Patent ID: 6134504
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: G16H,G16Z,Y10S

Abstract:
A device for collecting and communicating analyte concentration information comprising:a monitoring instrument adapted to operate in a collection mode and an interface mode in accordance with predetermined parameters, the monitoring instrument receiving the analyte concentration information and generating and storing information data representative of the analyte concentration information in the collection mode; anda communication module adapted to operate in the interface mode and a transmission mode, the communication module interfacing with the monitoring instrument to download the information data from the monitoring instrument in the interface mode, the communication module selectively transmitting the information data to an internet site and/or an electronic bulletin board in the transmission mode, the communication module comprising:a communication port for effecting the interfacing of the communication module with the monitoring instrument;a communication means for effecting the transmission of the information data to the internet site and/or electronic bulletin board, the communication means encoding the information data in a format selected from the group consisting of morse code, DTMF, Baudot, ASCII and Binary-Coded Decimal; andan input means capable of inputting at least a portion of the predetermined parameters to the communication module.