Parallel Agents and Manager System

Abstract

A system having an agent manager and a plurality of parallel agents for assisting a user in reaching a conclusion is provided in at least one embodiment. In at least one embodiment, the system is in communication with at least one database housing information to be analyzed by at least one of the agents. Further embodiments include the operation of the system and its interaction with the at least one database. In at least one further embodiment, the method includes the development and publication of the agents.

1 . A system comprising:
 an agent manager having
 an interface for interacting with at least one external database, 
 an internal database, and 
 a controller connected to said interface and said internal database; and 
   a plurality of agents in communication with at least one of said agent manager and an agent database interface for communicating with at least one external database; and   wherein said internal database of said agent manager includes a technical area for each agent in communication with said agent manager, and   said controller controls publication of information from said interface to said plurality of agents based at least one the technical area of each agent in said internal database.   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said controller publishes all information received through said interface to all agents in communication with said agent manager. 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said agent manager further includes a display generator,
 said display generator creates a graphical user interface for displaying any output received from agents in communication with said agent manager.   
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 3 , wherein said controller monitors the operation of the agents and provides this information to said display generator for display. 
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said interface monitors the availability of data in any database in communication with said interface, and
 said controller publishes data as it becomes available in any connected external database to said plurality of agents.   
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said interface monitors any connected external database in communication with said interface for predetermined events before pulling data for publication by said controller to any agents in communication with said agent manager. 
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 1 , further comprising an electronic medical record system having at least one of said at least one external databases interacting with said interface. 
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein each agent performs a series of flow steps based on at least one publication. 
     
     
         9 . A system comprising:
 an agent manager having
 an interface for interacting with at least one external database, 
 an internal database, and 
 a controller connected to said interface and said internal database; and 
   a plurality of agents in communication with said agent manager, each agent having
 a data input in communication with said controller of said agent manager, and 
 a module having a plurality of predetermined flow steps for processing information substantially in parallel with the other agents to provide an output to said agent manager where the output is based on at least one input received from said agent manager by said agent and the predetermined flow steps are based on at least one publication; and 
   wherein said internal database of said agent manager includes an entry for each agent in communication with said agent manager.   
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein
 each entry in said internal database includes a technical area for each agent,   said controller controls the flow of information from said interface to said plurality of agents based at least on the technical area of each agent in said internal database.   
     
     
         11 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein said controller publishes all information received through said interface to all agents in communication with said agent manager. 
     
     
         12 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein said agent manager further includes a display generator,
 said display generator creates a graphical user interface for displaying any output received from agents in communication with said agent manager, and   said controller monitors the operation of the agents and provides this information to said display generator for display.   
     
     
         13 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein said interface monitors the availability of data in any database in communication with said interface, and
 said controller publishes data as it becomes available in any connected external database.   
     
     
         14 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein said interface monitors any connected external database in communication with said interface for predetermined events before pulling data for publication by said controller to any agents in communication with said agent manager. 
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 9 , further comprising an electronic medical record system having at least one of said at least one external databases interacting with said database interface of each agent. 
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein each of said agents are dependent on said agent manager for publication of information used as input into said agent. 
     
     
         17 . A system comprising:
 an electronic medical record system having at least one records database;   an agent manager having
 an interface for interacting with at least one records database of said electronic medical record system, 
 an internal database, and 
 a controller connected to said interface and said internal database; and 
   a plurality of agents in communication with said agent manager, each agent having a plurality of predetermined flow steps for processing information substantially in parallel with the other agents to provide an output to said agent manager, the output is based on at least one input received from said agent manager by said agent, the predetermined flow steps are based on external resources; and   wherein said internal database of said agent manager includes an entry for each agent in communication with said agent manager, and   each entry in said internal database includes a technical area for each agent,   said controller publishes information from said interface to said plurality of agents based at least on the technical area of each agent in said internal database.   
     
     
         18 . The system according to  claim 16 , wherein at least one agent is in communication with said electronic medical record system. 
     
     
         19 . The system according to  claim 16 , wherein said agent manager further includes a display generator,
 said display generator creates a graphical user interface for displaying any output received from agents in communication with said agent manager, and   said controller monitors the operation of the agents and provides this information to said display generator for display.   
     
     
         20 . The system according to  claim 16 , wherein said interface monitors the availability of data in said electronic medical records system in communication with said interface, and
 said controller publishes data as it becomes available in any connected external database.   
     
     
         21 . The system according to  claim 16 , wherein the predetermined flow steps are based on at least one publication.