Patent ID: 8015030

Claim:
A method of monitoring a health condition of a user, comprising the steps of: (a) providing at least one subsystem to the user, the subsystem including: (i) at least one display; (ii) a first unit comprising a microprocessor and a memory, said memory comprising storage for one or more computer programs; and (iii) a second unit comprising a monitoring device connected to the first unit through a first communication channel; (b) communicating between the first unit and the second unit through the first communication channel; (c) executing said one or more computer programs to (i) generate monitoring related information on the display and (ii) collect data related to the health of said user; (d) connecting to at least one server remotely located from the subsystem; (e) communicating between the server and the subsystem through a second communication channel to receive and deliver said one or more computer programs; (f) at least one computer remotely located from and in communication with the server for use by an individual authorized to access said server; (g) receiving at the server said data related to the health of said user collected by the subsystem; (h) communicating between the authorized individual and the server in connection with the collected data related to the health of said user; (i) communicating data from the computer to the subsystem via the server; and (j) generating trends related to the health condition of the user based on the communicated data.