WO2001002952A3 - Improved software interface agent - Google Patents

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WO2001002952A3
WO2001002952A3 PCT/GB2000/002560 GB0002560W WO0102952A3 WO 2001002952 A3 WO2001002952 A3 WO 2001002952A3 GB 0002560 W GB0002560 W GB 0002560W WO 0102952 A3 WO0102952 A3 WO 0102952A3
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Alan John Dix
Russell Beale
Andrew Michael Wood
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Aqtive Ltd
Alan John Dix
Russell Beale
Andrew Michael Wood
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/44—Arrangements for executing specific programs
    • G06F9/451—Execution arrangements for user interfaces
    • G06F9/453—Help systems

Abstract

A software agent is described that can suggest to the user appropriate software services, documents or other resources on a network or local computer. It also describes a novel software framework for the implementation of software agents and several other embodiments of the underlying invention. The underlying software framework, aQtiveSpace, is based on component programs called Qbits which have a variety of types of interaction which together allow highly flexible interconnection. The main embodiment, referred to in this document as aQtiveDesk and available commercially as onCue, is a desktop software agent that watches the users activity and each time the user copies text or other data it uses various recogniser programs (implemented as Qbits) to determine what kind of data is provided and then invokes various service programs (also Qbits) depending on the kind of data. These services include local desktop applications, Internet applications and shortcuts to web pages. Other embodiments, BrainStorm, SiteStore and DeskStore, also incorporate the principle of suggesting appropriate resources based on the users current activity and context.
PCT/GB2000/002560 1999-07-05 2000-07-03 Improved software interface agent WO2001002952A2 (en)

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