Patent ID: 8150792
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: G06N

Abstract:
1. A method of responding to at least one event, comprising: wirelessly receiving in a mobile device a first set of rules, at least one of the first set of rules comprising a condition describing a first event corresponding to proximity between two wireless devices and at least one rule comprising a condition not describing a second event corresponding to a proximity between two wireless devices; detecting a change in proximity between a mobile device and at least one other device; providing a proximity event responsive to the change detected; receiving the proximity event provided; identifying at a first time, a first rule in the first set of rules as the active rule of the first set of rules; determining whether the condition to the active rule identified is met responsive to the proximity event; responsive to the condition not being met, continuing to identify the first rule as the active rule of the first set of rules; and responsive to the condition being met, producing a first outcome specified by the first active rule, and changing the active rule in the first set of rules to a next logical rule in the first set of rules.