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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166400 | Notifying blind users of live region updates A method, apparatus, and computer program product are present for generating audio cues. New content is requested for a live region in a number of live regions displayed on a display device from a server. In response to receiving the new content for the live region ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8037414 | Audible computer user interface method and apparatus A computing system is provided that includes a display 124 for displaying information and an audible locating agent 148 that, as a pointer moves over the display, plays audible locating signals to identify spatial locations of at least some of the disp... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7908557 | Presenting message detectable by screen reader application A method of visually presenting a message includes detecting that a screen reader application is being used in a computer system having a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI presents messages of a first type by displaying a popup window and presents messages of ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7818664 | Multimodal XML delivery system and method The present invention is a computer software product and method including an XML parsing module, a translation module communicatively coupled to the XML parsing module and an output module communicatively coupled to the translation module, the output module configur... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7673241 | User interface for multi-media communication for the visually disabled A method, user interface module, computer program product, computer system and system that enable a graphical user interface to be used by persons with visual disabilities. The graphical user interface includes a toolbar, which provides features that enable a visual... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7493560 | Definition links in online documentation A method and apparatus for definition links for online documentation is provided. According to one aspect of the invention, the definition links for online documentation provide a non-sighted or visually impaired user employing a screen reading utility a method to s... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7395505 | Graphical user interface for creating content for a voice-user interface In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for creating a voice application, the method being implemented by a computer system and comprising generating a graphical user interface comprising a text-to-topic button; receiving first input identifying a locatio... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7376907 | System and method for simultaneous display of multiple information sources A computerized method of presenting information from a variety of sources on a display device. Specifically the present invention describes a graphical user interface for organizing the simultaneous display of information from a multitude of information sources. In ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7333649 | Measurement processing apparatus for geometrically measuring an image An measurement processing apparatus for efficiently measuring geometric data of an image is provided. A reference-image outputting means forms a reference-image based on an image that has been previously measured as well as a setting order data which indicates a sug... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7318198 | Apparatus operation device for operating an apparatus without using eyesight An apparatus operation device for operating an apparatus comprising an operation input device configured to allow a user to input an instruction for operating the apparatus without using eyesight, and an output device configured to output information informing the u... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7251344 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus having an operation improved in view of use of normal healthy persons and handicapped persons. The image forming apparatus comprising an operation panel having a display and an input section, has: a specifying section for specifying whethe... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246329 | Multiple menus for use with a graphical user interface An approach for using multiple menus with a graphical user interface is disclosed. A multiple menu comprises a menu panel with two or more selection regions, each of which is associated with a base menu. A user requests the menu panel without selecting a menu object... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239992 | Apparatus for simulating the deformation of materials, notably of soft body tissues The invention relates to the simulation of the deformation of materials, notably of soft body tissues. An apparatus comprises a memory (MEM, NT) storing data as to the position of an object, recorded at the vertices of a grid pattern, and data for force to be exerte... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7146577 | Signature capture terminal Various forms of a signature capture terminal provide added flexibility, and easier access or use by disabled individuals. The signature capture terminal provides audio feedback to the user in response to user input. The audio feedback may take various forms such as... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7028264 | System and method for simultaneous display of multiple information sources A computerized method of presenting information from a variety of sources on a display device. Specifically the present invention describes a graphical user interface for organizing the simultaneous display of information from a multitude of information sources. In ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7020841 | System and method for generating and presenting multi-modal applications from intent-based markup scripts Systems and methods are provided for rendering modality-independent scripts (e.g., intent-based markup scripts) in a multi-modal environment, whereby a user can interact with an application using a plurality of modalities (e.g., speech and GUI) with I/O events being... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6996608 | Method for facilitating the entry of a URL address into an internet web browser URL address window A method for entering and facilitating the input of an Internet Uniform Resource Locator (URL) address into a URL address window including the steps of providing an interactive device for connecting to the Internet via a web browser having a URL address window, wher... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993719 | System and method for animated character photo-editing interface and cross-platform education icon A system and method for indicating suggested user responses is disclosed. The method includes loading an image into image-editing equipment. The method further includes determining a set of quality-related problems of the image using software. An animated icon is di... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6934907 | Method for providing a description of a user's current position in a web page A method, program, and apparatus for providing a description of current position in an electronic document are provided. The invention first comprises parsing the electronic document into a parse tree. When the system receives a command from the user requesting curr... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6907579 | User interface and method for interacting with a three-dimensional graphical environment A user interface and method for interacting with a three-dimensional graphical environment is determined. Multiple viewing perspectives are provided to the user to allow the user to view and navigate through the environment at approximately eye level or “fly overâ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6895558 | Multi-access mode electronic personal assistant A system enables communication between server resources and a wide spectrum of end-terminals to enable access to the resources of both converged and non-converged networks via voice and/or electronically generated commands. An electronic personal assistant (ePA) inc... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6889337 | Method and system for screen reader regression testing A method for repeatable application testing on a computer system for audible output generated by the application in conjunction with a screen reader or similar assistive technology. The method includes recording user inputs to a user application using a test input c... | 05/03/2005 |
| 5283560 | Computer system and method for displaying images with superimposed partially transparent menus A computer display control system displays semi-transparent control menus superimposed over other images. The computer system has a central processing unit, a program memory that stores an application or operating system program that generates and display... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5195180 | Method for displaying an image including characters and a background In a method for displaying an image, the image is divided into a first image area which includes characters, the border of which is overlapping a part of a color background, and a second image area which includes the other part of the background. The meth... | 03/16/1993 |
