Abstract: A voice-interactive docking station is provided for use with a portable computing device. The portable computing device includes at least one information management application and a corresponding database for storing the data associated with the information management application. The docking station generally includes a speech input device for receiving speech input, a speech recognizer for translating the speech input into voice command data, and an interface application for interacting with the applications residing on the portable computing device. In particular, the interface application, in response to voice command data, accesses the data associated with the information management application residing on the portable computing device. The docking station may further include a text-to-speech synthesizer for converting output data from the interface application into speech output data, and an audio system for generating audio output from the speech output data.

Abstract: This invention comprehends a multilevel electrically conductive interconnect for an integrated circuit wherein an inventive feature of the interconnect is the intermediate dual dielectric layer between the non-contacting portions of the surrounding metal conductors. The dual dielectric layer consists of a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer preferably formed from a polyimide material. The dual dielectric layer provides a significant improvement in defect density and a substantially planarized surface for the deposition of the top conductor, thereby improving the reliability and integrity of the electrical interconnection and integrated circuit.