Dual display computing system
First Claim
1. An electronic device having two displays capable of displaying both text and graphics, one oriented toward the operator (“
- operator display”
) and the other toward a communication partner (“
partner display”
).
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Abstract
A method and system of the present invention are distinguished by the fact that graphical elements can be displayed to a communication partner to enhance communication beyond words and synthesized speech. Extensive research in the field of augmentative communications has focused on using graphical elements, such as pictures and icons, to help a non-vocal user encode a message quicker than typing it letter-by-letter. But in spite of the well-known axiom “a picture'"'"'s worth a thousand words”, none of these techniques have thought to use pictures, animations, video, or other graphical elements to output the message as well. The present invention corrects this oversight by providing two touch-sensitive, graphical, dynamic displays: one for the operator and one for the interlocutor (communication partner).
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1. An electronic device having two displays capable of displaying both text and graphics, one oriented toward the operator (“
- operator display”
) and the other toward a communication partner (“
partner display”
). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- operator display”
- 23. Claim 23 where audible sounds, including synthesize and digitized speech can be played separately and individually on the two audio speakers.
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