SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOCIALIZING MACHINES USING AUTONOMOUS SOFTWARE AGENTS
A platform for socializing devices includes a knowledge database, a rules database, an event processor, an event queue, an advocate message processor, and an advocate message queue. A plurality of software advocates, each corresponding to a respective one of the devices, resides on the advocate message processor. The knowledge database includes a plurality of private social graphs, each corresponding to a respective one of the advocates. A policy database includes rules governing the relationships between and among the advocates and devices. The event processor is configured to process incoming payloads based on the knowledge database and the policy database.