Providing support for position-related applications

A computing device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable medium that stores instructions position that, when executed by the processor, direct the processor to:
• receive primary position data from a sensor that collects position data;
• determine secondary position data based on the primary position data;
• format the primary position data and the secondary position data by removing vendor-specific indicators from the primary position data and packaging the primary and secondary position data to enable an operating system to detect the sensor;
• aggregate the formatted position data;
• and
• provide the aggregated position data, via a single data channel, to at least one driver on the operating system.

A method comprising:

• receiving primary position data from a sensor at a sensor controller;
• analyzing, via the sensor controller, the primary position data to determine secondary position data;
• formatting, via the sensor controller, the secondary position data, wherein formatting the secondary position data comprises removing vendor-specific indicators and packaging the secondary position data to enable an operating system to detect the sensor;
• aggregating, via the sensor controller, the formatted position data;
• providing, via a single channel interface between the sensor controller and the main processor, the aggregated position data to the operating system installed on the main processor;
• and
• communicating, via a driver installed on the operating system, the position data to an application installed on the operating system.

At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored therein that, in response to being executed on a computing device, cause the computing device to:

• receive primary position data from a sensor communicatively coupled to the computer readable medium;
• determine secondary position data based on the primary position data;
• format the primary and secondary position data to be provided to an operating system by removing vendor-specific indicators from the primary position data and packaging the primary and secondary position data to enable the operating system to detect the sensor;
• aggregate the formatted position data;
• and
• provide, via a single channel, the aggregated position data to a driver installed on the operating system.