Natural language processing to merge related alert messages for accessibility
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1. A method in a data processing system comprising a processor and a memory, the memory comprising instructions executed by the processor for merging incoming alerts for accessibility, the method comprising:
- receiving two input alerts intended for presentation by a screen reader;
determining, by the processor, whether the two input alerts arrived within a specified time interval;
responsive to determining that the two input alerts arrived within the specified time interval, determining whether the two input alerts are similar; and
responsive to determining that the two input alerts are not similar, combining the two input alerts in a concatenation operation to produce an output alert, wherein the output alert is a concatenated alert; and
sending the output alert to the screen reader for presentation.
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Abstract
A method for merging incoming alerts for accessibility is described. Two input alerts intended for presentation by a screen reader are received. If the two input alerts have arrived with a specified time interval, the two input alerts are combined into an output alert. The output alert is sent to a screen reader for presentation.
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1. A method in a data processing system comprising a processor and a memory, the memory comprising instructions executed by the processor for merging incoming alerts for accessibility, the method comprising:
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receiving two input alerts intended for presentation by a screen reader; determining, by the processor, whether the two input alerts arrived within a specified time interval; responsive to determining that the two input alerts arrived within the specified time interval, determining whether the two input alerts are similar; and responsive to determining that the two input alerts are not similar, combining the two input alerts in a concatenation operation to produce an output alert, wherein the output alert is a concatenated alert; and sending the output alert to the screen reader for presentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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