Audible.com has been issued a number of patents with broad claims in handling digital downloads to a playback device. The following list is updated periodically but you may want to search for Audible patents at the US Patent & Trademark Office.
| Patent |
Issued |
Title |
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US06560651 |
05/06/2003 |
Digital information library and delivery system with logic for generating files targeting a playback device (continuation of the '624 patent below) |
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US06480961 |
11/12/2002 |
Secure streaming of digital audio/visual content |
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USD0456350 |
04/30/2002 |
Programmable audio player charging unit |
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US06253237 |
06/26/2001 |
Personalized time-shifted programming |
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US06170060 |
01/02/2001 |
Method and apparatus for targeting a digital information playback device |
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US06158005 |
12/05/2000 |
Cloning protection scheme for a digital information playback device |
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US05926624 |
07/20/1999 |
Digital information library and delivery system with logic for generating files targeted to the playback device |
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USD0409193 |
05/04/1999 |
Programmable audio player |
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US05872712 |
02/16/1999 |
Method and apparatus for audibly indicating when a predetermined location has been encountered in stored data |
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US05790423 |
08/04/1998 |
Interactive audio transmission receiving and playback system |
