Patent ID: 7834754

Claim:
A system for detecting the occurrence of anomalies comprising: a plurality of spaced apart nodes, with each node having adjacent nodes; at least one sensor associated with each of the nodes, the sensor capable of detecting at least one predetermined anomaly; at least one individual controller connected to the at least one sensor associated with each node; a plurality of communication links connecting adjacent nodes to form a network with each node operable to communicate with more than one other node; and a software agent associated with each of the controllers, the software agent programmed with respect to a concept of operations corresponding to the software agent, the software agent operable, in accordance with the concept of operations, to cause the controller to send a message to at least one other node over the communication links upon detection of the predetermined anomaly by the sensor connected to the associated controller, the message causing changes in a concept of operations corresponding to at least one software agent at the one other node.