SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND TRANSMITTING SENSOR DATA

• US 20170135041A1
• Filed: 01/23/2017
• Published: 05/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: DexCom Incorporated
• Original Assignee: DexCom Incorporated
• Inventors: Miller, Thomas, Dervaes, Mark, Lieu, Phong, Simpson, Peter C., Larvenz, Shawn, Leach, Jacob S., Bohm, Sebastian
• Application Number:
  US15/413,206
• Publication Number:
  US 20170135041A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1486 using enzyme electrodes, e.g. with immobilised oxidase
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1495 Calibrating or testing of in-vivo probes
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/3271 Amperometric enzyme electrodes for analytes in body fluids, e.g. glucose in blood amperometry per se G01N27/49; aspects concerning the enzyme reagent C12Q1/001
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/48 Transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/73 for taking measurements, e.g. using sensing coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0229 where the received signal is a wanted signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Systems and methods for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor, are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for transmitting data between a first communication device associated with an analyte sensor and a second communication device configured to provide user access to sensor-related information comprises: activating a transceiver of a first communication device associated with an analyte sensor at a first time; and establishing a two-way communication channel with the second communication device; wherein the activating comprises waking the transceiver from a low power sleep mode using a forced wakeup from the second communication device.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A method for transmitting data between a first communication device associated with an analyte sensor and a second communication device configured to provide user access to sensor-related information, the method comprising:

activating a transceiver of a first communication device associated with an analyte sensor at a first time;

establishing a two-way communication channel with the second communication device; and

wherein the activating comprises waking the transceiver from a low power sleep mode using a forced wakeup transmitted from the second communication device using a short-range communication.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the establishing the two-way communication channel includes using authentication information related to the transceiver, wherein the authentication information comprises a transmitter serial number.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the first communication device comprises a tag associated with the short-range communication powered by the second communication device.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the second communication device is configured to engage in the short-range communication with the first communication device, and wherein the second communication device comprises an initiator associated with the short-range communication.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the second communication device comprises a software application that allows a user to initiate the short-range communication with the first communication device.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the software application instructs the user to place the second communication device in close proximity to the first communication device.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein close proximity comprises a distance that is less than 12 inches.

29. The method of claim 21, further comprising sending a calibration value to the first communication device and receiving an updated glucose value at the second communication device.

30. The method of claim 21, further comprising sending new setting information to the first communication device.

31. The method of claim 21, wherein the first communication device and the second communication device are paired using the short-range communication.