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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2007
Hilliard B. Siegel, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas A. Ryan, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Robert L. Goodwin, Mercer Island, WA (US);
John Lattyak, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Hilliard B. Siegel, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas A. Ryan, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Robert L. Goodwin, Mercer Island, WA (US);
John Lattyak, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A digital work may be annotated using an eBook reader device. Upon receiving an annotation relating to a specific portion of the digital work, an invariant location reference identifier corresponding to the specified portion of the digital work may be appended to the annotation. The annotation may then be stored in association with the digital work for later reference. In some instances, an annotation may be presented on an eBook reader device upon receipt of a valid authorization credential granting access to the annotation.