Visual audio links for digital audio content

An electronic device, comprising:

• 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.

A system, comprising:

• 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.

A system, comprising:

• 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.

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:

• 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.