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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Palanivel A. Kodeswaran, Bangalore, IN;
Ravindranath Kokku, Hyderabad, IN;
Sayandeep Sen, Bangalore, IN;
Mudhakar Srivatsa, White Plains, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and arrangements identifying sensors deployed in an internet of things to assist in determining a need for sensors. A plurality of sensors are connected with. A set of rules are inputted to at least one processor, wherein the rules associate particular sensors within the plurality of sensors with tasks associated with a plurality of activities of daily living. A quantitative utility value is assigned to each of the activities of daily living within the plurality of activities of daily living. The quantitative utility value of each of the activities of daily living and the tasks associated with the activities of daily living are utilized to identify those sensors within the plurality of sensors needed to identify each of the activities of daily living above a predetermined quantitative value. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.