System, method and apparatus for information collaboration between intelligent agents in a distributed network
First Claim
1. A system for exchanging information between a buyer and at least one of a plurality of sellers using computers that communicate over a distributed network, the system comprising:
- a buyer'"'"'s intelligent agent for receiving information regarding at least one selected item from at least one of a plurality of seller'"'"'s inter-agents and for sending information regarding said selected item to said least one seller'"'"'s inter-agents, said selected item being one of a group of individual product items and individual service items, at least one buyer'"'"'s input device in communication with said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent, said buyer'"'"'s input device for identifying a list of at least two sellers of said selected item, said at least one of a plurality of seller'"'"'s inter-agents for receiving information regarding said selected item from said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent and for sending information regarding said selected item to said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent, each of said plurality of sellers'"'"' agents representing a seller of said selected item, and wherein, when said list of sellers is received by said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent, said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent and said seller'"'"'s inter-agents representing said at least two sellers engage in an exchange of information regarding said selected item.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for the exchange of information between a buyer intelligent inter-agent and at least two seller intelligent inter-agents in a distributed commercial system. Collaboration processes facilitate multilateral requests for products, services and bundles that are made-to-order in a disintermediated commercial system. Collaboration allows multilateral multivariate customization in automated commerce. Information can be analyzed by AAs for interpretation by buyer or seller. Information collaboration can be concurrent with or prior to a CSA first search query and precedes automated transaction negotiation.
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1. A system for exchanging information between a buyer and at least one of a plurality of sellers using computers that communicate over a distributed network, the system comprising:
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a buyer'"'"'s intelligent agent for receiving information regarding at least one selected item from at least one of a plurality of seller'"'"'s inter-agents and for sending information regarding said selected item to said least one seller'"'"'s inter-agents, said selected item being one of a group of individual product items and individual service items, at least one buyer'"'"'s input device in communication with said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent, said buyer'"'"'s input device for identifying a list of at least two sellers of said selected item, said at least one of a plurality of seller'"'"'s inter-agents for receiving information regarding said selected item from said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent and for sending information regarding said selected item to said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent, each of said plurality of sellers'"'"' agents representing a seller of said selected item, and wherein, when said list of sellers is received by said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent, said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent and said seller'"'"'s inter-agents representing said at least two sellers engage in an exchange of information regarding said selected item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 50, 51)
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30. A system for information collaboration between a buyer and at least one of a plurality of sellers using computers that communicate over a distributed network, the system comprising:
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a buyer'"'"'s inter-agent for receiving information regarding at least one selected item from at least one of a plurality of seller'"'"'s inter-agents and for sending information regarding said selected item to said seller'"'"'s inter-agents, said selected item being one of a product or service, and said at least one of a plurality of seller'"'"'s inter-agents for receiving information regarding said selected item from said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent and for sending information regarding said selected item to said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent, wherein, when said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent transmits a set of minimally acceptable buyer'"'"'s specifications for said selected item to said plurality of seller'"'"'s inter-agents, said at least one of said plurality of seller'"'"'s inter-agents transmits to said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent a set of seller'"'"'s specifications available from a seller for said selected item that comply with said set of minimally acceptable buyer'"'"'s specifications, and wherein, when said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent transmits a set of minimally acceptable buyer'"'"'s transaction specifications for said selected item to said plurality of seller'"'"'s inter-agents, said at least one of said plurality of seller'"'"'s inter-agents transmits to said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent a set of seller'"'"'s transaction specifications available from a seller for said selected item that comply with said set of minimally acceptable buyer'"'"'s transaction specifications.
