Distributed information collecting system
First Claim
1. A distributed information system comprisinga communication section to be mounted in a first mobile unit, configured to receive an agent program which is an autonomous program to collect information, from a second mobile unit;
- a control section to be mounted in the first mobile unit, configured to perform a control action in response to a request of the agent program sent form the second mobile unit;
a management section to be mounted in the first mobile unit, configured to allow delivery of information based on a result of the control action to the second mobile unit;
a server-side communicating section configured to accept agent programs from a plurality of mobile units; and
a server-side mediating section configured to provide a virtual space to allow interaction among the agent programs which are autonomous programs;
wherein the server-side mediating section comprises a transfer section to enable an agent program to move from the virtual space to another mobile unit.
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Abstract
A distributed information system includes a communicating section, a control section and a management section. The communication section is to be mounted in a first mobile unit such as a vehicle, to receive an agent program which is an autonomous program to collect information, from a second mobile unit. The control section to be mounted in the first mobile unit performs a control action in response to a request of the agent program sent from the second mobile unit. The management section to be mounted in the first mobile unit is configured to allow delivery of information on a result of the control action to the second mobile unit.
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15 Claims
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1. A distributed information system comprising
a communication section to be mounted in a first mobile unit, configured to receive an agent program which is an autonomous program to collect information, from a second mobile unit; -
a control section to be mounted in the first mobile unit, configured to perform a control action in response to a request of the agent program sent form the second mobile unit; a management section to be mounted in the first mobile unit, configured to allow delivery of information based on a result of the control action to the second mobile unit; a server-side communicating section configured to accept agent programs from a plurality of mobile units; and a server-side mediating section configured to provide a virtual space to allow interaction among the agent programs which are autonomous programs; wherein the server-side mediating section comprises a transfer section to enable an agent program to move from the virtual space to another mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A distributed information collecting and delivering system comprising:
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a server-side communicating section accepting agent programs which are autonomous programs, from a plurality of mobile units; and a server-side mediating section providing a virtual space on which the agent programs interact with each other; wherein the server-side mediating section includes map data for providing the virtual space representing a two-dimensional space, and places each of the agents programs on the virtual space in accordance with information on a position of each agent program.
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