SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Human-Like Episodic Memory
- Notice Date
- 3/13/2003
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Sandia Corp. (DOE Contractor), Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800 MS: 0115, Albuquerque, NM, 87185
- ZIP Code
- 87185
- Solicitation Number
- 03-239
- Archive Date
- 4/12/2003
- Point of Contact
- Alane Dulski, Administration, Phone 505-844-7596, Fax 505-844-8011,
- E-Mail Address
-
adulsk@sandia.gov
- Description
- Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, New Mexico) has developed technology that simulates the processes by which humans retain and utilize a meaningful record of their past experiences. As people go through their day-to-day lives, they store a continuous record of their experiences, which they may later recall in performing various tasks and interpreting ongoing situations. People are also adept at using shared experience as a means to facilitate interactions with family, friends, co-workers, etc. This technology enables a computer to store a record of experience similar to human episodic memory and utilize knowledge of its experiences with specific users as a basis for human-computer interactions. The technology is based on unique capabilities to computationally model the cognitive processes whereby humans apply their knowledge and experience to interpret situations and events. This modeling framework is employed to create a record of experience structured with regard to a given individuals knowledge of people, places, things, etc. Additionally, the cognitive model provides context to episodic memory records through its inherent capacity to meaningfully interpret situations and events based on patterns of cues available to an individual. In practice, a system equipped with episodic memory will record a continuous record of its interactions with one or more users. This record may serve two functions. First, there is the ?peripheralization? of memory. When users? own memory for experience fails, they may turn to their computer-based episodic memory to ask questions such as ?Where did I see this,? ?When have I seen these two people together,? ?What have I seen that is most like what I?m seeing now?? Second, the machine may use episodic memory to place ongoing events within a meaningful context. For example, when the user faces a certain problem, the computer may remind the user of a past experience with the same, or a similar, problem, as well as what the user did and what happened as a result of these actions. Additionally, this technology may be used in the context of knowledge preservation, providing individuals access to knowledge of the experiences of other individuals. If a given individual faces an unusual occurrence, they may ask if anyone else has had a comparable experience. Finally, this technology may also be used to create synthetic entities for simulation and entertainment applications that possess unique life histories, which they may use to interpret and respond to ongoing events, and interact with users. Sandia is making this Human-Like Episodic Memory technology available to companies interested in partnering with Sandia to develop near-term and/or future applications. For further information, please respond by mail, email or fax to Alane Dulski by April 12, 2003 at: Sandia National Laboratories, MS 0115, P. O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-0115. Email: adulsk@sandia.gov. Fax: (505) 844-8011. Please indicate the date and title of this CBD notice and the type of partnering agreements your company would be most interested in entering into.
- Place of Performance
- Address: P. O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Zip Code: 87185
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 87185
- Record
- SN00278631-W 20030315/030313213410 (fbodaily.com)
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