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摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain the normal operation of an agent even with a computer that has limited resources. SOLUTION: In an agent system where the computers 1, 2 and 3 having agent managers M are connected together via a network 10, each of managers M decides the propriety of acceptance of an incoming agent based on the resources of its own computer and secures the normal operation of the agent. The propriety of acceptance of the agent is decided in two ways, that is, the number of agent is limited and the quantity of resources used by the agents is inquired. Otherwise, the agents are managed en bloc by an agent storage server 4.