Methods and apparatus for interfacing application programs with a signal collector
OwnerJerry L. Twoey, Scott Kunz +1inventors
InventorsJerry L. Twoey, Scott Kunz, Jeffrey K. Bricker
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to a system having multiple application programs that process signals obtained from a signal collector. In some embodiments, the signal collector may have a common API that may be shared by two or more application programs. This allows two application programs to use the same signal collector.
Claims12
In a computer system comprising at least one processor that executes at least two application programs and a signal collector that includes signal collection software and a receiver that is controlled by the signal collection software, a method of operating the signal collector comprising:
- operating the signal collection software for a first period of time using a first of the at least two application programs via an application programming interface (API);
- and
- operating the signal collection software for a second period of time using a second of the at least two application programs via the API.
At least one computer readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed on a computer system comprising at least one processor that executes at least two application programs and a signal collector that includes signal collection software and a receiver that is controlled by the signal collection software, performs a method comprising:
- interfacing the signal collection software for a first period of time with a first of the at least two application programs;
- and
- interfacing the signal collection software for a second period of time with a second of the at least two application programs.
A computer system comprising:
- at least one processor that executes at least two application programs;
- a signal collector that includes signal collection software and a receiver that is controlled by the signal collection software;
- and
- at least one controller that:
- interfaces the signal collection software for a first period of time with a first of the at least two application programs;
- and
- interfaces the signal collection software for a second period of time with a second of the at least two application programs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.