Patent ID: 7630923

Claim:
A measurement support method for supporting measurement performed by a personal measurement device, used for a measurement of biological data, using consumable materials, the personal measurement device being connected to a management device via a communications network, and the management device collecting and managing measured data of the personal measurement device, the method comprising: storing an expiration date of consumable materials in correspondence with a consumable material identifier that identifies the consumable materials in the management device; sending the consumable material identifier of consumable materials to be consumed during the measurement from the personal measurement device to the management device before starting the measurement; allowing the management device to retrieve the expiration date of the consumable materials that corresponds to the consumable material identifier received from the personal measurement device and to send the expiration date to the personal measurement device; and allowing the personal measurement device to determine for every measurement whether the consumable materials to be consumed during the measurement axe past the expiration date based on the expiration date received from the management device; wherein the consumable materials is one of a reagent, a test paper, or a sensor used for the measurement of biological data.