Edge side dynamic response with context propagation for IoT

A system for creating a dynamic heterogeneous IoT network from existing IoT network devices to identify and implement a dynamic response to an event, the system comprising:

• a trigger sub-system for identifying an occurrence of a specified event, including identifying an objective context for the specified event and a priority for the objective context, and triggering a creation of a dynamic heterogeneous on an edge IoT network, from a given group of on the edge IoT devices from one or more existing IoT networks, to respond to the specified event, including
• selecting one of the on the edge IoT devices as a master IoT device for the created network, including scanning the edge IoT devices for available IoT master devices, identifying one of the edge IoT devices as a potential IoT master device, determining whether the potential IoT master device meets specified criteria, including determining whether the potential IoT master device is running another objective context having a higher priority than the objective context for the specified event, and selecting the potential IoT master device as the master IoT device when the potential IoT master device meets the specified criteria, and
• identifying one or more of the on the edge IoT devices from the given group of on the edge IoT devices as one or more participatory IoT devices for the created IoT network, wherein the master IoT device is in bidirectional communication with each of the participatory IoT devices to control the created network, providing on the edge coordination of the IoT edge devices of the created network;
• the IoT master device for identifying a desired response to be achieved to deal with the specified event, for translating the desired response to be achieved to deal with the specified event into device specific commands, and for sending the device specific commands to the participatory IoT devices, and wherein the edge IoT devices of the created edge IoT network use the device specific commands to work together to implement the desired response to the specified event;
• and wherein:
• the selecting a master IoT device for the created IoT network further includes passing the objective context for the specified event to the selected master IoT device;
• and
• the selected master IoT device takes control of the created IoT network.

A computer program product for creating a dynamic heterogeneous IoT network from existing IoT network devices to identify and implement a dynamic response to an event, the computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therein, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform the method of:
• receiving input identifying an occurrence of a specified event, including identifying an objective context for the specified event and a priority for the objective context;
• and
• creating a dynamic heterogeneous on an edge IoT network, from a given group of on the edge IoT devices from one or more existing IoT networks, to respond to the specified event, including
• selecting one of the on the edge IoT devices as a master IoT device for the created network from multiple IoT devices, including scanning the edge IoT devices for available IoT master devices, identifying one of the edge IoT devices as a potential IoT master device, determining whether the potential IoT master device meets specified criteria, including determining whether the potential IoT master device is running another objective context having a higher priority than the objective context for the specified event, and selecting the potential IoT master device as the master IoT device when the potential IoT master device meets the specified criteria, and
• identifying one or more of the on the edge IoT devices from the given group of on the edge IoT devices as one or more participatory IoT devices for the created IoT network, wherein the master IoT device is in bidirectional communication with each of the participatory IoT devices to control the created network, providing on the edge coordination of the IoT edge devices of the created network;
• and
• operating the IoT master device to identify a desired response to be achieved to deal with the specified event, to translate the desired response to be achieved to deal with the specified event into device specific commands, and to send the device specific commands to the participatory IoT devices, and wherein the e wherein:
• the selecting a master IoT device for the created IoT network further includes passing the objective context for the specified event to the selected master IoT device;
• and
• the selected master IoT device takes control of the created IoT network,
• dge IoT devices of the created edge IoT network use the device specific commands to work together to implement the desired response to the specified event;
• and wherein:
• the selecting a master IoT device for the created IoT network further includes passing the objective context for the specified event to the selected master IoT device;
• and
• the selected master IoT device takes control of the created IoT network.