System and method for making an electronic handheld device more accessible to a disabled person
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1. A method for making an electronic handheld device more accessible to a disabled person, the method comprising:
- providing a visual enhancement option in an accessibility options menu comprising a plurality of accessibility options in a user interface of the handheld device;
receiving an input identifying a selected accessibility option from the accessibility options menu;
implementing an enabling mode of operation in response to receiving the input, wherein the input identifies the visual enhancement option;
receiving a user selection of a line of text displayed at the handheld device; and
enlarging the user-selected line of text in the enabling mode of operation, wherein non-selected lines of text are not enlarged.
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Abstract
An electronic handheld device is described having an options module for providing a user with at least one option in the handheld device, each option associated with an enabling mode of operation of the handheld device. The device also includes an enabling module for implementing, in response to a particular option being selected by a user, an associated enabling mode of operation. Each enabling mode of operation makes the handheld device more accessible to a person having a corresponding disability.
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1. A method for making an electronic handheld device more accessible to a disabled person, the method comprising:
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providing a visual enhancement option in an accessibility options menu comprising a plurality of accessibility options in a user interface of the handheld device; receiving an input identifying a selected accessibility option from the accessibility options menu; implementing an enabling mode of operation in response to receiving the input, wherein the input identifies the visual enhancement option; receiving a user selection of a line of text displayed at the handheld device; and enlarging the user-selected line of text in the enabling mode of operation, wherein non-selected lines of text are not enlarged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic handheld device comprising:
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an options module for providing a visual enhancement option in an accessibility options menu comprising a plurality of accessibility options in a user interface of the handheld device, said visual enhancement option associated with an enabling mode of operation of the handheld device; and an enabling module for implementing, in response to the visual enhancement option when selected, an associated enabling mode of operation wherein the handheld device is configured to receive a user selection of a line of text displayed at the handheld device, and to enlarge the user-selected line of text in the enabling mode of operation, wherein non-selected lines of text are not enlarged. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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