Case with embedded electronics to provide interface between glucose sensor and smartphone

1. A mobile phone case with embedded electronics providing an interface between a glucose sensor and a mobile phone, the mobile phone case comprising:

an embedded controller including:

a first wireless interface for communicating with the glucose sensor; and

a second wireless interface for communicating with the mobile phone.

2. The mobile phone case of claim 1 , further comprising an embedded battery that provides autonomous power to the embedded electronics embedded in the mobile phone case.

3. The mobile phone case of claim 1 , further comprising an embedded speaker that generates audible alerts when the mobile phone is unavailable.

4. The mobile phone case of claim 2 , further comprising a pass-through connector for simultaneously recharging the autonomous battery embedded in the mobile phone case while the mobile phone is being charged.

5. The mobile phone case of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless interface is an ultra low-powered wireless interface and the second wireless interface is a high-powered wireless interface.

6. The mobile phone case of claim 1 , wherein the embedded controller includes a non-volatile memory for storage of user data.

7. A mobile phone case with embedded electronics providing an interface between a glucose sensor and a mobile phone, the mobile phone case comprising:

an embedded controller including:

a wireless interface for communicating with the glucose sensor; and

a wired interface for communicating with the mobile phone via a pass-through connector of the mobile phone case that is directly connected to a docking port of the mobile phone.

8. The mobile phone case of claim 7 , further comprising an embedded battery that provides autonomous power to the embedded electronics embedded in the mobile phone case.

9. The mobile phone case of claim 8 , wherein the pass-through connector simultaneously recharges the autonomous battery embedded in the mobile phone case while the mobile phone is being charged.

10. The mobile phone case of claim 7 , further comprising an embedded speaker that generates audible alerts when the mobile phone is unavailable.

11. The mobile phone case of claim 7 , wherein the wireless interface is an ultra low-powered wireless interface.

12. The mobile phone case of claim 7 , wherein the embedded controller includes a non-volatile memory for storage of user data.

13. A method providing a mobile phone case that interfaces communication between a glucose sensor and a mobile phone, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving, at an embedded controller of the mobile phone case, a wireless signal comprising data from a glucose sensor;

determining, by the controller, whether a mobile phone is available;

transmitting the data received from the glucose sensor to the mobile phone if the mobile phone is available;

displaying the data from the glucose sensor on a display of the mobile phone;

transmitting the data received from the glucose sensor to an embedded speaker of the mobile phone case if the mobile phone is not available; and

sounding an alert based on the data received from the glucose sensor.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the data received from the glucose sensor is transmitted wirelessly from the controller to the mobile phone.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the data received from the glucose sensor is transmitted from the controller to the mobile phone via a pass-through connector of the mobile phone case that is directly connected to a docking port of the mobile phone.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein if the controller determines that the mobile phone is not available, the controller will store a user's data in a non-volatile memory for retrieval when the mobile phone is once again available.