Agent-based personal object management
First Claim
1. An object management system, said system coupled to a communications fabric, said system comprising:
- a plurality of personal objects;
a plurality of agents, each agent associated with a particular personal object from said plurality of personal objects, said each agent providing supervision and maintenance of said particular personal object;
a coordinating mechanic to control each of said plurality of agents, wherein messages between said coordinating mechanic and each of said plurality of agents is transported via said communications fabric;
at least one scoring module to compute a score indicative of a relative probability of future utility of each particular object from said plurality of personal objects; and
a decision module to make system decisions based upon at least said relative probability.
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Abstract
This invention provides systems, apparatus and methods for object management, employing agents for all personal computer objects. Personal objects survive in direct proportion to the degree to which they possess attributes that give them a competitive advantage in the use of the computing systems storage and name spaces. It employs an important competitive attribute of future utility. Since it is not always possible to accurately predict future utility, assessment of competitive advantage is based on secondary attributes that can be computed and that correlate with future utility, to a greater or lesser degree. It uses a ‘coordinating mechanic’ that monitors and controls relationships between personal objects and their agents. The term “object management” applies to computer systems, but is not necessarily limited to computer entities
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24 Claims
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1. An object management system, said system coupled to a communications fabric, said system comprising:
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a plurality of personal objects;
a plurality of agents, each agent associated with a particular personal object from said plurality of personal objects, said each agent providing supervision and maintenance of said particular personal object;
a coordinating mechanic to control each of said plurality of agents, wherein messages between said coordinating mechanic and each of said plurality of agents is transported via said communications fabric;
at least one scoring module to compute a score indicative of a relative probability of future utility of each particular object from said plurality of personal objects; and
a decision module to make system decisions based upon at least said relative probability. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20)
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16. A method comprising:
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providing a plurality of personal objects;
forming a plurality of agents, each agent being associated with a particular personal object from said plurality of personal objects, said each agent providing supervision and maintenance of said particular personal object;
controlling each of said plurality of agents with a coordinating mechanic. transporting messages between said coordinating mechanic and each of said plurality of agents;
computing a score indicative of a relative probability of future utility of each particular object from said plurality of personal objects; and
making system decisions based upon at least said relative probability. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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21. An architecture comprising a computer system comprising:
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a plurality of personal objects;
a plurality of agents, each of said agents being associated with and being coupled to a unique personal object from said plurality of personal objects, each agent providing supervision and maintenance of said unique personal object;
a coordinating mechanic for controlling each of said plurality of agents;
a communications fabric coupled to said coordinating mechanic for transporting messages between said coordinating mechanic and each of said plurality of agents;
at least one scoring module coupled to said communications fabric for computing a score indicative of a relative probability of future utility of each particular object from said plurality of personal objects; and
a decision module coupled to said communications fabric for making system decisions based upon at least said relative probability. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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