Patents by Inventor Martin D. Hock

Martin D. Hock 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).

  • Determining the average reading speed of a user
    Patent number: 9544204
    Abstract: A user device determines a reading speed value for each of a plurality of measurable units of an electronic publication. The user device adds each reading speed value into one of a plurality of data sets or one of a plurality of outlier sets. The user device calculates the average reading speed of the user based on one or more of the plurality of data sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajasimman Madhivanan, Zaka Ur Rehman Ashraf, Edward J. Gayles, Martin D. Hock
  • Selection of elements on paginated touch sensitive display
    Patent number: 8952912
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for selecting portions of media content across two or more pages of the media content with paginated display on a touch sensitive display screen. Selections may be made in either the forward or reverse directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Martin D. Hock