Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Shanmugarasa Muhunthan

Joseph Spencer King

Andrew Olcott

Walter Manching Tseng

Jeffrey Craig Kunins

Ashish Singh

Seth Gershom Goldstein

Andrew Scott Craft

Robert Wayne Roth

Wainwright Gregory Siady Yu

Manigandan Natarajan

Eric Chen

Otis Yeager Chandler

Michael Erik Carl Bjorkegren

Brian David Rosenblat

Arjun Subramanian

Nathalie Cheng

Praneeth Wanigasekera

Mani Natarajan

Eric Michael Franklin

Jay Prashant Subhash

Edward Sanchez

Shimone Samuel

A metadata item may be generated that includes metadata content corresponding to a selected portion of digital content stored on a first device, the metadata item may be associated with a first user profile, and the metadata item may be distributed to a second user device storing the digital content such that the metadata item can be accessed via a second user profile and rendered on the second user device in association with the digital content. In this manner, metadata content corresponding to digital content may be shared across user profiles that access the digital content. In addition, a collaborative content item may be generated that includes collaborative content associated with a word or phrase in digital content and that is editable by multiple user profiles.

Distribution of user-generated annotations associated with digital content

Techniques for previewing portions of the content item using an electronic device include displaying a first portion of the content item, receiving input from a user indicative of a desire to browse a second portion of the content item different than the first portion, and displaying a preview window illustrating the second portion of the content item in response to the input. The preview window may enable the user to simultaneously view the second portion illustrated therein as well as at least part of the first portion. In addition, a viewing position of the user may be maintained at a location of the first portion in the content item while the second portion is illustrated in the preview window. Accordingly, the user may not lose context of the first portion of the content item while the viewing the second portion.

Content preview for electronic devices

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Shanmugarasa Muhunthan