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To address this issue, we propose a hierarchical scheduling framework based on federated reinforcement learning, which enables distributed agents to independently learn local scheduling strategies while periodically sharing abstract behavioral representations with a central coordinator. The framework incorporates a multi-level pattern encoder that extracts temporal and structural decision features from local trajectories, which are aggregated to construct a global behavioral prior for guiding local updates. This design enhances local adaptability while maintaining global consistency, and ensures privacy by avoiding raw data exchange. We validate the proposed method in three representative scenarios\u00a0\u2014 multi-scale smart grid dispatch, industrial manufacturing scheduling, and edge energy management\u00a0\u2014 where agents operate under distinct temporal and structural constraints. Experimental results demonstrate that our approach achieves faster convergence, better policy generalization, and higher stability compared with baseline methods under asynchronous conditions. Furthermore, visualization analyses confirm that the framework facilitates interpretable policy clustering and preserves robustness across heterogeneous system configurations. 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