Patent ID: 8617071

Claim:
An analyte monitoring device, comprising: a housing; an input device operatively coupled to the housing; a data communication unit coupled to the housing and configured to receive signals associated with a monitored analyte level; a processor coupled to the data communication unit and configured to process the received signals; and a display unit coupled to the housing for displaying one or more indicators associated with the monitored analyte level; wherein the display unit is configured to enter a sleep mode when the input device has not been activated for a predetermined period of time, wherein the display unit is deactivated and does not display the one or more indicators associated with the monitored analyte level while the display unit is in sleep mode, wherein the processor is configured to process the received signals associated with the monitored analyte level while the display unit is in sleep mode, wherein the display unit is configured to exit sleep mode when the input device is activated, and wherein a current monitored analyte level is displayed after the display unit exits the sleep mode.