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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2021
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Nobuyuki Suzuki, Kirkland, WA (US);
Samu Matias Kallio, Redmond, WA (US);
Kari Jussi Ropo, Redmond, WA (US);
Simon Tao, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The virtual ambient illuminance sensor system disclosed herein provides a method including detecting presence of an external device in vicinity of the device, wherein the external device is communicatively connected to the device, communicating with the external device to determine that the external device has an illuminance sensor, based at least in part on determining that the external device has an illuminance sensor; receiving an ambient illuminance snapshot from the external device, storing the ambient illuminance snapshot from the external device in the memory, and generating an ambient illuminance report for an operating system of the device.