<s>
Automated	B-General_Concept
negotiation	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
interaction	O
in	O
systems	O
that	O
are	O
composed	O
of	O
multiple	O
autonomous	B-General_Concept
agents	I-General_Concept
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
aim	O
is	O
to	O
reach	O
agreements	O
through	O
an	O
iterative	O
process	O
of	O
making	O
offers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Automated	B-General_Concept
negotiation	I-General_Concept
can	O
be	O
employed	O
for	O
many	O
tasks	O
human	O
negotiators	O
regularly	O
engage	O
in	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
bargaining	O
and	O
joint	B-Protocol
decision	I-Protocol
making	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
topics	O
in	O
automated	B-General_Concept
negotiation	I-General_Concept
revolve	O
around	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
protocols	O
and	O
strategies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
automated	B-General_Concept
negotiation	I-General_Concept
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Content	B-Protocol
negotiation	I-Protocol
,	O
in	O
which	O
user	B-Protocol
agents	I-Protocol
negotiate	O
over	O
HTTP	O
about	O
how	O
to	O
best	O
represent	O
a	O
web	O
resource	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Negotiation	B-Application
support	I-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
negotiation	O
decision-making	O
activities	O
are	O
supported	O
by	O
an	O
information	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
