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Managing system and managing method of mobile agent
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1998-12-17
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Granted: 2003-03-25
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Expires: 2018-12-17
Abstract
Abstract In a managing system of a mobile agent system, the mobile agent system comprises a plurality of agent systems for generating an agent, executing the agent and performing a movement processing of the agent, at least one agent holding server having an agent holding table, and a network connected thereto, and each of the plurality of agent systems has agent managing section to transfer the agent to the agent holding table of the agent holding server when the mobile agent system does not accept the agent in a case the agent is moved from the agent system under execution to the mobile agent system, and the agent holding server has server managing section to hold the agent in the agent managing table, and to move the agent when the mobile agent system can become accepting it.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiaki Takewaki
- 👤 Soomi Kim
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 18:36
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L41/00; H04L41/04; H04L41/046; H04L41/048; H04L67/00; H04L67/34; H04L69/00; H04L69/30; H04L69/32; H04L69/322; H04L69/329
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A managing system of a mobile-type agent system, wherein said mobile-type agent system comprises: a plurality of agent systems for generating an agent, executing the agent and performing a movement processing of the agent; at least one agent holding server having an agent holding table; and a network connected thereto, and wherein each of said plurality of agent systems has agent managing means to transfer said agent to said agent holding table of said agent holding server when a next one of said agent systems does not accept said agent in a case said agent is going to be moved from a current one of the agent systems to said next agent system, and said agent holding server has server managing means to hold said agent in said agent managing table, and to move said agent when said next agent system can accept said agent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A managing system of a mobile-type agent system, wherein said mobile-type agent system comprises: a plurality of agent systems for generating an agent, executing the agent and performing a movement processing of the agent; at least one agent holding server having an agent holding table; and a network connected thereto, and wherein each of said plurality of agent systems has agent managing means to transfer said agent to said agent holding table of said agent holding server when a next one of said agent systems does not accept said agent in a case said agent is going to be moved from a current one of the agent systems to said next agent system, and said agent holding server has server managing means to hold said agent in said agent managing table, and to move said agent when said next agent system can accept said agent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A managing system of a mobile-type agent system according to claim 1 , wherein said plurality of agent systems includes an agent client and an agent platform.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
92 words
A managing system of a mobile-type agent system according to claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of agent systems comprises: means for deactivating a first agent system which issues said agent first, until the issued agent is processed by other agent systems connected with said network and returns to the first agent system; and means for confirming a presence of said agent moving to the first agent system to said agent holding server after reactivating the first agent system, which issues the agent first, and requesting movement of the agent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
75 words
A managing system of a mobile-type agent system according to claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of agent systems further comprises: means for serializing said agent by a predetermined agent system and transferring said agent to said agent holding table of said agent holding server, when said next agent system can not accept the agent; and means for deserializing said serialized agent when said serialized agent is received through said agent holding server.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
110 words
A managing system of a mobile-type agent system according to claim 1 , wherein said plurality of agent systems further comprises: means for deactivating the first agent system which issues said agent first until the issued agent is processed by other agent systems connected with said network, and returns to the first agent system; means for requesting an itinerary of said agent moving to the first agent system from said agent holding table of said agent holding server after the first agent system issuing the agent first reactivates; and means for deserializing said agent moving to the first agent system when said agent has been serialized by another agent system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
99 words
A managing system of a mobile-type agent system according to claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of agent systems comprises: an agent transmitting and receiving section for transmitting and receiving said agent through said network; an agent storage section for holding a received agent; an agent manager for managing a generation of the agent, transmitting and receiving the agent, and an execution of the agent, and for moving the agent to said agent holding server, when said next agent system can not accept the agent; and an agent execution section for executing a processing of said agent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
A managing system of a mobile-type agent system according to claim 1 , wherein when an agent acceptance request is received from said next agent system, said agent holding server moves said agent to said next agent system stored in said agent holding table according to the request.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
A managing system of a mobile-type agent system according to claim 1 , wherein said agent holding server regularly monitors the activation state of said next agent system, and, when it is judged that said next agent system can accept said agent, moves said agent stored in said agent holding table to said next agent system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
A managing system of a mobile-type agent system according to claim 1 , wherein said agent has an information showing a position of said agent holding server, and the first agent system moves said agent to said agent holding server according to said position information.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
64 words
A managing system of a mobile-type agent system according to claim 1 , wherein said plural agent system further comprises: means for checking whether a plurality of same agents are to be moved to said next agent system exist, and for moving to said next agent system by bringing the plurality of agents together in one agent when the plurality of same agents exist.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
107 words
A managing system of a mobile-type agent system, wherein said mobile-type agent system comprises a plurality of agent systems for executing an agent, generating the agent, and moving the agent, and a network connected thereto, and wherein each of said plurality of agent systems comprises: means for serializing only an internal state of said plurality of agents when there are a plurality of agents of the same itinerary in a current one of the agent systems, and holding together the serialized states in a first one of the agents; and agent transfer means for moving the first agent to a next agent system by single transfer operation.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
107 words
A managing system of a mobile-type agent system, wherein said mobile-type agent system comprises a plurality of agent systems for executing an agent, generating the agent, and moving the agent, and a network connected thereto, and wherein each of said plurality of agent systems comprises: means for serializing only an internal state of said plurality of agents when there are a plurality of agents of the same itinerary in a current one of the agent systems, and holding together the serialized states in a first one of the agents; and agent transfer means for moving the first agent to a next agent system by single transfer operation.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
