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Message communication of sensor and other data

  • US 10,503,571 B2
  • Filed: 12/12/2016
  • Issued: 12/10/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for an application to obtain and provide sensor information while the application is running on a computing device, the method comprising:

  • determining that a particular messaging infrastructure is to be used for communicating sensor readings to the application, wherein determining that the particular messaging infrastructure is to be used additionally includes notifying a developer of said application to inform the developer that the particular messaging infrastructure is to be used;

    receiving a subscription request from the application to receive notifications of sensor readings;

    using a programming interface to obtain one or more sensor reading(s) from a sensor, wherein the programming interface is provided by an operating system that is present at the computing device, and wherein the sensor is physically detached from the computing device; and

    presenting a message that is generated based on at least the one or more sensor reading(s) obtained from the sensor using the programming interface, the message being formatted using the particular messaging infrastructure.

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