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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2014
Audible, Inc., Newark, NJ (US);
Aman Sagar, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Michael Angelo Macchione, III, Glen Ridge, NJ (US);
AUDIBLE, INC., Newark, NJ (US);
Abstract
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.