System and method of enabling additional functions or services of device by use of transparent gateway or proxy

A method of providing a service to a user of a device, comprising:

• receiving an event from an element of the device responsible for implementing a wireless protocol;
• processing the received event to determine if the event satisfies a rule in a rule base;
• and
• if the received event satisfies a rule in the rule base, providing the event to an existing API provided by the manufacturer of the device as well as an extensible API.

A method, comprising:

• providing a transparent gateway in a device, the transparent gateway provided between a network stack of the device and a first API of the device, the network stack configured to receive an event from an external source;
• providing a second API in communication with the transparent gateway;
• and
• providing a rule base in communication with the transparent gateway, the rule base comprising a set of rules;
• the transparent gateway configured to:
• receive the event from the network stack;
• process the event to determine whether the event satisfies a rule in the set of rules of the rule base;
• and
• if the event satisfies a rule in the set of rules, apply the rule to the event.