Method and Apparatus for Providing Power Management in Data Communication Systems

• US 20100099174A1
• Filed: 12/22/2009
• Published: 04/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated), Therasense Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Saravia, Heber, Reggiardo, Christopher V., Etter, Brad D., Estoesta, Sheilah S., Park, Hyoung Yoon, Bubrick, Stephen C., Andrews, Tae Wan, Pon, Gene Ming
• Application Number:
  US12/644,431
• Publication Number:
  US 20100099174A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 435/287.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0209 adapted for power saving
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: C12Q 1/54 involving glucose or galactose
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 11/24 Housings ; Casings for instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 11/245 Housings for sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48778 Containers specially adapted therefor, e.g. for dry storage
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48785 Electrical and electronic details of measuring devices for physical analysis of liquid biological material not specific to a particular test method, e.g. user interface or power supply
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/49 Blood chemical methods for determining blood cell populations G01N33/5094; chemical analysis of blood groups or blood types G01N33/80
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/66 involving blood sugars, e.g. galactose

Abstract

A blood glucose meter having a compact housing, a display unit disposed on the housing, the display unit including a display light source to illuminate the display unit, an input unit disposed on the housing, the input unit configured to provide input functions for the blood glucose meter, and a power source provided within the housing for providing power to the blood glucose meter, where the housing includes a port integrated on said housing configured to receive a blood glucose test strip, and corresponding methods of measuring blood glucose meter is provided.

Claims

1-24. -24. (canceled)

25. An analyte meter, comprising:

a housing;

a strip port coupled to the housing and configured to receive a blood sample for analyte measurement;

a light source coupled to the housing; and

a power source coupled to the housing and configured to provide power to the light source;

wherein the analyte meter is configured to pulse the light source at a predetermined frequency and predetermined duty cycle, the predetermined frequency sufficiently fast for the light source to appear continuously on and without perceivable flicker to a human eye.

26. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the predetermined frequency is greater than 100 Hz.

27. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the predetermined frequency is within a range of 3 kHz to 7 kHz.

28. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the analyte meter is configured to provide substantially as much light output as when the light source is continuously on.

29. The analyte meter of claim 28, wherein the analyte meter is further configured to provide approximately 80% output power for the light source.

30. The analyte meter of claim 29, wherein the analyte meter is further configured such that the 80% output power corresponds to the predetermined duty cycle being approximately 50%.

31. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the light source is one or more LEDs.

32. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the light source is configured to illuminate the strip port.

33. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the light source is configured to illuminate a display unit coupled to the housing.

34. The analyte meter of claim 33, wherein the display unit includes an LCD display.

35. The analyte meter of claim 33, wherein the display unit includes a touchscreen display.

36. The analyte meter of claim 33, wherein the display unit includes a plasma display.

37. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the light source is an LCD display used to provide backlighting.

38. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the analyte meter is further configured to provide light output at a first and a second intensity.

39. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the predetermined duty cycle is approximately 10%.

40. The analyte meter of claim 39, wherein the predetermined frequency is within a range of 3 kHz to 7 kHz.

41. The analyte meter of claim 25, wherein the analyte meter is a glucose meter.

42. The analyte meter of claim 41, wherein the predetermined frequency is within a range of 3 kHz to 7 kHz.

43. The analyte meter of claim 42, wherein the predetermined duty cycle is approximately 10%.

44. An analyte meter, comprising:

a housing;

a strip port coupled to the housing and configured to receive a blood sample for analyte measurement;

a light source coupled to the housing and configured to illuminate the strip port;

a display unit coupled to the housing and configured to display a determined analyte measurement, the display unit including a touchscreen display;

a power source coupled to the housing and configured to provide power to the light source;

wherein the analyte meter is configured to pulse the light source at a predetermined frequency and predetermined duty cycle, the predetermined frequency sufficiently fast for the light source to appear continuously on and without perceivable flicker to a human eye.

45. The analyte meter of claim 44, wherein the analyte meter is a glucose meter.