a remote location in accordance with the assigned communication time slot. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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