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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2023
T-mobile Usa, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Wilfred I. Tucker, Centennial, CO (US);
T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices for improving the ability to detect the location of a misplaced or lost Internet-of-Things (IoT) device. A 3D visualization of a physical environment including the misplaced IoT device and one or more physical objects is captured using a visualization sensor in a handheld mobile device. An estimation of the distance between the IoT device and at least the handheld mobile device or one or more physical objects is determined. Using the estimated distance between the IoT device and at least the handheld mobile device or one or more physical objects, the 3D visualization is augmented with location data. In doing so, the handheld mobile device is able to display a mapping of the environment including an indication of the location of the IoT device in the 3D visualization, allowing a user to find the misplaced or lost IoT device.