RT-MLR: a hybrid framework for context-aware systems

This work presents a hybrid framework solution to describe context and develop context-aware systems. The framework intends to provide best domain knowledge expressiveness combining First Order Logic, Temporal Logic, and Fuzzy Logic. The framework engine was developed to be used in Object-Oriented systems, integrating the domain rules and system objects using an event-based architecture. The framework has been exemplified based on its capability to perform information fusion based on a heterogeneous context definition.