CLICKLESS NAVIGATION TOOLBAR FOR CLICKLESS TEXT-TO-SPEECH ENABLED BROWSER
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1. A clickless, text-to-speech enabled browser comprising:
- (a) a navigation toolbar having a plurality of button graphics, each button graphic including;
(i) a predefined active region;
(ii) an associated text message related to the command function of the button graphic; and
(iii) an event handler that invokes text-to-speech software code for automatically speaking the associated text message and then executing the command function associated with the button graphic; and
(b) a web page region which allows for the display of web pages.
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Abstract
A clickless, text-to-speech enabled browser includes a navigation toolbar having a plurality of button graphics and a web page region which allows for the display of web pages. Each button graphic including a predefined active region, an associated text message related to the command function of the button graphic, and an event handler that invokes text-to-speech software code for automatically speaking the associated text message and then executing the command function associated with the button graphic.
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1. A clickless, text-to-speech enabled browser comprising:
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(a) a navigation toolbar having a plurality of button graphics, each button graphic including; (i) a predefined active region; (ii) an associated text message related to the command function of the button graphic; and (iii) an event handler that invokes text-to-speech software code for automatically speaking the associated text message and then executing the command function associated with the button graphic; and (b) a web page region which allows for the display of web pages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of allowing a user to interact with a navigation toolbar of a browser that displays web pages on a display device, the navigation toolbar having a plurality of button graphics, each button graphic including (i) a predefined active region, and (ii) an associated text message related to the command function of the button graphic, the method comprising:
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(a) positioning a pointing device over an active region of a button graphic, the button graphic being automatically highlighted whenever the pointing device is over the active region; (b) automatically loading the associated text message of the button graphic into a text-to-speech engine, the associated text message thereby being automatically spoken; and (c) automatically initiating the command function of the button graphic, wherein steps (a), (b) and (c) occur sequentially and without requiring any further user manipulation of the pointing device or any other user interfaces associated with display device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An article of manufacture for providing a clickless, text-to-speech enabled browser, the article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable medium holding computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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(a) a navigation toolbar having a plurality of button graphics, each button graphic including; (i) a predefined active region; (ii) an associated text message related to the command function of the button graphic; and (iii) an event handler that invokes text-to-speech software code for automatically speaking the associated text message and then executing the command function associated with the button graphic; and (b) a web page region which allows for the display of web pages. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An article of manufacture for allowing a user to interact with a navigation toolbar of a browser that displays web pages on a display device, the navigation toolbar having a plurality of button graphics, each button graphic including (i) a predefined active region, and (ii) an associated text message related to the command function of the button graphic, the article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable medium holding computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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(a) positioning a pointing device over an active region of a button graphic, the button graphic being automatically highlighted whenever the pointing device is over the active region; (b) automatically loading the associated text message of the button graphic into a text-to-speech engine, the associated text message thereby being automatically spoken; and (c) automatically initiating the command function of the button graphic, wherein steps (a), (b) and (c) occur sequentially and without requiring any further user manipulation of the pointing device or any other user interfaces associated with display device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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