Message Routing with Nested Reference Identifiers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing message routing systems struggle with efficient cascaded message forwarding across multiple stages, as they lack mechanisms for effective reference and content passing, leading to inefficient processing and communication between agent devices.
Innovation Solution
A message routing system and method that utilizes a recursive data type for messages, allowing for hierarchical message structures and reference passing, enabling efficient aggregation and forwarding of messages across multiple stages, even when properties of recipient agent devices are unknown, by including a content portion with a reference identifier that can drill down to original messages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If messages are forwarded through multiple stages in a cascade manner, then communication between different parties is enabled, but the complexity of message routing and tracking increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements nested message structures where forwarded messages contain the original message as a sub-component. Each message in the cascade can include reference identifiers that point to parent messages, creating a hierarchical nesting pattern similar to nested dolls. This allows the system to handle multi-stage forwarding while maintaining a clear structural relationship between messages at different levels, reducing the complexity of tracking and routing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces reference identifiers as intermediary elements that mediate between forwarded messages and original messages. These reference identifiers act as pointers or mediators that allow the system to track message origins and establish communication channels without requiring direct knowledge of the complete message cascade path, thereby simplifying the routing logic.
2Productivity
If reference passing is implemented across multiple forwarding stages, then efficient processing is enabled, but the data structure complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments message data into distinct components: original message content, reference identifiers, and hierarchical level indicators. This segmentation allows the system to process different aspects of messages independently, improving efficiency by allowing parallel processing while managing complexity through modular data organization. Each message can be processed based on its segment components without requiring complete analysis of the entire cascade structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal message structure that can function at multiple hierarchical levels. The same data structure format is used whether a message is at the top level of the cascade or nested deep within multiple forwarding stages. This multi-functionality allows the system to process messages efficiently using the same logic and data structures regardless of their position in the cascade, reducing the need for complex level-specific handling.
3Ease of operation
If ad-hoc communication channels are established with original message creators, then seamless communication is achieved, but the requirement for dynamic reference resolution increases system complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-embedding reference identifiers in forwarded messages at the time of forwarding. Instead of resolving communication channels dynamically when needed, the reference identifiers are prepared and attached in advance during the message forwarding process. This preliminary action simplifies subsequent operations, as the system only needs to follow the pre-established reference paths rather than performing complex dynamic resolution.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses reference identifiers as simplified copies or proxies for the complete communication channel information. Rather than requiring the full details of original message creators and communication paths to be maintained and resolved dynamically, the system uses compact reference identifier copies that point to the necessary information, reducing the complexity of reference resolution while maintaining ease of communication establishment.
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AI summary
Message routing techniques with content passing and reference passing are described for a distributed system with a plurality of interacting agent devices. The interaction between the interacting agent devices occurs through exchange of messages. An exchanged message includes a content portion (CP) and a reference identifier (RI) associated with a particular agent device. The reference identifier (RI) enables any other agent device to establish a communication with the particular agent device. The content portion (CP) has a type which is either a content type or a message-set type. The techniques enable recipients of forwarded message(s) to perform efficient processing of the received messages.