Web accessibility service apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A method of providing access to content, comprising:
- receiving a request for content from a client device;
determining an accessibility tool to be used in providing the content to a user of the client device;
processing the requested content using the accessibility tool to produce processed content; and
outputting the processed content to the client device.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A web accessibility service apparatus and method is provided. The web accessibility service apparatus and method provides accessibility tools to disabled users on a per-use basis. The provider of the accessibility tool is paid for each use of the accessibility tool to access content on the data network. The revenue may be obtained from content suppliers as consideration to the accessibility tool provider for providing another customer that otherwise may not have had access to their content. In this way, the accessibility tool is provided to the user at no cost, yet the provider of the accessibility tool is compensated for each use of their accessibility tool.
-
Citations
31 Claims
-
1. A method of providing access to content, comprising:
-
receiving a request for content from a client device;
determining an accessibility tool to be used in providing the content to a user of the client device;
processing the requested content using the accessibility tool to produce processed content; and
outputting the processed content to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
-
-
12. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for providing access to content, comprising:
-
first instructions for receiving a request for content from a client device;
second instructions for determining an accessibility tool to be used in providing the content to a user of the client device;
third instructions for processing the requested content using the accessibility tool to produce processed content; and
fourth instructions for outputting the processed content to the client device.
-
-
23. An apparatus for providing access to content, comprising:
-
a controller;
a tracking device coupled to the controller; and
a payment device coupled to the tracking device, wherein the controller receives a request for content from a client device and determines one or more accessibility tools to be used in providing content to a user of the client device, wherein the tracking device stores tracking information regarding the content provided to the user, the one or more accessibility tools used, and one or more suppliers of the one or more accessibility tools, and wherein the payment device transfers funds to the one or more suppliers based on the tracking information.
-
-
31. An apparatus for providing access to content, comprising:
-
means for receiving a request for content from a client device;
means for determining an accessibility tool to be used in providing the content to a user of the client device;
means for processing the requested content using the accessibility tool to produce processed content; and
means for outputting the processed content to the client device.
-
Specification