Display screen translator
First Claim
1. A method for audibly interpreting a screen display, the method comprising:
- locating a display interpreter (DI) with a tactile matrix of sensors overlying a display screen;
in response to sensing a proximate pointer, accepting a tactile matrix region selection;
mapping a screen icon to the selected tactile matrix region; and
, audibly identifying the mapped screen icon.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for audibly interpreting a screen display. The method comprises: locating a display interpreter (DI) with a tactile matrix of sensors overlying a display screen; in response to sensing a proximate pointer, accepting a tactile matrix region selection; loading a first reference map, cross-referencing DI tactile matrix regions with a first field of screen icons; loading a second reference map, cross-referencing screen icons with audible recordings identifying the screen icons; mapping a screen icon to the selected tactile matrix region; and, audibly identifying the mapped screen icon. That is, the DI uses the second reference map to cross-reference the located screen icon to the audible recording identifying the screen icon, and plays the recording. In one aspect, the DI can be located over a touchscreen with touchscreen icons. Then, the method may further comprise engaging a touchscreen icon.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for audibly interpreting a screen display, the method comprising:
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locating a display interpreter (DI) with a tactile matrix of sensors overlying a display screen;
in response to sensing a proximate pointer, accepting a tactile matrix region selection;
mapping a screen icon to the selected tactile matrix region; and
,audibly identifying the mapped screen icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An audible screen display interpreter (DI) system, the system comprising:
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a display screen interface;
a tactile matrix interface (TMI) for accepting tactile matrix region selections;
a mapping module for mapping a selected tactile matrix region to an underlying screen icon and generating an audio signal identifying the mapped screen icon; and
,an audio output generator to project the audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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