USER INTERFACE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
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Abstract
The user interface is provided for the visually impaired to operate a multi-function devices. The user interface is based upon a combination of tactile sensation, tactile position, and sound. The tactile sensation includes the Braille expressions as well as any marker on a template. The tactile position includes the relative position of the user hand on a touch panel. In combination with the tactile sensation or tactile position, the sound interface offers additional information to help the operation of the multi-function machine.
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26 Claims
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1-12. -12. (canceled)
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13. A method of user interfacing a visually impaired user with a multifunction device, comprising the steps of:
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dividing a touch panel into predetermined surface areas that resemble a piano keyboard;
assigning a predetermined function to each of the predetermined surface areas;
touching one of the predetermined surface areas in a first predetermined manner indicative of an inquiry;
outputting a sound output about the one of the surface areas in response to the inquiry; and
touching one of the predetermined surface areas in a second predetermined manner to select the predetermined function. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26-40. -40. (canceled)
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