Case with embedded electronics to provide interface between glucose sensor and smartphone
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1. A mobile phone case with embedded electronics providing an interface between a glucose sensor and a mobile phone, the mobile phone case comprising:
- an embedded controller including;
a first wireless interface for communicating with the glucose sensor; and
a second wireless interface for communicating with the mobile phone.
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Abstract
A mobile phone case with an embedded wireless interface for enabling communications between a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensor and a mobile phone is described. The mobile phone case includes an autonomous battery and an autonomous alarm speaker for enabling communication with a CGM sensor in situations where the mobile phone is unavailable.
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16 Claims
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1. A mobile phone case with embedded electronics providing an interface between a glucose sensor and a mobile phone, the mobile phone case comprising:
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an embedded controller including; a first wireless interface for communicating with the glucose sensor; and a second wireless interface for communicating with the mobile phone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile phone case with embedded electronics providing an interface between a glucose sensor and a mobile phone, the mobile phone case comprising:
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an embedded controller including; a wireless interface for communicating with the glucose sensor; and a wired interface for communicating with the mobile phone via a pass-through connector of the mobile phone case that is directly connected to a docking port of the mobile phone. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method providing a mobile phone case that interfaces communication between a glucose sensor and a mobile phone, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at an embedded controller of the mobile phone case, a wireless signal comprising data from a glucose sensor; determining, by the controller, whether a mobile phone is available; transmitting the data received from the glucose sensor to the mobile phone if the mobile phone is available; displaying the data from the glucose sensor on a display of the mobile phone; transmitting the data received from the glucose sensor to an embedded speaker of the mobile phone case if the mobile phone is not available; and sounding an alert based on the data received from the glucose sensor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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