Goal Overview Diagram
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| Name | default |
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| Prometheus version | 2.5f |
| Report generation date | 2007-01-26 |
Goal Overview Diagram
Goals
Goal There are no offerings
| Name | There are no offerings |
| Description | Goal of having no offering |
| Subgoals | |
| OR refinement | No |
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Goal There are bids
| Name | There are bids |
| Description | Goal that there are more bids |
| Subgoals | Check other bids |
| OR refinement | No |
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Goal Assign maximum bidder
| Name | Assign maximum bidder |
| Description | Goal of assigning the maximum bidder |
| Subgoals | |
| OR refinement | No |
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Goal Bid for the object
| Name | Bid for the object |
| Description | Goal of bidding |
| Subgoals | |
| OR refinement | No |
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Goal Check utility
| Name | Check utility |
| Description | Goal of checking utility of buyers |
| Subgoals | Check happiness |
| OR refinement | No |
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Goal Check happiness
| Name | Check happiness |
| Description | Check the happiness of buyers |
| Subgoals | Buyer is going to bid, Buyer is passing |
| OR refinement | No |
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Goal Check other bids
| Name | Check other bids |
| Description | Goal of checking bids of other buyers |
| Subgoals | Assign maximum bidder |
| OR refinement | No |
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Goal Check price
| Name | Check price |
| Description | Goal of checking a price |
| Subgoals | Broadcast offer |
| OR refinement | No |
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Goal Broadcast offer
| Name | Broadcast offer |
| Description | Goal of broadcasting an offer |
| Subgoals | Check utility, There are bids, There are no offerings, There is a winner |
| OR refinement | No |
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Goal Buyer is going to bid
| Name | Buyer is going to bid |
| Description | Goal of the buyer of going for bidding |
| Subgoals | Bid for the object |
| OR refinement | No |
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Goal Buyer is passing
| Name | Buyer is passing |
| Description | Goal of a buyer to pass |
| Subgoals | |
| OR refinement | No |
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Goal There is a winner
| Name | There is a winner |
| Description | Goal of having a winner |
| Subgoals | Check the history of bids |
| OR refinement | No |
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Goal Check the history of bids
| Name | Check the history of bids |
| Description | Goal of checking the history of bids |
| Subgoals | Deliver the object |
| OR refinement | No |
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Goal Deliver the object
| Name | Deliver the object |
| Description | Role of finishing an auction |
| Subgoals | Pay, Update happiness |
| OR refinement | No |
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Goal Update happiness
| Name | Update happiness |
| Description | Goal of updating happiness |
| Subgoals | |
| OR refinement | No |
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Goal Update money
| Name | Update money |
| Description | Goal of updating the money |
| Subgoals | |
| OR refinement | No |
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Goal Pay
| Name | Pay |
| Description | Goal of paying |
| Subgoals | Update money |
| OR refinement | No |
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Roles Diagram
Roles
Role Process offer
| Name | Process offer |
| Description | Role of processing a bid |
| Percepts | Auctioneer offers |
| Actions | |
| Information used | |
| Information produced | Bid history |
| Goals | Bid for the object, Check utility, Check happiness |
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Role Process bid
| Name | Process bid |
| Description | Role of processing a bid |
| Percepts | Buyer bids |
| Actions | |
| Information used | |
| Information produced | Utility matrix |
| Goals | Assign maximum bidder, Check other bids |
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Role Make an offer
| Name | Make an offer |
| Description | role of making an offer |
| Percepts | There are things to sell |
| Actions | |
| Information used | |
| Information produced | Price list, Object list |
| Goals | Check price, Broadcast offer |
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Role Finish the auction
| Name | Finish the auction |
| Description | |
| Percepts | Auction finishes |
| Actions | |
| Information used | |
| Information produced | Object list |
| Goals | Check the history of bids, Deliver the object, Update money |
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Role Receive an object
| Name | Receive an object |
| Description | Role of receiving an object |
