# US 2010/0167385 A1 · User interface features for an electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2010/0167385 A1 - Document ID: US20100167385A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/646,564 - Filed: 2009-12-23 - Published: 2010-07-01 - Earliest claimed: 2007-06-29 - Inventors: Michael J. Celentano; Ulf Meiertoberens; Paul Galley; Jason Bush; Rebecca Holliday; Karl Werner; Stacia Davis; Bettina Steiner; Michael Lee Long - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100167385A1 ## CPC - A61B 5/14532: {for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement} - A61B 5/7475: {User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick} - A61M 5/14244: {adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body} - A61M 5/172: electrical or electronic - G06F 1/1626: {with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]} - G06F 1/169: {the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes (G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033)} - G06F 1/1698: {the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone (details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266)} - G16H 20/17: delivered via infusion or injection - G16H 40/67: for remote operation - A61M 2205/3569: sublocal, e.g. between console and disposable - A61M 2205/3592: using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission - A61M 2205/502: User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards - A61M 2209/01: Remote controllers for specific apparatus - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA ## Abstract A method is provided for controlling a display device of an electronic device. A data field may be displayed on the display device. An editing process may be executed that provides for editing of the data field displayed on the display device. The data field on the display device may be magnified relative to other portions of the display device when selected for editing according to the editing process. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of controlling a display device of an electronic device, the method comprising: displaying a data field on the display device, executing an editing process that provides for editing of the data field displayed on the display device, and magnifying the data field on the display device relative to other portions of the display device when selected for editing according to the editing process. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein magnifying the data field comprises producing an expanded polygon about the magnified data field. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: displaying a plurality of data fields on the display device, and magnifying any of the plurality of data fields when selected for editing according to the editing process. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the magnified data field is populated with a plurality of selectable choices when selected for editing according to the editing process. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising incrementally increasing a value displayed within the magnified data field by an increment value in response to press of a user button of the electronic device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5 further comprising a fast scroll process that incrementally increases the value displayed within the magnified field at a rapid rate when the user button is pressed and held. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5 further comprising a fast scroll process that increases the increment value when the user button is pressed and held. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising incrementally decreasing a value displayed within the magnified data field in response to press of a user button of the electronic device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8 further comprising a fast scroll process that incrementally decreases the value displayed within the magnified field at a rapid rate when the user button is pressed and held. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8 further comprising a fast scroll process that increases the decrement value when the user button is pressed and held. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising automatically displaying a unit of measure of data within, or to be entered within, the magnified data field. ### Claim 12 An electronic device, comprising: electronic circuitry including a transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate with another electronic device, the transceiver configured to operate at one of a visible, infrared and ultraviolet wavelength, and a housing having the electronic circuitry including the transceiver contained therein, the housing defining a first integral window positioned over the transceiver, the first integral window transmissive to an operating wavelength of the transceiver such that the transceiver transmits and receives wireless information through the integral window. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12 wherein the electronic circuitry further includes a display device, and wherein the housing defines a second integral window positioned over the display device such that information displayed on the display device is visible through the second integral window. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13 wherein the display device is a liquid crystal display device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12 wherein the first and second integral windows are transparent. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The electronic device of claim 15 wherein the housing is transparent, and wherein the first and second integral windows are formed by coating the housing with an opaque coating while masking the first and second integral windows. ### Claim 17 An electronic device, comprising: electronic circuitry including a display device configured to display information, and a housing having the electronic circuitry including the display device contained therein, the housing defining an integral, transparent window positioned over the display device such that the information displayed in the display device is visible through the integral window. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The electronic device of claim 17 wherein the display device is a liquid crystal display device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The electronic device of claim 17 wherein the housing is transparent, and wherein the integral window is formed by coating the housing with an opaque coating while masking integral window. ### Claim 20 An electronic analyte measuring device, comprising: a housing, an analyte measuring facility positioned in the housing, the analyte measuring facility configured to measure a concentration of an analyte in a liquid sample deposited on a sample carrier received in the analyte measuring facility, a display device carried by the housing, and a processor including a memory having instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor to automatically control the display device to display instructions to measure via the analyte measuring facility a concentration of the analyte in a subsequent liquid sample if the concentration of the analyte in the liquid sample is outside of a predetermined analyte concentration limit. