Conveying the importance of display screen data using audible indicators
First Claim
1. A method for conveying the importance of display screen data, comprising the steps of:
- identifying a data element selected by a user on a visual display screen;
determining the importance of the identified data element; and
providing an audible indicator to convey the importance of the identified data element to the user.
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Abstract
An audible indicator such as an audio tone is associated with the importance of data elements displayed on a visual display screen of data processing apparatus such as a personal computer or work station. At least one characteristic of the audible indicator, for example its pitch or frequence of a tone, is associated with the importance of the data elements. When a user selects a particular date element on the screen, for example using a computer mouse, the audible indicator conveys the importance of the selected data element to the user. This enables visually impaired users to readily locate important data elements on a display screen without reading the entire screen using a screen reader.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for conveying the importance of display screen data, comprising the steps of:
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identifying a data element selected by a user on a visual display screen;
determining the importance of the identified data element; and
providing an audible indicator to convey the importance of the identified data element to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for conveying the importance of display screen data, said method steps comprising:
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identifying a data element selected by a user on a visual display screen;
determining the importance of the identified data element; and
providing an audible indicator to convey the importance of the identified data element to the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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