Patent Document ID: 20020032689
Application ID: 09876814
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method in a computer to augment memories of a user, the computer having input devices capable of recording audio and video information from the environment and having output devices capable of presenting audio and video information, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of indications from the user, each received indication to store a state fragment having information about a current state of an environment of the user, for each of the plurality of received indications, storing a state fragment by, recording video information from the environment using at least one of the input devices; recording at least one audio recall tag from the user using at least one of the input devices, the recall tag related to a subject of the recorded video information; recording at least one audio annotation from the user using at least one of the input devices, the annotation providing descriptive information about the recorded video information; and creating a stored state fragment having the recorded video information, the recorded audio recall tags, and the recorded audio annotations; and when the user indicates that one of the stored state fragments is to be recalled, recalling a stored state fragment by, receiving from the user an indication of a subject; comparing the indicated subject to the recall tags of the stored state fragments; and when the indicated subject matches a recall tag of one of the stored state fragments, presenting to the user on at least one of the output devices the recorded video information of the one stored state fragment; and presenting to the user on at least one of the output devices the recorded audio annotations of the one stored state fragment, so that the user can recall video and annotation information for a previous state of an environment of the user.