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 impairment option in a user interface of the handheld device, said visual impairment option associated with an enabling mode of operation of the handheld device, said enabling mode having an enlarged visual information feature wherein visual information within a field of a display of the handheld device is 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:
providing a visual impairment option in a user interface of the handheld device, said visual impairment option associated with an enabling mode of operation of the handheld device, said enabling mode having an enlarged visual information feature wherein visual information within a field of a display of the handheld device is enlarged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for making an electronic handheld device more accessible to a disabled person, the method comprising:
providing a visual impairment option in a user interface of the handheld device, said visual impairment option associated with an enabling mode of operation of the handheld device;
wherein if said enabling mode is implemented, user-selected text displayed in a display of the handheld device is translated into speech output.- View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic handheld device comprising:
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an options module for providing a visual impairment option in a user interface of the handheld device, said visual impairment option associated with an enabling mode of operation of the handheld device; and an enabling module for implementing, in response to the visual impairment option when selected, an associated enabling mode of operation, said enabling mode having an enlarged visual information feature wherein visual information within a field of a display of the handheld device is enlarged. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An electronic handheld device comprising:
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an options module for providing a visual impairment option in a user interface of the handheld device, said visual impairment option associated with an enabling mode of operation of the handheld device; and an enabling module for implementing, in response to the visual impairment option when selected, an associated enabling mode of operation, so that user-selected text displayed in a display of the handheld device is translated into speech output. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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