Method and apparatus for providing power management in data communication systems

摘要

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.

主权项

1. An analyte meter, comprising:
a housing; a strip port disposed in the housing and sized to receive an analyte test strip; a processing unit for measuring an analyte level detected from the analyte test strip; an interface unit that operatively couples the analyte meter to an external computer to transmit data related to the analyte level detected from the analyte test strip; a display screen; a non-transitory memory comprising stored instructions that cause the processing unit to operate the analyte meter in a clock mode that displays current time and/or date information on the display screen, a test mode for performance of analyte measurements, a configuration mode that enables user selection of configuration preferences, and a measurement log review mode that enables reviewing of stored analyte measurements, and configure the analyte meter to automatically exit the clock mode and enter the test mode upon receiving the analyte test strip in the strip port.