Accessibility on demand
First Claim
1. A method in a processor-based system for setting accessibility performance characteristics comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of accessibility profiles, each accessibility profile containing one or more definitions of system accessibility performance characteristics; and
setting system accessibility performance characteristics according to definitions contained within a selected accessibility profile.
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Abstract
Accessibility profiles are created for different environments, application programs, and system functions. Environmental conditions may include time of day, telephone numbers dialed, caller ID, level of background noise, etc. Users can define accessibility profiles for each program they use, which determine preferred speaker volume settings, display settings, keyboard and keypad characteristics, and may automatically invoke companion programs such as voice recognizors, text-to-speech converters, and gesture recognizors. Accessibility profiles are organized and stored in a processor-readable repository, and are retrieved upon user activation of an application program or system function such as a word processor, auto-dialer, e-mail reader, etc. The system parses the appropriate accessibility profile, adjusts the available system accessibility settings, and launches any associated companion programs. The user can also select and enable a certain accessibility profile by selecting a menu option or GUI icon, or by operating a system button such as a toggle switch.
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22 Claims
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1. A method in a processor-based system for setting accessibility performance characteristics comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of accessibility profiles, each accessibility profile containing one or more definitions of system accessibility performance characteristics; and
setting system accessibility performance characteristics according to definitions contained within a selected accessibility profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable media containing computer-executable program code for setting accessibility performance characteristics of a computer-based system, said program code causing the computer-based system to perform the steps of:
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providing a plurality of accessibility profiles, each accessibility profile containing one or more definitions of system accessibility performance characteristics; and
setting system accessibility performance characteristics according to definitions contained within a selected accessibility profile. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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15. A system for managing user accessibility characteristics comprising:
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a plurality of accessibility profiles, each accessibility profile defining a set of user-preferences for system accessibility characteristics for an assigned system function or application program; and
an accessibility profile manager for setting system accessibility characteristics according to one or more accessibility profiles.
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