Patent ID: 6182055
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: G06N,G06Q

Abstract:
A cooperative inferring apparatus linked to other cooperative inferring apparatus via a communication network, each cooperative inferring apparatus comprising:an inferring part configured to infer a solution for a particular problem;a proposal creating part configured to create a proposal for a negotiation with at least one of the other cooperative inferring apparatus when the inferring part requires a negotiated agreement with the at least one other cooperative inferring apparatus so as to infer a solution to the particular problem;a communicating part configured to transmit the proposal to the at least one other cooperative inferring apparatus and to receive a reply from the at least one other cooperative inferring apparatus indicating whether the at least one other cooperative inferring apparatus will accept the proposal;an agreement confirming part configured to transmit a message to the at least one other cooperative inferring apparatus requesting the at least one other cooperating inferring apparatus send an inferred state response indicating whether the at least one other cooperating inferring apparatus accepts or refuses an inferred state corresponding to the proposal as a settled inferred state and to receive the inferred state response from the at least one other cooperating inferring apparatus; andan informing part configured to inform the at least one other cooperative inferring apparatus that the inferred state is settled when the inferred state response indicates acceptance.