Patents by Inventor Sarah Elizabeth Funk

Sarah Elizabeth Funk 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).

  • Patent number: 10599298
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for progressively providing content of an electronic book (e-book) to members of a book reading group. An example method includes: determining a reading group associated with content, the reading group comprising a first user profile associated with a first user device, a second user profile associated with a second user device, an indication that the first user profile is designated as a group administrator; determining a first stop-position indicative of a first position in the content; determining a second stop-position indicative of a second position in the content; and sending, to the first user device and the second user device, a message comprising at least the first stop-position, and instructions to enable access to a first section, wherein the first section comprises a portion of the content preceding the first stop-position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Ytzhak Donnelley, Sarah Elizabeth Funk, Emily Jean Staskowski, Christy Elizabeth Caldwell, Adrienne Anastasia Lombardo, Gregory William Long, Lan Wang, Julie Lynne Teodorescu-Badia
  • Patent number: 9892101
    Abstract: A processing device receives data associated with consumer interactions with an electronic work. The processing device determines, based on the received data, a plurality of aggregated consumption behaviors with regards to the electronic work. The processing device associates one or more of the plurality of aggregated consumption behaviors with portions of the electronic work in a data file. The processing device then provides the data file to a user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Ytzhak Donnelley, Sarah Elizabeth Funk, Kelli Martin, Jill Haick Taplin, Justin Larsen Golenbock, Christina J. Wiley, Julie Lynne Teodorescu-Badia, Anne Michelle Fisher
  • Patent number: 9760254
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for progressively providing content of an electronic book (e-book) to members of a book reading group. An example method includes: determining a group associated with content, wherein determining the group comprises determining a first user profile and a second user profile, determining a first stop-read position comprising a first position in the content, sending, to a first user device associated with the first user profile, an indication of the first stop-read position, determining that the first user device has displayed at least a threshold amount of a first portion of the content, determining a second stop-read position comprising a second position in the content, and sending, to the first user device, an indication of the second stop-read position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Ytzhak Donnelley, Sarah Elizabeth Funk, Emily Jean Staskowski, Christy Elizabeth Caldwell, Adrienne Anastasia Lombardo, Gregory William Long, Lan Wang, Julie Lynne Teodorescu-Badia