An agent based system assists in preparing an individual for an upcoming meeting by helping him/her retrieve relevant information about the meeting from various sources based on preexisting information in the system. The system obtains input text in character form indicative of the target meeting from...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US8108418?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8108418 - System, method and article of manufacture for advanced information gathering for targetted activities