Analyte data retriever

• US 8,844,057 B2
• Filed: 01/04/2013
• Issued: 09/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DexCom Incorporated
• Original Assignee: DexCom Incorporated
• Inventors: Root, Daniel N., Schumacher, Justin E., Shields, Stewart Alan, Greene, Adam R.
• Primary Examiner(s): PERUNGAVOOR, VENKATANARAY
• Application Number:
  US13/734,423
• Publication Number:
  US 20140095872A1
• Time in Patent Office: 627 Days
• US Class Current: 726/30
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/18 using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/32 including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system or for message authentication, e.g. authorization, entity authentication, data integrity or data verification, non-repudiation, key authentication or verification of credentials
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication

Abstract

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for processing analyte data. In some example implementations, a method may include receiving, at a first processing system including a user interface, an installation package including a plug-in and code configured to provide at the first processing system an interface between a sensor system configured to measure an analyte concentration level in a host and a second processing system; storing, by the first processing system, the installation package in a location based on a role of a user initiating the installation of the code; installing the plug-in for the user interface to enable the plug-in to control one or more aspects of an installation of the code; and initiating, by at least the plug-in, the installation of the code at the first processing system to provide the interface. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a first processing system comprising a user interface, an installation package comprising a plug-in and code configured to provide at the first processing system an interface between a sensor system configured to measure an analyte concentration level in a host and a second processing system;

storing, by the first processing system, the installation package in a location based on a role of a user initiating installation of the code;

installing the plug-in for the user interface to enable the plug-in to control one or more aspects of the installation of the code;

initiating, by at least the plug-in, the installation of the code at the first processing system to provide the user interface; and

forwarding, by the user interface at the first processing system, analyte sensor data to the second processing system,

wherein the first processing system further comprises a display for presenting the analyte sensor data, and wherein the first processing system couples to the sensor system via a first encrypted connection and further couples through a second encrypted connection to the second processing system, wherein the second processing system authorizes the first encrypted connection and the second encrypted connection.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second processing system further comprises a receiver configured to receive analyte sensor data and a processor configured to process the analyte sensor data forwarded by the interface, provide the plug-in to the first processing system, to provide the code to the first processing system, and to provide authorization and authentication of the user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second processing system further comprises a repository configured to store a plurality of analyte sensor data for a plurality of users, wherein the stored analyte sensor data is encrypted to maintain privacy between each of the plurality of users accessing the second processing system including the repository through the internet.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing further comprises:

storing the code in the location accessible by a plurality of users of an organization, when the role of the user initiating the installation of the code corresponds to an administrator.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

storing the code in another location with access limited to an initiator of the installation of the code, when the role does not correspond to the administrator.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining, by the plug-in, a version of the code being used at the first processing system to provide the interface.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

comparing, by the plug-in, the obtained version with another version for the interface available at the first system to enable a determination of whether to update the code for the interface.

8. The method of claims 1, wherein the host is the user.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the plug-in comprises a user interface plug-in.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the plug-in comprises a plug-in to an internet browser software application.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein a processor of the first processing system performs the operations of the method by executing code embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium.

12. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including code which when executed by the at least one processor provides operations comprising;

receiving, at a first processing system including a user interface, an installation package including a plug-in and code configured to provide at the first processing system an interface between a sensor system configured to measure an analyte concentration level in a host and a second processing system;

storing, by the first processing system, the installation package in a location based on a role of a user initiating the installation of the code;

installing the plug-in for the user interface to enable the plug-in to control one or more aspects of the installation of the code;

initiating, by at least the plug-in, the installation of the code at the first processing system to provide the user interface; and

forwarding, by the interface at the first processing system, analyte sensor data to the second processing system,

wherein the first processing system further comprises a display for presenting the analyte sensor data, and wherein the first processing system is configured to couple to the sensor system via a first encrypted connection and is further configured to couple through a second encrypted connection to the second processing system, wherein the second processing system authorizes the first encrypted connection and the second encrypted connection.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the second processing system further comprises a receiver configured to receive analyte sensor data and a processor configured to process the analyte sensor data forwarded by the interface, to provide the plug-in to the first processing system, to provide the code to the first processing system, and to provide authorization and authentication of the user.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the second processing system further comprises a repository configured to store a plurality of analyte sensor data for a plurality of users, wherein the stored analyte sensor data is encrypted to maintain privacy between each of the plurality of users accessing the second processing system including the repository through the internet.

15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the storing further comprises:

storing the code in the location accessible by a plurality of users of an organization, when the role of the user initiating the installation of the code corresponds to an administrator.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, further configured to store the code in another location with access limited to an initiator of the installation of the code, when the role does not correspond to the administrator.

17. The apparatus of claim 12, further configured to obtain, by the plug-in, a version of the code being used at the first processing system to provide the interface.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, further configured to compare, by the plug-in, the obtained version with another version for the interface available at the first system to enable a determination of whether to update the code for the interface.

19. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the host is the user.

20. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the plug-in comprises a user interface plug-in.