Abstract: Methods executed by a processor of user equipment for ensuring a user receives scheduled notifications are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may determine whether a notification is unlikely to be received by a user of the user equipment based on a state of the user equipment, and configuring a remote computing device to perform a notification function on behalf of the user equipment in response to determining that the notification is unlikely to be received by the user. Configuring the remote computing device may include transmitting a delegation message configured to cause the remote computing device to perform the notification function on behalf of the user equipment or implementing call-forwarding from the user equipment to the remote computing device.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems and methods operating a virtual reality (VR) system. The VR system can have a head mounted device (HMD) to provide alerts based on notifications from surrounding internet of things (IoT) devices. The method can include storing, in a memory, one or more sound patterns, each sound pattern of the one or more sound patterns being associated with one of a critical event and a non-critical event. The method can include receiving, at a processor, a notification from a home device of one or more of home devices, the notification indicating a status change of the home device. The method can include determining that the notification corresponds to a critical event based on the one or more sound patterns. The method can include providing a critical message via the HMD of the VR system indicating that the critical event has occurred.