Intent Negotiation Signaling for Redundant Parsing Reduction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing intent negotiation solutions cause a significant waste of resources on the L-IDN side due to repeated lexical and syntactic parsing and intent translation, even when sub-intents have the same action and object.

Innovation Solution

The proposed method involves sending sub-intents with indication information to indicate they have the same action and object, omitting redundant parsing and translation, and using estimated negotiation times to optimize resource usage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If automated intention negotiation systems are implemented to improve efficiency, then productivity increases, but device complexity and difficulty of detecting and measuring intentions increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenegotiation efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intention negotiation system as an intermediary layer between autonomous agents, using standardized protocols (STANEB, STANEC, STANES) to mediate intention exchange. This mediator structure manages the complexity by providing standardized interfaces and communication rules, allowing automated negotiation without requiring complex custom integration between each agent pair.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where agents exchange intention information through structured protocols, allowing each agent to adjust its behavior based on received intentions. The feedback loop includes intention declaration, recognition, and response phases, enabling adaptive negotiation while maintaining manageable system complexity through iterative information exchange.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Productivity

If automated intention negotiation systems are implemented to improve productivity, then negotiation speed increases, but measurement precision of intentions deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenegotiation speedVSAvoidintention detection accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms subjective intentions into structured parameters through standardized protocols. Intensions are converted into measurable categories (STANEB for basic intentions, STANEC for contextual intentions, STANES for situational intentions), allowing automated processing while maintaining precision through systematic parameterization of intention data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If comprehensive intention information is exchanged to improve negotiation quality, then reliability increases, but loss of time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenegotiation qualityVSAvoidinformation exchange time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments intention information into hierarchical categories: basic intentions (STANEB), contextual intentions (STANEC), and situational intentions (STANES). This segmentation allows agents to exchange only the necessary level of detail for each negotiation context, ensuring comprehensive information when needed while reducing time overhead through selective information exchange at appropriate granularity levels.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP4170990B1Intention negotiation method and apparatus
Publication Date: 2026.05.06 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

An intent negotiation method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: A first network element sends a first sub-intent of a first intent to a second network element, and sends a second sub-intent of the first intent and indication information to the second network element, where the indication information is used to indicate that the first sub-intent and the second sub-intent have a same action and a same object. The foregoing method may be used to resolve a problem that an existing intent negotiation solution causes a large waste of resources on an L-IDN side.