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Inter-agent communication

  • US 20070162540A1
  • Filed: 03/18/2005
  • Published: 07/12/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of communicating between software agents in a multi-agent system, comprising the steps of:

  • (i) receiving, at a software agent of said system, a conversation model defining a sequence of executable tasks for implementing a role in a conversation between agents;

    (ii) identifying ontology items used in the conversation model in respect of said role;

    (iii) determining, for each identified ontology item, whether the software agent is operable to provide or to process the identified ontology item; and

    (iv) in the event that the result of said determining step (iii) is positive, executing the conversation model to implement said role in the conversation.

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