IP Library Granted Patent US 9,813,985
Granted Patent B2
US 9,813,985 · App. 15/114,837 · Granted Nov 7, 2017

Handset device

Inventors: Julian Shapley (Swansea, GB); Matthew Powell (Swansea, GB); Anthony Martin (Swansea, GB)
Assignee: Cellnovo Limited
H04W52/0209G06F19/3418G06F19/3468H04W4/008H04W52/0206Y02B60/50
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Patent No.
US 9,813,985
App. No.
15/114,837
Granted
Nov 7, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A handset device is described, which comprises a first radio transceiver for receiving status information from a medical device worn by a patient, the first radio transceiver being operable only while the handset device is in an active state, and a second radio transceiver for communicating the status information to a remote server, the second radio transceiver being inoperable when the handset device is in the active state. The handset device also comprises a controller, responsive to a first predetermined condition to transition the handset device from the active state to a low power state in which both the first radio transceiver and the second radio transceiver are inoperable. During the transition from the active state to the low power state, the second radio transceiver is used to communicate the status information to the remote server. This process enables status data to be synchronized periodically to the remote server without impairing the function of the medical device. More particularly, this process advantageously triggers synchronization such that (a) the user does not have to take any action to cause synchronization, (b) the synchronization occurs at a time when it is safe for an RF transmission to the server to occur, and (c) the synchronization is timely—that is, updates are sent soon after they have been logged on the handset device.

Claims (24)

1. A handset device, comprising:

a first radio transceiver for receiving status information from a medical device worn by a patient, the first radio transceiver being operable only while the handset device is in an active state;

a second radio transceiver for communicating the status information to a remote server, the second radio transceiver being inoperable when the handset device is in the active state; and

a controller, responsive to a first predetermined condition to transition the handset device from the active state to a low power state in which both the first radio transceiver and the second radio transceiver are inoperable;

wherein, during the transition from the active state to the low power state, the second radio transceiver is used to communicate the status information to the remote server.

2. The handset device according to claim 1 , wherein the status information comprises information about the medical condition of the user.

3. The handset device according to claim 1 , wherein the status information comprises information about the state of the medical device.

4. The handset device according to claim 1 , wherein, during the transition from the active state to the low power state, a display screen of the handset device is switched off, and remains off while the handset device is in the low power state.

5. The handset device according to claim 1 , wherein the first predetermined condition is a user input to the handset device.

6. The handset device according to claim 1 , wherein the first predetermined condition is the non-use of the handset device for a predetermined period of time.

7. The handset device according to claim 1 , wherein the first radio transceiver is one of a Bluetooth transceiver or an Advanced Network Technology (ANT) transceiver.

8. The handset device according to claim 1 , wherein the second radio transceiver is one of a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) transceiver, a mobile telecommunications network transceiver or a Global System for Mobile (GSM) radio transceiver.

9. The handset device according to claim 1 , wherein the medical device is a therapeutic product delivery device, and the handset device controls the operation of the therapeutic product delivery device.

10. The handset device according to claim 9 , wherein the first radio transceiver is used to carry control signals from the handset device to the therapeutic product delivery device to control the amount and/or timing of the delivery of a therapeutic product to the patient.

11. The handset device according to claim 1 , wherein the medical device is a glucose meter.

12. The handset device according to claim 1 , wherein the first radio transceiver is operable to receive status information from a plurality of medical devices.

13. The handset device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is responsive to a second predetermined condition to transition the handset device from the low power state to the active state.

14. The handset device according to claim 13 , wherein the second predetermined condition is a user input to the handset.

15. The handset device according to claim 13 , wherein the second predetermined condition is the handset having been in the low power state for a predetermined time period.

16. The handset device according to claim 15 , wherein the controller is responsive to the handset having been in the low power state for a predetermined time period to transition the handset device from the low power state to the active state, obtain status information from the medical device via the first radio transceiver, and initiate a return transition from the active state to the low power state, wherein during the return transition from the active state to the low power state, the second radio transceiver is used to communicate the status information obtained from the medical device to the remote server.

17. A method of synchronising data between a handset device and a remote server, the handset having a first radio transceiver for receiving status information from a medical device worn by a patient, the first radio transceiver being operable only while the handset device is in an active state, and a second radio transceiver for communicating the status information to a remote server, the second radio transceiver being inoperable when the handset device is in the active state, the method comprising the steps of:

responsive to a first predetermined condition, transitioning the handset device from the active state to a low power state in which both the first radio transceiver and the second radio transceiver are inactive; and

during the transition from the active state to the low power state, communicating the status information to the remote server using the second radio transceiver.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for storing a program capable of being executed on a processor of a handheld device, which when executed on a data processing device causes the data processing device to perform the steps of claim 17 .

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2021
From: INSULET CORPORATION
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 056135/0974 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2019
From: CELLNOVO LIMITED
To: INSULET NETHERLANDS B.V.
Reel/Frame 050218/0289 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2016
From: SHAPLEY, JULIAN; POWELL, MATTHEW; MARTIN, ANTHONY
To: CELLNOVO LIMITED
Reel/Frame 039539/0481 →
Priority Claims (1)
GB 1401590.3 · Jan 30, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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