PORTABLE SENSOR DEVICE WITH A GAS SENSOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method for operating a portable sensor device, wherein said portable sensor device comprisesa gas sensor,a control and processing means for controlling said gas sensor and for processing data from said gas sensor, andan application programming interface means API that provides access to said control and processing means,said method being characterized by the steps ofa) providing a list of a plurality of different operating modes and providing said list through said API, wherein each of said operating modes is indicative of a method for controlling said gas sensor and/or for processing said data from said gas sensor, andb) receiving a selection of one of said operating modes, made through said application programming interface means, and controlling said gas sensor and/or processing said data from said gas sensor according to the selected operating mode.
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Abstract
In order to allow application programs access to a gas sensor, a versatile mechanism is provided that allows to provide a flexible sensor control through a simple, fixed API. The mechanism is designed to let the application program query the possible operating modes of the gas sensor. The operating modes e.g. specify the methods for controlling the gas sensor and for processing its raw data.
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1. A method for operating a portable sensor device, wherein said portable sensor device comprises
a gas sensor, a control and processing means for controlling said gas sensor and for processing data from said gas sensor, and an application programming interface means API that provides access to said control and processing means, said method being characterized by the steps of a) providing a list of a plurality of different operating modes and providing said list through said API, wherein each of said operating modes is indicative of a method for controlling said gas sensor and/or for processing said data from said gas sensor, and b) receiving a selection of one of said operating modes, made through said application programming interface means, and controlling said gas sensor and/or processing said data from said gas sensor according to the selected operating mode.
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10. A portable sensor device comprising
a gas sensor, a control and processing means for controlling said gas sensor and for processing data from said gas sensor, an application programming interface means that provides access to said control and processing means, characterized in that said control and processing means comprises an operating mode list provider for providing a list of a plurality of different operating modes and providing said list to said application programming interface means, wherein each of said operating modes is indicative of a method for controlling said gas sensor and/or for processing said data from said gas sensor, and an operating mode controller adapted to receive a selection of an operating mode through said application programming interface means and to control said gas sensor and/or to process said data from said gas sensor.
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