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EP0669733A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Network agents

Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1995-02-15
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2015-02-15
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Abstract

Abstract A network agent system in which the functions of the agent are partitioned between a task agent and a user agent for each user of the the agent system. The task agent and the user agents communicate by means of a protocol which is implemented in electronic mail messages. The messages of the protocol are intensional rather than extensional, and the response of a user agent to a message is determined by the user's hardware environment and preferences. The partition of the functions and the use of electronic mail as the communications medium provide important advantages in the areas of security, privacy, and adaptability. The disclosed network agent is a scheduler for visitors. Features of the scheduler include a user interface which offers more than a yes-no choice and the translation of the scheduling problem into a general integer programming problem.

Inventors

  • 👤 Michael Harlan Coen
  • 👤 Henry Alexander Kautz
  • 👤 Steven Paul Ketchpel
  • 👤 Bart Selman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 12:50
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L51/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 88 words
Apparatus for implementing an agent which performs a task for one or more entities in a computer system, the apparatus comprising: a task agent for performing aspects of the task which involve more than one of the entities; an entity agent associated with each of the entities; and means for transferring messages governed by a common protocol between the task agent and the entity agents, each entity agent responding to the messages in a fashion which varies according at least to the environment of the entity agent's entity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 90 words
Apparatus including a client and a server, the apparatus being used in an environment having an electronic mail system for transferring electronic mail messages and the apparatus having the improvement comprising: means in the client for generating electronic mail messages for the server according to a protocol and responding to electronic mail messages from the server according to the protocol and means in the server for generating electronic mail messages for the client according to the protocol and responding to electronic mail messages from the client according to the protocol.

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