Universal processing system and methods for production of outputs accessible by people with disabilities

• US 8,494,859 B2
• Filed: 10/15/2003
• Issued: 07/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seewritehear, LLC
• Original Assignee: GH, LLC
• Inventors: Schleppenbach, David A., Said, Joe P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Borsetti, Greg
• Application Number:
  US10/686,127
• Publication Number:
  US 20040143430A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,569 Days
• Field of Search: 704/271
• US Class Current: 704/271
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/117 Tagging; Marking up details of markup languages G06F40/143; Designating a block; Setting of attributes style sheets, e.g. eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation [XSLT], G06F40/154
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/12 Use of codes for handling textual entities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/154 Tree transformation for tree-structured or markup documents, e.g. XSLT, XSL-FO or stylesheets

Abstract

DEAF-core technology converts inputs to outputs accessible to people with disabilities. Communication is improved with DEAF-core technology by using data storage and transmission format that includes both semantic information and content. User-defined input, responsible for conveying semantic information, and raw analog input, such as text, are converted into a unique XML format (“gh XML”). “gh XML” includes standard XML encoded with accessibility information that allows a user to communicate both verbal (text) and non-verbal (semantic) information as part of the input. “gh XML” is a temporary format which is further converted using XSLT (extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations) into individual versions of XML specific to each output. After the “gh XML” is converted into the desired XML format, custom rendering engines specific to the desired output convert the individual version of XML into a viable analog format for display.

Claims

1. A method of input conversion to output, said conversion method comprising:

entering a first stage input and a second input;

translating the first input and the second input into an electronic format;

converting the electronic format into standard XML encoded with accessibility information;

transforming the standard XML encoded with accessibility information into individual version of XML dependent on desired output; and

utilizing a rendering engine to modify the individual version of XML into a format for the output,

wherein said entering step includes speaking, and

wherein said translating step includes the use of automatic speech recognition of the first input and the second input to produce the electronic format, the first input including verbal information, and the second input including non-verbal information.

2. A method of input conversion to output, said conversion method comprising:

entering a first stage input and a second input;

translating the first input and the second input into an electronic format;

converting the electronic format into standard XML encoded with accessibility information;

transforming the standard XML encoded with accessibility information into individual version of XML dependent on desired output; and

utilizing a rendering engine to modify the individual version of XML into a format for the output,

wherein said entering step includes gesturing, and

wherein said translating step includes the use of sign language recognition of the first input and the second input to produce the electronic format, the first input including verbal information, and the second input including non-verbal information.

3. A method of input conversion to output, said conversion method comprising:

entering a first input including text information and a second input including semantic information;

translating the first input and the second input into an electronic format;

converting the electronic format into standard XML encoded with accessibility information;

transforming the standard XML encoded with accessibility information into individual version of XML dependent on desired output; and

utilizing a rendering engine to modify the individual version of XML into a format for the output,

wherein the same medium comprises automatic speech recognition.

4. A method of input conversion to output, said conversion method comprising:

entering a first input including text information and a second input including semantic information;

translating the first input and the second input into an electronic format;

converting the electronic format into standard XML encoded with accessibility information;

transforming the standard XML encoded with accessibility information into individual version of XML dependent on desired output; and

utilizing a rendering engine to modify the individual version of XML into a format for the output,

wherein the same medium comprises sign language recognition.