System and method for monitoring a physiological condition
First Claim
1. A blood glucose monitoring system for monitoring a blood glucose level and for providing health-related information comprising:
- (a) a display device including a display screen which displays the blood glucose level as measured;
(b) an audio speaker;
(c) a processor configured to provide audio and visual signals to the audio speaker and the display device respectively;
(d) at least one built-in memory including read-only digital memory (ROM) or writeable digital memory (RAM), or both, having stored therein operation data and operation software routines executable by the processor for;
(i) controlling the blood glucose monitoring system;
(ii) comparing the blood glucose level as measured with stored measurements;
(iii) performing one or more further processing functions in response to the comparing;
(iv) connecting the processor to a remotely located computer via a communication network in response to receiving a network address of the remotely located computer from a removable memory card attached to the system, wherein (a) the network address identifies the remotely located computer within the communication network and (b) the remotely located computer is located distant from the processor; and
(v) receiving the health-related information at the processor via the communication network from the remotely located computer;
(e) at least one physiological data monitor configured to (i) provide a measurement signal representative of a physiological parameter of a user and (ii) reside outside a first housing containing said processor; and
(f) an input device in communication with the processor and configured to (i) receive an input from the user including an identification code, (ii) enable the user to (1) make selections and (2) control one or more user functions of the blood glucose monitoring system and (iii) provide a control signal to the processor based upon the input, thereby to cause the health related information to be provided to the user based upon (a) the measurement signal representative of the blood glucose level, (b) the identification code received from said user, and (c) a destination address programmed by a physician prior to the user receiving the processor, wherein the physiological parameter includes the blood glucose level and the physiological data monitor includes a blood glucose indicator.
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Abstract
The invention describes a system and method for allowing an individual to view an educational program remotely. In the preferred embodiment, the invention is used as a healthcare education system. The system comprises a file server which is connected to a database holding the educational programs. A remote interface connected to the file server allows an administrator to assign educational programs to an individual. The remote interface also includes a memory card writer which records the individual'"'"'s identification code and the address of the file server on a memory card. The individual is given the memory card to take home. When the individual places the memory card in the memory card reader of a multimedia processor, the processor uses the file server address to automatically connect to the file server. The file server receives the individual'"'"'s identification code from the processor, retrieves the corresponding educational program from the database, and sends the program to the processor to be displayed. After the individual has watched the educational program, completion data in the form of the date and time the program was watched, or the individual'"'"'s response, is sent from the multimedia processor to the file server. The completion data can then be viewed by the administrator on a report screen.
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51 Claims
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1. A blood glucose monitoring system for monitoring a blood glucose level and for providing health-related information comprising:
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(a) a display device including a display screen which displays the blood glucose level as measured; (b) an audio speaker; (c) a processor configured to provide audio and visual signals to the audio speaker and the display device respectively; (d) at least one built-in memory including read-only digital memory (ROM) or writeable digital memory (RAM), or both, having stored therein operation data and operation software routines executable by the processor for; (i) controlling the blood glucose monitoring system; (ii) comparing the blood glucose level as measured with stored measurements; (iii) performing one or more further processing functions in response to the comparing; (iv) connecting the processor to a remotely located computer via a communication network in response to receiving a network address of the remotely located computer from a removable memory card attached to the system, wherein (a) the network address identifies the remotely located computer within the communication network and (b) the remotely located computer is located distant from the processor; and (v) receiving the health-related information at the processor via the communication network from the remotely located computer; (e) at least one physiological data monitor configured to (i) provide a measurement signal representative of a physiological parameter of a user and (ii) reside outside a first housing containing said processor; and (f) an input device in communication with the processor and configured to (i) receive an input from the user including an identification code, (ii) enable the user to (1) make selections and (2) control one or more user functions of the blood glucose monitoring system and (iii) provide a control signal to the processor based upon the input, thereby to cause the health related information to be provided to the user based upon (a) the measurement signal representative of the blood glucose level, (b) the identification code received from said user, and (c) a destination address programmed by a physician prior to the user receiving the processor, wherein the physiological parameter includes the blood glucose level and the physiological data monitor includes a blood glucose indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for interactively monitoring a blood glucose level and for interactively providing health-related information comprising:
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(a) a glucose monitor adapted to measure the blood glucose level of a user and for generating a first signal in response to a measurement of the blood glucose level; (b) a processor (i) for receiving a second signal that is a function of the first signal and (ii) being contained within a housing, said glucose monitor being disposed outside said housing containing said processor; (c) a memory coupled to the processor for storing blood glucose level data, the memory including read-only digital memory (ROM) or writeable digital memory (RAM), or both, having stored therein operation data and operation software routines executable by the processor for; (i) controlling the system; (ii) comparing the blood glucose level as measured with stored measurements; (iii) performing one or more further processing functions in response to the comparing; (iv) connecting the processor to a remotely located computer via a communication network in response to receiving a network address of the remotely located computer from a removable memory card attached to the system, wherein (a) the network address identifies the remotely located computer within the communication network and (b) the remotely located computer is located distance from the processor; and (v) receiving the health-related information at the processor via the communication network from the remotely located computer; (d) a display system coupled to the processor for displaying a representation of the blood glucose level, so as to provide the health related information to the user in an interactive manner based upon (a) the first signal representative of the blood glucose level, (b) an identification code received from said user, and (c) a destination address programmed by a physician prior to the user receiving the processor; and (e) an input device (i) in communication with the processor, (ii) enabling the user (1) to make selections and (2) to control one or more user functions of the system and (iii) provide a control signal to the processor based upon the input. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for monitoring a physiological condition and for providing health-related information with a system, the method comprising:
