Patents by Inventor Doug S. Goldstein

Doug S. Goldstein has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Managing playback of supplemental information
    Patent number: 9348554
    Abstract: A computing device may provide an interface that enables a user to playback audio content including supplemental information. The supplemental information may correspond, for example, to endnotes, footnotes, glossaries, appendices, commentary from an author, editor, or other party, or to additional supplemental information. During playback of the audio content, a user may indicate that an item of supplemental information associated with a current playback position of the audio content should be played. In some embodiments, this indication may be in response to an indication to the user that supplemental information is available. The device may then playback the supplemental information associated with the current playback position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Audible, Inc.
    Inventors: Guy A. Story, Jr., Doug S. Goldstein
  • MANAGING PLAYBACK OF SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20130159853
    Abstract: A computing device may provide an interface that enables a user to playback audio content including supplemental information. The supplemental information may correspond, for example, to endnotes, footnotes, glossaries, appendices, commentary from an author, editor, or other party, or to additional supplemental information. During playback of the audio content, a user may indicate that an item of supplemental information associated with a current playback position of the audio content should be played. In some embodiments, this indication may be in response to an indication to the user that supplemental information is available. The device may then playback the supplemental information associated with the current playback position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Guy A. Story, JR., Doug S. Goldstein