User intuitive easy access computer system
First Claim
1. A method for evaluating web sites, the method comprising:
- providing web sites for evaluation;
determining for each web site sizes of text and graphics;
determining a score of each web site using the determined sizes, for web sites having larger sizes a better score is given; and
ranking each web site using the determined score.
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Abstract
The invention has several aspects. One aspect of the invention is hardware for a easy access computer system. The hardware includes touch screens or touch screen adapters for ease of hardware use. Also, to allow handwriting instead of typing, a graphical tablet is provided. Other aspects of the invention relate to software and their graphical user interfaces (GUIs). The GUIs in one aspect of the invention are limited to a specified number of oversized buttons. The oversized buttons have visible and verbal clues to their use. Preferably, the GUIs do not use scroll bars. Textual information in various applications is turned to audible speech in various software applications. A magnifier button allows for magnification of images on various GUIs. Another aspect of the invention is a search engine which filters web sites based on their easy access.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for evaluating web sites, the method comprising:
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providing web sites for evaluation;
determining for each web site sizes of text and graphics;
determining a score of each web site using the determined sizes, for web sites having larger sizes a better score is given; and
ranking each web site using the determined score. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An email application having a graphical user interface comprising:
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a displayed image of information associated with an email, the displayed image having fields for accepting email information;
a handwriting button enabling input of handwriting from a user through a graphical tablet;
entering the inputted handwriting into the email information fields; and
sending an email with the inputted handwriting. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A software application having a plurality of graphical user interfaces GUIs, the software application comprising:
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each GUI comprising;
a plurality of buttons, a substantial number of the buttons being at least 60 by 60 pixels in size and having text and verbal clues, none of the buttons executing by double clicking; and
a substantial number of the GUIs not having scroll bars and a maximum number of sixteen buttons on those GUIs. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer system for use in text applications, the computer system comprising:
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a touch screen for displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) of a text application, the GUI having three buttons;
a first button for displaying a touchable screen keyboard allowing a user to input text into the text application by touching keys of the touchable screen keyboard, a second button for displaying a handwriting input from a graphical tablet and a third button for converting the displayed handwriting into computer text for input into the text application; and
the graphical tablet for inputting handwriting by a computer system user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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