Context triggered visual episodic memory prosthesis

This paper briefly describes a context sensitive recorder and replay system that supports retrospective episodic memory. The concept has been explored by implementing a prototype system, which utilizes simple context information based on infrared beacons to store and retrieve images taken with a wearable camera. Presenting visual content about a user's life, in mobile use, should help memory to recall other facts about the user's context.

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