Patents by Inventor James C. Petts
James C. Petts 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).
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Patent number: 10216825Abstract: A user device displays portions of an electronic publication for a user to read. The user device tracks the user's reading behavior of the portions of the electronic publication. The user device then suggests additional reading material for the user based on the user's reading behavior.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2014Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: George M. Ionkov, Dennis H. Harding, Aaron James Dykstra, Laura Ellen Grit, James C. Petts, Samuel A. Minter, Lindsey Christina Fowler, Yong Xi
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Patent number: 10013492Abstract: A customized questionnaire is generated for a content item, such as an eBook, audio file, video file, and so on. Upon an occurrence of predetermined event, the user is presented with the customized questionnaire soliciting responses to questions and/or rating evaluations relating to the content item. The responses may include reviews, ratings, recommendations of similar items, discussion topics, and other things. Information from the responses may be collected and associated with the content item to build a user-driven index.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2010Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: James C. Petts, Yong Xi, Laura Ellen Grit, Samuel A. Minter, Lindsey Christina Fowler, Dennis Harding, Aaron James Dykstra, George Ionkov
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Patent number: 9769008Abstract: Content is distributed electronically to a plurality of users. As the users consume the content, they may annotate the content to indicate corrections, comments, or other information. Annotations are collected at a server and reported back to content creators, such as authors, publishers, translators, editors, etc.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2010Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: James C. Petts, Aaron James Dykstra, Lindsey Christina Fowler, Laura Ellen Grit, Dennis Harding, George Ionkov, Samuel A. Minter, Yong Xi
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Patent number: 9639877Abstract: Electronic content items such as electronic books are enhanced by identifying citations within the content items, identifying sources of the objects of the citations, and associating the citations with such sources so that readers of the content items can easily purchase or otherwise obtain the citation objects. The citations may be updated as new products become available or information related to the products changes over time.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2012Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: James C. Petts, Aaron James Dykstra, Laura Ellen Grit, Lindsey Christina Fowler, Dennis H. Harding, George M. Ionkov, Samuel A. Minter
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Patent number: 9372855Abstract: Database Definition Language (DDL) transactions are defined that include one or more DDL operations that are to be executed to modify aspects of a relational database, such as its structure. If performance of one or more of the DDL operations in a DDL transaction fails, then the changes made to the relational database by some or all of the DDL operations may be reversed. Instructions and state information may be generated and stored prior to, during, and/or following the execution of a DDL operation that may be utilized to reverse the changes to a relational database made by the DDL operations. User interfaces might also be provided for defining, selecting, editing, and executing DDL transactions, and for providing information relating to the execution and rollback of DDL operations in a DDL transaction.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2012Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: James C. Petts
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Patent number: 9361457Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for identifying a table of non-decoy data matching a set of criteria. Decoy data is inserted into the table of non-decoy data. The decoy data is detected in a result comprising the decoy data, the result generated in response to an access of the data store. An alarm is generated based at least upon the result.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2015Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Harsha Ramalingam, Timothy Mark Edward Bollefer, Dominique I. Brezinkski, Jesper M. Johansson, James C. Petts
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Patent number: 8955143Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for identifying a table of non-decoy data matching a set of criteria. Decoy data is inserted into the table of non-decoy data. The decoy data is detected in a result comprising the decoy data, the result generated in response to an access of the data store. An alarm is generated based at least upon the result.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Harsha Ramalingam, Timothy Mark Edward Bollefer, Dominique I. Brezinski, Jesper M. Johansson, James C. Petts
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Publication number: 20140324832Abstract: A user device displays portions of an electronic publication for a user to read. The user device tracks the user's reading behavior of the portions of the electronic publication. The user device then suggests additional reading material for the user based on the user's reading behavior.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: George M. Ionkov, Dennis H. Harding, Aaron James Dykstra, Laura Ellen Grit, James C. Petts, Samuel A. Minter, Lindsey Christina Fowler, Yong Xi
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Patent number: 8834166Abstract: A user device displays portions of an electronic publication for a user to read. The user device tracks the user's reading behavior of the portions of the electronic publication. The user device then selects a problem from a group of pre-generated problems for the user based on the user's reading behavior and provides the selected problem to the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: George M. Ionkov, Dennis H. Harding, Aaron James Dykstra, Laura Ellen Grit, James C. Petts, Samuel A. Minter, Lindsey Christina Fowler, Yong Xi
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Patent number: 8554640Abstract: User content access events pertaining to a content item, such as an eBook, audio, video file, and so on, are collected and analyzed to determine progress data, including completion information about when the content item, or a portion thereof, has been completed. Once determined, further information or recommendations that have some relation to the completed content item may be presented to the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2010Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Aaron James Dykstra, Laura Ellen Grit, Tom Killalea, James C. Petts
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Patent number: 8185446Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for generating automobile parts bundles associated with maintenance events. A maintenance schedule is retrieved and various maintenance events are identified. Various maintenance tasks associated with maintenance events are also identified. Parts associated with these maintenance tasks are placed into parts bundles associated with the maintenance event and a unique identifier within a parts catalog.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2010Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Olga I. Kuznetsova, Michael R. Brauwerman, Vivek A. Shah, Roy N. Harkness, Alexander S. Borst, James C. Petts, Theodore H. Romer