Universal processing system and methods for production of outputs accessible by people with disabilities

• US 20040143430A1
• Filed: 10/15/2003
• Published: 07/22/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seewritehear, LLC
• Original Assignee: David A. Schleppenbach, Joe P. Said
• Inventors: Schleppenbach, David A., Said, Joe P.
• Granted Patent: US 8,494,859 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/117 Tagging; Marking up details of markup languages G06F40/143; Designating a block; Setting of attributes style sheets, e.g. eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation [XSLT], G06F40/154
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/12 Use of codes for handling textual entities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/154 Tree transformation for tree-structured or markup documents, e.g. XSLT, XSL-FO or stylesheets

Abstract

DEAF-core technology converts inputs to outputs accessible to people with disabilities. Communication is improved with DEAF-core technology by using data storage and transmission format that includes both semantic information and content. User-defined input, responsible for conveying semantic information, and raw analog input, such as text, are converted into a unique XML format (“gh XML”). “gh XML” includes standard XML encoded with accessibility information that allows a user to communicate both verbal (text) and non-verbal (semantic) information as part of the input. “gh XML” is a temporary format which is further converted using XSLT (extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations) into individual versions of XML specific to each output. After the “gh XML” is converted into the desired XML format, custom rendering engines specific to the desired output convert the individual version of XML into a viable analog format for display.

Claims

1. A method of input conversion to output, said conversion method comprising:

entering a first stage input and a second stage input;

translating the first stage input and the second stage input into an electronic format;

converting the electronic format into standard XML encoded with accessibility information;

transforming the standard XML encoded with accessibility information into individual version of XML dependent on desired output; and

utilizing a rendering engine to modify the individual version of XML into a format for the output.

2. The conversion method of claim 1 wherein said entering step includes speaking.

3. The conversion method of claim 1 wherein said entering step includes gesturing.

4. The conversion method of claim 1 wherein said entering step includes writing.

5. The conversion method of claim 1 wherein said entering step includes by a peripheral.

6. The conversion method of claim 1 wherein said entering step includes semantic information.

7. The conversion method of claim 1 wherein said entering step includes providing format and structure instructions.

8. The conversion method of claim 2 wherein said translating step includes the use of automatic speech recognition of the first stage input and the second stage input to produce the electronic format.

9. The conversion method of claim 3 wherein said translating step includes the use of sign language recognition of the first stage input and the second stage input to produce the electronic format.

10. The conversion method of claim 1 wherein the individual version of XML is XHTML for desired output.

11. The conversion method of claim 1 wherein the individual version of XML is VoiceXML for desired output.

12. The conversion method of claim 1 wherein the individual version of XML is a custom XML for desired output.

13. The conversion method of claim 10 wherein the desired output is text.

14. The conversion method of claim 11 wherein the desired output is synthesized speech.

15. The conversion method of claim 12 wherein the desired output is virtual sign language.

16. The conversion method of claim 12 wherein the desired output is electronic braille.

17. The conversion method of claim 12 wherein the desired output is electronic large print.

18. The conversion method of claim 1 wherein said transforming step includes the use of extensible stylesheet language transformations to transform the standard XML encoded with accessibility information into the individual version of XML dependent on desired output.

19. A method of input conversion to output, said conversion method comprising:

entering a first stage input of speech and a second stage input of gestures;

translating the speech input using automatic speech recognition and the gestures input using sign language recognition into an electronic format;

converting the electronic format into standard XML encoded with accessibility information;

transforming the standard XML encoded with accessibility information using extensible stylesheet language transformations into XHTML for desired output of text; and

utilizing a rendering engine of accessible instant messenger to modify the XHTML into the desired output of text.