The InfoSleuth Agent System

Users make requests to InfoSleuth from a domain-independent or domain-specific applet. Requests are made against an ontology specifying his domain of interest. The applet forwards the request to the agent system. Within the agent system, agents cooperate to satisfy the request oll behalf of the user. Each request is processed by the available agents at the time of the request. Results are presentcd cithcr within the user's apptet or within a specialized result applet.