USING A RULE ENGINE TO MANIPULATE SEMANTIC OBJECTS

Provided are techniques for the manipulation of semantic objects within a semantic store, including a semantic reasoning apparatus comprising a processor; a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium; a semantic store comprising a plurality of semantic objects; a semantic model; a rule, comprising a condition part and an action part; wherein the rule is based upon the semantic model and configured to execute the action part in response to a determination that the condition part is satisfied by one or more objects of the plurality of semantic objects and a semantic driver that employs the semantic model as input for driving behavior, comprising logic for determining that the condition part is satisfied by the one or more objects of the plurality of objects; and modifying a semantic object of the plurality of semantic objects in conformity to the action part in response to the determining that the condition part is satisfied.