Abstract: An electronic calendaring system that automatically predicts calendar entries based upon previous activities. The system presents a user with an intelligent sequence of forms which query the user about events such as hotels for travel, attendees for meeting, etc. The initial information contained within the forms is generated by looking at previous records generated by the user; or in the case of a first time use, either selected defaults or blanks for data entry. Furthermore, the system automatically presents the user with an option to select a new activity or maintain the previous one. By presenting a structured sequence of appropriate forms and event history, the calendaring system simplifies planning for the user, or refreshes the user's memory, thereby intelligently assisting the user in the entry of event data.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 9, 2000
Date of Patent:
August 5, 2003
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Stefan B. Edlund, Daniel Alexander Ford, Joann Ruvolo
Abstract: A method and structure for indexing multi-media data comprising deriving keywords from a first media type (slides), matching the keywords to a second media type (video), identifying an appearance of the first media type in the second media type, and calculating a co-occurrence of the keywords and the appearance of the first media type in the second media type. The invention produces an index of the second media type based on the co-occurrence.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 14, 2000
Date of Patent:
June 10, 2003
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Abstract: Disclosed is an asymmetric field effect transistor which comprises a first region serving as source, a second region serving as drain, a thin gate oxide and a gate electrode. The gate electrode is asymmetric and one of its sidewalls is sloped. The second region extends underneath said sloped sidewall. The part of said second region which extends underneath said gate electrode is less doped than the remaining part of said second region. Furthermore, said second region has a sloped junction edge underneath said gate electrode.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 12, 1997
Date of Patent:
January 18, 2000
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Donald C. Wheeler, Jeffrey P. Gambino, Louis L. Hsu, Jack A. Mandelman, Rebecca D. Mih