Handheld analysis instrument having acoustic output of measurement results
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1. A handheld analysis instrument for assaying a medically significant sample, the handheld analysis instrument comprising:
- a measuring device for measuring the concentration of an analyte in the sample; and
an output device for outputting measurement results which were determined by the measuring device, the output device being configured to operate in one or the other of an acoustic mode for outputting the measurement results through nonverbal acoustic signals and a speech output mode for outputting the measurement results verbally, wherein the output device comprises;
an acoustic signal output device for operation in the acoustic mode; and
a wireless interface comprising a transmitter and a receiver for wirelessly communicating with a wireless interface of a speech output unit external to the analysis instrument, by which the measurement results are outputted verbally via the interface of the output device when operating in the speech output mode;
and wherein a transition of the output device from the acoustic mode into the speech output mode is triggered by reception of a signal transmitted by the speech output unit via the wireless interface of the output device and of the external speech output unit.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a handheld analysis instrument for assaying a medically significant sample. The instrument comprises a measuring device for measuring the concentration of an analyte in the sample, an output device for outputting measurement results. The output device has both an acoustic signal output device for outputting the measurement results through nonverbal acoustic signals and also a wireless interface for communicating with an external speech output unit.
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1. A handheld analysis instrument for assaying a medically significant sample, the handheld analysis instrument comprising:
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a measuring device for measuring the concentration of an analyte in the sample; and an output device for outputting measurement results which were determined by the measuring device, the output device being configured to operate in one or the other of an acoustic mode for outputting the measurement results through nonverbal acoustic signals and a speech output mode for outputting the measurement results verbally, wherein the output device comprises; an acoustic signal output device for operation in the acoustic mode; and a wireless interface comprising a transmitter and a receiver for wirelessly communicating with a wireless interface of a speech output unit external to the analysis instrument, by which the measurement results are outputted verbally via the interface of the output device when operating in the speech output mode; and wherein a transition of the output device from the acoustic mode into the speech output mode is triggered by reception of a signal transmitted by the speech output unit via the wireless interface of the output device and of the external speech output unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An analysis system for analyzing a medically significant analyte, the system comprising:
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a handheld analysis instrument comprising a measuring device for measuring the concentration of an analyte in the sample and an output device for outputting measurement results which were determined by the measuring device, the output device being configured to operate in one or the other of an acoustic mode for outputting the measurement results through nonverbal acoustic signals and a speech output mode for outputting the measurement results verbally; and a speech output unit external to the analysis instrument and having a wireless interface adapted for communicating with the handheld analysis instrument, wherein the output device transitions from the acoustic mode for nonverbally outputting measurement results to the speech output mode for verbally outputting measurement results when the speech output unit communicates with the handheld instrument via the wireless interface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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