Sri International

Hung H Bui

Karen L Myers

Patrick Denis Lincoln

William Scott Mark

Kenneth C Nitz

Rukman Senanayake

Grit Denker

Steven S Weiner

Norman D Winarsky

Bart Peintner

Neil Yorke-Smith

Melinda Gervasio

Thomas J Lee

Steven Mark Eker

Mei Marker

Daniel Elenius

Eric Yeh

Shahin Saadati

David Morley

Janet Murdock

A device, method and system for automatically inferring a mobile user's current context includes applying a user activity knowledge base to real-time inputs and stored user-specific information to determine a current situation. Automated reasoning is used to infer a user-specific context of the current situation. Automated candidate actions may be generated and performed in accordance with the current situation and user-specific context.

Method, system and device for inferring a mobile user's current context and proactively providing assistance

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for assisting with automated task management. In one embodiment, an apparatus for assisting a user in the execution of a task, where the task includes one or more workflows required to accomplish a goal defined by the user, includes a task learner for creating new workflows from user demonstrations, a workflow tracker for identifying and tracking the progress of a current workflow executing on a machine used by the user, a task assistance processor coupled to the workflow tracker, for generating a suggestion based on the progress of the current workflow, and a task executor coupled to the task assistance processor, for manipulating an application on the machine used by the user to carry out the suggestion.

Method and apparatus for automated assistance with task management

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