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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 31, 2010
Applicants:

Gwendolyn M. Thaxter, Ridgefield, CT (US);

Brian F. Roberts, Dallas, TX (US);

Frank A. Mckiel, Jr., Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Donald H. Relyea, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventors:

Gwendolyn M. Thaxter, Ridgefield, CT (US);

Brian F. Roberts, Dallas, TX (US);

Frank A. McKiel, Jr., Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Donald H. Relyea, Dallas, TX (US);

Assignee:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/0291 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04803 (2013.01);
Abstract

Exemplary methods and systems for distributing and accessing content associated with an e-Book are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes a content management subsystem receiving data representative of additional content associated with a particular passage of an e-Book from a first e-reader device and transmitting the data representative of the additional content to a second e-Book reader device for presentation in conjunction with the particular passage of the e-Book. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.


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