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System and method for the co-ordination and control of information supply using a distributed multi-agent platform

  • US 7,231,416 B1
  • Filed: 06/11/1999
  • Issued: 06/12/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A distributed platform for co-ordinating user access to information provided by content service providers, the platform comprising:

  • (a) a user interface;

    (b) a first advertising board for advertising services of information brokers;

    (c) a first searching agent for searching the first advertising board for services based on a request from the user;

    (d) a second advertising board for advertising the services of at least two separate information content suppliers;

    (e) a second searching agent for searching the second advertising board for available services based on results of the search of the first advertising board and the request from the user, and(f) means for providing the results of the search of the second advertising board from the second advertising board to the first advertising board, and transferring the results from the first advertising board to the user interface through the first searching agent.

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