Tempus Fugit: a system for making semantic connections

ABSTRACT

Tempus Fugit ("Time Flies") is the first of a new generation of Personal Information Management (PIM) systems. A PIM system incorporates an electronic calendar, "to-do" list and address book. The premise behind Tempus Fugit is that information stored in electronic calendars, to-do lists and address books can be given richer semantic interpretation and automatically processed to make its users more effective. Tempus Fugit also tracks the physical and virtual locations of users and uses this information to predict meeting attendance and help them as they travel during their day.

REFERENCES

• 1: Edlund, S. Personal Automation: Combining Personal Information Management Systems and Rule Engines. Poster p-dings, 10th Intl. World Wide Web Conference, pp 38-39
• 2: James Kaufman , Joann Ruvolo , Daniel Ford, Tempus fight and the need for an e-social contract, Proceedings of the fifth international conference on Autonomous agents, p.174-175, May 2001, Montreal, Quebec, Canada [doi>10.1145/375735.376089]

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.3 Information Search and Retrieval
          Subjects: Information filtering

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.4 Systems and Software
          Subjects: User profiles and alert services
  H.4 INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS
      H.4.1 Office Automation
          Subjects: Time management (e.g., calendars, schedules)
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.3 Group and Organization Interfaces

General Terms:
Design, Experimentation, Human Factors, Management

Keywords:
PIM, active calendar, electronic address book, electronic calendar, location based services, location tracking, mobile productivity, personal information management, software agents