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The present invention relates to a problem with how to automatically or semi-automatically find and retrieve information for a user according to his preferences, is solved by sending an information object from a first interest agent to a second interest agent. Said information object comprising elec

The present invention relates to a problem with how to automatically or semi-automatically find and retrieve information for a user according to his preferences, is solved by sending an information object from a first interest agent to a second interest agent. Said information object comprising electronic information, a first array of references to other interest agents which recommends the electronic information and a second array of references to other interest agents which are indifferent to the content of the electronic information. Said second interest agent comprises a third array, where each position in said array comprises references to other interest agents and a confidence value. If the first agent which sent the information object is found in said third array and has a high confidence value the electronic information is presented before a user.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A method for finding and retrieving electronic information in a network, wherein:a first interest agent sends an information object to a second interest agent;said information object comprises electronic information, a first array of references to interest agents recomm

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A method for finding and retrieving electronic information in a network, wherein:a first interest agent sends an information object to a second interest agent;said information object comprises electronic information, a first array of references to interest agents recommending said electronic information and a second array of references to interest agents which are indifferent to said electronic information;said second interest agent comprises a third array where each position in said third array comprises at least a reference to an interest agent and a corresponding confidence value, and said second interest agent presents said electronic information to a user in dependence on the confidence value of the first interest agent;the second interest agent further comprises a first model of interest, and when the confidence in said first interest agent is not high enough to present the information, the electronic information is presented if the electronic information in said information object and said first model of interest of the second interest agent match; andthe first model of interest comprises a first hash table, in which table a unique word has a unique position and where each position has a value indicating the importance of said position.