Apparatus for reading identification information of biosensor

Abstract

An apparatus for reading identification information of a biosensor is provided, including a biosensor sensing unit detecting the biosensor, a light-emitting unit emitting light on an identification information recording unit when the biosensor sensing unit detects the biosensor, the identification information recording unit having the identification information of the biosensor recorded thereon, a light-receiving unit that receives the light emitted from the light-emitting unit, and reflected or refracted by or passing through the identification information recording section and an identification information reading unit analyzing the light received by the light-receiving unit and reading the identification information of the biosensor.

1 . An apparatus for reading identification information of an electro-chemical biosensor, the apparatus comprising:
 a switch configured to be activated by insertion of the electro-chemical biosensor into the apparatus;   a light emitting unit configured to, as a causal effect of the activation of the switch, turn on and emit light onto a color tag having at least two color segments disposed on the electro-chemical biosensor;   a light receiving unit configured to receive the light emitted from the light emitting unit, the received light being reflected by, refracted by, or passing through the color tag having the at least two color segments; and   an identification information reading unit configured to analyze the light received by the light receiving unit and read the identification information of the electro-chemical biosensor from an arrangement of colors on the color tag.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the identification information comprises a correction code used to correct a measurement result of the electro-chemical biosensor. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the color tag is attached to the electro-chemical biosensor. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a processor configured to cause the light emitting unit to turn on and emit the light onto the color tag in response to the activation of the switch. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the switch is a first switch;
 the apparatus further comprises a second switch; and   the processor is further configured to control the second switch to apply a voltage to the light emitting unit to cause the light emitting unit to turn on and emit the light onto the color tag in response to the activation of the first switch.   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the identification information reading unit is configured to read the identification information of the electro-chemical biosensor based only on the arrangement of the colors on the color tag. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each color segment of the at least two color segments always has a same size and a same shape as every other color segment of the at least two color segments.