diff --git a/sensors/utils.py b/sensors/utils.py
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+from collections import namedtuple
+
+SensorInfo = namedtuple("SensorInfo", ['value', 'is_accumulated'])
+
+
+def is_dev_accepted(name, disallowed_prefixes, allowed_prefixes):
+    dev_ok = True
+
+    if disallowed_prefixes is not None:
+        dev_ok = all(not name.startswith(prefix)
+                     for prefix in disallowed_prefixes)
+
+    if dev_ok and allowed_prefixes is not None:
+        dev_ok = any(name.startswith(prefix)
+                     for prefix in allowed_prefixes)
+
+    return dev_ok
+
+
+def delta(func, only_upd=True):
+    prev = {}
+    while True:
+        for dev_name, vals in func():
+            if dev_name not in prev:
+                prev[dev_name] = {}
+                for name, (val, _) in vals.items():
+                    prev[dev_name][name] = val
+            else:
+                dev_prev = prev[dev_name]
+                res = {}
+                for stat_name, (val, accum_val) in vals.items():
+                    if accum_val:
+                        if stat_name in dev_prev:
+                            delta = int(val) - int(dev_prev[stat_name])
+                            if not only_upd or 0 != delta:
+                                res[stat_name] = str(delta)
+                        dev_prev[stat_name] = val
+                    elif not only_upd or '0' != val:
+                        res[stat_name] = val
+
+                if only_upd and len(res) == 0:
+                    continue
+                yield dev_name, res
+        yield None, None