Autonomous Agent Planning for Multi-Modal Database Workflows

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems for managing interactions between cloud computing environments and generative language models are limited, necessitating improved integration of these models into cloud-based infrastructure to enhance functionality and efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A computing services environment equipped with an autonomous agent platform that integrates generative language models, enabling autonomous agents to perform operations such as processing user input, retrieving data, generating text, and coordinating with other systems, while supporting multi-agent frameworks and multi-planner architectures for seamless communication and task execution.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If generative language models are integrated into cloud-based infrastructure, then system intelligence and functionality are enhanced, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem intelligenceVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the complex generative language model infrastructure into modular components: cloud computing environment, autonomous agent platform, and interaction management system. Each component handles specific functions independently, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining enhanced intelligence capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

An autonomous agent platform serves as an intermediary layer between cloud computing environments and generative language models. This mediator manages interactions, coordinates tasks, and abstracts complexity, allowing the system to leverage advanced AI capabilities without exposing the full complexity to end users or other system components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If autonomous agents are enabled to perform complex operations, then productivity increases, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveproductivityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The autonomous agent platform implements universal, multi-functional components that can perform diverse operations including data retrieval, text generation, task coordination, and system integration. These multi-capable agents handle multiple tasks through standardized interfaces, increasing productivity without proportionally increasing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary configuration and setup of autonomous agents during platform initialization, pre-defining their capabilities, permissions, and operational parameters. This advance preparation enables agents to execute complex productivity-enhancing operations immediately upon deployment without requiring complex real-time configuration management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of operation

If multi-agent frameworks are implemented for seamless communication, then ease of operation improves, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges multiple autonomous agents into a unified platform with standardized communication protocols and shared resource management. This consolidation enables seamless inter-agent communication and coordination while presenting a simplified, unified interface to users, improving ease of operation without requiring users to manage individual agent complexities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS20260079993A1Artificial Intelligence Agent Access Multi-Modal Input In A Database System
Publication Date: 2026.03.19 SALESFORCE INC
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AI summary

A computing services environment may include application servers providing computing services including access to a database system, a unified metadata framework including autonomous agent definitions referencing action definitions defining a plurality of actions capable of being performed within the computing services environment, an agent service configured to instantiate an autonomous agent instance based on an autonomous agent definition, and an orchestration layer configured to determine an orchestration plan based on novel planning text generated by a generative language model. The orchestration plan may include a subset of the plurality of actions identified in the novel planning text. The computing services environment may execute the subset of the plurality of actions within the computing services environment.