System and method for enhancing resource accessibility
First Claim
1. A method of enhancing resource accessibility, comprising:
- using a computer to apply a resource knowledge base to the resource to generate a converted resource, the resource knowledge base providing information about the resource that is absent from or implicit in the resource, and providing the converted resource to a user.
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Abstract
A resource accessibility engine according to the present invention uses a resource-specific knowledge base and user preferences to convert a resource into an improved accessibility resource. Examples of a resource include a website, document, webpage image file, multimedia file, auditory file or any other text and/or non-text record. The resource-specific knowledge includes content and formatting information that reduces ambiguities, translates implied information into explicit information and improves the accessibility of the resource content. The user preferences represent the physical capabilities of the user'"'"'s access device, and the user'"'"'s semantic and personal preferences for how content should be displayed. An editor uses an annotation wizard to create the resource-specific knowledge base based on the original resource.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of enhancing resource accessibility, comprising:
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using a computer to apply a resource knowledge base to the resource to generate a converted resource, the resource knowledge base providing information about the resource that is absent from or implicit in the resource, and providing the converted resource to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of creating a resource knowledge base, comprising:
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using a computer to apply rules representing knowledge gap situations to a resource to identify knowledge gaps, and obtaining knowledge to fill the knowledge gaps, the obtained knowledge forming the resource knowledge base. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of converting a resource from one format to at least one other target format, comprising:
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using a computer to apply at least one mapping knowledge base to the resource to generate at least one mapped resource, each mapping knowledge base providing information about the meaning of information whose format is to be converted so that the mapped resource is properly represented in the target format, and providing the at least one mapped resource to a user.
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