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Communication Of Medical Information Using Agents, John Mcgrory, Jane Grimson, Frank Clarke, Peter Gaffney
Communication Of Medical Information Using Agents, John Mcgrory, Jane Grimson, Frank Clarke, Peter Gaffney
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Agents are self-contained software entities which act faithfully and autonomously on behalf of a body of knowledge. They can operate in a standalone capacity, or as part of a social group collaborating and
coordinating activities with other software agents. To access their knowledge, agents are interfaced with
using message passing communication. The principle behind medical communications is to provide a means
for exchanging information and knowledge from one computerised location to another, whilst preserving its
true meaning and understanding between the listener and sender. Agent communication is similar to medical
communications, but must provide an additional framework element to allow …