MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES FOR TASKS WITH VIRTUAL COMPOSITE SERVICE AGENTS
First Claim
1. A method for managing resources for tasks, the method compromising:
- storing requirements and restrictions associated with a task in a rules database; and
displaying a graphical user interface including resource icons of resources that can, at least partially, fulfill the requirements of the task, and a virtual service agent (VSA) icon of a VSA associated with the task such that when a resource icon is attempted to be dragged and dropped onto the VSA icon, the graphical user interface permits and prohibits the dragging and dropping responsive to a rules-checking module that checks violations of the restrictions and a checking module that ensures that at least one resource includes a software agent configured to answer natural language questions by querying data repositories, and applying language processing, information retrieval and machine learning to determine answers to the natural language questions.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer product for managing resources for tasks. An example system includes a rules database storing requirements and restrictions associated with a task. A graphical user interface contains resource icons of resources that can, at least partially, fulfill the requirements of the task and a virtual service agent (VSA) icon of a VSA associated with the task. When a resource icon is attempted to be dragged and dropped onto the VSA icon, the graphical user interface permits or prohibits the dragging and dropping responsive to a rules-checking module that checks violations of the restrictions. Furthermore, an agent-checking module ensures that at least one resource includes a software agent configured to answer natural language questions. The software agent queries data repositories and applies language processing, information retrieval, and machine learning to arrive at a conclusion.
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1. A method for managing resources for tasks, the method compromising:
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storing requirements and restrictions associated with a task in a rules database; and displaying a graphical user interface including resource icons of resources that can, at least partially, fulfill the requirements of the task, and a virtual service agent (VSA) icon of a VSA associated with the task such that when a resource icon is attempted to be dragged and dropped onto the VSA icon, the graphical user interface permits and prohibits the dragging and dropping responsive to a rules-checking module that checks violations of the restrictions and a checking module that ensures that at least one resource includes a software agent configured to answer natural language questions by querying data repositories, and applying language processing, information retrieval and machine learning to determine answers to the natural language questions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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