Abstract: Example methods are provided to improve placement of an adaptor (210,220) to a mobile computing device (100) to measure a test strip (221) coupled to the adaptor (220) with a camera (104) and a screen (108) on a face of the mobile computing device (100). The method may include displaying a light area on a first portion of the screen (108). The first portion may be adjacent to the camera (104). The light area and the camera (104) may be aligned with a key area of the test strip (221) so that the camera (104) is configured to capture an image of the key area. The method may further include providing first guiding information for a user to place the adaptor (210,220) to the mobile computing device (100) according to a position of the light area on the screen (108).

Abstract: A method to process an image to determine a biological property associated with a test strip (221, 313, 323, 333, 413, 423, 513, 523) in a test strip adaptor (120, 220, 620, 720). The method includes receiving the image captured by a mobile computing device (100, 600, 700) and determining whether the received image includes sensitive information. In response to determining that the image includes sensitive information, the method further includes overwriting the image with a later received image before the image can be saved as a file. In response to determining that the image does not include sensitive information, the method further includes identifying a characteristic configuration associated with the test strip (221, 313, 323, 333, 413, 423, 513, 523) and determining the biological property based on the image and the characteristic configuration.

Abstract: An accessory is provided for a mobile device to measure characteristics of a test strip. The accessory includes a test strip adapter and a phone adapter. The test strip adapter includes a sheath and a first interlock. The phone adapter inclues a second interlock, wherein the first interlock is configured to frictionally lock to the second interlock.

Abstract: Example apparatus are provided to measure characteristics of a test strip. The apparatus may include an accessory for a mobile device to measure characteristics of a test strip. The accessory may include a mobile device adaptor and a test strip adaptor. The mobile device adaptor may include a first sheath and a second sheath coupled to the first sheath to secure the mobile device. The test strip adaptor may be detachably coupled to the mobile device adapter. The test strip adaptor is configured to receive different types of test strips.

Abstract: A method for a mobile computing device with a camera and a screen to measure a test strip in a test strip module includes, in a calibration phase before a sample is introduced to a reaction area on the test strip, detecting with the camera an ambient light effect when the test strip module is mounted on the face of the mobile computing device. In a measurement phase after the sample is introduced to the reaction area on the test strip, the method also includes illuminating the test strip with a light provided by a light source area on the screen, detecting with the camera one or more colors of the reaction area, correcting the detected one or more colors for the ambient light effect, correlating the corrected one or more colors to an analyte property, and displaying a value of the analyte property on the screen.

Abstract: Example methods are provided to improve placement of an adaptor (210,220) to a mobile computing device (100) to measure a test strip (221) coupled to the adaptor (220) with a camera (104) and a screen (108) on a face of the mobile computing device (100). The method may include displaying a light area on a first portion of the screen (108). The first portion may be adjacent to the camera (104). The light area and the camera (104) may be aligned with a key area of the test strip (221) so that the camera (104) is configured to capture an image of the key area. The method may further include providing first guiding information for a user to place the adaptor (210,220) to the mobile computing device (100) according to a position of the light area on the screen (108).

Abstract: An accessory (800) is provided for a mobile device (102) to measure characteristics of a test strip (808).The accessory (800) includes a test strip adapter (806), a phone adapter (802), and a coupler (804). The test strip adapter (806) includes a test strip attachment for a test strip type and a first interlock shared with other test strip adapters for other test strip types. The phone adapter (802) includes a phone attachment for a mobile device model and a second interlock shared with other phone adapters for other mobile device models. The coupler (804) includes a third interlock that forms a first mating pair with the first interlock of the test strip adapter (806), and a fourth interlock that forms a second mating pair with the second interlock of the phone adapter (802).

Abstract: An example peripheral device to be placed over an image sensor and a light source of a portable computing device to assist the portable computing device in reading a reaction area on a test strip in the peripheral device is disclosed. The peripheral device includes a light guide to direct light from the light source to the test strip, and an alignment feature to aid placement of the peripheral device relative to the image sensor and the light source on the portable computing device.

Abstract: A method is provided for a portable computing device to read a reaction area on a test strip, which is located in a peripheral device placed over an image sensor and a light source of the portable computing device. Light is provided with the light source, which the peripheral device directs to the reaction area. An image including the reaction area is captured with the image sensor. An analyte characteristic is determined based on a color of the captured reaction area in the image.

Abstract: A method for a mobile computing device with a camera and a screen to measure a test strip in a test strip module includes, in a calibration phase before a sample is introduced to a reaction area on the test strip, detecting with the camera an ambient light effect when the test strip module is mounted on the face of the mobile computing device. In a measurement phase after the sample is introduced to the reaction area on the test strip, the method also includes illuminating the test strip with a light provided by a light source area on the screen, detecting with the camera one or more colors of the reaction area, correcting the detected one or more colors for the ambient light effect, correlating the corrected one or more colors to an analyte property, and displaying a value of the analyte property on the screen.

Abstract: A test strip module includes a case, a test strip in the case, and a position anchor extending down past a mating surface to a face of a mobile computing device. The position anchor has a shape matching a feature on the face of the mobile computing device.