Automatic visual correction for computer screen

• US 6,018,339 A
• Filed: 08/15/1997
• Issued: 01/25/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Stevens, Susan
• Original Assignee: Stevens, Susan
• Inventors: Stevens, Susan
• Primary Examiner(s): Hjerpe, Richard A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tran, Henry N.
• Application Number:
  US08/912,191
• Time in Patent Office: 893 Days
• Field of Search: 345/150, 345/326-342, 351/173, 351/200
• US Class Current: 715/700
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04897 Special input arrangements or commands for improving display capability

Abstract

An automatic visual correction system allows different users to utilize different work stations and automatically adjusts the appearance of the indicia on the computer screen of the work station so as to make the same most comfortable for the particular user. This is accomplished by storing in memory various characteristics of the appearance of the indicia on the screen such as size, focus, contrast, brightness, color (of both the indicia and the screen) and other features for each user. Each user will have preselected each of these features and once the features are selected, the same will be stored along with information identifying the user. It may also be possible to store information relating to the user'"'"'s eyeglass or contact lens prescription thereby allowing the computer to automatically make adjustments for such things as focus, size, astigmatisms and the like. In use, the user merely needs to identify himself, the computer will look up the adjustments that need to be made and the computer screen will automatically be adjusted for the particular user. Alternatively, the information for a particular user could be stored on a disk or other transportable media which could then be plugged into a computer work station when desired and the adjustments on the screen would be automatically made.

Claims

1. In a computer work station having a keyboard, a computer including memory therein and a screen for displaying indicia thereon, the improvement comprising means for providing identification data for a user of said work station;

means for modifying the appearance of said indicia on said screen in response to said identification data wherein said indicia on said screen will have a different appearance for each identified user; and

means for storing said identification data relating to the conditions of the user'"'"'s eyesight.

2. The invention as claimed in claim 1 further including means operable by said user for selecting and modifying different aspects of said appearance.

3. The invention as claimed in claim 2 further including means for storing information relating to said selected and modified aspects.

4. The invention as claimed in claim 3 wherein said means for storing includes means for storing information regarding a number of different users.

5. The invention as claimed in claim 4 wherein said means for storing includes means for associating sets of different stored information relating to said selected and modified aspects with different identified users.

6. The invention as claimed in claim 2 wherein said means for selecting and modifying different aspects of said appearance includes means for changing the focus of said indicia on said screen.

7. The invention as claimed in claim 2 wherein said means for selecting and modifying different aspects of said appearance includes means for changing the background color of said screen.

8. The invention as claimed in claim 2 wherein said means for selecting and modifying different aspects of said appearance includes means for changing the color of said indicia on said screen.

9. The invention as claimed in claim 2 wherein said means for selecting and modifying different aspects of said appearance includes means for changing the contrast of said screen.

10. The invention as claimed in claim 2 wherein said means for selecting and modifying different aspects of said appearance includes means for changing the brightness of said screen.

11. The invention as claimed in claim 2 wherein said means for selecting and modifying different aspects of said appearance includes means for changing the size of said indicia on said screen.