1. User Interface Agent
Matias Kassala
JYPE

2. Contents Software agent Agent system Background System structure
User interface agent
Base process
Evaluation
Conclusion
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3. Software agent Does tasks for an user or other software component
Concept for describing complex systems
Defined in terms of its behavior
Characteristics:
persistence
autonomy
social ability
reactivity
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4. Agent system
Individual agents form an agent system by collaborating and communicating
Agent system is capable of reaching goals that are impossible for single agent or traditional system
Human society can be viewed as an example of multi-agent system
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5. Background Health consultation system An existing agent-based system
Developed at Kinoshita laboratory
Keeps record of an user’s medical data
Analyzes data
gives advice
Simple interface
made for testing purpose
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6. Other agents (Health consultation system)
System structure
User
Base process
User Agent
Other agents (Health consultation system)
My work consists of two main parts:
User Agent
Base process
Graphical User Interface
Data management
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7. User interface agent
User interface agent sends and receives messages from other agents and performs tasks according these messages
Is able to do same things as a human user using the GUI.
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8. Function of the interface agent
User
Behavior of Interface Agent
Receives a message containing login data
Performs login with login data
Receives a message requesting user data
Gets data by performing base process function
Other agent
Base process
Other agent
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9. Base process Graphical user interface Authentication Data Management
Login / Logout
Username and password
Data Management
View / edit / delete user data
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10. Implemented Interface
Evaluation
Implemented Interface
Old interface
Limited number of users
All data viewable by any user
Not an agent based system
New Interface
User authentication
Data management
Agent based system
Easy to use
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11. Conclusion Introduced to agent technology Designed an agent
Implemented an user interface agent for Health consultation system
Future work
Increasing usability
Specialization for needs of a certain user group
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