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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED ASSISTANCE WITH TASK MANAGEMENT

  • US 20090307162A1
  • Filed: 06/01/2009
  • Published: 12/10/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for assisting a user in an execution of one or more tasks, where each of the one or more tasks comprises one or more workflows required to accomplish a goal defined by the user, the apparatus comprising:

  • a workflow tracker for identifying and tracking a progress of at least one current workflow executing on a machine used by the user, where the at least one current workflow is one of the one or more workflows;

    a task assistance processor coupled to the workflow tracker, for generating a suggestion based on the progress of the at least one current workflow, where the suggestion assists the user in progressing toward a completion of at least one of the one or more tasks; and

    a task executor coupled to the task assistance processor, for manipulating an application on the machine used by the user to carry out the suggestion.

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