A plurality of information sources are arranged on a network. An agent program is self-transferred to access the plurality of information sources for executing an information acquiring process. An information service 1 is connected with the network to store an access condition to the plurality of information...http://www.google.com.tw/patents/US6505231?utm_source=gb-gplus-share專利 US6505231 - Software agent system for acquiring information from server arranged on network