Computer system, message monitoring method and associated message transmission method
First Claim
1. A method executed by a manager agent for monitoring a message transmitted from an agent in an execution environment for agents, said execution environment included in a computer system, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a message transmitted from a specific agent;
searching for a registered condition by using contents of said message, and if there is a registered condition matched with said contents of said message, transmitting said message to an agent that registered said matched condition; and
transmitting said message to a destination agent of said message.
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Abstract
The customer agent 9 transmits a search request iSa to a manager 4, which in turn transmits a search request 15b to a shop agent 5. The shop agent 5 transmits a product information service message 16a to the manager 4. The manager 4 transmits a product information service message 1Gb to the customer agent 9 and a product information service message 1Gc to a shop agent 17. Eased on the thus monitored product information service message i6c, the shop agent 17 generates an associated information service message 18a and transmits it to the manager 4. The manager 4 then transmits an associated information service message 18b to the customer agent 9.
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16 Claims
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1. A method executed by a manager agent for monitoring a message transmitted from an agent in an execution environment for agents, said execution environment included in a computer system, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a message transmitted from a specific agent;
searching for a registered condition by using contents of said message, and if there is a registered condition matched with said contents of said message, transmitting said message to an agent that registered said matched condition; and
transmitting said message to a destination agent of said message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An associated message transmission method executed by an agent in a computer system including an execution environment for agents, the execution environment executing a manager agent for monitoring a message transmitted from the agent, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a message from another agent;
if the received message is a message addressed to a different agent, preparing an associated message that includes contents associated with the received message; and
transmitting the associated message to the different agent. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A storage medium storing a program for monitoring a message from an agent in a computer system including an execution environment for agents, said program enabling said computer system to perform the steps of:
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receiving a message from a specific agent;
searching for a registered condition by using contents of said message, and if there is a registered condition matched with said contents of said message, transmitting said message to an agent registering said matched condition; and
transmitting said message to a destination agent of said message. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A storage medium storing an agent in a computer system including an execution environment for agents, said execution environment executing a manager agent for monitoring a message from said agent, said agent causing said computer system to perform the steps of:
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receiving a message from another agent;
if the received message is a message addressed to a different agent, preparing an associated message that includes contents associated with the received message; and
transmitting said associated message to said different agent. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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