Electronic Negotiation Systems: The Invite Prototype

Electronic negotiation systems support negotiators in reaching an agreement through collaboration among the involved parties. The development of these systems requires the use of a negotiation methodology and the specification of a negotiation protocol. This contribution presents the foundation of a negotiation methodology and a prototype built upon the methodology which is capable of executing multiple negotiation protocols. The prototype demonstrates the feasibility of the proposed approach, and is currently evaluated in a computer based laboratory experiment