| Percepts | Object arrives |
| Actions | |
| Information used | Object list |
| Information produced | |
| Goals | Pay, Update happiness |
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System Overview Diagram
Agents
Agent Auctioneer
| Name | Auctioneer |
| Description | It«s an individual with the need or desire of selling some goods, at the highest price possible. |
| Cardinality minimum | 0 |
| Cardinality maximum | 0 |
| Lifetime | |
| Initialisation | |
| Demise | |
| Incoming messages | Bid: Buyer --> Auctioneer, Pass: Buyer --> Auctioneer |
| Outgoing messages | Offer: Auctioneer --> Buyer, Deliver: Auctioneer --> Buyer |
| Internal messages | |
| Percepts | There are things to sell, Buyer bids, Auction finishes |
| Actions | |
| Uses data | |
| Produces data | |
| Internal data | Bid history |
| Goals | Check price, Broadcast offer, Assign maximum bidder, Check other bids |
| Roles | Make an offer, Process bid |
| Protocols | |
| Included plans | |
| Included capabilities | OfferCapability, DeliverCapability, updateBidHistoryCapability |
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Agent Buyer
| Name | Buyer |
| Description | It«s an individual with the need or desire to adquire some goods at the lowest price possible. |
| Cardinality minimum | 0 |
| Cardinality maximum | 0 |
| Lifetime | |
| Initialisation | |
| Demise | |
| Incoming messages | Offer: Auctioneer --> Buyer, Deliver: Auctioneer --> Buyer |
| Outgoing messages | Bid: Buyer --> Auctioneer, Pass: Buyer --> Auctioneer |
| Internal messages | |
| Percepts | Auctioneer offers, Object arrives |
| Actions | |
| Uses data | |
| Produces data | |
| Internal data | |
| Goals | Bid for the object, Check utility, Check happiness |
| Roles | Process offer |
| Protocols | |
| Included plans | |
| Included capabilities | BidCapability, PassCapability, ReceiveCapability |
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Capabilities
Capability BidCapability
| Name | BidCapability |
| Description | its the capability of a Buyer agent of making an bid for the current item on auction. |
| Goals | |
| Processes | |
| Protocols | |
| Incoming messages | Bid: Buyer --> Auctioneer |
| Outgoing messages | Bid: Buyer --> Auctioneer |
| Internal messages | |
| Percepts | Buyer bids, Auctioneer offers |
| Actions | |
| Read data: Internal | |
| Read data: Imported | |
| Written data: Internal | |
| Written data: Exported | |
| Included plans | |
| Included capabilities | |
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Capability PassCapability
| Name | PassCapability |
| Description | Is the ability that a Buyer agent has of refusing an item. |
| Goals | |
| Processes | |
| Protocols | |
| Incoming messages | Pass: Buyer --> Auctioneer |
| Outgoing messages | Pass: Buyer --> Auctioneer |
| Internal messages | |
| Percepts | Buyer bids, Auctioneer offers |
| Actions | |
| Read data: Internal | |
| Read data: Imported | |
| Written data: Internal | |
| Written data: Exported | |
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Capability OfferCapability
| Name | OfferCapability |
| Description | The capability of an Auctioneer of offering an item for sale. |
| Goals | |
| Processes | |
| Protocols | |
| Incoming messages | |
| Outgoing messages | Offer: Auctioneer --> Buyer |
| Internal messages | |
| Percepts | There are things to sell |
| Actions | |
| Read data: Internal | |
| Read data: Imported | |
| Written data: Internal | |
| Written data: Exported | |
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Capability DeliverCapability
| Name | DeliverCapability |
| Description | Its the capability of an auctioneer agent if delivering a good, once the auction is over. |
| Goals | |
| Processes | |
| Protocols | |
| Incoming messages | |
| Outgoing messages | Deliver: Auctioneer --> Buyer |
| Internal messages | |
| Percepts | Auction finishes |
| Actions | |
| Read data: Internal | |
| Read data: Imported | |
| Written data: Internal | |
| Written data: Exported | |
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Capability ReceiveCapability
| Name | ReceiveCapability |
| Description | Is the ability of receiving a delivered good, when an auction is won. |
| Goals | |
| Processes | |
| Protocols | |
| Incoming messages | Deliver: Auctioneer --> Buyer |
| Outgoing messages | |
| Internal messages | |
| Percepts | Auctioneer offers |
| Actions | |
| Read data: Internal | |
| Read data: Imported | |
| Written data: Internal | |
| Written data: Exported | |
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Capability updateBidHistoryCapability
| Name | updateBidHistoryCapability |
| Description | Is the capacity of the Auctioneer of recording all the bid that have beed offered for the current item. |
| Goals | |
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| Protocols | |
| Incoming messages | |
| Outgoing messages | |
| Internal messages | |
| Percepts | Buyer bids |
| Actions | |
| Read data: Internal | |
| Read data: Imported | |
| Written data: Internal | |
| Written data: Exported | Bid history |
