Activity-based Information Retrieval: Technology in Support of Personal Memory
Proceedings of the IFIP 12th World Computer Congress on Personal Computers and Intelligent Systems - Information Processing '92 - Volume 3 - Volume 3
PEPYS: generating autobiographies by automatic tracking
ECSCW'91 Proceedings of the second conference on European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
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At EuroPARC we are trying to build a human memory prosthesis -- a portable device to help individuals remember things. It will automatically capture and organise predefined classes of information and provide easy ways to recall it when needed, perhaps without even being asked. We call this device a memory prosthesis because it augments normal human memory. It differs from most other information systems in that it focuses on helping the user recall things they once knew. Our objective for the memory prosthesis is to assist users with everyday memory problems. Target tasks for the memory aid include: recalling names of people, places, and procedures, finding files, papers and notes, in whatever medium they are expressed, and remembering to perform tasks.