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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2009
Hung Bui, Mountain View, CA (US);
Steven Eker, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Daniel Elenius, San Mateo, CA (US);
Melinda Gervasio, Mountain View, CA (US);
Thomas J. Lee, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mei Marker, Santa Clara, CA (US);
David Morley, Camberwell, AU;
Janet Murdock, Mountain View, CA (US);
Karen Myers, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Bart Peintner, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Shahin Saadati, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Eric Yeh, Alameda, CA (US);
Neil Yorke-smith, Mountain View, CA (US);
Hung Bui, Mountain View, CA (US);
Steven Eker, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Daniel Elenius, San Mateo, CA (US);
Melinda Gervasio, Mountain View, CA (US);
Thomas J. Lee, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mei Marker, Santa Clara, CA (US);
David Morley, Camberwell, AU;
Janet Murdock, Mountain View, CA (US);
Karen Myers, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Bart Peintner, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Shahin Saadati, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Eric Yeh, Alameda, CA (US);
Neil Yorke-Smith, Mountain View, CA (US);
SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
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.