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| Included capabilities | |
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Plans
Percepts
Percept Auctioneer offers
| Name | Auctioneer offers |
| Description | Perception of the Auctioneer offers |
| Information carried | |
| Knowledge updated | |
| Source | |
| Processing | |
| Agents responding | Buyer |
| Expected frequency | |
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Percept Buyer bids
| Name | Buyer bids |
| Description | Buyer bids as perceived by the Auctioneer |
| Information carried | |
| Knowledge updated | |
| Source | |
| Processing | |
| Agents responding | Auctioneer |
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Percept There are things to sell
| Name | There are things to sell |
| Description | Percept of things to sell |
| Information carried | |
| Knowledge updated | |
| Source | |
| Processing | |
| Agents responding | Auctioneer |
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Percept Auction finishes
| Name | Auction finishes |
| Description | Percept of the end of the auction |
| Information carried | |
| Knowledge updated | |
| Source | |
| Processing | |
| Agents responding | Auctioneer |
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Percept Object arrives
| Name | Object arrives |
| Description | Percept of a new object that is for sale |
| Information carried | |
| Knowledge updated | |
| Source | |
| Processing | |
| Agents responding | Buyer |
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Actions
Messages
Message Offer
| Name | Offer |
| Description | Makes an offer to buyers |
| Distribution | Auctioneer --> Buyer |
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Message Bid
| Name | Bid |
| Description | Tells about a new bid by a Buyer |
| Distribution | Buyer --> Auctioneer |
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Message Pass
| Name | Pass |
| Description | Tells that a buyer refrains from further bidding |
| Distribution | Buyer --> Auctioneer |
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Message Deliver
| Name | Deliver |
| Description | Delivers the goods to the highest bidder |
| Distribution | Auctioneer --> Buyer |
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Data
Data Utility matrix
| Name | Utility matrix |
| Description | Represents the belief a Buyer agent has, about the expected utilities that other agents have for each item. |
| Data type | |
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| Persistent | Yes |
| External to system | No |
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Data Price list
| Name | Price list |
| Description | Stores the prices of each item in the ObjectList |
| Data type | |
| Included fields/aspects | |
| Persistent | Yes |
| External to system | No |
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Data Bid history
| Name | Bid history |
| Description | Its the record of bids in the current auction. It is used by the Auctioneer agent for determining the highest bidding Buyer agent. |
| Data type | Data source |
| Included fields/aspects | time of the bid, bidding agent,item being sold, for how much. |
| Persistent | Yes |
| External to system | No |
| Connections | Bid history written by {updateBidHistoryCapability} |
| Initialisation | Empty |
| Produced by | updateBidHistoryCapability |
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| Used by | updateBidHistoryCapability |
Data Object list
| Name | Object list |
| Description | Is the set of goods an agent wants to buy or sell. |
| Data type | |
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| Persistent | Yes |
| External to system | No |
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Protocols
Scenarios
Scenario Initial offer scenario
| Name | Initial offer scenario | |||||||
| Description | Scenario of the initial offer | |||||||
| Priority | Not Specified | |||||||
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Scenario Buyer reaction scenario
| Name | Buyer reaction scenario | |||||||
| Description | Scenario of the buyer reaction | |||||||
| Priority | Not Specified | |||||||
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Scenario Buyer is going to bid scenario
| Name | Buyer is going to bid scenario | |||||||
| Description | Scenario of the buyer that is going to bid | |||||||
| Priority | Not Specified | |||||||
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| Initiated by | System | |||||||
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Scenario Buyer is passing scenario
| Name | Buyer is passing scenario | |||||||
| Description | A bidder leaves | |||||||
| Priority | Not Specified | |||||||
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| Initiated by | System | |||||||
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Scenario There is a winner scenario
| Name | There is a winner scenario | |||||||
| Description | Auction has come to end | |||||||
| Priority | Not Specified | |||||||
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