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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2009
James M. A. Begole, Los Altos, CA (US);
Oliver Brdiczka, Mountain View, CA (US);
Norman Makato Su, Irvine, CA (US);
James M. A. Begole, Los Altos, CA (US);
Oliver Brdiczka, Mountain View, CA (US);
Norman Makato Su, Irvine, CA (US);
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for assisting a user in recovering from a task interruption. During operation, the system records the user's activity while the user is performing a task, and detects an interruption to the task. Upon the detection of the interruption, the system transfers to a storage the recorded user activities during a predetermined time period before the interruption. The system presents a visual representation of the recorded activities to the user, thereby assisting the user in recovering from the task interruption.