Patent ID: 8239025

Claim:
A method for the remote programming of a programmable personal medical device ( 10 , 20 ), the method including the steps, within a transaction number (TAN) server ( 70 ), of: a. receiving a TAN request containing a device identification and a user identification; b. generating a TAN; c. transmitting the generated TAN to: (1) a programmable personal medical device ( 10 , 20 ) identified by the device identification, and (2) a messaging address of a communication device ( 90 ) of a user corresponding to the user identification; and d. accrediting a user by: (1) receiving a user identification and a messaging address from a user; (2) transmitting a test message to the messaging address of the user; (3) receiving a response message from the user; (4) comparing the transmitted test message to the received response message; and (5) if the response message corresponds to the test message, authenticating the user, whereby the user identification and messaging address are stored in association.