Microsoft Research has applied for a patent for what it calls "immortal computing".
The effort seeks to find ways to store information for users in more permanent forms that can be retreived in future generations; the system would also allow for actions to be taken with the data (sending an email at certain intervals to your descendents, for example) and could be "virtual representations of our personalities" (whatever that means).
"Maybe we should start thinking as a civilization about creating our Rosetta stones now, along with lots of information, even going beyond personal memories into civilization memories," said Eric Horvitz, a Microsoft principal researcher who also is working on the project.
article at Seattle PI
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