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31. A system for information collaboration between a buyer and at least one of a plurality of sellers using computers that communicate over a distributed network, the system comprising:
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a buyer'"'"'s inter-agent for receiving information regarding at least one selected item from at least one of a plurality of seller'"'"'s inter-agents and for sending information regarding said selected item to said seller'"'"'s inter-agents, said selected item being one of a group of individual product items and individual service items, and said at least one of a plurality of seller'"'"'s inter-agents for receiving information regarding said selected item from said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent and for sending information regarding said selected item to said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent, wherein, when said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent transmits a set of minimally acceptable buyer'"'"'s specifications for said selected item to said plurality of seller'"'"'s inter-agents, said at least one of said plurality of seller'"'"'s inter-agents transmits to said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent a set of seller'"'"'s specifications available from a seller for said selected item that comply with said set of minimally acceptable buyer'"'"'s specifications. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. A method for information collaboration between a buyer and at least one of a plurality of sellers using computers that communicate over a distributed network, the method comprising:
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transmitting from a buyer'"'"'s intelligent negotiation agent a set of minimally acceptable buyer'"'"'s specifications for a selected item to a plurality of seller'"'"'s intelligent negotiation agents, said selected item being one of a group of individual product items and individual service items, and transmitting from at least one of said plurality of seller'"'"'s intelligent negotiation agents to said buyer'"'"'s intelligent negotiation agent a set of seller'"'"'s specifications available from a seller for said selected item, said seller'"'"'s specifications in compliance with said set of minimally acceptable buyer'"'"'s specifications. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. A method for exchanging information between a buyer and at least one of a plurality of sellers using computers that communicate over a distributed network, the method comprising:
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transmitting from a buyer'"'"'s input device to a buyer'"'"'s intelligent negotiation agent a list of at least two sellers of a selected item, said selected item being one of a group of individual product items and individual service items, and exchanging information regarding said selected item between said buyer'"'"'s intelligent negotiation agent and at least one of a plurality of seller'"'"'s intelligent negotiation agents. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method for information collaboration between a buyer and at least one of a plurality of sellers using computers that communicate over a distributed network, the method comprising:
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transmitting from a buyer'"'"'s inter-agent to a plurality of seller'"'"'s intelligent negotiation agents a set of minimally acceptable buyer'"'"'s specifications for aselected item, said selected item one of a group of individual product items and individual service items, at least one of a plurality of sellers'"'"' inter-agents transmitting to said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent a set of seller'"'"'s specifications for items available from the seller, said set of seller'"'"'s specifications in compliance with said set of minimally acceptable buyer'"'"'s specifications, said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent transmitting a set of minimally acceptable buyer'"'"'s transaction specifications for said selected item to said plurality of sellers'"'"' inter-agents, and transmitting from at least one of said plurality of sellers'"'"' inter-agents transmits to said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent a set of seller'"'"'s transaction specifications available from a seller for said selected item, said set of seller'"'"'s transaction specifications in compliance with said set of minimally acceptable buyer'"'"'s transaction specifications.
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49. A computer program product comprising a machine readable medium on which is provided program instructions for performing a method for information collaboration between a buyer and at least one of a plurality of sellers using computers that communicate over a network, the program instructions comprising:
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program code for transmitting from a buyer'"'"'s intelligent negotiation agent a set of minimally acceptable buyer'"'"'s specifications for a selected item to a plurality of seller'"'"'s intelligent negotiation agents, said selected item being one of a group of individual product items and individual service items, and program code for transmitting from at least one of said plurality of seller'"'"'s intelligent negotiation agents to said buyer'"'"'s intelligent negotiation agent a set of seller'"'"'s specifications available from a seller for said selected item, said seller'"'"'s specifications in compliance with said set of minimally acceptable buyer'"'"'s specifications.
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52. A system for information collaboration between a buyer and at least one of a plurality of sellers using computers that communicate over a distributed network, the system comprising:
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a buyer'"'"'s inter-agent for receiving information regarding at least one selected item from at least one of a plurality of seller'"'"'s inter-agents and for sending information regarding said selected item to said seller'"'"'s inter-agents, said selected item being one of a product or service, and said at least one of a plurality of seller'"'"'s inter-agents for receiving information regarding said selected item from said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent and for sending information regarding said selected item to said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent, wherein, when said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent transmits a set of minimally acceptable buyer'"'"'s specifications for said selected item to said plurality of seller'"'"'s inter-agents, said at least one of said plurality of seller'"'"'s inter-agents transmits to said buyer'"'"'s inter-agent a set of seller'"'"'s specifications available from a seller for said selected item that comply with said set of minimally acceptable buyer'"'"'s specifications. - View Dependent Claims (53)
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Specification