Apparatus for controlling operations of continuous glucose monitoring system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021290118-A1
Application number	US-201917264796-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 21, 2019
Priority date	Aug 7, 2018
Publication date	Sep 23, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

An apparatus for controlling operations of a continuous glucose monitoring system. When a continuous glucose monitoring system is located within a certain distance from a user terminal, power of a battery is supplied to the continuous glucose monitoring system through a power switch switched on by an enable signal generated by a near field communication module, thereby operating the continuous glucose monitoring system without user intervention. The near field communication module provides connection information to the user terminal, thereby automatically performing a pairing connection with the user terminal using the near field communication module and a bluetooth communication module. When the pairing connection with the user terminal is completed, an enable signal generated by the bluetooth communication module is provided to the power switch, thereby maintaining the pairing connection with the user terminal even when the user terminal is outside of range for near field communication.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An apparatus for controlling operations of a continuous glucose monitoring system, the apparatus comprising:
a near field wireless communication (NFC) module generating a first enable signal when power is supplied from a user terminal; a bluetooth communication module; and a power switch switched on and supplying power from a battery to the bluetooth communication module when the first enable signal is received from the NFC module, wherein the bluetooth communication module transmits an advertising message to the user terminal when the power is supplied from the battery through the power switch.

2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the bluetooth communication module is activated in response to a connection signal provided through the NFC module and transmits the advertising message to the user terminal.

3 . The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the connection signal is received from the user terminal through the NFC module.

4 . The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein, after the connection signal is transmitted to the bluetooth communication module, the NFC module transmits connection information to the user terminal.

5 . The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein, after the connection signal is provided to the bluetooth communication module, the NFC module transmits the connection information provided from the bluetooth communication module to the user terminal.

6 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, when a connection complete signal is received from the user terminal, the bluetooth communication module maintains communication with the user terminal.

7 . The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein, when the connection complete message is received from the user terminal, the bluetooth communication module generates a second enable signal and provides the generated second enable signal to the power switch.

8 . The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein, when at least one of the first enable signal and the second enable signal is received, the power switch is switched on to supply the power of the battery to the bluetooth communication module.

Assignees

• I Sens Inc

Inventors

• Lee Jin Won
• You Choong Beom
• Park Hyo Seon
• Lee Ha Na

Classifications

• A61B5/002

  Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building (A61B5/0017 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61B5/14532 Primary

  for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement · CPC title

• A61B5/0002 Primary

  Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network (endoradiosondes A61B5/07) · CPC title

• A61B5/15087 Primary

  short range, e.g. between console and disposable (using implanted devices A61B5/150877) · CPC title

• A61B2560/0214

  of power generation or supply · CPC title