Device having coded output of operational data
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1. A breathing therapy device comprising:
- a. a blower, for delivering pressurized air to a user of said device;
b. a processor, for controlling said blower;
c. non-volatile memory, accessible by said processor, said non-volatile memory containing an area for storage of operating parameters and usage data;
d. an algorithm, stored in said non-volatile memory, for encoding usage data regarding the duration of the use of said device over a specified time period into one or more strings of readable characters such that the true values of said usage data is obfuscated from the user of said device; and
e. a display element, for displaying said one or more strings of readable characters.
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Abstract
A device for confirming compliance with usage of a breathing gas delivery system that includes at least one sensor for monitoring operating data disposed within the breathing gas delivery system and a device for encoding the monitored operating data and displaying the encoded operating data for reporting to another location.
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21 Claims
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1. A breathing therapy device comprising:
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a. a blower, for delivering pressurized air to a user of said device; b. a processor, for controlling said blower; c. non-volatile memory, accessible by said processor, said non-volatile memory containing an area for storage of operating parameters and usage data; d. an algorithm, stored in said non-volatile memory, for encoding usage data regarding the duration of the use of said device over a specified time period into one or more strings of readable characters such that the true values of said usage data is obfuscated from the user of said device; and e. a display element, for displaying said one or more strings of readable characters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of retrieving usage data from a breathing therapy device comprising the steps of:
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instructing a user of said device to manipulate said device such as to cause said device to display one or more strings of readable characters, said strings of readable characters representing data regarding the use of said device by the user, said data being encoded such as to obfuscate the actual value of said data from the user; receiving from said user said one or more strings of readable characters; and decoding said one or more strings of readable characters to retrieve said usage data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of remotely programming a breathing therapy device, comprising the steps of:
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communicating one or more strings of readable characters to a user of the device, said strings of readable characters representing operating parameters which have been encoded such as to obfuscate the actual value of said operating parameters from the user; and instructing the user to manipulate said breathing therapy device to input said one or more strings of readable characters to said device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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