Patent ID: 6085222
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
A communication system for a computer network having different networks, comprising:agent means for communicating with one another, thereby to perform communication controls of communication data which are exchanged through the computer network;gateway means for connecting the different networks, each of said gateway means including agent platform means for accepting and running at least one of said agent means;terminal means, each including at least one of said agent means, for performing data communication through said computer network; andagent manager means for managing said agent means operating to sense situations of said terminal means and said computer network, as well as changes of said situations and for transmitting said agent means to an appropriate gateway means in accordance with the change of the situation of said computer network; whereinthe gateway agents run in the gateway means, and the terminal agents run in the terminal means acquire information on said terminal means and information on a situation of the network, as well as a change of situation, respectively, and the gateway agents and the terminal agents communicate with each other, thereby to cooperate while exchanging the information items respectively acquired.