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+using Microsoft.Kinect;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace KinectConnection
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Abstract class for Kinect streams.
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class KinectStream
+    {
+        protected KinectSensor KinectSensor { get; set; }
+
+        public abstract void Start();
+
+        public abstract void Stop();
+    }
+}