Method and apparatus to individualize content in an augmentative and alternative communication device
First Claim
1. A method for communicating using a communication device, the method comprising the steps of:
- selecting a display location for an image, the display location being associated with a specific resolution and a specific aspect ratio;
acquiring the image in the specific resolution and the specific aspect ratio;
acquiring an auditory representation related to the image;
associating the image with the auditory representation;
defining an alteration for the auditory representation; and
accessing the image in the display location thereby causing output of an altered auditory representation.
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Abstract
An assistive communication apparatus which facilitates communication between a linguistically impaired user and others, wherein the apparatus comprises a display capable of presenting a plurality of graphical user interface elements; a camera which can record at least one image when operated by a user; at least one data storage device, the at least one data storage device capable of storing at least one image recorded from the camera, a plurality of auditory representations, and associations between at least one of the images recorded from the camera and at least one of the auditory representations; at least one processor which causes at least one image recorded from the camera which to be presented in the display.
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64 Claims
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1. A method for communicating using a communication device, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a display location for an image, the display location being associated with a specific resolution and a specific aspect ratio;
acquiring the image in the specific resolution and the specific aspect ratio;
acquiring an auditory representation related to the image;
associating the image with the auditory representation;
defining an alteration for the auditory representation; and
accessing the image in the display location thereby causing output of an altered auditory representation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An assistive communication apparatus, the apparatus facilitating communication between a communicatively challenged user and others, comprising:
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a display, wherein the display is capable of presenting a plurality of graphical user interface elements;
a camera, wherein the camera records at least one image when triggered by a user;
at least one data storage device, wherein the at least one data storage device stores at least one image recorded from the camera and a plurality of auditory representations, and wherein the data storage device further stores associations between the at least one image recorded from the camera and at least one of the plurality of auditory representations;
at least one processor, for displaying as a graphical user interface element in the display the at least one image recorded from the camera. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for adapting a device, comprising:
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receiving from a user an instruction to capture at least one image using a camera communicatively coupled to the device;
receiving from the user at least one instruction to associate the captured at least one image with a user-actionable user interface element on the device;
associating the user-actionable user interface element with an auditory representation stored on the device, wherein activation of the user-actionable user interface element triggers presentation of the associated auditory representation; and
,displaying the associated at least one image as part of the user interface element. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. An assistive communication apparatus, comprising:
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a data storage device, wherein at least one audio recording is stored on the data storage device;
a processor, wherein the processor can utilize at least one of a set of algorithms to modify an audio recording to change perceived attributes of the recording;
a display, wherein the display can allow a user to select from the at least one audio recordings stored on the data storage device and the set of algorithms, thereby causing the audio recording to be modified; and
an audio output device, wherein the audio output device outputs the modified audio recording. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A method for adding content to a communication device, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a display location for an image, the display location being associated with a specific resolution and a specific aspect ratio;
acquiring the image in the specific resolution and the specific aspect ratio;
acquiring an auditory representation related to the image;
associating the image with the auditory representation;
defining an alteration for the auditory representation; and
associating the alteration with the auditory representation in a manner that will cause an output of the auditory representation to be altered.
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62. A method for telling a story to a recipient using a communication device, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a location for a first content element;
acquiring the first content element;
selecting a location for a second content element;
acquiring the second content element;
selecting a location for a third content element;
acquiring the third content element;
associating each of the first, second and third content elements with a first, second and third user interface element, respectively; and
accessing the first, second and third user interface elements in sequence;
wherein the accessing of a user interface element causes the content element to be conveyed to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64)
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Specification