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The electronic analyte measuring, device of claim 20 wherein the instructions stored in the memory further include instructions that are executable by the processor to automatically control the display device to display the instructions after a programmable time period has elapsed since measuring the concentration of the analyte in the liquid sample. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The electronic analyte measuring device of claim 21 wherein the sample is blood, the analyte is glucose and the predetermined concentration is a maximum blood glucose limit, and wherein the instructions stored in the memory include instructions that are executable by the processor to automatically control the display device to display instructions to measure the concentration of the analyte in a subsequent liquid sample if the concentration of the analyte in the liquid sample is greater than the maximum blood glucose limit. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The electronic analyte measuring device of claim 22 further comprising at least one notification device wherein the maximum blood glucose limit is a hyperglycemic limit, and wherein the instructions stored in the memory further include instructions that are executable by the processor to activate the at least one notification device at or near the time of controlling the display device to display instructions to measure a concentration of glucose in a subsequent blood sample if the concentration of the glucose in the blood sample exceeds the hyperglycemic limit. ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) The electronic analyte measuring device of claim 21 wherein the sample is blood, the analyte is glucose and the predetermined concentration is a minimum blood glucose limit, and wherein the instructions stored in the memory include instructions that are executable by the processor to automatically control the display device to display instructions to measure the concentration of the analyte in a subsequent liquid sample if the concentration of the analyte in the liquid sample is less than the minimum blood glucose limit. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The electronic analyte measuring device of claim 24 further comprising at least one notification device wherein the minimum blood glucose limit is a hypoglycemic limit, and wherein the instructions stored in the memory further include instructions that are executable by the processor to activate the at least one notification device at or near the time of controlling the display device to display instructions to measure a concentration of glucose in a subsequent blood sample if the concentration of the glucose in the blood sample is less than the hypoglycemic limit. ### Claim 26 An electronic blood glucose measuring device, comprising: a housing, a blood glucose measuring facility positioned in the housing, the blood glucose measuring facility configured to measure a concentration of glucose in a blood sample deposited on a sample earlier received in the blood glucose measuring facility, a display device carried by the housing, and a processor executing a bolus recommendation process that recommends a bolus amount based on a number of factors including a carbohydrate value entered by a user, the processor including a memory having instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor to automatically control the display device, after a programmable amount of time has passed since entering the carbohydrate value, to display instructions to measure blood glucose of a blood sample via the blood glucose measuring facility if the carbohydrate value entered by the user is greater than a carbohydrate limit. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The electronic blood glucose measuring device of claim 26 further comprising at least one warning device, wherein the carbohydrate limit is a programmable snack size limit, and wherein the instructions stored in the memory device include instructions that are executable by the processor to activate the at least one notification device at or near the time of controlling the display device to display instructions to measure blood glucose if the carbohydrate value entered by the user exceeds the snack size limit. ### Claim 28 A method of setting and managing an automatic reminder in an electronic device, the method comprising: starting a timer when an event occurs that causes an automatic reminder to be set, resetting the timer if the event occurs again before the timer times out, and activating a notification device when the timer times out. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28 wherein activating a notification device comprises activating either of an audible indication device and a vibratory device. ### Claim 30 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28 wherein activating a notification device comprises controlling a display device to display instructions to retest the event that caused the automatic reminder to be set. ### Claim 31 An electronic analyte measuring device, comprising: a housing, a plurality of user buttons carried by the housing, a carrier port having an opening defined by the housing and extending into the housing from the opening, an analyte measuring facility positioned in the housing and in communication with the carrier port, the analyte measuring facility measures an analyte in a fluid sample deposited on a sample carrier that is received in the carrier port, and a processor including a memory having instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor to power up the device from a powered down state, disable the plurality of user buttons and measure the analyte in a fluid sample deposited on a sample carrier when the sample carrier is received within the carrier port with the device in the powered down state, and to enable the plurality of user buttons when the analyte measurement is complete. ### Claim 32 (depends on 31) The electronic device of claim 31 wherein the analyte measurement facility comprises a blood glucose measurement facility that measures glucose concentration in a blood sample that is deposited on the sample carrier.