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