System and method for facilitating interoperability across internet of things (IOT) domains

A network device, comprising:

• a communication interface connected to a network;
• a memory to store instructions;
• and
• a processing unit configured to execute one or more of the instructions to:
• receive, via the network, at least a first set of framework definitions that are specific to a first device platform, and a second set of framework definitions that are specific to a second device platform that is different than the first device platform, wherein each of the first and second device platforms comprises at least one device,
• wherein the devices comprise Internet of Things (IoT) devices and wherein the first and second sets of framework definitions comprise first and second IoT ontologies;
• generate a plurality of generalized framework definitions for each of the first and second device platforms, wherein the plurality of generalized framework definitions comprise basic linguistic components corresponding to elements in the respective first and second sets of framework definitions;
• store the plurality of generalized framework definitions in the memory;
• receive, via the network, data from the at least one device for each of the first and second device platforms;
• extract data from the received data based on the plurality of generalized framework definitions;
• automatically identify one or more contexts that include at least one device for each of the first and second device platforms based on the extracted data,
• wherein the one or more instructions to automatically identify one or more contexts further comprise one or more instructions to identify, from the at least one device of each of the first and second device platforms, two or more devices that share at least one common attribute, including a location, a type, or subject;
• and
• transmit instructions to the at least one device for each of the first and second device platforms based on one of a rule or a request associated with the identified one or more contexts.

A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions executable by a computational device, wherein the instructions comprise instructions to cause the computational device to:

• receive, via the network, at least a first set of framework definitions that are specific to a first device platform, and a second set of framework definitions that are specific to a second device platform that is different than the first device platform, wherein each of the first and second device platforms comprises at least one device,
• wherein the devices comprise Internet of Things (IoT) devices and wherein the first and second sets of framework definitions comprise first and second IoT ontologies;
• generate a plurality of generalized framework definitions for each of the first and second device platforms, wherein the plurality of generalized framework definitions comprise basic linguistic components corresponding to elements in the respective first and second sets of framework definitions;
• receive, via the network, data from the at least one device for each of the first and second device platforms;
• extract data from the received data based on the plurality of generalized framework definitions;
• automatically identify one or more contexts that include at least one device for each of the first and second device platforms based on the extracted data,
• wherein the instructions to automatically identify one or more contexts further comprise one or more instructions to identify, from the at least one device of each of the first and second device platforms, two or more devices that share at least one common attribute, including a location, a type, or subject;
• and
• transmit instructions to the at least one device for each of the first and second device platforms based on one of a rule or a request associated with the identified one or more contexts.