Coding module, bio measuring meter and system for operating bio measuring meter

• US 9,052,306 B2
• Filed: 03/23/2007
• Issued: 06/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bionime Corporation
• Original Assignee: Bionime Corporation
• Inventors: Huang, Chun-Mu, Huang, Mao-Sung, Chuang, Cheng-Chieh
• Primary Examiner(s): Hyun, Paul
• Application Number:
  US11/690,407
• Publication Number:
  US 20080229850A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,000 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48771 Coding of information, e.g. calibration data, lot number

Abstract

A bio-measuring meter is provided. The bio-measuring meter includes a receptacle receiving a sample strip for the bio-measuring meter; and a figured piece identifying device comprising plural switches for receiving a figured piece, wherein at least one of the plural switches is switched by the figured piece to generate a current signal, and a datum of the sample strip is adjusted by a predefined respective parameter for the current signal.

Claims

1. A bio measuring meter, comprising:

a receptacle and a plurality of switches configured to be switched upon insertion of a removable coding module including at least one figured element into the receptacle, the at least one figured element configured to switch one or more of the plurality of switches between a closed and open state, and through the at least one figured element the removable coding module defines a code employed in controlling the operation of the bio measuring meter, the receptacle configured to separately receive the removable coding module and a sample strip;

wherein the sample strip is of a type of sample strip the code employed in controlling the operation of the bio measuring meter corresponds to the type of sample strip, the sample strip includes an electrode, the removable coding module includes a first electrical contact electrically connected to a second electrical contact, and the bio measuring meter includes a bio measuring meter contact, and when both the sample strip and the removable coding module are inserted into the receptacle, the electrode contacts the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact contacts the bio measuring meter contact.

2. A bio measuring meter as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

a memory storing plural parameters associated with the code; and

a microprocessor electrically connected to the memory and configured to obtain one or more parameter from the plural parameters according to the code.

3. A bio measuring meter as claimed in claim 1, wherein one or more of the at least one figured element is selected from a group consisting of a projecting element, a protrusion, a saw-toothed element, a rack, a pin, a notch, a cut, a recess, a through hole and a plane plate.

4. A bio measuring meter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the code is represented by a number and an arrangement of the figured elements.

5. An adjusting method for a bio measuring meter including a receptacle configured to separately receive a sample strip and a removable coding module, a memory, a processor, and an electrode contact, the method comprising:

inserting into the receptacle the sample strip, wherein the sample strip is of a type of sample strip and comprises an electrode;

inserting into the receptacle the removable coding module, wherein the removable coding module is separate from the sample strip, and comprises a first electrical contact electrically connected to a second electrical contact and at least one figured element, the at least one figured element defining a code employed in controlling the operation of the bio measuring meter, the code corresponding to the type of sample strip, and after inserting the sample strip and inserting the coding module, the electrode contacts the first electrical contact, and the second electrical contact contacts the electrode contact of the bio measuring meter;

obtaining an adjustment parameter from a look-up table stored in the memory based on the code; and

adjusting the bio measuring meter according to the parameter.

6. A method as claimed in claim 5 further comprising a step of:

obtaining a plurality of parameters corresponding to the code.

7. A method for operating the bio measuring meter as claimed in claim 5 further comprising:

placing a sample on the sample strip and analyzing the sample on the basis of the code.

8. A method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the at least one figured element includes a shape or surface texture defining the code.

9. A method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the code is represented by the number and arrangement of the at least one figure element and the bio measuring meter includes a plurality of switches configured to be switched upon insertion of the removable coding module, and upon inserting the removable coding module, the at least one figured element switches one or more of the plurality of switches between a closed and open state.

10. A bio measuring test set comprising:

at least one test strip comprising an electrode;

a bio measuring meter comprising a bio measuring meter contact; and

at least one removable coding module comprising a first electrical contact electrically connected to a second electrical contact;

wherein

the bio measuring meter further comprises a receptacle configured to separately receive a test strip of the at least one test strip and a removable coding module of the at least one removable coding module, and a plurality of switches configured to be switched upon insertion the removable coding module,

the removable coding module including at least one figured element configured to switch one or more of the plurality of switches between a closed and open state, and through the at least one figured element, the removable coding module defines a code employed in controlling the operation of the bio measuring meter,

the sample strip is of a type of sample strip and the code employed in controlling the operation of the bio measuring meter corresponds to the type of sample strip, and

when both the sample strip and the removable coding module are inserted into the receptacle, the electrode contacts the first electrical contact, and the second electrical contact contacts the bio measuring meter contact.