Application interface and display control in an analyte monitoring environment

Abstract

Systems, devices, and methods are provided for the control of interfacing between applications that facilitate the monitoring of diabetes running on a mobile device, including the authentication of a third party user interface application by a sensor interface application. Control of the display of current analyte levels and critical events is also provided.

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         16 . A method of monitoring an analyte level of a human, the method comprising:
 receiving data, at a reader device, from a sensor control device comprising an in vivo analyte sensor, wherein the reader device includes a first application downloaded and installed thereon and a different second application downloaded and installed thereon, wherein the first application is a sensor interface application and the second application is a user interface application;   determining whether the user interface application is authorized to access the data indicative of the analyte level of a human;   if authorized, granting access to the data indicative of the analyte level of the human;   communicating the data indicative of the analyte level of the human to the user interface application; and   causing, by the user interface application, display of the analyte level of the human on a display of the reader device.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the reader device is a smart phone. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising transmitting a request for raw analyte data from the smart phone to the sensor control device. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising receiving, by the smart phone, raw analyte data from the sensor control device, wherein the received raw analyte data comprises a temperature reading. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising using, by the smart phone, the temperature reading to correct or compensate the analyte level. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the smart phone receives the raw analyte data from the sensor control device according to the NFC protocol. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the user interface application, when executed by at least one processor of the reader device, causes the at least one processor to:
 process a user-initiated request for a current analyte measurement; and   inform the sensor interface application that a sensor request needs to be performed.   
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the first application, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:
 generate the sensor request; and   cause the sensor request to be transmitted to the sensor control device.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein determining whether the user interface application is authorized to access the data indicative of an analyte level of the human comprises:
 determining, by reference to a registration database, whether the user interface application is authorized.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 receiving an indication, at the sensor interface application, that access of the user interface application to the data representative of the analyte level of the human should be removed; and   removing access of the user interface application to the data representative of the analyte level of the human.