Accessibility enhanced user interface

• US 20060212816A1
• Filed: 03/17/2005
• Published: 09/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Koskimies, Oskari
• Application Number:
  US11/084,439
• Publication Number:
  US 20060212816A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/744
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means

Abstract

Selecting a user desired hyperlink is provided by dividing displayed content into two or more parts and letting a user to choose from the parts the one that contains a desired link. If the part contains no other links, that link is launched, otherwise the chosen part is repeatedly divided on user choice until the desired link is uniquely identified and can be launched so as to provide an accessibility enhanced user interface particularly for miniature devices and for handicapped users. The dividing of the content into parts is illustrated based drawing respective regions or by highlighting differently links associated with different parts. The selection of the desired part is carried out with suitable one or more keys or with voice recognition.

Claims

1. A user interface comprising:

a display capable of presenting interactive content comprising a user desired access portion configured to present the content in at least two user distinguishable parts; and

an input for reading user commands configured to allow the user to select one of the parts in order to identify the part containing the user desired access portion.

2. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein the content is user selectable content.

3. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein the user desired access portion is selected for further processing when it is uniquely identified.

4. A user interface according to claim 1, whereby, in case that the selected part comprises more than one access portion, the display is configured to present the user selected part in at least two subparts and the input is configured to identify the subpart comprising the user desired access portion.

5. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein the user interface is configured to indicate the remaining access portion as the user desired access portion if the selected subpart contains only one access portion.

6. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein the input comprises at least two input devices such as keys for the selecting of the one part.

7. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein the input and the display are configured to divide the content into the at least two parts so that each part contains substantially similar amount of access portions.

8. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein the display is configured to divide the content into at least two regions such that each region forms one part and may contain a number of access portions or so that alternating access portions belong to different parts.

9. A user interface according to claim 1, wherein the user interface device forms part of one of the following:

a mobile device, a portable device, a gaming device, a television device, a navigation device and a mobile telephone.

10. A controller for a device with a display and an input for controlling the display and the input, comprising:

means for causing the display to present interactive content, comprising a user desired access portion, in at least two user distinguishable parts; and

means for causing the input to read user commands to select one of the parts in order to identify the part containing the user desired access portion.

11. A controller according to claim 10, wherein the content is user selectable content.

12. A controller according to claim 10, wherein the user desired access portion is also selected for further processing when it is uniquely identified.

13. A controller according to claim 10, further comprising means for configuring the display and the input so that, in case that the selected part comprises more than one access portion, the user selected part is presented in at least two subparts and the input identifies the subpart comprising the user desired access portion.

14. A controller according to claim 10, further comprising means for configuring the user interface to indicate the remaining access portion as the user desired access portion if the selected subpart contains only one access portion.

15. A controller according to claim 10, further comprising means for configuring the input and display to divide the content into the at least two parts so that each part contains approximately similar amount of access portions.

16. A controller according to claim 10, further comprising means for configuring the display to divide the content into at least two regions such that each region forms one part and may contain a number of access portions or so that alternating access portions belong to different parts.

17. A method for controlling a device comprising a display and an input, comprising:

presenting on the display interactive content, comprising a user desired access portion, in at least two user distinguishable parts; and

reading user commands with the input to select one of the parts in order to identify the part containing the user desired access portion.

18. A computer program product stored on a memory medium for controlling a device with a display and an input for controlling the display and the input, comprising:

computer executable program code for causing the display to present interactive content, comprising a user desired access portion, in at least two user distinguishable parts; and

computer executable program code for causing the input to read user commands to select one of the parts in order to identify the part containing the user desired access portion.

19. A computer program product according to claim 18, further comprising computer executable code for configuring the display and the input so that, in case that the selected part comprises more than one access portion, the user selected part is presented in at least two subparts and the input identifies the subpart comprising the user desired access portion.

20. A computer program product according to claim 18, further comprising computer executable code for configuring the display to divide the content such that alternating access portions belong to different one of the first part and the second part.