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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 13, 1997
Scott A Brenneman, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Timothy Mott, Ketchum, ID (US);
Leon D Segal, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Audible, Inc., Wayne, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for audibly indicating when a predetermined location has been encountered in stored data is disclosed. A predetermined location is first identified. An audible indicator associated with the predetermined location is then generated when the predetermined location is encountered. The predetermined location can be an electronic bookmark, a section boundary or a program boundary. The invention includes a method and apparatus for audibly setting an electronic bookmark in stored data by selecting a location within the stored data, associating an electronic bookmark with the location, and generating an audible message for the electronic bookmark.