Time management for time-dependent therapy management systems, methods, and devices

Abstract

A therapy delivery device stores a plurality of time-dependent therapy settings. The therapy delivery device is configured to administer time-dependent therapies according to the time-dependent therapy settings based on a universal conception of time that is independent of a local time zone. A mobile device includes a display adapted to depict information about therapy or therapy-related data as compared to a local time that is stored on the mobile device based on a local time zone setting found in the mobile device. The therapy delivery device and a mobile application executing on the mobile device are configured to keep separate clocks, with each clock being based on a universal concept of time that is independent of a local time zone.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A medication delivery system comprising:
 a medication delivery device adapted to dispense medication, the medication delivery device comprising memory to store recorded medication delivery information or user actions, the medication delivery information or user actions being stored along with timestamps based on a universal concept of time that is independent of a time zone in which the medication delivery device is located, wherein the medication delivery device comprises a medication delivery pen and a removable smart cap that includes the memory and that is affixed to cover a needle of the medication delivery pen; and   a mobile application executed by a device that is separate from the medication delivery device, the mobile application configured to receive the timestamped medication delivery information or user actions from the medication delivery device, and present a visual display of the medication delivery information or user actions along with times, wherein the displayed times are determined using the timestamps based on the universal concept of time adjusted based on a current time zone setting of the mobile application.   
     
     
         2 . The medication delivery system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the medication delivery device is further configured to receive blood glucose level information from a blood glucose monitor and store the blood glucose level information along with timestamps based on the universal concept of time that is independent of the time zone in which the medication delivery device is located; and   the mobile application is further configured to receive the timestamped blood glucose level information from the medication delivery device, and present a visual display of the blood glucose level information along with times based on the universal concept of time at which the blood glucose levels were determined adjusted based on the current time zone setting of the mobile application.   
     
     
         3 . The medication delivery system of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile application is configured to convert the timestamps for the timestamped medication delivery information from times based on the universal concept of time to times based on the current time zone setting of the device using a mobile application clock maintained by the mobile application, the mobile application clock distinct from an operating system clock of the device. 
     
     
         4 . The medication delivery system of  claim 3 , wherein the mobile application clock is configured to use information indicating a current time zone for the device to determine a current time for the current time zone of the device independent of time zone settings of the device. 
     
     
         5 . The medication delivery system of  claim 3 , wherein the mobile application clock is configured to use information indicating a current time zone for the device to determine a current time for the current time zone of the device independent of manual time settings of the device. 
     
     
         6 . The medication delivery system of  claim 3 , wherein the mobile application executing on the device is configured to initialize the mobile application clock using a time based on the universal concept of time received from a server. 
     
     
         7 . The medication delivery system of  claim 3 , wherein the mobile application executing on the device is configured to initialize the mobile application clock using timestamped information received from the medication delivery device. 
     
     
         8 . The medication delivery system of  claim 7 , wherein the timestamps for the timestamped information received from the medication delivery device are based on the universal concept of time. 
     
     
         9 . The medication delivery system of  claim 7 , wherein the mobile application executing on the device is configured to maintain the universal concept of time for the mobile application clock by monitoring an elapsed time since the device was started or an elapsed time since the mobile application was initialized and comparing the elapsed time associated with information from the medication delivery device that indicates the universal concept of time to a current amount of elapsed time. 
     
     
         10 . The medication delivery system of  claim 1 , wherein the medication delivery device is configured to maintain a delivery device clock that maintains a current time based on the universal concept of time. 
     
     
         11 . The medication delivery system of  claim 10 , wherein the medication delivery device is configured to initialize the delivery device clock using time information received from the device. 
     
     
         12 . The medication delivery system of  claim 1 , wherein the device has a switch with at least (i) a first operating mode where the device automatically sets the current time zone and a current time for the current time zone, and (ii) a second operating mode where a user enters manual time settings of the current time. 
     
     
         13 . The medication delivery system of  claim 12 , wherein, in response to the device being in the second operating mode, a mobile application clock is configured to use the current time zone setting for the device to determine a current time for the current time zone of the device independent of the manual time settings of the device. 
     
     
         14 . The medication delivery system of  claim 13 , wherein the mobile application clock is further configured to use the determined current time, and ignore the manual time settings, when the medication delivery system provides therapy delivery or a therapy recommendation. 
     
     
         15 . A method comprising:
 receiving, by a mobile application executed by a device, information from a medication delivery device adapted to dispense medication, the device being separate from the medication delivery device, the information comprising recorded medication delivery information or user actions along with timestamps based on a universal concept of time that is independent of a time zone in which the medication delivery device is located, wherein the medication delivery device comprises a medication delivery pen and a removable smart cap that is affixed to cover a needle of the medication delivery pen; and   presenting, by the mobile application, a visual display of the medication delivery information or user actions along with times, wherein the displayed times are determined using the timestamps based on the universal concept of time adjusted based on a current time zone setting of the mobile application.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising receiving, by the mobile application, timestamped blood glucose level information from the medication delivery device, and presenting a visual display of the blood glucose level information along with times based on the universal concept of time at which the blood glucose levels were determined adjusted based on the current time zone setting of the mobile application. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising converting, by the mobile application, the timestamps for the timestamped medication delivery information from times based on the universal concept of time to times based on the current time zone setting of the device using a mobile application clock maintained by the mobile application, the mobile application clock distinct from an operating system clock of the device. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising using, by the mobile application clock, information indicating a current time zone for the device to determine a current time for the current time zone of the device independent of time zone settings of the device. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising using, by the mobile application clock, information indicating a current time zone for the device to determine a current time for the current time zone of the device independent of manual time settings of the device. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising initializing, by the mobile application, the mobile application clock using timestamped information received from the medication delivery device.