ARCHITECTURE FOR A SYSTEM OF PORTABLE INFORMATION AGENTS

• US 20120047197A1
• Filed: 11/01/2011
• Published: 02/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brice Rive, Jean-Christophe Arnulfo, Michael Tolson
• Original Assignee: Brice Rive, Jean-Christophe Arnulfo, Michael Tolson
• Inventors: Tolson, Michael, Arnulfo, Jean-Christophe, Rive, Brice
• Granted Patent: US 8,291,082 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/105 involving programming of a portable memory device, e.g. IC cards, "electronic purses"
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/108 Remote banking, e.g. home banking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements

Abstract

A method and system for providing enhanced intelligent agents that are moveable by a user from a browser application to a desktop. In specific embodiments, agents provide advanced interactive graphics and communications back to a server.

Claims

1-13. -13. (canceled)

14. A method comprising:

accessing a first information agent using a first application operating on a first data processing system;

selecting the first information agent and electronically relocating the first information agent outside of the first application;

determining whether sufficient logic exists to allow the first information agent to operate in a new location;

contacting an agent server operating on a second data processing system to request the logic; and

moving the first information agent to the new location using the first system and the second system.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the first application is an email client and the first information agent is an email message.

16. The method of claim 14 comprising determining whether infrastructure logic exists to allow the first information agent to operate in the new location.

17. The method of claim 16 comprising contacting an agent server to request the infrastructure logic.

18. The method of claim 16 further comprising downloading and installing the infrastructure logic.

19. The method of claim 16 further comprising accessing a second information agent by a second application, wherein the second information agent is composed into the first information agent.

20. The method of claim 14 comprising selecting the new location from a desktop provided by an operating system, a different application, and a different computer platform with a different operating system.

21. A method comprising:

accessing a first information agent by a first application operating on a first data processing system;

electronically relocating the first information agent outside of the first application;

electronically determining if sufficient logic exists to allow the first information agent to operate in a new location;

contacting an agent server operating on a second data processing system to request the logic;

downloading and installing the logic;

relocating the first information agent to the new location subsequent to the installation of the logic;

determining if infrastructure logic exists to allow the first information agent to operate in the new location; and

contacting an agent server to request the infrastructure logic.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein the first application is an email client and the first information agent is an email message.

23. The method of claim 21 co p sing downloading and installing the infrastructure logic.

24. The method of claim 21 further comprising:

accessing a second information agent by a second application; and

composing the second information agent into the first information agent.

25. A method comprising:

accessing a first application operating on a first data processing system using a first information agent;

configuring a first system for allowing selection of the first information agent and electronic relocation of the first information agent outside of the first application;

configuring a second system for electronically determining if sufficient logic exists to allow the first information agent to operate in a new location;

configured the second system for contacting an agent server operating on a second data processing system to request the logic;

configured the second system for downloading and installing the logic; and

relocating the first information agent to the new location subsequent to the installation of the logic.

26. The method of claim 25 wherein the first application is an email client and the first information agent is an email message.

27. The method of claim 25 comprising configuring the second system to determine whether infrastructure logic exists to allow the first information agent to operate in the new location.

28. The method of claim 27 comprising configuring the second system to contact an agent server to request the infrastructure logic.

29. The method of claim 27 comprising configuring the second system to download and install the infrastructure logic.

30. The method of claim 27 further comprising:

accessing a second information using a second application; and

composing the second information agent into the first information agent.

31. The method of claim 25 further comprising selecting the new location from a desktop provided by an operating system, a different application, and a different computer platform with a different operating system.