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In this paper, we propose a flexible multi-agent model, called Field Reactor Model (FRM) for open system environment such as ubiquitous computing. FRM unifies indirect communication with an abstract medium and pattern-oriented message communication. The collaboration method among agents is pattern directed message collaboration that yields functional relations among patterns of agents. The pattern directed message collaboration enables agents on heterogeneous platforms to create collaboration each other and supports to change collaboration dynamically. We describe how to apply the computation scheme originated from dataflow to the pattern directed message collaboration. Also, we show the flexibility of FRM with an example of file format translations.
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Iwao, T., Okada, M., Takada, Y., Amamiya, M. (1999). Flexible Multi-agent Collaboration Using Pattern Directed Message Collaboration of Field Reactor Model. In: Nakashima, H., Zhang, C. (eds) Approaches to Intelligence Agents. PRIMA 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 1733. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-46693-2_1
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