Patent · US Expired

Transfer of basic knowledge to agents

US6795969B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5Claims
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Filing dateOct 11, 2001
Grant dateSep 21, 2004
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Expiry dateJan 18, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/468
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of establishing a process agent comprising storing a library of first software programs representing system resources, storing a second software program representing a corresponding service agent which includes pointers to associated ones of the first software programs which are represented by the service agent, storing a software program for invoking a general process, including the steps of: requesting a usage right for functional services represented by the service agent required by the general process, sending pointers to system resources required for the general process from the service agent to the software program for operating the general process, and storing the pointers sent from the service agent in association with the software program for operating the general process, and executing the software program for operating the general process using the system resources identified by the stored pointers.

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