An automated shopping framework which employs migrating agents as a means to implement today's practices of online shopping is introduced. The system encompasses a new business market architecture which provides support for retailer agents and migrating shopper agents, with agent communication adhering to IEEE-FIPA specifications. The proposed system focuses on shopping input and protocols for the migrating shopper agent. Our experience shows that highly communicative migrating agents save more time in shopping on a large scale. However, migrating agents are susceptible to background noises that add load to the system.
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