METHOD OF OBTAINING MEASUREMENT DATA USING A SENSOR APPLICATION INTERFACE
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Abstract
A method involves, via a sensor application interface, 1) receiving, from an application, a measurement request associated with a quality-of-service control; 2) in accord with the quality-of-service control, obtaining measurement data from a sensor; and 3) returning to the application i) the measurement data obtained from the sensor, and ii) an indicator of accuracy of the measurement data.
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20 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method, comprising:
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via a sensor application interface, receiving, from an application, a measurement request for direction and orientation associated with a quality-of-service control; in accord with the quality-of-service control, obtaining measurement data from a plurality of similar sensors corresponding to the direction and orientation; and returning to the application i) the measurement data obtained from the plurality of sensors, and ii) an indicator of accuracy of the measurement data. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus having a sensor to sense linear and orientation information, the apparatus comprising:
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a first accelerometer; and a second accelerometer, wherein the first and second accelerometers are integrated to sense linear information by producing similar output and orientation information by producing opposing outputs, and wherein the linear and orientation information is being provided to an application along with a quality-of-service control. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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first means for measuring linear direction information; second means for measuring linear direction information, wherein the first means and the second means are integrated to sense linear information by producing similar output and orientation information by producing opposing outputs, and wherein the linear and orientation information is being provided to an application along with a quality-of-service control. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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