Patents Assigned to Copernicus Investments, LLC
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Patent number: 8762853Abstract: To facilitate the use of audio files for annotation purposes, an audio file format, which includes audio data for playback purposes, is augmented with a parallel data channel of line identifiers, or with a map associating time codes for the audio data with line numbers on the original document. The line number-time code information in the audio file is used to navigate within the audio file, and also to associate bookmark links and captured audio annotation files with line numbers of the original text document. An annotation device may provide an output document wherein links to audio and/or text annotation files are embedded at corresponding line numbers. Also, a navigation index may be generated, having links to annotation files and associated document line numbers, as well as bookmark links to selected document line numbers.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Copernicus Investments, LLCInventors: Steven Spielberg, Samuel Gustman
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Patent number: 8091028Abstract: To facilitate the use of audio files for annotation purposes, an audio file format, which includes audio data for playback purposes, is augmented with a parallel data channel of line identifiers, or with a map associating time codes for the audio data with line numbers on the original document. The line number-time code information in the audio file is used to navigate within the audio file, and also to associate bookmark links and captured audio annotation files with line numbers of the original text document. An annotation device may provide an output document wherein links to audio and/or text annotation files are embedded at corresponding line numbers. Also, a navigation index may be generated, having links to annotation files and associated document line numbers, as well as bookmark links to selected document line numbers.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2009Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Copernicus Investments, LLCInventors: Steven Spielberg, Samuel Gustman
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Patent number: 7500193Abstract: To facilitate the use of audio files for annotation purposes, an audio file format, which includes audio data for playback purposes, is augmented with a parallel data channel of line identifiers, or with a map associating time codes for the audio data with line numbers on the original document. The line number-time code information in the audio file is used to navigate within the audio file, and also to associate bookmark links and captured audio annotation files with line numbers of the original text document. An annotation device may provide an output document wherein links to audio and/or text annotation files are embedded at corresponding line numbers. Also, a navigation index may be generated, having links to annotation files and associated document line numbers, as well as bookmark links to selected document line numbers.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2005Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Copernicus Investments, LLCInventors: Steven Spielberg, Samuel Gustman
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Patent number: 7366979Abstract: An apparatus for annotating a document is presented. The invention allows the addition of verbal annotations to a digital document such as a movie script, book, or any other type of document. In an embodiment, the invention the stores audio comments in data storage as an annotation linked to a location in the document being annotated. The invention may be implemented in a variety of smart mobile devices, including automotive entertainment systems, cell phones, and other portable computing devices.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2001Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: Copernicus Investments, LLCInventors: Steven Spielberg, Samuel Gustman
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Publication number: 20060143559Abstract: To facilitate the use of audio files for annotation purposes, an audio file format, which includes audio data for playback purposes, is augmented with a parallel data channel of line identifiers, or with a map associating time codes for the audio data with line numbers on the original document. The line number-time code information in the audio file is used to navigate within the audio file, and also to associate bookmark links and captured audio annotation files with line numbers of the original text document. An annotation device may provide an output document wherein links to audio and/or text annotation files are embedded at corresponding line numbers. Also, a navigation index may be generated, having links to annotation files and associated document line numbers, as well as bookmark links to selected document line numbers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2005Publication date: June 29, 2006Applicant: Copernicus Investments, LLCInventors: Steven Spielberg, Samuel Gustman