Patents by Inventor Sheng Davisson Xu

Sheng Davisson Xu 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).

  • Sending selected text and corresponding media content
    Patent number: 8504906
    Abstract: A server receives a request from a first computing device to send a communication to a second computing device. The request includes data identifying text selected from an e-book. The server identifies media content, such as an audio book or a movie, that corresponds to the e-book. The server extracts a portion of the media content that corresponds to the text selected from the e-book. The server generates a communication that includes media data that enables access to the portion of the media content and sends the communication to the second computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Sheng Davisson Xu