Microsoft patents ‘personal data mining’

Bill Gates, Ray Ozzie and a bunch of other heavy-hitters from Microsoft are named as inventors on a newly issued patent for a “personal data mining” system that would analyze information and make recommendations with the goal of aiding a person’s decisions and improving quality of life.

http://techflash.com/seattle/2010/0/gates_ozzie_other_microsoft_execs_patent_personal_data_mining.html