Internet of things context-enabled device-driven tracking

An apparatus comprising:

• a network interface unit to enable communication over a network;
• and
• a processor coupled to the network interface unit, configured to:
• determine that a network connected device is to control monitoring of the network connected device performed by a first network connected sensor;
• establish a first connection over the network between the network connected device and the first network connected sensor, the first connection providing control of the first network connected sensor by the network connected device via first instruction messages sent from the network connected device to the first network connected sensor via the network;
• receive a message, via the network interface, indicating that the network connected device has undergone a context change, wherein the context change comprises an indication that the network connected device should be monitored by a second network connected sensor, and wherein the message is received from at least one of the first network connected sensor, the second network connected sensor or the network connected device;
• and
• establish a second connection over the network between the network connected device and the second network connected sensor, the second connection providing control of the second network connected sensor by the network connected device of monitoring of the network connected device by the second network connected sensor via second instruction messages sent from the network connected device to the second network connected sensor via the network.

One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media encoded with software comprising computer executable instructions and when the software is executed operable to:

• determine, at a server, that a network connected device, connected to a network, is to control monitoring of the network connected device performed by a first network connected sensor;
• establish, via the server, a first connection over the network between the network connected device and the first network connected sensor, the first connection providing control of the first network connected sensor by the network connected device via first instruction messages sent from the network connected device to the first network connected sensor via the network;
• receive a message at the server via the network indicating that the network connected device has undergone a context change, wherein the context change comprises an indication that the network connected device should be monitored by a second network connected sensor, and wherein the messaged is received from at least one of the first network connected sensor, the second network connected sensor or the network connected device;
• and
• establish, via the server, a second connection over the network between the network connected device and the second network connected sensor, the second connection providing control of the second network connected sensor by the network connected device of monitoring of the network connected device by the second network connected sensor via second instruction messages sent from the network connected device to the second network connected sensor via the network.