SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING OBJECTS IN A USER INTERFACE BASED ON A VISUAL ACUITY OF A VIEWER

• US 20120254779A1
• Filed: 04/01/2011
• Published: 10/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Arthur Austin Ollivierre, Robert Michael Dinapoli
• Original Assignee: Arthur Austin Ollivierre, Robert Michael Dinapoli
• Inventors: Ollivierre, Arthur Austin, DiNapoli, Robert Michael
• Granted Patent: US 8,881,058 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/0041 characterised by display arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/028 for testing visual acuity; for determination of refraction, e.g. phoropters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/032 Devices for presenting test symbols or characters, e.g. test chart projectors A61B3/036 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04897 Special input arrangements or commands for improving display capability
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A system, a computer readable storage medium including programs, and a computer-implemented method for displaying objects in a graphical user interface of a device are described. A vision test is presented in the graphical user interface of the device, the vision test including vision test objects used to test a visual acuity level of a user of the device. Input is received from the user identifying the user'"'"'s ability to see at least one vision test object in the vision test. Display settings corresponding to the input received from the user are identified. Objects in the graphical user interface are displayed based on the display settings.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for displaying objects in a graphical user interface of a device, comprising:

presenting a vision test in the graphical user interface of the device, the vision test including vision test objects used to test a visual acuity level of a user of the device;

receiving input from the user identifying the user'"'"'s ability to see at least one vision test object in the vision test;

identifying display settings corresponding to the input received from the user; and

displaying objects in the graphical user interface based on the display settings.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein presenting the vision test in the graphical user interface of the device includes:

determining specifications of a display device for the device and a predetermined viewing distance of the display device for the device; and

displaying the vision test objects in the graphical user interface of the device based on the specifications of the display device and the predetermined viewing distance of the display device for the device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the specifications of the display device include:

physical dimensions of the display device; and

a resolution of the display device.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein displaying the vision test objects in the graphical user interface of the device based on the specifications of the display device and the predetermined viewing distance of the display device for the device includes:

calculating at least one scaling factor based on the specifications of the display device and the predetermined viewing distance of the display device for the device;

scaling reference vision test objects using the at least one scaling factor, each reference vision test object corresponding to a reference visual acuity level; and

displaying the scaled reference vision test objects in the graphical user interface of the device.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying the display settings corresponding to the input received from the user includes:

identifying at least one vision test object selected by the user of the device;

determining a reference visual acuity level corresponding to the at least one vision test object;

determining reference display settings based on the reference visual acuity level;

determining specifications of a display device for the device and a predetermined viewing distance of the display device for the device;

calculating at least one scaling factor based on the specifications of the display device and the predetermined viewing distance of the display device for the device; and

scaling the reference display settings based on the at least one scaling factor to produce the display settings corresponding to the input received from the user.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein displaying the objects in the graphical user interface based on the display settings includes:

scaling the objects based on the display settings; and

displaying at least a subset of the scaled objects in a viewable area of the graphical user interface.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises placing the scaled objects that are not displayed in the viewable area in a scrollable area of the graphical user interface.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the viewable area of the graphical user interface includes a viewing page, and wherein method further comprises:

generating additional viewing pages to accommodate the scaled objects that are not displayed in the viewable area; and

placing the scaled objects that are not displayed in the viewable area on the additional viewing pages.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the objects include icons.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the objects include text.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting an end of a login session on the device; and

restoring the display setting to display settings used prior to presenting the vision test.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting an end of a login session on the device; and

retaining the display settings for a future login session on the device.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein prior to presenting the vision test in the graphical user interface of the device, the method further comprises receiving a request from the user of the device to change display settings of the device based on the vision test.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the request includes a voice-activated request.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the request includes a predetermined key sequence.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the request includes a predetermined gesture in the graphical user interface.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the display settings are selected from the group consisting of:

a size of an object;

a shape of the object;

a color of the object;

a brightness of the object;

a contrast level of the object; and

a location of the object.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the objects are displayed in the graphical user interface using the display settings without requiring the user to navigate through menus.

19. A system to display objects in a graphical user interface of a device, comprising:

a processor-implemented vision testing module configured to;

present a vision test in the graphical user interface of the device, the vision test including vision test objects used to test a visual acuity level of a user of the device;

receive input from the user identifying the user'"'"'s ability to see at least one vision test object in the vision test; and

identify display settings corresponding to the input received from the user; and

a processor-implemented vision user interface module configured to display objects in the graphical user interface based on the display settings.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein when presenting the vision test in the graphical user interface of the device, the processor-implemented vision testing module is configured to:

determine specifications of a display device for the device and a predetermined viewing distance of the display device for the device; and

display the vision test objects in the graphical user interface of the device based on the specifications of the display device and the predetermined viewing distance of the display device for the device.

21. A computer readable storage medium storing at least one program that, when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

presenting a vision test in a graphical user interface of a device, the vision test including vision test objects used to test a visual acuity level of a user of the device;

receiving input from the user identifying the user'"'"'s ability to see at least one vision test object in the vision test;

identifying display settings corresponding to the input received from the user; and

displaying objects in the graphical user interface based on the display settings.