Method and Apparatus for Providing Power Management in Data Communication Systems

An analyte meter, comprising:

• a housing;
• a strip port disposed in the housing and sized to receive an analyte test strip;
• a processing unit for measuring an analyte level detected from the analyte test strip;
• an interface unit that operatively couples the analyte meter to an external computer to transmit data related to the analyte level detected from the analyte test strip;
• a display screen;
• a non-transitory memory comprising stored instructions that cause the processing unit to operate the analyte meter in a clock mode that displays current time and/or date information on the display screen, a test mode for performance of analyte measurements, a configuration mode that enables user selection of configuration preferences, and a measurement log review mode that enables reviewing of stored analyte measurements, and
• configure the analyte meter to automatically exit the clock mode and enter the test mode upon receiving the analyte test strip in the strip port.