Method for rule-based context acquisition

A system for rule-based context acquisition, comprising:

• a rule-based inference cache configured to:
• accept a request for a target context from an application;
• and
• identify context rules relating to the target context, wherein the context rules are stored within the rule-based inference cache;
• and
• a rule-based acquisition planner configured to:
• execute a first step of a sensing plan for acquiring an inferred value of the target context, wherein the first step is determined based on the context rules or a cost, or any combination thereof;
• and
• execute a second step of the sensing plan, wherein the second step is determined based on the context rules, the cost, or a result of the first step of the sensing plan, or any combinations thereof.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media for storing computer-readable instructions, the computer-readable instructions providing a rule-based context acquisition system when executed by one or more processing devices, the computer-readable instructions comprising code configured to:

• accept a request for a target context from an application;
• attempt to determine an inferred value of the target context according to context rules relating to the target context using a rule-based inference cache;
• and
• if the inferred value is not determined according to the context rules, develop and execute each of a plurality of steps of a sensing plan using a rule-based acquisition planner until the inferred value is determined.