Information routing
US6266667A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99953
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a problem with how to automatically or semi-automatically find and retrieve information for a user according to his preferences, is solved by sending an information object from a first interest agent to a second interest agent. Said information object comprising electronic information, a first array of references to other interest agents which recommends the electronic information and a second array of references to other interest agents which are indifferent to the content of the electronic information. Said second interest agent comprises a third array, where each position in said array comprises references to other interest agents and a confidence value. If the first agent which sent the information object is found in said third array and has a high confidence value the electronic information is presented before a user.
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