DocumentCode
2754898
Title
Personal electronics, personal agents
Author
Kearney, Paul
Author_Institution
Distributed Intelligent Syst., Sharp Labs. of Eur. Ltd., Oxford, UK
fYear
1996
fDate
35185
Firstpage
42552
Lastpage
42557
Abstract
The world is fast becoming a giant heterogeneous information system in which personal electronics products (including PDAs, PCs, set-top-boxes, etc.) play a key role. The vast number and diversity of the components and uses of the system necessitates a decentralised, emergent organisation. The agent metaphor offers an attractive route to achieving such an organisation. I outline the role of agent software in personal electronics in mediating between the individual user and the available services. I also discuss various standardisation and interoperability issues affecting the practicality of agents in this role
Keywords
open systems; agent software; available services; decentralised emergent organisation; heterogeneous information system; individual user; interoperability; personal agents; personal electronics; standardisation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Intelligent Agents and Their Applications, IEE Colloquium on (Digest No: 1996/101)
Conference_Location
London
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/ic:19960653
Filename
573235
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