Subscription based monitoring system and method

A system (10) for subscription monitoring of a medically significant characteristic of a bodily fluid which includes a meter (12), a ROM circuit (36), a test strip (34), and a registry (50). Meter (12) has an identifier corresponding to a subscription user. ROM circuit (36) is provided with test str...

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Hauptverfasser:	GERBER MARTIN T, HANSEN MICHAEL V, ESSENPREIS MATTHIAS, CRONRATH CHRISTOPH M
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING CHECKING-DEVICES COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS COMPUTING COUNTING DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES DIAGNOSIS HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASURING MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PHYSICS SURGERY SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A system (10) for subscription monitoring of a medically significant characteristic of a bodily fluid which includes a meter (12), a ROM circuit (36), a test strip (34), and a registry (50). Meter (12) has an identifier corresponding to a subscription user. ROM circuit (36) is provided with test strips (34), and contains calibration data and an identifier. The meter (12) requires an activation code before it may conduct a biosensing test. The meter (12) communicates with registry (50) through communication means (40) and provides the meter identifier and ROM circuit identifier. Registry (50) checks for valid association of the meter identifier, ROM circuit identifier, and user identifier. If a valid association is established, the registry (50) provides an activation code to the meter (12), enabling meter (12) to conduct testing during a subscription period. The meter (12) thereafter validates the ROM circuit (36) association on power up, so that ROM circuit (36) may only be used with meter (12), thereby discouraging fraudulent conveyance of ROM circuit (36) and test strips (34).