Patents by Inventor Gwendolyn M. Thaxter

Gwendolyn M. Thaxter 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).

  • Methods and systems for distributing and accessing content associated with an e-book
    Patent number: 9002977
    Abstract: Exemplary methods and systems for distributing and accessing content associated with an e-Book are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes a content management subsystem receiving data representative of additional content associated with a particular passage of an e-Book from a first e-reader device and transmitting the data representative of the additional content to a second e-Book reader device for presentation in conjunction with the particular passage of the e-Book. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Gwendolyn M. Thaxter, Brian F. Roberts, Frank A. McKiel, Jr., Donald H. Relyea
  • Methods and Systems for Distributing and Accessing Content Associated with an e-Book
    Publication number: 20120173659
    Abstract: Exemplary methods and systems for distributing and accessing content associated with an e-Book are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes a content management subsystem receiving data representative of additional content associated with a particular passage of an e-Book from a first e-reader device and transmitting the data representative of the additional content to a second e-Book reader device for presentation in conjunction with the particular passage of the e-Book. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.
    Inventors: Gwendolyn M. Thaxter, Brian F. Roberts, Frank A. McKiel, JR., Donald H. Relyea