Visual audio links for digital audio content
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- playing digital audio content on an electronic device, the electronic device having a display;
displaying on the display visual audio links associated with terms of relevance from content of the digital audio content, each visual audio link corresponding to a term of relevance displayed only as content having the term of relevance is played during playing of the digital audio content, wherein each of the visual audio links is a reference to additional content associated with a corresponding term of relevance from the terms of relevance;
in response to receiving a user'"'"'s selection of one of the visual audio links, presenting the additional content associated with the corresponding term of relevance, wherein the user is granted a license to the additional content; and
when presentation of the additional content completes, playing the digital audio content at a point where the corresponding term of relevance was mentioned, such that the user is granted rewind rights based on the terms of relevance.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for providing visual audio links for digital audio content include playing the digital audio content on an electronic device that has a display; displaying on the display visual audio links associated with terms of relevance from the digital audio content as the terms of relevance are played during playing of the digital audio content, wherein each of the visual audio links is a reference to additional content associated with the corresponding term of relevance; in response to receiving a user'"'"'s selection of one of the visual audio links, presenting the additional content associated with the corresponding term of relevance, wherein the user is granted a license to the additional content; and when presentation of the additional content completes, playing the digital audio content at a point where the corresponding term of relevance was mentioned, such that the user is granted rewind rights based on the terms of relevance.
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27 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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playing digital audio content on an electronic device, the electronic device having a display; displaying on the display visual audio links associated with terms of relevance from content of the digital audio content, each visual audio link corresponding to a term of relevance displayed only as content having the term of relevance is played during playing of the digital audio content, wherein each of the visual audio links is a reference to additional content associated with a corresponding term of relevance from the terms of relevance; in response to receiving a user'"'"'s selection of one of the visual audio links, presenting the additional content associated with the corresponding term of relevance, wherein the user is granted a license to the additional content; and when presentation of the additional content completes, playing the digital audio content at a point where the corresponding term of relevance was mentioned, such that the user is granted rewind rights based on the terms of relevance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic device, comprising:
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a display; at least one processor in communication with the display; memory containing software executable by the at least one processor whereby the electronic device is operative to; play digital audio content display visual audio links associated with terms of relevance from the digital audio content, each visual audio link corresponding to a term of relevance displayed only as content having the term of relevance is played during playing of the digital audio content, wherein each of the visual audio links is a reference to additional content associated with a corresponding term of relevance from the terms of relevance; and in response to receiving a user'"'"'s selection of one of the visual audio links, present the additional content associated with the corresponding term of relevance, wherein the user is granted a license to the additional content; and wherein when presentation of the additional content completes the media player plays the digital audio content at a point where the corresponding term of relevance was mentioned, such that the user is granted rewind rights based on the terms of relevance. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system, comprising:
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a server comprising; memory; and a natural language processor executing on the server that is configured to; associate visual audio links with the terms of relevance detected in text of digital audio content, wherein each of the visual audio links is a reference to additional content associated with a corresponding term of relevance from the terms of relevance, and send the digital audio content, the visual audio links, and a license to the additional content over a network; and an electronic device, having a memory and at least one processor, that receives the digital audio content over the network, the electronic device, further configured to; display the visual audio links associated with terms of relevance from the digital audio content, each visual audio link corresponding to a term of relevance displayed only as content having the term of relevance is played during playing of the digital audio content, in response to receiving a user'"'"'s selection of one of the visual audio links, present the additional content associated with the corresponding term of relevance if the license associated with the additional content validates; and when presentation of the additional content completes, play the digital audio content at a point where the corresponding term of relevance was mentioned, such that the user is granted rewind rights based on the terms of relevance.
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26. A system, comprising:
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a server having memory and a natural language processor executing on the server that is operative to; receive digital audio content from a content provider; associate visual audio links with the terms of relevance detected in text of the digital audio content, wherein each of the visual audio links is a reference to additional content associated with a corresponding term of relevance from the terms of relevance; and send the visual audio links and a license to the additional content over a network; and an electronic device having a display, a memory and at least one processor operatively in communication with the display and the memory, the electronic device operative to receive and play the digital audio content; display on the display the visual audio links associated with terms of relevance from content of the digital audio content, each visual audio link corresponding to a term of relevance displayed only as content having the term of relevance is played during playing of the digital audio content, wherein each of the visual audio links is a reference to additional content associated with a corresponding term of relevance from the terms of relevance; in response to receiving a user'"'"'s selection of one of the visual audio links, presenting the additional content associated with the corresponding term of relevance, wherein the user is granted a license to the additional content; and when presentation of the additional content completes, playing the digital audio content at a point where the corresponding term of relevance was mentioned, such that the user is granted rewind rights based on the terms of relevance.
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27. An executable software product stored on a computer-readable non-transitory medium containing program instructions for providing visual audio links with digital audio content, the program instructions for:
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playing the digital audio content on an electronic device, the electronic device having a display; displaying on the display the visual audio links associated with terms of relevance from content of the digital audio content, each visual audio link corresponding to a term of relevance displayed only as content having the term of relevance is played during playing of the digital audio content, wherein each of the visual audio links is a reference to additional content associated with a corresponding term of relevance from the terms of relevance; in response to receiving a user'"'"'s selection of one of the visual audio links, presenting the additional content associated with the corresponding term of relevance, wherein the user is granted a license to the additional content; and when presentation of the additional content completes, playing the digital audio content at a point where the corresponding term of relevance was mentioned, such that the user is granted rewind rights based on the terms of relevance.
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