Blood Glucose Meter Multi-Function Buttons and Screens
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current blood glucose measurement devices face challenges in establishing effective communication methods with external terminals for monitoring and managing blood glucose levels.
Innovation Solution
A blood glucose measurement device with a processor that controls multiple execution screens for user interface representations, including contact electrodes for sensor strip coupling, control buttons for device activation, and antennas for wireless communication, enabling communication and data transmission with external devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a blood glucose measurement device is equipped with antennas for wireless communication with user terminals, then communication capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control buttons are designed to serve multiple functions: they can activate the device, select menu options, and initiate communication protocols with external terminals. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components for each function, thereby improving communication capability while minimizing the increase in device complexity.
2Ease of operation
If multiple execution screens are provided for different user interface representations, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The user interface is segmented into multiple execution screens, each dedicated to specific functions such as blood glucose measurement, menu selection, or communication setup. This segmentation allows users to access only the relevant interface for their current task, improving ease of operation by reducing cognitive load while the underlying software architecture manages the complexity of handling multiple screens.
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AI summary
A blood glucose measurement device having a display, includes a housing having one or more openings on one side, one or more contact electrodes configured to electrically coupled to a sensor strip inserted into the housing through the one or more openings, one or more control buttons configured to turn on the blood glucose measurement device, and one or more processors configured to control a first execution screen to be displayed in response to receiving a first signal by the one or more contact electrodes and, display a second execution screen in response to receiving a second signal by the one or more control buttons.