Sensor Data Availability From Remote Devices

摘要

Example apparatus and methods concern a first off-the-shelf device (e.g., game console, laptop) that may lack a sensor interacting with a second off-the-shelf device(s) (e.g., smart phone, tablet) that has a sensor. The first device may ask remote devices to expose sensors, may select a remote device and sensor to work with, may control communications between the devices and may use the sensor data provided by the second data to run an application on the first device. The application may be acquired from a consumer-oriented application repository, may require sensor data, and may run unmodified on the first device due to the availability of the sensor data from the second device. The combination of devices improves the capability of the first device, saves energy, and reduces computing complexity. A game console or application written for the game console may perform better using sensor data from a remote device.

主权项

1. A method for running an unmodified sensor-dependent application on a local off-the-shelf device without using sensor data from the local off-the shelf device, without modifying hardware of the local off-the-shelf device, and without modifying an operating system on the local off-the-shelf device, the method comprising:
acquiring the unmodified sensor-dependent application from a consumer-oriented application repository; detecting an exposed sensor available on a remote device; establishing a communication link with the remote device; receiving sensor data from the exposed sensor, and using the sensor data in the unmodified sensor-dependent application running on the local off-the-shelf device.