Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra – Interprogram communication using message – Agent
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-25
2006-04-25
Bullock, Jr., Lewis A. (Department: 2195)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra
Interprogram communication using message
Agent
C709S202000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07036128
ABSTRACT:
A highly mobile, ambient computing environment is disclosed for serving a knowledge worker away from the their desk. The present invention allows a knowledge worker to get increased leverage from personal, networked, and interactive computing devices while in their car, airplane seat, or in a conference room with others. An Open Agent Architecture is used to incorporate elements such as GPS agents, speech recognition, and opportunistic connectivity among meeting participants. Communication and cooperation between agents are brokered by one or more facilitators, which are responsible for matching requests, from users and agents, with descriptions of the capabilities of other agents. It is not generally required that a user or agent know the identities, locations, or number of other agents involved in satisfying a request, and relatively minimal effort is involved in incorporating new agents and “wrapping” legacy applications. Extreme flexibility is achieved through an architecture organized around the declaration of capabilities by service-providing agents, the construction of arbitrarily complex goals by users and service-requesting agents, and the role of facilitators in delegating and coordinating the satisfaction of these goals, subject to advice and constraints that may accompany them.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5197005 (1993-03-01), Shwartz et al.
patent: 5386556 (1995-01-01), Hedin et al.
patent: 5434777 (1995-07-01), Luciw
patent: 5519608 (1996-05-01), Kupiec
patent: 5608624 (1997-03-01), Luciw
patent: 5697844 (1997-12-01), Von Kohorn
patent: 5721938 (1998-02-01), Stuckey
patent: 5729659 (1998-03-01), Potter
patent: 5748974 (1998-05-01), Johnson
patent: 5774859 (1998-06-01), Houser et al.
patent: 5794050 (1998-08-01), Dahlgren et al.
patent: 5802526 (1998-09-01), Fawcett et al.
patent: 5805775 (1998-09-01), Eberman et al.
patent: 5855002 (1998-12-01), Armstrong
patent: 5890123 (1999-03-01), Brown et al.
patent: 5948040 (1999-09-01), DeLorme et al.
patent: 5959596 (1999-09-01), McCarten et al.
patent: 5963940 (1999-10-01), Liddy et al.
patent: 6003072 (1999-12-01), Gerritsen et al.
patent: 6012030 (2000-01-01), French-St. George et al.
patent: 6021427 (2000-02-01), Spagna et al.
patent: 6026375 (2000-02-01), Hall et al.
patent: 6026388 (2000-02-01), Liddy et al.
patent: 6047127 (2000-04-01), McCarten et al.
patent: 6080202 (2000-06-01), Strickland et al.
patent: 6144989 (2000-11-01), Hodjat et al.
patent: 6173279 (2001-01-01), Levin et al.
patent: 6192338 (2001-02-01), Haszto et al.
patent: 6219676 (2001-04-01), Reiner
patent: 6226666 (2001-05-01), Chang et al.
patent: 6263322 (2001-07-01), Kirkevold et al.
patent: 6338081 (2002-01-01), Furusawa et al.
patent: 6339736 (2002-01-01), Moskowitz et al.
patent: 6519241 (2003-02-01), Theimer
patent: 6553310 (2003-04-01), Lopke
patent: 6594765 (2003-07-01), Sherman et al.
patent: 6757718 (2004-06-01), Halverson et al.
patent: 2001/0013051 (2001-08-01), Nakada et al.
patent: 2001/0039562 (2001-11-01), Sato
patent: 2003/0167247 (2003-09-01), Masuoka
patent: 0 803 826 (1997-10-01), None
patent: WO 00/11869 (2000-03-01), None
Moran, Douglas et al. Multimodal User Interfaces in the Open Agent Architecture. Jan. 1997.
Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents (FIPA). “FIPA, 97 Specification Part 5, Personal Assistant.” Oct. 10, 1997.
Khedro, Taha et al. “Concurrent Engineering Through Interoperable Software Agents.”
Espinoz, Fredrik. “sicsDAIS: Managing User Interaction with Multiple Agents.” Oct. 1998.
Nwana, Hyacinth et al. “Software Agent Technologies”. BT Technology Journal. 1998.
Busetta, Paolo et al. “The BDIM Agent Toolkit Design.” 1997.
Mayfield, James et al. “Desiderable for Agent Communication Languages.” Mar. 27-29, 1995.
Dowding, John et al., “Gemini: A Natural Language System For Spoken-Language Understanding”, SRI International.
http://www.ai.sri.com/˜oaa/infowiz.html, InfoWiz: An Animated Voice Interactive Information System, May 8, 2000.
Dowding, John, “Interleaving Syntax and Semantics in an Efficient Bottom-up Parser”, SRI International.
Moore, Robert et al., “Combining Linguistic and Statistical Knowledge Sources in a Natural-Language Processing for ATIS”, SRI International.
Stent, Amanda et al., “The CommandTalk Spoken Dialog System”, SRI International.
Moore, Robert et al., CommandTalk: A Spoken-Language Interface for Battlefield Simulations:, Oct. 23, 1997, SRI International.
Dowding, John et al., “Interpreting Language in Context in CommandTalk”, Feb. 5, 1999, SRI International.
Moran, Douglas B. et al., “Intelligent Agent-based User Interfaces”, Article Intelligence center, SRI International.
Martin, David L. et al., “Building Distributes Software Systems with the Open Agent Architecture”.
Julia, Luc. et al., “Cooperative Agents and Recognition System (CARS) for Drivers and Passengers”, SRI International.
Moran, Douglas et al., “Multimodal User Interfaces in the Open Agent Architecture”.
Cheyer, Adam et al., “Multimodal Maps: An Agent-based Approach”, SRI International.
Cutkosky, Mark R. et al., “An Experiment in Integrating Concurrent Engineering Systems”.
Martin, David et al., “Development Tools for the Open Agent Architecture”, The Practical Application of Intelleigent Agents and Multi-Agent Technology (PAAM96), London, Apr. 1996.
Cheyer, Adam et al., “The Open Agent Architecturetm”, SRI International. AI center.
Dejima, Inc., http://www.dejima.com/.
Cohen, Philip et al., “An Open Agent Architecture”, AAAI Spring Symposium, pp. 1-8, Mar. 1994.
Martin, David et al., “Information Brokering in an Agent Architecture”, Proceeding of the 2ndInt'l Conference on Practical Application of Intelligent Agents & Multi-Agent Technology, London, Apr. 1997.
Cheyer Adam
Julia Luc
Bullock, Jr. Lewis A.
Perkins Coie LLP
SRI International Offices
LandOfFree
Using a community of distributed electronic agents to... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Using a community of distributed electronic agents to..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Using a community of distributed electronic agents to... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3563143