Audible, Inc.

Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Michael Angelo Macchione, Iii

Aman Sagar

Dikla Treves

Dan Stefanescu

Geetika Tewari Lakshmanan

Yale Li

Alexandra Hsiao

Fangbing Qiu

Described herein are techniques for providing a dictionary capabilities associated with foreign language learning content items. In some cases, a foreign language learning application operation on a device may cause definitions associated with a word to be displayed on a display of the device concurrently with the word and at least some text surrounding the word. In some cases, the definitions may be provided in the language of the content item and in a language native the user.

Foreign language learning dictionary system

Described herein are techniques for improving foreign language learning of a user. In some cases, the system may present text in a foreign language to the user while outputting audio associated with the text. At various periods, the system may prompt the user to rate the difficulty associated with the text and based at least in part on the difficulty rating presenting the user with various options to alter the experience associated with consuming the text to improve the users foreign language absorption rate.

System for assisting in foreign language learning

Embodiments of this disclosure enable synchronized content items, such as an ebook and corresponding audiobook, to be navigated via a rotational interface (e.g., a 'jog wheel'). Specifically, a playback device is disclosed that enables a rotational interface to be used to select locations within an audiobook or other audio content. During selection of a location, the playback device can maintain an output indicator indicating one or more words within a textual content that match the selected location within the audio content. Thus, a user is enabled to easily and intuitively select precise locations within audio content. In some embodiments, an acceleration or speed of input to the rotational interface may modify how quickly locations within the content item are traversed.

Rotary navigation of synchronized content

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Glen Ridge, NJ, United States of America

Michael Angelo Macchione, Iii