System and method for disabled user assistance
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1. A system for assisting a disabled user, comprising:
- a touch screen;
a set of tactile cues arranged proximal the touch screen, wherein each tactile cue of the set is associated with a different input value;
an assistance map, the assistance map associating each of a first set of touch coordinate regions of the touch screen with a different input value, wherein each touch coordinate region is arranged proximal the corresponding tactile cue associated with the respective input value;
a non-assistance map, the non-assistance map associating a second set of touch coordinate regions of the touch screen with the input values; and
a processing system connected to the touch screen, the processing system operable between;
an assistance mode, wherein the processing system is configured to map touch inputs, received at the touch screen, to input values based on the assistance map; and
a non-assistance mode, wherein the processing system is configured to map touch inputs, received at the touch screen, to input values based on the non-assistance map.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a system and method for assisting disabled users can include: a display configured to receive an input from the disabled user; a set of tactile cues proximal the display; and a processing system configured to: store an assistance map, and map the touch input to a digital input based on the assistance map.
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1. A system for assisting a disabled user, comprising:
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a touch screen; a set of tactile cues arranged proximal the touch screen, wherein each tactile cue of the set is associated with a different input value; an assistance map, the assistance map associating each of a first set of touch coordinate regions of the touch screen with a different input value, wherein each touch coordinate region is arranged proximal the corresponding tactile cue associated with the respective input value; a non-assistance map, the non-assistance map associating a second set of touch coordinate regions of the touch screen with the input values; and a processing system connected to the touch screen, the processing system operable between; an assistance mode, wherein the processing system is configured to map touch inputs, received at the touch screen, to input values based on the assistance map; and a non-assistance mode, wherein the processing system is configured to map touch inputs, received at the touch screen, to input values based on the non-assistance map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for assisting a disabled user, comprising:
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a touch screen; a set of tactile cues arranged proximal the touch screen, wherein the tactile cues are associated with an input value set; an assistance map, the assistance map mapping distinct touch coordinate regions of the touch screen to different input values of the input value set, wherein each tactile cue is arranged proximal the touch coordinate region associated with the same input value; a secure processing system connected to the touch screen, the secure processing system configured to map touch inputs, received at the touch screen, to input values of the input value set based on the assistance map; a main processing system, separate and distinct from the secure processing system, that is connected to the secure processing system; and a housing enclosing the secure processing system and the main processing system. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for assisting a disabled user, comprising:
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a touch screen; a payment card reader; a set of tactile cues arranged proximal the touch screen, wherein each tactile cue in the set is different from other tactile cues in the set, wherein each tactile cue is associated with a different input value of an input value set; an assistance map, the assistance map mapping distinct touch coordinate regions of the touch screen to different input values of the input value set, wherein each tactile cue is arranged proximal the touch coordinate region associated with the same input value; a processing system connected to the touch screen and to the payment card reader; a main processing system communicably connected to and physically distinct from the processing system; and a wireless communication system communicably connected to the main processing system; wherein the processing system is configured to; map touch inputs, received at the touch screen, to input values of the input value set based on the assistance map; receive payment information from the payment card reader; generate an encrypted packet based on the payment information; and send the encrypted packet to the main processing system; and wherein the main processing system is configured to send the encrypted packet to a remote endpoint via the wireless communication system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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