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System, method and apparatus for aggregation of cooperative intelligent agents for procurement in a distributed network

  • US 20020069134A1
  • Filed: 12/03/2001
  • Published: 06/06/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/1999
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for cooperation between pools of buyer'"'"'s intelligent negotiation agents for procurement using a computer that communicates over a distributed network, the system comprising:

  • a pool of cooperative buyer'"'"'s intelligent negotiation agents, said plurality of cooperative buyer'"'"'s intelligent negotiation agents having a common interest, and at least one of a plurality of seller'"'"'s intelligent negotiation agents in communication with said pool, wherein, when said pool transmits to said at least one of a plurality of seller'"'"'s intelligent negotiation agents a request for a bid to sell at least one item, said request having a set of buyer-defined attributes minimally acceptable to said pool, said at least one seller'"'"'s intelligent negotiation agent submits that bid to said pool, said bid having a set of seller'"'"'s item specifications for at least one available item for sale by at least one of a plurality of sellers associated with said plurality of sellers'"'"' intelligent negotiation agents.

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