Concealing loss of distributed simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) data in edge cloud architectures

A hardware memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by an Information Handling System (IHS), cause the IHS to:

• receive Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) data usable to produce a first map of a physical space for a first Head-Mounted Display (HMD);
• in response to a determination that at least a portion of the SLAM data is lost or corrupt, retrieve a first landmark detected in previous SLAM data, wherein the first landmark has a first confidence value;
• select a second HMD over another HMD, wherein the second HMD is coupled to a second IHS and wherein the other HMD is coupled to another IHS, in response to a location of the second IHS in an edge cloud architecture satisfying a requirement of the first HMD;
• receive, from the second IHS, a second landmark usable to produce a second map of the physical space for the second HMD, wherein the second landmark has a second confidence value;
• in response to a determination that the first and second landmarks overlap, select the first landmark in response to the first confidence value being greater than the second confidence value, or select the second landmark in response to the second confidence value being greater than the first confidence value;
• and
• produce the first map using the selected landmark.

A method, comprising:

• receiving Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) data usable to produce a first map of a physical space for a first Head-Mounted Display (HMD);
• in response to a determination that at least a portion of the SLAM data is lost or corrupt, retrieving a first landmark detected in previous SLAM data, wherein the first landmark has a first confidence value;
• selecting a second HMD over another HMD, wherein the second HMD is coupled to a second IHS and wherein the other HMD is coupled to another IHS, in response to a location of the second IHS in an edge cloud architecture satisfying a requirement of the first HMD;
• receiving, from the second IHS, a second landmark usable to produce a second map of the physical space for the second HMD, wherein the second landmark has a second confidence value;
• in response to a determination that the first and second landmarks overlap, selecting the first landmark in response to the first confidence value being greater than the second confidence value, or selecting the second landmark in response to the second confidence value being greater than the first confidence value;
• and
• producing the first map using the selected landmark.