Method and system for enabling a blind computer user to handle message boxes in a graphical user interface
First Claim
1. A method of enabling a blind or visually impaired user to locate and operate a message box in a computer graphical user interface, said computer graphical user interface including a computer display screen and a pointing device for positioning a pointer on said screen and said message box including a message text and at least one push button indicating an option, said method comprising the steps of:
- audibly announcing said text of said message box whenever said message box appears on said screen;
audibly announcing the option indicated by said at least one push button after announcing said text of said message box; and
,generating an audible homing signal whenever said pointer is located outside said message box.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method that enables blind or visually impaired computer users to handle message boxes in a graphical user interface. When a message box first appears, the textual content of the box is announced audibly and an audible homing signal is produced. In the preferred embodiment, the homing signal is a tone whose pitch increases as the distance between the pointer and the message box decreases.
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7 Claims
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1. A method of enabling a blind or visually impaired user to locate and operate a message box in a computer graphical user interface, said computer graphical user interface including a computer display screen and a pointing device for positioning a pointer on said screen and said message box including a message text and at least one push button indicating an option, said method comprising the steps of:
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audibly announcing said text of said message box whenever said message box appears on said screen; audibly announcing the option indicated by said at least one push button after announcing said text of said message box; and
,generating an audible homing signal whenever said pointer is located outside said message box. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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