Patent ID: 7765171

Claim:
A computer-accessible medium having executable instructions for managing a system based on functioning state and operating status of the system, the computer-accessible medium comprising computer executable code for a processor to: process received signals from the system indicative of the functioning state and the operating status to obtain an analysis of the condition of the system; generate at least one stay alive signal based on the condition of the system; transmit the at least one stay-alive signal; transmit a lub-dub signal, the lub-dub signal comprising a pulse monitor signal and a reflex signal, the pulse monitor signal comprising self health/urgency data, the reflex signal comprising environment health/urgency data, whereby the lub-dub signal further comprises at least one of an urgency signal, an environmental condition, and an event condition, wherein the event condition is at least one of incorrect operation, emergent behavior, and failure to perform self-managing, such that the processor monitors and directs the system.