IP Library Granted Patent US 10,231,655
Granted Patent B2
US 10,231,655 · App. 15/369,610 · Granted Mar 19, 2019

Continuous analyte monitoring system power conservation

Inventors: Jeffrey R. Wedekind (San Diego, CA); Douglas William Burnette (San Diego, CA); Mark Dervaes (Carlsbad, CA); Jose Hector Hernandez-Rosas (San Diego, CA); Zebediah L. McDaniel (San Diego, CA); Pauline T. Lieu (San Diego, CA); Minda McDorman Grucela (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: DexCom, Inc.
A61B5/14532A61B5/002A61B5/0004A61B5/0031A61B5/14503A61B5/742G06F19/00G06F19/30A61B2560/0209A61B2560/0242A61B2562/08A61B2562/164
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Patent No.
US 10,231,655
App. No.
15/369,610
Granted
Mar 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for power management in an electronics unit of a sensor device, e.g., such as in a continuous analyte sensor system. In some example embodiments, there is provided a method that includes monitoring, by a controller of a sensor electronics module, counts associated with signals received from a sensor device for a first period of time. The method also includes comparing a number of received counts with one or more benchmarked count thresholds, and determining whether to initiate an operational mode of the sensor electronics module based on the comparison. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.

Claims (21)

1. A computer-implemented method for estimating battery life, comprising:

measuring a current power level of a battery powering an analyte sensor system;

predicting a remaining useful life of the battery based upon the measured current power level of the battery and an assumed usage of the analyte sensor system;

determining whether the predicted remaining useful life of the battery is less than a predetermined time;

adjusting at least one of advertising and communication parameters for effectuating communications between the analyte sensor system and one or more display devices; and

delaying the communications between the analyte sensor system and the one or more display devices upon a determination that a current trend of analyte measurements received by the analyte sensor system is indicative that a user of the analyte sensor system is in a clinically safe zone.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting a notification to at least one of the one or more display devices upon a determination that the predicted remaining useful life of the battery is less than the predetermined time.

3. A computer-implemented method for estimating battery life, comprising:

measuring a current power level of a battery powering an analyte sensor system;

predicting a remaining useful life of the battery based upon the measured current power level of the battery and an assumed usage of the analyte sensor system;

determining whether the predicted remaining useful life of the battery is less than a predetermined time;

adjusting at least one of advertising and communication parameters for effectuating communications between the analyte sensor system and one or more display devices; and

at least one of transmitting an alarm indicating that the battery requires replacement upon a determination that a current trend of analyte measurements received by the analyte sensor system is indicative that a user of the analyte sensor system is in a clinically unsafe zone and upon a determination that the predicted remaining useful life of the battery is less than the predetermined time.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , further comprising transmitting a notification to at least one of the one or more display devices upon a determination that the predicted remaining useful life of the battery is less than the predetermined time.

5. A computer-implemented method for estimating battery life, comprising:

measuring a current power level of a battery powering an analyte sensor system;

predicting a remaining useful life of the battery based upon the measured current power level of the battery and an assumed usage of the analyte sensor system;

determining whether the predicted remaining useful life of the battery is less than a predetermined time;

adjusting at least one of advertising and communication parameters for effectuating communications between the analyte sensor system and one or more display devices; and

handing off at least one of advertising for communications between the analyte sensor system and the one or more display devices and forwarding of analyte sensor information to the one or more display devices upon a determination that a current trend of analyte measurements received by the analyte sensor system is indicative that a user of the analyte sensor system is in a clinically unsafe zone and upon a determination that the predicted remaining useful life of the battery is less than the predetermined time.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , further comprising transmitting a notification to at least one of the one or more display devices upon a determination that the predicted remaining useful life of the battery is less than the predetermined time.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2018
From: WEDEKIND, JEFFREY R; BURNETTE, DOUGLAS WILLIAM; DERVAES, MARK; HERNANDEZ-ROSAS, JOSE HECTOR; MCDANIEL, ZEBEDIAH L; LIEU, PAULINE T; GRUCELA, MINDA MCDORMAN
To: DEXCOM, INC.
Reel/Frame 045064/0568 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15369336 · Dec 5, 2016
Provisional Application 62270485 · Dec 21, 2015
Related Publication 20170172473A1 · Jun 22, 2017
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