Method and system for locating resources and communicating within an enterprise

An algorithm formulating system for use with a sensing ecosystem for identifying enterprise space states, the sensing ecosystem including a plurality of sensor devices mounted within an enterprise space wherein each sensor device is capable of sensing a plurality of parameters within the enterprise space, the system comprising:

• a processor programmed to perform the steps of:
• accessing a rule set that specifies a first parameter value set that corresponding to a perceived state within a first enterprise space;
• receiving sensor data from sensor devices within the first enterprise space;
• comparing the sensor data to the rule set to identify instances of the perceived state;
• examining sensor data to identify a second parameter value set that occurs at least a threshold percentage of time for the identified instances of the perceived state;
• and
• using the second parameter value set as the basis for a new rule set to be associated with the perceived state.

A sensor device for use in a sensing ecosystem that includes a controlling system server, the sensor device comprising:

• a processor;
• a battery linked to the processor;
• a memory device linked to the processor;
• a transceiver linked to the processor, the transceiver configured to facilitate wireless communication with other ecosystem devices;
• a plurality of sensor components linked to the processor wherein each sensor component is configured to sense a different parameter within a space upon activation, the sensor components enabling at least four different parameters to be sensed when all of the sensor components are activated;
• a sensor device identifier that includes a unique sensor identifier;
• wherein the processor is programmed to perform the steps of:
• (i) receiving a control signal from the system server to activate only a first subset of the sensor components in the sensor device;
• (ii) activating the first subset of sensor components to sense associated parameters at sensing intervals;
• and
• (iii) transmitting sensed parameter data to the system server at transmission intervals.