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(a) using at least one physiological data monitor to provide a measurement signal representative of a user physiological parameter; (b) providing a processor to produce audio and visual signals for reproduction at an audio speaker and a display screen, respectively, and (i) providing said processor within a housing and (ii) said physiological data monitor being disposed outside said housing containing said processor; (c) using an input device in communication with the processor to (i) receive an input from the user and (ii) provide one or more controller signals to the processor based upon the input from the user; (d) in response to and based upon (i) the measurement signal representative of the user physiological parameter and (ii) the input from the user, having the processor cause the visual and the audio signals of the health related information to be presented to the user, wherein the user physiological parameter includes a blood glucose level and the physiological data monitor includes a blood glucose indicator; (e) providing a memory coupled to the processor, the memory including read-only digital memory (ROM) or writeable digital memory (RAM), or both, the memory having stored therein the blood glucose level and operation software routines executable by the processor for; (i) controlling the system; (ii) comparing the blood glucose level as measured with stored measurements; (iii) performing one or more further processing functions in response to the comparing; (iv) connecting the processor to a remotely located computer via a communication network in response to receiving a network address of the remotely located computer from a removable memory card attached to the system, wherein (a) the network address identifies the remotely located computer within the communication network and (b) the remotely located computer is located distant from the processor; and (v) receiving the health-related information at the processor via the communication network from the remotely located computer based upon (a) the measurement signal representative of the blood glucose level, (b) an identification code received from said user, and (c) a destination address programmed by a physician prior to the user receiving the processor. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An apparatus for interactively monitoring a blood glucose level and for interactively providing health-related information comprising:
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a. a display device comprising a display screen; b. a processor coupled to provide a visual signal to the display screen, wherein the processor is contained within a housing; c. a glucose monitor coupled to provide a measurement signal representative of the blood glucose level to the processor; d. at least one built-in memory, including read-only digital memory (ROM) or writeable digital memory (RAM), or both, having stored therein operation data and operation software routines executable by the processor for; (i) controlling the apparatus; (ii) comparing the blood glucose level as measured with stored measurements; (iii) performing one or more further processing functions in response to the comparing; (iv) connecting the processor to a remotely located computer via a communication network in response to receiving a network address of the remotely located computer from a removable memory card attached to the apparatus, wherein (a) the network address identifies the remotely located computer within the communication network and (b) the remotely located computer is located distant from the processor; and (v) receiving the health-related information at the processor via the communication network from the remotely located computer; and e. an input device in communication with the processor and configured to (i) receive an input from the user, (ii) enable the user (1) to make selections and (2) to control one or more user functions of the apparatus; and
(iii) provide a control signal to the processor based upon the input from the user, wherein health related information is sent to said user based upon (a) the measurement signal representative of the blood glucose level, (b) an identification code received from said user, and (c) a destination address programmed by a physician prior to the user receiving the processor. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An apparatus for interactively monitoring a blood glucose level and for interactively providing health-related information comprising:
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a. a display device comprising a display screen and an audio speaker; b. a processor contained within a housing and coupled to provide a visual signal to the display screen; c. a glucose monitor coupled to provide a measurement signal representative of the blood glucose level of a user to the processor; d. at least one built-in memory, including read-only digital memory (ROM) or writeable digital memory (RAM), or both, having stored therein operation data and operation software routines executable by the processor for; (i) controlling the apparatus; (ii) comparing the blood glucose level as measured with stored measurements; (iii) performing one or more further processing functions in response to the comparing; (iv) connecting the processor to a remotely located computer via a communication network in response to receiving a network address of the remotely located computer from a removable memory card attached to the apparatus, wherein (a) the network address identifies the remotely located computer within the communication network and (b) the remotely located computer is located distant from the processor; and (v) receiving the health-related information at the processor via the communication network from the remotely located computer; and e. an input device in communication with the processor and configured to (i) receive an input from the user, (ii) enable the user to (1) make selections and (2) control one or more user functions of the apparatus and (iii) provide a control signal to the processor based upon the input, wherein health related information is sent to said user based upon (a) the measurement signal representative of the blood glucose level, (b) an identification code received from said user, and (c) a destination address programmed by a physician prior to the user receiving the processor. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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