Method and apparatus for transmitting accessibility requirements to a server
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1. A method in a data processing system for transmitting accessibility requirements, comprising:
- requesting a web page from a server;
receiving the web page from the server;
parsing content in the web page received from the server for a specified indicator, wherein the specified indicator is an object type that identifies a type of the server;
responsive to the specified indicator being present, identifying accessibility requirements set for a client in the data processing system;
generating an extensible markup language (XML) document that contains the identified accessibility requirements; and
sending the XML document that contains the identified accessibility requirements to the server, wherein the identifying, generating and sending steps are performed by a plug-in to a browser program that is activated by receipt of the selected specified indicator contained in the web page received from the server.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for transmitting accessibility requirements. Content is received from a computer at a data processing system. The content is parsed for a selected indicator. The data processing system is queried to identify accessibility requirements in response to the selected indicator being present. The identified accessibility requirements are sent to the computer. These accessibility requirements are use by the computer to generate content for the data processing system.
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1. A method in a data processing system for transmitting accessibility requirements, comprising:
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requesting a web page from a server; receiving the web page from the server; parsing content in the web page received from the server for a specified indicator, wherein the specified indicator is an object type that identifies a type of the server; responsive to the specified indicator being present, identifying accessibility requirements set for a client in the data processing system; generating an extensible markup language (XML) document that contains the identified accessibility requirements; and sending the XML document that contains the identified accessibility requirements to the server, wherein the identifying, generating and sending steps are performed by a plug-in to a browser program that is activated by receipt of the selected specified indicator contained in the web page received from the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method in a data processing system for obtaining accessibility requirements from a client, the method comprising:
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receiving, from the client, a request for a Web page; sending the Web page to the client, wherein the Web page includes a specified indicator that causes the client to return accessibility requirements, wherein the specified indicator is an object type that identifies a type of server; receiving from the client an extensible markup language (XML) file containing the accessibility requirements of the client; responsive to receiving the XML file, creating an accessibility requirements object, wherein the accessibility requirements object contains the accessibility requirements in the XML file; and using the accessibility requirements contained in the accessibility requirements object when responding to subsequent requests for Web pages from the client. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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