Mobile device navigation state application programming interface
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing a service to publish to a third party application navigation events data generated by a maps navigation application, wherein the third party application and the maps navigation application are different applications running on a mobile computing device platform;
making provisions for verification that the third party application is authorized to access the navigation events data; and
making provisions for, upon authorization, establishing an interprocess service connection from the third party application to the maps navigation application.
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Abstract
A method includes providing a service to expose navigation events data generated by a maps navigation application on a Linux-based mobile computing device platform to a third party application. The method further includes making provisions for verification on the mobile computing device platform that the third party application is authorized to access the navigation events data, and for establishing an interprocess service connection to the third party application upon verification of authorization.
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a service to publish to a third party application navigation events data generated by a maps navigation application, wherein the third party application and the maps navigation application are different applications running on a mobile computing device platform; making provisions for verification that the third party application is authorized to access the navigation events data; and making provisions for, upon authorization, establishing an interprocess service connection from the third party application to the maps navigation application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A tangible computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which instructions when executed by one or more microprocessors cause a computer system to:
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provide a service to publish to a third party application navigation events data generated by a maps navigation application, wherein the third party application and the maps navigation application are different applications running on a mobile computing device platform; make provisions for verification that the third party application is authorized to access the navigation events data; and make provisions for, upon authorization, establishing an interprocess service connection to the third party application. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computing device, comprising:
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one or more hardware components including at least one processor and at least one memory; and a computing platform supported by the one or more hardware components governed by an operating system, wherein the computing platform in conjunction with a maps navigation application includes; a service to publish navigation events data generated by the maps navigation application; provisions for verification that a third party application is authorized to access the navigation events data; and provisions for, upon authorization, establishing an interprocess service connection to the third party application, wherein the third party application and the maps navigation application are different applications running on the computing device platform. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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