Title:
AUTONOMOUS INTELLIGENT AGENTS FOR THE ANNOTATION OF GENOMIC DATABASES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1998047086
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A genomic database system that makes use of autonomous agents for providing access to the database. The autonomous agents, which are preferably implemented in a multitasking environment, each seek target data to be processed and then call a program to process the target data. The results of the program are then placed in the database. The autonomous agent model permits the sequence data and processing programs to be changed without the need to be concerned with data synchronization or heterogeneity. The agents may be implemented as object oriented programs that permit the extraction of generic software code in an agent code base. The agents may implement annotation functions, analysis algorithms, or may control the assembly of gene sequences.
Inventors:
ADAMS R MARK
Application Number:
PCT/US1998/007327
Publication Date:
February 11, 1999
Filing Date:
April 14, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ALPHA GENE INC (US)
International Classes:
G16B50/30; G06F17/30; (IPC1-7): G06F17/30
Foreign References:
| EP0646883A1 | 1995-04-05 |
Other References:
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