Appeal No. 2005-0860
Application No. 09/363,728
a user interface capable of activating said barcode reader,
said user interface further comprising a numeric keypad and at
least one function button, said at least one function button
capable of carrying out at least one of the functions of
activating/deactivating power, selecting test or menu modes,
editing entries, terminating entries, and activating a barcode
reader as a substitute for numerical entry;
a port disposed in the housing for receiving the test strip;
electronic circuitry in electrical communication with the
port for processing an analyte signal received from the test
strip and generating analyte data therefrom;
a display in electrical communication with the circuitry for
displaying certain analyte data; and
a connector in electrical communication with the circuitry
and electrically connectable to a host computer via a data
communications network, wherein the circuitry automatically
uploads the analyte data to the host computer upon connection
thereto.
3. A docking station for receiving a hand-held analyte test
instrument, the docking station comprising:
a connector electrically connectable to the instrument for
receiving analyte data therefrom;
a switch in electrical communication with the connector;
a first data port in electrical communication with the
switch and being electrically connectable to a computer;
a second data port in electrical communication with the
switch and being electrically connectable to a peripheral device;
and
a control mechanism for controlling the switch to
selectively pass the analyte data to the computer via the first
data port or to the peripheral device via the second data port;
said docking station being configured to pass data between said
analyte test instrument and said first data port when said
docking station is in a default condition, and
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