Patent ID: 8357091

Claim:
A communication system, comprising: a display device including: an input unit configured to receive an indication associated with one or more parameters related to a patient condition; a processor operatively coupled to the input unit, the processor configured to process information related to the received indication, the processor further configured to determine an acceleration of a monitored analyte level based at least in part on the received indication; an output unit operatively coupled to the processor and configured to output an output indication based on the processed information; and a radio frequency (RF) transmitter operatively coupled to the processor and configured to wirelessly transmit one or more signals associated with the processed information; and a drug administration system in signal communication with the display device, the drug administration system configured to wirelessly receive the one or more transmitted signals associated with the processed information; wherein the display device is configured to enter a sleep mode when the input unit has not been activated for a predetermined period of time such that during the sleep mode, the processor continues to process data while the output unit is not activated.