Wireless pairing of personal health device with a computing device

1. A personal health device comprising:

a hardware processor;

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium for tangibly storing thereon program logic for execution by the hardware processor, the program logic comprising:

transmitting logic executed by the hardware processor for communicating, to a computing device via a first communication medium, a private key, wherein the first communication medium is configured to communicate an optical signal, an audio signal, or a pattern displayed on a display device;

receiving logic executed by the hardware processor for receiving, from the computing device via a second wireless communication medium comprising a wireless communication channel and being different than the first communication medium, pairing information encrypted using the private key; and

pairing logic executed by the hardware processor for pairing the personal health device to the computing device upon receiving of the pairing information,

wherein the private key comprises an optical signal, an audio signal, or a pattern displayed on a display device.

2. The personal health device of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting logic for communicating, to the computing device via the first communication medium, the private key further comprises transmitting logic executed by the hardware processor for transmitting, to the computing device, an optical signal.

3. The personal health device of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting logic for communicating, to the computing device via the first communication medium, the private key further comprises transmitting logic executed by the hardware processor for transmitting, to the computing device, an audio signal.

4. The personal health device of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting logic for communicating, to the computing device via the first communication medium, the private key further comprises displaying logic executed by the hardware processor for displaying a pattern, on a display device.

5. The personal health device of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting logic for communicating, to the computing device via the first communication medium, the private key further comprises transmitting logic executed by the hardware processor for transmitting, to the computing device over a wired communication link, the private key.

6. The personal health device of claim 1 , wherein the pairing logic further comprises key changing logic executed by the hardware processor for changing the private key.

7. The personal health device of claim 1 , further comprising generating logic executed by the hardware processor for generating the private key.

8. The personal health device of claim 1 , further comprising a barcode for communication to the computing device via the first communication medium.

9. The personal health device of claim 1 , further comprising pairing initiation logic executed by the hardware processor for configuring the personal health device to be in a mode to initiate pairing.

10. The personal health device of claim 1 , wherein the personal health device does not comprise a near field communication (NFC) chip.

11. The personal health device of claim 1 , further comprising an embedded RFID tag for communicating the private key to the computing device via the first communication medium using near field communication.

12. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a hardware processor of a personal health device to a computing device via a first communication medium, a private key, the private key comprising an optical signal, an audio signal, or a pattern displayed on a display device, and wherein the first communication medium is configured to communicate an optical signal, an audio signal, or a pattern displayed on a display device;

receiving logic executed by the hardware processor for receiving, from the computing device via a second wireless communication medium comprising a wireless communication channel and being different than the first communication medium, pairing information encrypted using the private key; and

pairing logic executed by the hardware processor for pairing the personal health device to the computing device upon receiving of the pairing information.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the transmitting, by the hardware processor of the personal health device to the computing device via the first communication medium, the private key further comprises transmitting, by the hardware processor of the personal health device to the computing device, an optical signal comprising.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the transmitting, by the hardware processor of the personal health device to the computing device via the first communication medium, the private key further comprises transmitting, by the hardware processor of the personal health device to the computing device, an audio signal.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the transmitting, by the hardware processor of the personal health device to the computing device via the first communication medium, the private key further comprises displaying, by the hardware processor of the personal health device for capturing by the computing device, a pattern.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the transmitting, by the hardware processor of the personal health device to the computing device via the first communication medium, the private key further comprises transmitting, by the hardware processor of the personal health device to the computing device over a wired communication link, the private key.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the pairing the personal health device to the computing device further comprises changing the private key.

18. The method of claim 12 , further comprising generating, by the hardware processor of the personal health device, the private key.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the transmitting, by the hardware processor of the personal health device to the computing device via the first communication medium, the private key further comprises enabling capture of a barcode on the personal health device by the computing device.

20. The method of claim 12 , further comprising configuring the personal health device to be in a mode to initiate pairing.

21. The method of claim 12 , wherein the transmitting, by the hardware processor of the personal health device to the computing device via the first communication medium, a private key further comprises transmitting an embedded RFID tag to the computing device using near field communication.

22. A method comprising:

receiving, by a computing device from a personal health device via a first communication medium, a private key, the private key comprising an optical signal, an audio signal, or a pattern displayed on a display device, and wherein the first communication medium is configured to communicate an optical signal, an audio signal, or a pattern displayed on a display device;

transmitting, by the computing device to the personal health device via a second wireless communication medium comprising a wireless communication channel and being different than the first communication medium, pairing information encrypted using the private key; and

establishing, by the computing device with the personal health device, a pairing between the personal health device and the computing device over the second communication medium upon receiving of the pairing information by the personal health device.

23. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a hardware processor of a personal health device to a computing device via a first communication medium, a private key, the private key being selected from the group consisting of an optical signal, an audio signal, and a pattern displayed on a display device and the first communication medium being configured to communicate an optical signal, an audio signal, or a pattern displayed on a display device and not being near field communication (NFC);

receiving, by the hardware processor of the personal health device from the computing device via a second wireless communication medium comprising a wireless communication channel and being different than the first communication medium, pairing information encrypted using the private key; and

pairing, by the hardware processor of the personal health device, the personal health device to the computing device upon receiving of the pairing information by the personal health device.