Patent ID: 8797180

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a glucose monitoring apparatus comprising: a connecting plug configured to mate with an audio jack phone port, wherein the audio jack phone port has at least three audio pins; a first ring, wherein the first ring is positioned on the connecting plug, and wherein the first ring is configured to mate with a first audio pin of the audio jack phone port; a second ring, wherein the second ring is positioned on the connecting plug, and wherein the second ring is configured to mate with a second audio pin of the audio jack phone port; and a third ring, wherein the third ring is positioned on the connecting plug, and wherein the third ring is configured to mate with a third audio pin of the audio jack phone port; wherein at least one of the first, second, and third rings of the connection plug is configured to receive power for the glucose monitoring apparatus from the audio jack phone port; wherein at least one of the first, second, and third rings of the connection plug is configured to receive data from the audio jack phone port; and wherein at least one of the first, second, and third rings of the connection plug is configured to transmit data from the glucose monitoring apparatus to the audio jack phone port.