Patent ID: 11961192
Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 10:
11. A method for executing a mixed-reality (MR) service, the method comprising:
receiving sensor data of an internet of things (IOT) device located in an environment;
determining whether the sensor data is fresh or stale, the sensor data being fresh during a period of time whose duration is dependent on a number of moveable objects identified within the environment, a relatively higher number of moveable objects results in the duration being relatively shorter while a relatively lower number of moveable objects results in the duration being relatively longer;
displaying a notification regarding whether the sensor data is fresh or stale;
accessing a sensor readings map associated with the IOT device, the sensor readings map includes the sensor data;
generating a combined map that includes a first visualization reflecting a coverage map and a second visualization reflecting the sensor readings map, wherein:
the coverage map reflects an operational coverage area of the IOT device,
the operational coverage area starts at the IOT device and spans a determined distance away from the IOT device in the environment, and
the second visualization is structured to overlap at least a part of the first visualization in the combined map;

identifying an impedance that blocks the IOT device from sensing an area of the environment, the identified impedance being located between the IOT device and the area, the impedance being identified as one that blocks the IOT device from acquiring particular sensor data for that area; and
updating, based on the identified impedance, the operational coverage area of the IOT device using a machine learning (ML) algorithm, said updating includes using the ML algorithm to modify the operational coverage area to reflect that the IOT device is blocked from acquiring the particular sensor data for the area.