110 words
A managing system of a mobile agent system, wherein said mobile-type agent system comprises a plurality of agent systems for executing an agent, generating the agent, and moving the agent, and a network connected thereto, and wherein each of said plurality of agent systems comprises: means for serializing and for making another agent in the agent system hold collectively said serialized agents, when a next agent system is deactivated in spite of completing a processing of the agent; means for moving said agents to another one of the agent systems; and agent transfer means for deserializing the serialized agents and moving them, when the deactivated said next agent system activates.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
110 words
A managing system of a mobile agent system, wherein said mobile-type agent system comprises a plurality of agent systems for executing an agent, generating the agent, and moving the agent, and a network connected thereto, and wherein each of said plurality of agent systems comprises: means for serializing and for making another agent in the agent system hold collectively said serialized agents, when a next agent system is deactivated in spite of completing a processing of the agent; means for moving said agents to another one of the agent systems; and agent transfer means for deserializing the serialized agents and moving them, when the deactivated said next agent system activates.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
123 words
A method of managing an agent of a mobile-type agent system which has a plurality of agent systems for generating an agent, executing the agent and performing a movement processing of the agent; at least one agent holding server having an agent holding table; and a network connected thereto, comprising the steps of: transferring said agent to said agent holding table of said agent holding server when a next agent system does not accept said agent in a case said agent is moved from one of the agent systems to said next agent system; and moving said agent held in said agent holding table of said agent holding server to said next agent system when said next agent system can accept said agent.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
123 words
A method of managing an agent of a mobile-type agent system which has a plurality of agent systems for generating an agent, executing the agent and performing a movement processing of the agent; at least one agent holding server having an agent holding table; and a network connected thereto, comprising the steps of: transferring said agent to said agent holding table of said agent holding server when a next agent system does not accept said agent in a case said agent is moved from one of the agent systems to said next agent system; and moving said agent held in said agent holding table of said agent holding server to said next agent system when said next agent system can accept said agent.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
83 words
A method of managing an agent of a mobile-type agent system according to claim 13 , further comprising the steps of: deactivating a first agent system which issues said agent first, until the issued agent is processed by other agent systems connected with said network and returns to the owner agent system; and confirming an existence of the agent moving to the first agent system for said agent holding server after reactivating the first agent system, and requesting an itinerary of the agent.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
77 words
A method of managing an agent of a mobile-type agent system according to claim 13 , further comprising the steps of: serializing said agent by a predetermined one of the agent systems and transferring the serialized agent to said agent holding table of said agent holding server when a next agent system can not accept the agent; and deserializing said serialized agent from said agent holding server by said next agent system, which can accept said agent.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
98 words
A method of managing an agent of a mobile-type agent system according to claim 13 , further comprising the steps of: deactivating the first agent system which issues said agent first until the issued agent is processed by other agent systems connected with said network, and returns to the first agent system; confirming an existence of the agent moving to the first agent system for said agent holding server after reactivation, and requesting an itinerary of the agent; and deserializing the agent moving to the first agent system serialized by another one of the plurality of agent systems.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method of managing an agent of a mobile-type agent system according to claim 13 , wherein said agent holding server, which receives an agent acceptance request from said next agent system, moves said agent stored in said agent holding table according to the request to said next agent system.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method of managing an agent of a mobile-type agent system according to claim 13 , wherein the activation state of said next agent system is regularly monitored by said agent holding server, and, when it is judged that said next agent system can accept said agent, said agent stored in said agent holding table is moved.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method of managing an agent of a mobile agent system according to claim 13 , wherein said agent is moved to said agent holding server according to a position information of said agent holding server provided in said agent.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
62 words
A method of managing an agent of a mobile-type agent system according to claim 13 , further comprising the step of: checking whether a plurality of agents to be moved to said next agent system exist, and moving to said next agent system by bringing the plurality of agents together in one agent when the plurality of agents have a common itinerary.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
98 words
A method of managing an agent of a mobile-type agent system which has a plurality of agent systems for generating an agent, executing the agent and performing a movement processing of the agent; and a network connected thereto, comprising the steps of: serializing only an internal state of said plurality of agents when there are a plurality of agents of the same itinerary in one of the agent systems under execution, and holding the serialized agents together in one of the agents; and moving the agent brought together to a next agent system by a single transfer operation.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
98 words
A method of managing an agent of a mobile-type agent system which has a plurality of agent systems for generating an agent, executing the agent and performing a movement processing of the agent; and a network connected thereto, comprising the steps of: serializing only an internal state of said plurality of agents when there are a plurality of agents of the same itinerary in one of the agent systems under execution, and holding the serialized agents together in one of the agents; and moving the agent brought together to a next agent system by a single transfer operation.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
96 words
A method of managing an agent of a mobile-type agent system which has a plurality of agent systems for generating an agent, executing the agent and performing a movement processing of the agent; and a network connected thereto, comprising the steps of: serializing only an internal state of the agent, and holding another agent when a next agent system is not activated in spite of completing a processing of the agent with one of the agent systems; and deserializing the serialized agents and moving them to the next agent system, when the next agent system activates.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
96 words
A method of managing an agent of a mobile-type agent system which has a plurality of agent systems for generating an agent, executing the agent and performing a movement processing of the agent; and a network connected thereto, comprising the steps of: serializing only an internal state of the agent, and holding another agent when a next agent system is not activated in spite of completing a processing of the agent with one of the agent systems; and deserializing the serialized agents and moving them to the next agent system, when the next agent system activates.
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