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Method and apparatus for managing transactions with connected computers

Patent ·
OSTI ID:875079
 [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. Albuquerque, NM
  2. Corrales, NM
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The present invention provides a method and apparatus that make use of existing computer and communication resources and that reduce the errors and delays common to complex transactions such as international shipping. The present invention comprises an agent-based collaborative work environment that assists geographically distributed commercial and government users in the management of complex transactions such as the transshipment of goods across the U.S.-Mexico border. Software agents can mediate the creation, validation and secure sharing of shipment information and regulatory documentation over the Internet, using the World-Wide Web to interface with human users.

Research Organization:
SANDIA CORP
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Number(s):
US 6526443
OSTI ID:
875079
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (6)

Towards Flexible Teamwork journal July 1997
A retrospective view of FA/C distributed problem solving journal January 1991
Authenticated tracking and monitoring system (ATMS) tracking shipments from an Australian uranium mine conference January 1997
Stakeholder identification of advanced technology opportunities at international ports of entry report January 1997
Intelligent agents: theory and practice journal June 1995
Specification and Implementation of a Belief-Desire-Joint-Intention Architecture for Collaborative Problem Solving journal September 1993

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