Patent ID: 7472157

Claim:
A method of interacting with an information agent comprising: providing a first information agent as part of a first composition accessed by a first application, said first information agent comprising a software object, said first composition providing a first execution context for said first information agent; providing a second information agent as part of a second composition accessed by a second application, said second information agent comprising a software object, said second composition providing a second execution context for said second information agent; composing said second information agent into said first information agent; allowing a user to select said first information agent and relocate said first information agent outside of said first application; upon detecting said relocating, determining if sufficient infrastructure logic exists to allow said first information agent to operate in a new location; if said determining indicates that sufficient infrastructure does not exist, contacting an agent server to request necessary infrastructure logic; downloading and installing necessary infrastructure logic; and thereafter moving said first information agent to said new location such that said first information agent becomes part of a third composition that provides a third execution context for said first information agent, wherein said first application comprises a web browser and said first composition comprises a web page.