VISUAL AXIS OPTIMIZATION FOR ENHANCED READABILITY AND COMPREHENSION

• US 20150371120A1
• Filed: 06/18/2014
• Published: 12/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sarfaraz K. Niazi
• Original Assignee: Sarfaraz K. Niazi
• Inventors: Niazi, Sarfaraz K.
• Application Number:
  US14/308,462
• Publication Number:
  US 20150371120A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 1/009 characterised by printed matter not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1431 using a single graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/60 Rotation of whole images or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0492 Change of orientation of the displayed image, e.g. upside-down, mirrored
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/14 Electronic books and readers

Abstract

While the printed text is vertically aligned at 90 degrees, the visual axis of the reader is not aligned with the printed or displayed axis of text resulting in difficulties in readability and comprehension of text and images that can be obviated by printing or displaying text and images at an angle to align with the axis of the eye.

Claims

1. A method of improving readability and comprehension of text and images comprising printing or displaying the text and images at an angle to align with the horizontal axis of the eyes of the reader.

2. The method of improving readability and comprehension of text and images of claim 1, wherein the text and images are printed or displayed at an angle of less than 90 degrees on the left page and at an angle of greater than 90 degrees on the right page.

3. The method of improving readability and comprehension of text and images claim 1, wherein the text and images are printed or displayed at an angle of 45 to 89 degrees on the left page and 91 to 135 degrees on the right page.

4. The method of improving readability and comprehension of text and images of claim 1, wherein the text and images are printed on a material surface.

5. The method of method of reducing improving readability and comprehension of text and images of claim 4, wherein the text and images are part of a book, magazine, brochure or unbound pages.

6. The method of improving readability and comprehension of text and images of claim 4, wherein the text and images appear on paper, plastic, wood, metal or rubber surface.

7. The method of improving readability and comprehension of text and images claim 4, wherein the material surface is flexible.

8. The method of improving readability and comprehension of text and images of claim 1, wherein the text and images appear in an electronic display or a television.

9. The method of improving readability and comprehension of text and images of claim 8, wherein the electronic display is a component of a book reader, a computer, an entertainment device or a hand-held device.

10. The method of improving readability and comprehension of text and images of claim 8, wherein the angle of the text and images is adjusted by a controller mechanism operated by the reader.

11. The method of improving readability and comprehension of text and images of claim 8, wherein the angle of the text and images is adjusted automatically by a sensor that tracks the axis of the eye and changes the angle of the text and images in the electronic display.