Patents by Inventor Rainer V. Mager

Rainer V. Mager 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).

  • Selective display of pronunciation guides in electronic books
    Patent number: 8943404
    Abstract: Techniques for selectively and dynamically determining an amount of pronunciation guides to display within an electronic book based at least in part on an aspect of a user. For instance, an electronic device rendering an electronic book may determine whether to display some, all, or no pronunciation guides for characters within the electronic book based on a reading level of the user, an age of the user, a primary language of the user, or any other aspect that indicates the user's proficiency in the language of the electronic book.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Rainer V. Mager