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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2020
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for leveraging Internet of things (IoT) devices that can communicate and interact with one another. In some implementations, at least one external device within proximity to an end-user device is determined. Context information of the end-user device is determined. Based on the context information of the end-user device, a connection with the at least one external device is established. Functionality corresponding to the at least one external device is identified. A virtual device associated with the at least one external device is identified. The identified virtual device is provided to the end-user device for performing the functionality of the at least one external device by the end-user device.