Method for storing a series of measurements
First Claim
1. A method for improving storage of an apparatus that stores a series of measured values which represent a time-dependent parameter measured in or on the human body by a sensor, comprising:
- providing an apparatus for storing the series of measured values, the apparatus comprising a system controller having a memory and a first storage mode in which an interval of time between each successively stored measured value is variable based on automatic selection of the time interval by the system controller using a storage criterion determined from information on at least one event which influenced the time-dependent parameter;
measuring by the sensor a first number of measured values in a series; and
storing in the memory by the system controller a second number of measured values in the series of measured values as measured data using the first storage mode, wherein the second number is smaller than the first number which reduces a stored volume of the measured data in the memory of the apparatus needed to reproduce a profile based on the time-dependent parameter from the measured data.
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Abstract
A method reducing storage volume of a series of measured time-dependent parameters measured in or on the human body such as glucose values from a continuous glucose monitor while permitting retrospective reconstruction of measured data with sufficient accuracy. The series comprises a first number of measured values, and a second number of values that are stored. In this case, the second number is smaller than the first number. A first storage mode is provided, in which an interval of time between successive stored values is variable and which is adjusted on the basis of a time-based variability of the measured values. A second storage mode may also be provided, in which the interval, of time between successive stored values is constant. Embodiments of the invention include a measuring apparatus and a computer program.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for improving storage of an apparatus that stores a series of measured values which represent a time-dependent parameter measured in or on the human body by a sensor, comprising:
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providing an apparatus for storing the series of measured values, the apparatus comprising a system controller having a memory and a first storage mode in which an interval of time between each successively stored measured value is variable based on automatic selection of the time interval by the system controller using a storage criterion determined from information on at least one event which influenced the time-dependent parameter; measuring by the sensor a first number of measured values in a series; and storing in the memory by the system controller a second number of measured values in the series of measured values as measured data using the first storage mode, wherein the second number is smaller than the first number which reduces a stored volume of the measured data in the memory of the apparatus needed to reproduce a profile based on the time-dependent parameter from the measured data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for improving storage of an apparatus that stores a series of measured time-dependent glucose values from a continuous glucose monitor while permitting retrospective reconstruction of measured data with sufficient accuracy, comprising:
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providing an apparatus for storing the series of measured values, the apparatus comprising a system controller having a memory and a first storage mode in which an interval of time between each successively stored measured value is variable based on automatic selection of the time interval by the system controller using a storage criterion determined from information on at least one event which influenced the time-dependent parameter, and the apparatus comprising a second storage mode; measuring a first number of glucose values in a series by a continuous glucose monitor; analyzing by the system controller whether the first number of glucose values is below or above a prescribed value; using by the system controller the first storage mode that is adaptive if the first number of glucose values is below the prescribed threshold to store in the memory of the apparatus a second number of glucose values with the interval of time between each successively stored value being variable and the second number of glucose values being smaller than the first number which reduces a stored volume of measured data in the memory of the apparatus; using by the system controller the second storage mode that is constant if the first number of glucose values is above the prescribed threshold to store in the memory of the apparatus the second number of glucose values with the interval of time between each successively stored value being constant and the second number of glucose values being smaller than the first number which further reduces the stored volume of the measured data in the memory of the apparatus; and
,storing in the memory of the apparatus by the system controller trend values with the second number of glucose values to improve reconstruction of the first number of glucose values from the stored volume of the measured data for a measurement curve.
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16. An apparatus for storing a series of measured values which represent a time-dependent parameter measured in or on the human body, comprising:
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a measuring apparatus which continuously measures and feeds in a series of measured values for a parameter measured on, or in a human body, wherein the parameter is a glucose concentration; a system controller having a memory unit for storing the measured values, wherein the system controller is programmed such that, for a first number of the values covered by the series, a second number of values are stored in memory by the system controller as measured data using a first storage mode of the apparatus in which an interval of time between each successively stored measured value is variable based on automatic selection of the time interval by the apparatus using a storage criterion determined from information on at least one event which influenced the time-dependent parameter, and wherein the second number is smaller than the first number which reduces a stored volume of the measured data in the memory of the apparatus needed to reproduce a profile based on the time-dependent parameter from the measured data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product embodied on a tangible computer readable medium comprising instructions that when executed on an apparatus having a system controller and memory cause the apparatus to:
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a) receive by the system controller a first number of the values covered by a series of measured values which represent a time-dependent parameter measured in or on a human body by a measuring apparatus in communication with the apparatus, and b) store in memory by the system controller a second number of values covered by the series as measured data using a first storage mode of the apparatus in which an interval of time between each successively stored measured value is variable based on automatic selection of the time interval by the system controller using a storage criterion determined from information on at least one event which influenced the time-dependent parameter, wherein the second number is smaller than the first number which reduces a stored volume of the measured data in the memory of the apparatus needed to reproduce a profile based on the time-dependent parameter from the measured data. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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