IBM Multi-Agent Inference Patent US12602603B2 Granted
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USPTO granted IBM Patent US12602603B2 on April 14, 2026, covering a multi-agent inference system for distributing model update information across computing environments. The patent includes 20 claims related to a master node coordinating model updates among distributed inference agents. This is a standard patent grant conferring exclusive IP rights to International Business Machines Corporation.
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USPTO granted IBM Patent US12602603B2 for a computer-implemented multi-agent inference method. The invention involves a master node determining model update information based on workload and resource capacity, then distributing this information to multiple inference agents executing inference model instances. The patent covers 20 claims in classifications G06N 5/04 and G06N 20/00.
This patent grant confers exclusive intellectual property rights to IBM for the claimed multi-agent inference technology. Third parties should monitor for potential licensing implications if developing similar distributed inference systems. The grant has no direct compliance obligations for other organizations but establishes IP territory that may affect future technology development and competitive products.
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Multi-agent inference
Grant US12602603B2 Kind: B2 Apr 14, 2026
Assignee
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors
Li Cao, Yi Shan Jiang, Ze Ming Zhao, Hong Bo Peng
Abstract
A computer-implemented method includes determining, by a master node, model update information at least based on a workload related to a task and a resource capacity of a computing environment. The model update information indicates respective model update suggestions for a plurality of inference models configured to perform the task. The method further includes distributing, by the master node, the model update information to a plurality of inference agents in the computing environment. The plurality of inference agents has a plurality of instances of the plurality of inference models executed thereon.
CPC Classifications
G06N 5/04 G06N 20/00
Filing Date
2021-05-25
Application No.
17330099
Claims
20
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