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Techniques and systems for enhancing touch screen device accessibility through virtual containers and virtually enlarged boundaries

  • US 8,386,965 B2
  • Filed: 01/15/2010
  • Issued: 02/26/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

  • while in an accessibility mode distinct from a normal mode of operation, performing operations including;

    defining a plurality of container regions, each container region corresponding to a physical region on a touch-sensitive user interface of a device, the physical region defined so that one or more similar user interface items are displayed in the physical region on the touch-sensitive user interface;

    receiving a first touch input at a first location on the user interface;

    determining that the first location corresponds to the physical region of a first container region in the plurality of container regions;

    receiving a second touch input at a second location on the user interface; and

    in response to the second touch input, determining content to present to a user according to a context of the first container region and independent of the second location.

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