Blood glucose monitoring system
First Claim
1. A blood glucose monitoring system, comprising:
- a blood glucose monitoring device for producing digitally encoded blood glucose level signals representative of a blood glucose level of a user; and
a programmable microprocessor-based portable unit, separate from said blood glucose monitoring device, comprising;
(a) a user interface including (i) a display for displaying information, (ii) a plurality of switches operable for interactively controlling said programmable microprocessor-based portable unit and for manipulating said information displayed on said display and (iii) a circuit coupled to said plurality of switches for generating signals in response to operation of said switches,(b) one or more digital data storage media tangibly embodying therein program instructions, a program identification code associated with said program instructions and calibration information, wherein said program instructions are executed to signal process (i) signals based upon said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals and (ii) insulin dosage data,(c) a signal interface configured to communicate with said blood glucose monitoring device for directly coupling said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals supplied by said blood glucose monitoring device to said programmable microprocessor-based portable unit, and(d) a signal processor for performing signal processing functions by executing said program instructions.
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Abstract
A blood glucose monitoring system, comprising (i) a blood glucose monitor for monitoring a blood glucose level and for producing digitally encoded blood glucose level signals representative of the blood glucose level, (ii) a programmable microprocessor-based portable unit, (iii) digital data storage media tangibly embodying therein processor-executable program instructions to signal process in response to signals based upon the digitally encoded blood glucose level signals and further to signal process insulin dosage data, and calibration information, (iv) a signal interface connected in signal communication with the programmable microprocessor-based portable unit and the blood glucose monitor for directly coupling the digitally encoded blood glucose level signals supplied by the blood glucose monitor to the programmable microprocessor-based portable unit, and (v) a signal processor for performing signal processing functions in accordance with the program instructions.
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43 Claims
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1. A blood glucose monitoring system, comprising:
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a blood glucose monitoring device for producing digitally encoded blood glucose level signals representative of a blood glucose level of a user; and a programmable microprocessor-based portable unit, separate from said blood glucose monitoring device, comprising; (a) a user interface including (i) a display for displaying information, (ii) a plurality of switches operable for interactively controlling said programmable microprocessor-based portable unit and for manipulating said information displayed on said display and (iii) a circuit coupled to said plurality of switches for generating signals in response to operation of said switches, (b) one or more digital data storage media tangibly embodying therein program instructions, a program identification code associated with said program instructions and calibration information, wherein said program instructions are executed to signal process (i) signals based upon said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals and (ii) insulin dosage data, (c) a signal interface configured to communicate with said blood glucose monitoring device for directly coupling said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals supplied by said blood glucose monitoring device to said programmable microprocessor-based portable unit, and (d) a signal processor for performing signal processing functions by executing said program instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A blood glucose monitoring system, comprising:
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a blood glucose monitoring device for producing digitally encoded blood glucose level signals representative of a blood glucose level of a user; and a programmable microprocessor-based portable unit, separate from said blood glucose monitoring device, comprising; (a) a user interface including (i) a display for displaying information, (ii) a plurality of switches operable for interactively controlling said programmable microprocessor-based portable unit and for manipulating said information displayed on said display and (iii) a circuit coupled to said plurality of switches for generating signals in response to operation of said switches, (b) one or more digital data storage media tangibly embodying therein program instructions and program identification data associated with said program instructions, wherein said program instructions are executed to signal process (i) signals based upon said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals and (ii) insulin dosage data to monitor food intake, (c) a signal interface configured to communicate with said blood glucose monitoring device for directly coupling said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals supplied by said blood glucose monitoring device to said programmable microprocessor-based portable unit, and (d) a signal processor for performing signal processing functions by executing said program instructions. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A blood glucose monitoring system, comprising:
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a blood glucose monitoring device for producing digitally encoded blood glucose level signals representative of a blood glucose level of a user; and a programmable microprocessor-based portable unit, separate from said blood glucose monitoring device, comprising; (a) a user interface including (i) a display for displaying information, (ii) a plurality of switches operable for interactively controlling said programmable microprocessor-based portable unit and for manipulating said information displayed on said display and (iii) a circuit coupled to said plurality of switches for generating signals in response to operation of said switches, (b) one or more digital data storage media tangibly embodying therein program instructions and program identification data associated with said program instructions, wherein said program instructions are executed (i) to signal process signals based upon said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals, (ii) to signal process insulin dosage data, and (iii) to indicate trend information of said user, (c) a signal interface configured to communicate with said blood glucose monitoring device for directly coupling said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals supplied by said blood glucose monitoring device to said programmable microprocessor-based portable unit, and (d) a signal processor for performing signal processing functions by executing said program of instructions. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A blood glucose monitoring system including (i) a blood glucose monitoring device and a separate microprocessor-based portable unit, (ii) a user interface including a display for displaying information, a plurality of switches operable for interactively controlling said microprocessor-based portable unit and for manipulating said information displayed on said display and a circuit coupled to said plurality of switches for generating signals in response to operation of said switches, and (iii) one or more storage devices for storing processor executable instructions to cause one or more microprocessors to perform the steps of:
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a. producing digitally encoded blood glucose level signals representative of a blood glucose level of a user; b. signal processing in response to signals based upon said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals, insulin dosage data, and calibration information; and c. directly coupling said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals produced by said blood glucose monitoring device to said separate microprocessor-based portable unit. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A blood glucose monitoring system including (i) a blood glucose monitoring device and a separate microprocessor-based portable unit, (ii) a user interface including a display for displaying information, a plurality of switches operable for interactively controlling said microprocessor-based portable unit and for manipulating said information displayed on said display and (iii) a circuit coupled to said plurality of switches for generating signals in response to operation of said switches, one or more storage devices for storing processor executable instructions to cause one or more microprocessors to perform the steps of:
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a. producing digitally encoded blood glucose level signals representative of a blood glucose level of a user; b. signal processing in response to signals based upon said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals, calibration information, and food intake data; and c. directly coupling said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals produced by said blood glucose monitoring device to said separate microprocessor-based portable unit. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A blood glucose monitoring system including (i) a blood glucose monitoring device and a separate microprocessor-based portable unit, (ii) a user interface including a display for displaying information, a plurality of switches operable for interactively controlling said microprocessor-based portable unit and for manipulating said information displayed on said display and a circuit coupled to said plurality of switches for generating signals in response to operation of said switches, and (iii) one or more storage devices for storing processor executable instructions to cause one or more microprocessors to perform the steps of:
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a. producing digitally encoded blood glucose level signals representative of a blood glucose level of a system user; b. signal processing in response to signals based upon said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals, and insulin dosage data; c. indicating trend information of said system user; and d. directly coupling said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals produced by said blood glucose monitoring device to said separate microprocessor-based portable unit. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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